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Jeff Tillett

1 year ago
5/5

Campsite: GrandStand RV Park

We stayed here outside of race week, so we cannot speak to what it is like during a race. Without a race, the park next door was empty. We mostly had the place to ourselves outside of a handful of weekend campers that came halfway through our 2 week stay. Super tranquil, wonderful nature sounds, and we even saw some deer coming through the back of camp. There is a dog park, playground, pool, bath house, office, and store. Plenty of amenities. There is also a giant field in the back that we took our dogs to run and play in since the park had so few people during our stay - they loved it.

Water pressure measured at 105 PSI, so we opted for our pressure regular. Power was solid the entire time. Sites are gravel and very well maintained, however they are not level. We had to move spots b/c of excessive slope warnings, and at one point, one of our rear slides popped out of it's top track due to our tweaked our frame was trying to level. All of the sites tend to slope from the rear driver towards the front passenger, and we noticed that everyone's front passenger levelers were the most extended/strained. The "rear" road of the premium pull throughs is noticeably higher than the "front" road which contributes to the bulk of the issues. ALL of the landscaping is impeccably maintained and very pretty to look at during our stay. This park does charge pet rent, and I really couldn't tell what you get for it. The provided poop bags were so thin that they would split just from picking up one pile of poop, meaning you now have poop on your hands. We used our own, but noticed they did run out during our stay and were never refilled. The park is also directly under a cell tower, so we had the BEST internet at ANY park we've ever stayed at. We mostly used our T-mobile, but ATT and Verizon were strong as well.

The owners here are on site, and super friendly and accommodating. No issues, and we felt like part of the family during our entire stay. The whole park was decorated for Halloween with inflatables, motion activated statues, and tons of amazing skeletons hanging from signs and other fun goodies to make the experience fun and memorable. You really can see the grand stands from the park, but not in a "camping in the parking lot" kind of way. More in a "wow look how close we are!" way, while still enjoying trees, grass, and nature. The track offers a tour that is well worth the low cost and short amount of time considering it is right next door. Our tour guide even lives in the park! We camped at Grandstand RV Park in a Motorhome

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Jeff Tillett

8 months ago
3/5

Campsite: Mockingbird Hill Mobile Home and RV Park

Nothing exceptionally good, nothing exceptionally bad. It seems like the park has about 5 spots for nightly/weekly camping (at least for our size), and the rest appear to be permanent or monthly residents. Some of the spots are REALLY nice with nice grass and new full RV covered parking on nice new concrete slabs. Other sites seem like they were paved into spots that should be eaves/dog walks. All of the spots are extremely tight, but they do have a bit of grass in between.

If you're just looking for a place to park and sleep, this is totally fine. Quiet, safe, good water pressure/taste, and reasonable rates. If you're looking for any sort of experience, I would steer clear. No dog park, no pool, no amenities beyond a bath house and a couple of laundry machines. Oh and no store or community events either. Internet is there, but might as well not be, it's not even good enough to connect half the time, and when you do, you can't even resolve dns or load a web page. Not sure why they are paying for it, or if it's just shared off the office and crippling all the customers.

Small on site staff. Friendly once you get to know them, but can be a bit gruff at first. We camped at Mockingbird Hill RV Park in a Motorhome.

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Jeff Tillett

8 months ago
4/5

Campsite: Texan RV Ranch

Staff is great and the overall vibe of the park is friendly and inviting with nothing "sketch" that would make me feel uncomfortable staying here. The location is close to the highway and easy to access most of DFW. Cell service is a bit weak, but was good enough for us to get by using Verizon and 2 T-mobile lines without having to hook up our Starlink. It's not good enough however, for me to consider coming back. We will be looking for a park with either better cell coverage, or better campground wifi, as the wifi here is pretty unusable for video calls during work. The sites are fairly level and well maintained, however you are looking out of your window directly at the wall of another trailer as they have them crammed in pretty tight, and two units share a power pole/sewer by pulling into the spots in alternating directions. If they had made them into a "V" shape, it could have made us not feel quite so cramped, but this is not a place I would choose to hangout outside of my unit simply due to space, lack of grass, and all the gravel. The sites have no concrete, either for the pad or for the porch. No fire rings either. The store is FANTASTIC. Full blown convenience store, and the staff is great about getting things delivered. Dog park is nice considering all the gravel, but it's too small to throw the ball, and our Pups had nowhere to get their energy out. We camped at Texan RV Ranch in a Motorhome.

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Jeff Tillett

8 months ago
5/5

Campsite: The Vineyards Campground & Cabins

This is one of our top 3, if not THE best park we have enjoyed since we began RV'ing. The spaces we were around were very well spaced out, all at different angles to maximize the view of the waterfront and marina. There are other sites that run parallel to the road, and I'm not sure we would feel so good about this place had we stayed there. From an outsider perspective, all the rigs looked parked in a front to back line. A good mix of people traveling through or coming to camp for the weekend, and no permanent residents. Puppy point was a fantastic dog area where the dogs could play without getting muddy, even after it rained! Our site was wide, long, flat and very spacious with plenty of yard room for outdoor activities. The park has some amazing amenities, but we did not get a chance to use them during our stay. They include bikes, boat craft, golf carts and more. Modest store with everything you would need. Reasonable wifi when it wasn't congested, and fantastic Starlink service with acceptable T-Mobile. Verizon and Dish Genesis were both pretty unusable, T-Mobile 4g was meh, and T-mobile 5g, while not the fastest we've seen, was respectable. Camp staff was all very friendly, and package delivery was super easy. We camped at The Vineyards Campground & Cabins in a Motorhome.

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Jeff Tillett

9 months ago
4/5

Campsite: Fort Chiswell RV Park

I reserve my 5 star reviews for truly out of this world experiences, and this one is a SOLID 4. The park is mid sized, plenty of space but not crowded. Roads are easy to navigate, and spots are nice and wide with a mixture of shaded and unshaded spots, plus some concrete and some gravel. We did not get a chance to check out the HEATED pool, but they have one. The views from the site are astoundingly beautiful, and the sounds of nature and the passing cows are very peaceful and relaxing. All of the staff is super laid back, inviting, welcoming, and easy to work with. They maintain the grounds very well. We were there for 2 weeks and saw a constant rotation of mowing and upkeep, top notch. Water pressure was sufficient to not need our pump, and power was super stable. A lot of other reviewer mention this being a stop for them on a trip, and we did see a LOT of that during our stay, which is always fun to watch the different rigs come and go. Several mention being willing/wanting to stay longer, and I can say that it is worth it. While the park itself may not have much in the way of amenities beyond the pool and store, Natural Bridge State Park is close enough to go do in a day, and the Claw of the Dragon provides a TON of amazing scenic twisty roads. We did the Back of the Dragon and finished at their gift shop, along with a scenic drive by the Big Walker Lookout tower which I would also highly recommend. Only reason this isn't a 5 is because it is set up more as a transient park and is missing things like a fenced dog run, equipment rentals, trails, garbage pickup, etc. I wouldn't trade any of my pleasant experiences for these items though, the tranquility is what makes this place special. We camped at Fort Chiswell RV Park in a Motorhome.

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