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  1. Tom & Diana P

    Fort Parker State Park

    This state park near the town of Mexia (pronounced may-HE-uh) is a heretofore-unknown-by-me GEM. 26 sites for trailers, all with W+E, most with at least partial shade. Views of the lake (formed by a dam on the Navasota River), good for fishing and paddling. (You can fish w/no license in Texas...
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    Long Haul For #864

    In January 2017 we picked up our 2016 560 Ultra SUV from Necedah, and in May - June 2017 we took #864, aka The Silver Surfer, on its first long haul trip. Roaming more than 5500 miles, we found our little Raindrop to be roadworthy in the extreme. Torrential rain? Yep, but we rested through it at...
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    Bandelier Nat'l Monument

    Camped 3/20-3/25/17. $12/nite, half price for senior/access pass. All sites non-E, water nearby. Dump station. Flush toilets, no hot water or showers. (Toilets in 2 of 3 loops under renovation in Spring 2017. Well-tended porta-potties provided in the interim.) Bear boxes in some sites, so if...
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    Black Mesa State Park, Nr Kenton

    Located in Oklahoma's panhandle region. Camped 3/18-3/20. $22/nite for W+E. Flush toilets, hot showers, but needed maintenance. Very remote, no cell/data signal, but we discovered on our own the ranger's office has WiFi, and it's open; use at your own risk. Locals appear to use the park...
  5. Tom & Diana P

    Tips For: Se Co, Ne Nm, Ok Panhandle

    We're preparing for a loop road trip from the Houston area through the juncture of TX-OK-KS-CO-NM, leaving late next week. We've already booked the first couple of nights in mid-March at Possum Kingdom SP (north of Fort Worth) to start out, and a couple of nights at Caprock Canyon SP in the...
  6. Tom & Diana P

    Ratcliff Lake Rec Area, Davy Crockett Nat'l Forest

    BLUF: highly recommended! In East Texas, off TX 7 between the towns of Kennard & Ratcliff. Singlehandedly built in the late 1930s by my maternal grandfather. (Not really; he had whole CCC company help him!) There is a small no-wake lake with swimming beach and fishing docks. About 12 tent-only...
  7. Tom & Diana P

    Announcement #864 Has Arrived

    I'm pleased beyond measure that we arrived home yesterday from Necedah--with #864 in tow! Diana
  8. Tom & Diana P

    Greetings From Southeast Texas

    We are Tom & Diana, a couple of camping-crazy kids with a perpetual dream of being on the road. Tent campers and former owners of 2 other trailers, we've been searching for our next (and last, based on what I see about Camp-Inn) dream facilitator. Our requirements: it's gotta fit in the garage...
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