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First-this is not a state park. The state of Texas has nothing to do with it. It’s managed by an out-of-state company. It used to be a State Park many, many moons ago. The ladies that run the check in/registration are sweet as can be!
My stay was during spring break. All the State Parks were booked up way ahead. We found this spot and were excited. We booked a ride on the train, went fishing at the little lake, rode bicycles, and made the best of it. Most of the fire rings are rusted out “if”your camp spot has one. All of the amenities are old and have past the term “run down”. The sad thing about it is, why? It’s a really beautiful spot. Towering pines. Beware. Some of the trees are dead and are hazards. One camp spot was roped off due to this. But if the trees fell, they would/could take out several camp sites due to their large size. 80 feet + tall trees. The campground is next to US 84 so you will notice the road noise. We were very close and didn’t realize it till we had our camper leveled, (pop-up camper)so we just dealt with it. At night the big logging trucks are very LOUD. This is something the management company can’t do anything about. It is what it is.
Our main concern was the condition of the bathrooms and showers. We tried to just suck it up, but after a 4 night stay…It was ridiculous. Nasty is the only word for it. Nasty. The showers were not clean when we got there, and no one cleaned them while we were there. No one had cleaned them in a long time. The middle showers in the main FHU loop -men’s only had one shower that was operable. The other shower was broken. Inside that shower, the soap container had a half smoked cigarette that was all wet. Someone’s old bar of soap was left along with their shampoo. The shower was so gross I barely wanted my kids to use it. But we were determined to have a good time. The women’s showers only had one working shower. My wife had to remove a glob of long hair out of the drain for it to work. The same company manages the train. I sure hope they maintain that better than they do the campground. Those thoughts ran through my head while riding on the train. After all the negatives, I have pointed out -I still had a good time with family, but I will not go back. Now—-the price per night does not match what you have to put up with. $39.00 per night. I learned my lesson on booking ahead. During our stay during spring break, we only saw three other RVs there. Two left right after got there and one showed up on our last night. A group of tent campers were there the first couple days. I was told that the showers closest to them were locked. And they were. So we all shared what showers worked. I hated doing this review. But it needed to be done!!