June 6th, 2011
Tiger Run RV Resort is located in Breckenridge, Colorado and is the only campground close to all of the major ski towns, it’s 5 minutes from downtown Breckenridge, 10 minutes or so to Frisco and just 30 miles to Vail. Since it’s the only campground that is truly close if you want to RV camp, this is it. The resort is primarily purchased spots with log cabin mobile homes on them as you seen in above photos. The grounds and facilities are nice, a little pricey, we stayed in the cheapest they offer at $40/night (regular season, not peak) and these spots are at the very back of the resort with a little bit of a walk to the bath house and other amenities. It’s beautiful, how can it not be surrounded by the Rocky Mountains?! and for convenience cannot be beat. The womens bathroom was under major construction while we were there with men working behind a plastic sheeted area, a little disconcerting but will be very nice when finished I’m sure. Overall a paws up.
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May 31st, 2011
Years ago someone abandoned 2 rabbits at the campground and now little bunnies are everywhere.
They are so cute and not scared of people at all, they’ll come right up to your camper.
We stayed at Prospect Park RV in Denver. There are not many choices if you want to stay within the city like we did.. most campgrounds are 15 to 30 miles outside of the city (from downtown). We really wanted to enjoy the city and surrounding areas like Boulder without having to drive so far each day which is what led us to Prospect, one of only two we found that were within a 10 mile radius.
The park has pros and cons, location is in the suburb of Wheat Ridge and is very convenient for getting around the city. The bathrooms are unisex which is not our favorite as we’ve reviewed in previous looky-loo’s, however the set up is unique in that there are 8 individual bathrooms (with shower/toilet/sink) and the 8 are divided among the people staying. Each camper receives a key to their shared bathroom, so in other words, don’t wait till you really need to go because if it’s in use when you get there, the other doors are locked and you might find yourself in a bit of a situation. Overall it was fairly easy to get in with either of us only having to wait once or twice each and they were cleaned daily. The laundry in nice, in fact new washers were installed during our stay.
It is more of a trailer park than an RV park in that almost all of the park is permanent residents or workers who are staying for an undetermined amount of time. If you want to stay here you really need to know in advance to be able to get a reservation, preferably you might want to book ahead at least a month or more and then be diligent to make sure you have secured said reservation before arrival. The spots that are most frequently available are not full hook-up and even those are booked most of the time.
The best feature of this RV park (besides the bunnies) is having Prospect Park right outside your door, you don’t look over it from your site but you’re steps away from great walking/running/biking paths.
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This beautiful park was right next door to our campground and we took advantage of having good trails just steps outside of eddie’s door. We took some long walks on a few of the many miles of trails winding through the park, each time we walked the park people were having cookouts, kids were fishing (one with a long skinny stick dangling a full hotdog on the end..he seemed quite hopeful!) and tons of bikers, dog walkers and runners. Denver is full of parks, lakes, rivers, and vast walking trails all over the city and we were happy to have one so close, it makes being in a regular RV park seem a little more like staying in a state park. (which in Denver is about a half hour or so outside of the city)…
tune in later today for our Denver looky-loo review!
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May 23rd, 2011
We stayed at Cedar Rail RV Park for just one evening and had the whole park to ourselves. Raton, New Mexico is not exactly a destination place, we drove around town just a bit before settling in for the evening and didn’t see too much going on… but it was a good spot to stop for the night. The park is on top of Raton Pass, just a few miles outside of town, and is smack dab on top of the New Mexico/Colorado border.
The owners were very friendly, the park is clean and well-maintained and the bathrooms were very clean and spacious. The nightly cost was $29 plus tax which we thought to be a bit high since you are pretty much in the middle of nowhere and although they advertise internet there is none unless you are down the hill inside the office with them. So with fairly isolated surroundings, no cable and no internet it seemed a bit high to us.
It was our first stop that had warnings about bears with reminders posted in the bathrooms, etc.. it definitely takes getting used to thinking you might step out of your RV and see a bear and we fully admit to being thankful to miss out on any sightings. The only bears we like to see are clark & ellen!
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May 19th, 2011
Amarillo RV Ranch is the busiest RV park we’ve been at since we hit the road. There were people checking in from morning till evening. Amarillo is definitely a crossroads for a lot of people and they’re all staying at this park, us included! Although we didn’t find a ton to do in Amarillo this park offered a great opportunity to catch up on day to day stuff. And, huge perk.. they have phenomenal internet service and great cable. Which means we got to catch up on some tv time (like the last 5 episodes of Raising Hope.. so funny!) and didn’t even feel guilty about it because it was super duper windy and there wasn’t much to do in town anyway!
The park itself is a flat grassy/dirt park, all spots are pull through, the clubhouse has a big indoor pool, the laundry facilities were great, and the front desk volunteers were extremely friendly. If you have kids, the waterpark (in above photo) is about ten steps out the front gate. The bathrooms were large with the largest individual shower stalls thus far, so nice not to turn around and not hit the wall of the shower..it’s the little things! Another bonus, they take Passport America (for two nights) and we think other club discounts as well, but we have Passport so we didn’t ask further that that. We would definitely stop here again if we pass through the Texas Panhandle. Clark & ellen give it a paws up!
