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The_Works
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May 25, 2020

Southern Texas Campgrounds

We are looking for a nice, fairly inexpensive ($900.00 per month or less) campground for this winter in southern Texas. since we are not familiar with southern Texas I cant say where we want to stay. Campground doesn't need to have a lot of amenities, only swimming pool, tennis, dog park but must be safe, clean, nice and campers not inches apart. We have a 40 foot 5th wheel with five slide outs. Any ideas?
  • Mustang Hollow Campground-Mathis, TX.--Its on Lake Corpus Christi. Has to be our favorite Campground in S. Texas. We had a site on the Lake-lots of space between sites-full hook-up-they make their own-homemade-pizza, to order. If in the area we definitely head there:)
  • About 20 miles to the east of what PawPaw_n_Gram posted and with a lot less people is this park Ranchero Village. It doesn't have the tennis court that you wanted but just about everything else one could want. I believe the rent went up $5 per month. We've spent the last 2 winters there and hope we are going back again this winter.
  • We've stayed at Alamo Rec-Veh Park in Alamo. That might meet what you want. Alamo Rec Their rates for the season are reasonable - several friends stay for a 3-month visit last winter - Rates

    We also have several friends who stay at Casa Del Sol in nearby Donna Casa Del Sol

    We have also stayed at some of the Encore parks in the area - Alamo Palms RV Rates for those corporate owned parks can be harder to determine.

    All of the parks I've mentioned are close to US-83/ I-2 in nicely populated areas. There are no troubles from 'illegals' but do be aware this is a metropolitan area of close to a million and half people.

    Mainly working level families, many have been in the agricultural business in the area since long before there was a state of Texas, even a United States. Median incomes are in the low teens.

    All of the parks I've mentioned are gated and have a minimal level of security, but while theft is very rare, it is not unheard of.

    That said, thousands of people leave their winter homes (rv's, park models, mobile homes) for months at a time with no problems.

    We feel completely safe in the area. And visiting our dentists in Progresso, Mex, and cross border shopping trips or just for an afternoon's food and entertainment.

    Others do not.

    Spanish is spoken by the vast majority of the people, and while it is preferred by many, we've never had a problem anywhere.

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