Favorite RV park close to downtown DAllas?
I’ve looked at several but they are 20-30 miles from the city. Do any exist?
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The Convention Center is about as downtown as is possible in Dallas. Personally I prefer to use DART Rail when I need to travel to downtown. I worked at the Federal Courthouse Building for six years and near the Dallas Morning News building for another six.
I’m very familiar with the streets and parking in the area. I still prefer using light rail to driving.
When we return to Dallas for visiting family or doctor visits, we prefer the COE parksmon Lake Lavon to the northeast. Though one does have 30 amp FHU sites, they are definitely not as nice as Cedar Hill State Park. But are less than half the cost of the state park.
Plus all our doctors and family are in Rowlett, Garland or Plano. Family is in Plano. So the Lake Lavon parks are within 15 miles. Cedar Hill is 65 miles away.
Having to go downtown with no other visits to suburbs, I’d strongly recommend the state park. However, Texas state parks have a daily admission fee. The best way to deal with that is to buy the annual pass. That will also give you one night at half price for your camping fees.
If you are going to not be able to spend 7 nights in Texas state parks in the next year, the admission fee might make the state park more expensive than you wish to pay.
Be sure to do the math. (The daily adult admission fee varies from park to park. It is normally $5 to $7, though a few are cheaper.)
EDIT - Looking at the Cedar Hill SP web site
Admission fees for campers are $5 per adult per day.
Camping fees are $25 for water/30 amp electric sites and $30 for FHU sites.
That would be $35 per night for two people in a W/E site, $40 for a FHU site.
The annual camping pass is $70. Everyone in the one vehicle with the camping pass holder gets into any Texas state park for free, for one year.
I’m very familiar with the streets and parking in the area. I still prefer using light rail to driving.
When we return to Dallas for visiting family or doctor visits, we prefer the COE parksmon Lake Lavon to the northeast. Though one does have 30 amp FHU sites, they are definitely not as nice as Cedar Hill State Park. But are less than half the cost of the state park.
Plus all our doctors and family are in Rowlett, Garland or Plano. Family is in Plano. So the Lake Lavon parks are within 15 miles. Cedar Hill is 65 miles away.
Having to go downtown with no other visits to suburbs, I’d strongly recommend the state park. However, Texas state parks have a daily admission fee. The best way to deal with that is to buy the annual pass. That will also give you one night at half price for your camping fees.
If you are going to not be able to spend 7 nights in Texas state parks in the next year, the admission fee might make the state park more expensive than you wish to pay.
Be sure to do the math. (The daily adult admission fee varies from park to park. It is normally $5 to $7, though a few are cheaper.)
EDIT - Looking at the Cedar Hill SP web site
Admission fees for campers are $5 per adult per day.
Camping fees are $25 for water/30 amp electric sites and $30 for FHU sites.
That would be $35 per night for two people in a W/E site, $40 for a FHU site.
The annual camping pass is $70. Everyone in the one vehicle with the camping pass holder gets into any Texas state park for free, for one year.
