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Merkel, Texas Campgrounds
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7.2 Good
Windmill RV Park
2398 FM 1235 Merkel, Texas 79536 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 54 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 7 8 7 4 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Park is just off I-20. Easy to get to. Owner very friendly and accommodating. Wasn't in the office when we arrived, but checked on us later that evening. Sites are nice and long, gravel and packed dirt base. Fairly level. Park was only about 1/4 full. Utilities were easily accessible about mid-way on the site. Most of the residents appear to be permanent residents and some of the trailers are very run down (tarps over roofs, lots of "stuff sitting around", not well maintained,) and appear to have been there a few years. Only complaint I had was the site we were in was littered with cigarette butts. As a non-smoker, I find most unpleasant that people don't clean up after themselves or their pets. Travel trailer next door to us had 2 dogs that owner let roam without a leash. Smaller dog did "its business" on our site and owner didn't clean up. (Probably because she wasn't paying attention to them.) Area is pretty flat, open, and it was very windy. Not much in the way of fencing to stop litter from invading the park from the nearby businesses. - usamacdonald2
Nice, clean and roomy spot. Site surface was gravel. Sunny and open exposures. Stayed the night on the way to Texas. - Kenjr
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Windmill RV Park »This park is really a home to men and families working on the oil line with one space for people traveling through. The owner is very kind the space is very large, hook ups easy but not sure I would come back. Train is nearby and the place is really quiet by 9:00 but by 5:30 there is a lot of noise as the men leave for the day. - Bev&Dick
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4.7 Average
Tye RV Park 8.61 miles E
441 N Access Rd # 1-20 Tye, Texas 79563 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 40 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 8 8 6 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: The owners are so friendly and helpful. Many new long level pull-thrus have been added since our last stay. Only had planes flying over 3 days, never at night. Some train and road noise outside but not inside coach with air running in 103 heat. 50 amp was good but you do need a lift for your sewer hose as connection is high. Only negative is no WiFi. Owners were out every day keeping the park clean and grading roads after severe storm came through. We definitely recommend this park if you are in the area. - mrk
The owner was very friendly. Good spaces - not much shade. Problems encountered were the park lies right in the pathway of Dyess Air Force Base flight pattern and it is really loud as the planes are not very far above ground at takeoff. We also encountered trouble cleaning our lines as the sewer drains are too high and we had to keep picking up the line to drain. - DRBurns
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Tye RV Park »A basic RV park with good access from I-20. Fuel close by. Mostly filled with pipeline workers who are there long term. Residents were quiet and considerate. W/E/S worked well. Interior roads have washed a bit, but sites were solid and level as well as shaded. Highway noise was minimal, but Train noise was noticeable. Honestly, if you don't like train noise, then anywhere along I-20 is probably not for you. Staff was very friendly and helpful. A good solid park that meets your needs. - BounderPounder
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9 Excellent
Phil's Boys Estates 11.87 miles E
402 Arnold Blvd Abilene, Texas 79605 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 95 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Phil's Boys Estates »We had a really great stay and were pleasantly surprised by how nice this park is. Nothing fancy, but exactly what we needed and wanted. Staff were friendly and helpful. - bcbounders
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6 Average
Dyess AFB FamCamp (Military FamCamp) 11.89 miles E
926 Louisiana Rd Abilene, Texas 79603 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 21` | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 4 4 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: This is a nice campground. There are no trees but the sites are laid out in easy in and out fashion (most are pull through). The campground is close to Outdoor Recreation and the camper storage area. All hookups worked fine. The Wifi is excellent. The ladies bathroom had 2 stalls and two large shower stalls with locker space. The men's room had one stall and one urinal with the same large shower area. The cable tv worked fine. The laundry room was sufficient. The campground is fairly new. Our charcoal grill had not even been used. There was parking space at the campsite to fit our tow vehicle. The $35 fee is high for a military campground (most are $20). - Melodycthomas
Dyess FamCamp is overpriced for the area, for the campground, for the space, and for what it offers. Many much better, much nicer military Famcamps are way less money.
This is basically a parking lot, with short sites, spaced closely together. The back in sites are not even numbered so that those arriving with reservations know which site to park in! Sites are short, and pretty close to neighbors considering the vacant base land all around.
There are many homesteaders, and they occupy many of the pull thrus. Move the homesteaders to the back ins, and let those passing through have the pull thru sites.
The bathrooms don't even have hand soap at the sinks. The information board on the outside of the laundry/shower facility has no information on it. The folder with "base maps" inside the laundry room has no maps in it. We have stayed in Famcamps across the nation, and even at $25 per night this one would still be overpriced. Truly, this Famcamp is a disgrace in the overall system.