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May 16th, 2011
We moved to New Life RV Park in Georgetown, TX from Berry Springs RV hoping for a better bathroom situation. Read about the first stop here. We really wanted to stay in Austin but the one RV place in the city was booked for the month and all other RV parks are located in surrounding suburbs like these two.
We drove by quite a few and none looked great. New Life, as you can see from the photos, has very well maintained grounds. The individual sites are very nice, each with bushes bordering between you and your neighbor offering privacy. The pool area is nice but the pool is not heated so pretty chilly even with the hot weather.
Despite our efforts to move onward and upward in the bathroom situation, this park failed miserably. What we didn’t know going in, that we think makes a huge difference, is having separate womens and mens rooms, and this one doesn’t. Just say No to unisex bathrooms. The bathrooms were dirty, really dirty, every single day. In a state or federal park you aren’t paying for this and you go in armed & ready so to speak (not to say those aren’t well kept, you just have different expectations) but in an RV park you are paying for the facility usage, otherwise it would be primitive camping. The toilets had “waste” in them every time, and it is not pretty. The floors were always wet and dirty and the cleaning was minimal and non-existent on weekends. It’s byoTP so be forewarned, lest you get yourself in a a situation. They seemed to be used non-stop by men and we don’t know how they keep the big buses they were coming out of to use the facilities, but if how they left the bathrooms was any indication…scary. In summary, the grounds are kept perfect but the bathroom is a big pass.
For this looky-loo review clark & ellen give the same report as last, if you do not need the bathhouse at all it’s a go, if you do, keep on moving.
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May 13th, 2011
The little country road leading to Berry Springs County Park..
The campsites..
The most beautiful grove of trees..
Super friendly “park mascot”
Berry Springs County Park & Preserve was right down the road from the first RV park we stayed at in the Austin area. (Berry Springs RV park) The park is one of the very pretties we’ve seen. It has groves of Pecan and Oak trees, rolling farm land and a lake for fishing. It is approximately 300 acres encompassing all of the above plus a campground and pavilions available for reserve. The camping is primitive only but if that’s your shtick it is by far the most peaceful and beautiful spot in the area. Even if you don’t camp, if you’re anywhere close it is well worth a visit for hiking and/or a picnic under the Oak trees.
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May 12th, 2011
We really wanted to stay close to downtown Austin, but with the exception of one place in downtown (which is very hard to get into without at least a month ahead reservation) you are pretty much relegated to commuting. We liked the overall look of Berry Springs RV, the hosts were exceptionally nice, the grounds were kept well.. nothing fancy but good. The laundry is free, haven’t seen that before or since, so a nice perk. But, did you sense that but coming?? But, we only stayed a couple of nights before moving to another spot locally. They only have one, one, bathroom. One teeny tiny bathroom with shower and toilet for a fairly large RV park. It was busier than grand central station and never clean. This is not because they don’t clean it. But when a hundred people are using one bathroom for everything you can’t really keep it clean, especially as tiny as it is. If you do not need the bathroom facility at all then the park is really good. It is wide open between fields so if it’s windy you’ll feel it, but other than that it’s pleasant. The rate is $25 per night and here’s their website.
Clark & Ellen say…if you need the bath facility keep on moving.
May 9th, 2011
The High Desert RV Park is a fantastic place to stay when traveling to or through Albuquerque and the surrounding areas. All of the sites are pull through, the owner/manager is on site and was very nice.
The bathrooms and showers were the very cleanest of any bathroom we have been in, no competition! Within the city there are several RV parks, all are a few miles out, and all are more expensive. This Campground is an absolute gem for price, ease, and cleanliness! Although the other parks in the area boasted of having more and better accommodations, we drove by several and they looked no different or better, especially not for the price difference, they only charge $19.95 and take almost all travel discounts as well. Clark & Ellen give a definite paws up!
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April 27th, 2011
campsite #12 for eddie…
Rancho Sedona is where we stayed while visiting red rock country. It is a very convenient campground, just minutes from the downtown area. The campground is very shaded, which in summer would be welcome relief, as Sedona has a warm climate. Even while visiting in April it was high 70′s, where as just 30 miles North in Flagstaff, it was 20 degrees colder (on a good day).
The grounds are very well maintained, as were the shower/bathrooms and laundry area. The bathrooms are cleaned early bird early.. 5 -6 a.m so unless you are getting up early to head out, they are fresh and ready to go first thing in the morning. The park was completely full while we were there and everything was always clean and available.
The internet was hands down 100% the best of anywhere we’ve been, as good as being directly connected at home with no one else using it. I miss it. It saved me using my wifi for every little thing and the reception was better than that too.
It’s a paws up review from clark & ellen, if you’re coming to this area, you can’t go wrong, we would bet they stay busy, so call for reservations!
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