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bucky
Explorer II
May 04, 2018

Palo Duro Canyon State Park TX

This is a stunningly beautiful TX state park containing the second biggest canyon in the US. It also contains some campgrounds.
I would suggest that huge Class A and large towable owners unhook toads and trucks and scout the access road before venturing down the 10% grade. There are very tight curves and some very steep inclines.
It is more suited to smaller Cs and light TTs. There are some sites with water and electric and big bunches of sites with nothing.
There are trails everywhere for hiking, a trading post with a decent camp store and very good food choices in the burger sandwich chicken category.
It is worth visiting but the RV is best left at one of the many other RV Parks in the Amarillo area. The park is accessed from exit 64 on I40. Head south and it is about 25 minutes from there.

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  • 2112's avatar
    2112
    Explorer II
    Too many stinging bugs and big snakes. I suggest everyone stay away. It's become difficult to get a reservation

    And Caprock, nothing to see there either. Move along.
  • Was there Easter weekend several years ago, in a tent. Has to drive 2 1/2 miles to a bathroom at 2 am. Got back tent was blown down and had tumbled about 100 feet.

    Monday went RV shopping. Put a down payment on our first TT on Thursday.

    Never unfolded the tent again, and have enjoyed Palo Duro several times since.

    But no way I’ll go there in the summer.
  • I totally disagree on the length warning from the OP. We drove our 36' down there and I don't recall even being concerned. There were two other 45' rigs down there too. We were not towing a vehicle, but that wouldn't stop me if we were.

    And, that was in the summer. The show "Texas" was great. Yes, it's hot - but, it's a dry heat! LOL

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