The only thing saving this campground financially and for occupancy appears to be the long term homesteaders paying by the month. - AC7880View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Dyess AFB FamCamp (Military FamCamp) »We went to the campground coming in off the road and there were no available sites. The next day we went back and got a site and the next morning we were told we had to leave because our site was assigned to someone else. We were not told this the day before. It appears that Dyess FamCamp is for homesteaders or people living on base who choose to stay in the campground instead of living in base housing or off base. Don't bother to stop here hoping to get a place to stay for the night or multiple nights because the homesteaders have it locked up. - Debby W
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7.3 Good
VFW Post 6873 RV Park 12 miles E
1049 Vapor Trail Abilene, Texas 79605 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 23 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 9 7 7 5 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Very friendly workers. We were literally parked along one end of the paved parking lot with 50 amps & water. We stayed 2 nites & there was a 3 nite max. The rate was $35/nite which was high to us, but we are not VFW MEMBERS anywhere. Members I'm sure must get a discount. It was very safe we felt, but there are cars coming & going until about 11:30 pm. - slawrence
We are staying on there newly opened part. It just opened up 2 weeks ago. Brand new laundry and bathrooms with showers. Large sites large, level and gravel. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I would stay here again if I am in the area. My daily rate was based on the weekly rate. - rynosback
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for VFW Post 6873 RV Park »Five electric and water hookups. Dump station provided. No shade. Site surface is a concrete pad. We have friends in the area and it is a good place to park for a few days. - Trvl4Evr
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6.8 Good
Abilene KOA 13.32 miles E
4851 West Stamford Street Abilene, Texas 79603 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 89 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Abilene KOA
Rating: 8 7 10 8 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Overnight stay passing through. One of the nicest KOA's my husband and I have stayed. Well-maintained grounds with interior roads improved since a couple of past reviews. Pull-through site, which was long enough for our tow vehicle. No problem with placement of hook-ups at our site (46) for 40 footer. Nice trees. Great WIFI and phone service. DISH mounted on roof worked great. Would definitely stayed here again. - DMR2011
Nice place for overnight stop off I 20 or to spend a couple of days in Abilene. Checked in by a very knowledgeable, efficient, and friendly young lady. Not the prettiest location but not bad for the Abilene area. Park is clean and well kept. - TexasBill
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Abilene KOA »From arrival I was impressed with the friendly staff and the helpful service I received. Excellent site, will highly recommend. Super nice staff. Goes that extra mile. - Dedmot
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The Honey Hole Rv Park 16.29 miles E
493 Crows Nest Rd Abilene, Texas 79601 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 20 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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6.3 Average
Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park 17.15 miles W
326 FM 2035 Sweetwater, Texas 79556 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 32 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park
Rating: 6 5 8 5 7 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Strange campground, but with W/E sites for $15/night, it was worth a stay just to run the electric heater and the furnace on a windy, very cold February night. And the cottonwood and oak trees around the edges of the campground helped reduce the constant north wind. The sites were fairly widely spaced, but each power post/faucet had two sides--one on gravel and one on grass/weeds. We picked the grass side of our site because it was a little more level, but we could still put the truck on the downhill side because we weren't unhooking the trailer. This would probably be a great park for fall or spring camping with its two campgrounds, a lake for fishing and boating, a marina, a golf course, and a general store. There was some noise from the nearby highway and there were very few OTA TV stations. But for us, it worked well as a brief stop on a long, cold Texas plains night even though the price was just raised from $10 to $15/night on Jan. 1, 2018. - fanrgs
This place is a few miles off the interstate and signs are few and far between however the GPS coordinates were spot on. Roads and sites are gravel. Sites are just kind of scattered around in amongst the trees. You find power (30 & 50 amp) and water that are close to one of the wide spots, park and hook up! Most areas are level and range in size from small to huge. No problem finding an open spot for satellite and Verizon 4G was strong. Very quiet sparsley populated with campers. Great place for an overnight stop to get away from the interstate noise. - Pjoe
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park »Nice park located below the dam of lake. Trees and shade available. Dump station located near exit of park. Power pedestal located next to site. We camped during motorcycle rally and cook-off. - TnL Thomas
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8.6 Excellent
Whistle Stop RV Resort 17.38 miles E
695 E Stamford St Abilene, Texas 79601 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 98 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Whistle Stop RV Resort
Rating: 8 9 9 9 10 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: The only BIG gig I could give this park is they need paved streets! This is our 2nd visit here and the interior roads are still a white crushed limestone and its like powder and the wind blows it onto everything! Even sitting outside you get covered. Big spacious sites, clean and dog control is perfect! We really think the interior roads could deter future visits. - Jackie thornton
This is a relatively new park and has been designed with today's RVs in mind. They have pull-though sites that handle our 63' combined length. The young lady who checked us in was friendly and efficient. Good thing we called ahead for a site - there was a "No Vacancy" sign on the door when I went into the office. Good cable TV, good data reception with Verizon (did not use the park's wifi). - DreamCaptn
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Whistle Stop RV Resort »The sites are well maintained and numerous pull thru sites for easy parking if you are towing a vehicle. Friendly staff who are welling to make their customers at ease. Since it is West Texas don't expect a lot of healthy grass. - bpatter1
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8.2 Good
Abilene State Park 17.55 miles SE
150 Park Road 32 Tuscola, Texas 79562 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 96 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets Allowed-stream Waterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Abilene State Park
Rating: 4 10 9 7 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: The first site we were assigned #61 would have been adequate if the 30 outlet had been good but evidently had a high resistance connection and finally went out all together, we assigned our selves to site 60 and it functioned as advertised. The park seems to be run down pretty much with a low water crossing closed, apparently it had washed out and not repaired. If I had to guess, our state officials are diverting money that should be going to the parks to other projects. Texas seems to be great at that. Can't really fault the park for that. - Cherokeekowboy
We stayed at site 52 which was asphalt, level and mostly shaded. Had 50 amp service and water hookups with a dump station close. This is a gem. - DennyS
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Abilene State Park »This is a beautiful park. Our site was very shady. The Brushy Trail sites have lots of shade, which is great in the Texas summer. We visited the pool twice, very nice. The bird blind was filled with all types of birds. The trails are nice, but most are easy. We had good AT&T cell phone reception, we did not try the TV or WiFi. This is our second visit to this park, and we will try to go back at least once a year, during the pool season. - kanela
