Coushatte Recreation Ranch

We stayed here for the summer months working locally, and we kept waiting for a serious downside to rear up.

Our experience was super informal- no reservations, just park whenever you show up and sort out business whenever the office is open(there are posted hours, and are accurate, but they totally change each week so check each Monday).

Lots of full-timers here, and they’re friendlier than we’ve seen anywhere- pass anyone driving in or out, everybody waves, no exceptions. Have coffee sitting outside in the morning, one of the residents might swing by on a golf cart and chat for a bit. The property is enormous, you’ll never want for space- the park has good rates for RV storage, so there’s a lot of them hooked up in the central area that, to my understanding, are used as sort of vacation homes by the owners living in Houston. Even with the folks that are there, it’s super quiet at night, with weirdly few people using their outdoor lighting, so it’s pretty dark at night(big plus for us)

If you wanna go for a hike, there’s some four wheeler trails at the far end of the property that really spoiled me and the dog. Very well maintained too, there was constant upkeep activity all round the whole time we were there.

Laundromat feels new, clean and relatively well maintained.

Wifi is gaaaarbage, but we always got full signal Verizon LTE so were fine for our devices.

Worst thing have to say is the distance- 15min from the nearest (small) grocery store in town, 25-30 if you need to do like a Walmart run. More annoying is the washboard dirt road in and out, forcing a crawl sometimes. Bellville’s got a killer BBQ place that makes the trip worthwhile…

All in all, we’re looking forward to having an excuse to go back- been feeling cramped ever since.

Diddo what greatistheworld said in their review. I would just add that we were pleased that they didn't hand us a multi-page list of do's and don'ts. After all, people know how to behave; you don't have to tell them. Everything about this place is layed back and comfortable. I understand that there are times when they have events here (like bluegrass festival and others) so those times may be a bit livelier. Management is excellent, very friendly and welcoming. He even came by and asked if we would like a portable fire pit and told us where to get free firewood. Then the next day he had his helper bring us a load of seasoned oak wood to burn. WiFi is here but not great but that's pretty normal for RV parks so no big deal. Anyway, let's just say this place is a hidden gem.

Quick overnight, easy booking online and a nice e-mail from Tess, the “Captain of Multi-tasking”. Quiet, good Verizon cell. Perfect overnight!

This place was beautiful. Tons of space between Rvs, great price, nice staff. Highly recommend