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Inez Spring Riverfront RV Park

On 24 acres along the Leon River just off Interstate 20 at Exit 343 in Eastland, Texas—in Eastland County on the rolling Cross Timbers landscape where the Leon River's spring-fed tributaries create the swimming holes, fishing access, and wooded riverside environment that the I-20 corridor between Fort Worth and Abilene has lacked in a quality campground until Inez Spring provided it—Inez Spring Riverfront RV Park offers 79 spacious RV sites including premium pull-through and cliff-side positions with full hookups and 30 and 50-amp service on big rig-friendly level gravel pads, 10 tent sites with picnic tables and fire rings near the spring-fed pool and the riverfront, a 250,000-gallon spring-fed pool open Memorial Day through Labor Day, direct Leon River access for kayaking and fishing, shaded picnic areas with BBQ grills, hiking trails, and wildlife viewing in a riverside park whose combination of spring pool and live river access makes it the most genuinely refreshing overnight on the I-20 Cross Timbers corridor. The spring-fed pool is 250,000 gallons. The river is at your doorstep. All 79 RV sites are full hookup with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer on level gravel pads—premium pull-through sites accommodate 40-foot coaches, and cliff-side positions provide the elevated Leon River view that the limestone bluff topography creates. The 10 tent sites, including three riverfront positions and eight near the spring-fed pool, provide the non-RV camping alternative with picnic tables, chairs, and fire rings at each site. The 250,000-gallon spring-fed pool—the park's centerpiece amenity—provides the cold, clear swimming that the Texas summer demands in a managed pool environment whose spring water source maintains temperatures that no outdoor pool heated by summer sun can replicate. The Leon River's kayaking and fishing access, the shaded picnic areas with BBQ grills, the hiking trails through the riverside woodland, and the wildlife viewing that the 24-acre property's riparian corridor enables extend the daily activity inventory beyond the pool and the hookup pad. Eastland sits in Eastland County on the Cross Timbers ecoregion's eastern edge, in the post oak, blackjack oak, and cedar landscape that transitions between the eastern Piney Woods and the western Palo Pinto and Callahan Divide's more open terrain. The Leon River drains the Callahan Divide's limestone watershed through Eastland County on its way to Proctor Lake—the Army Corps of Engineers impoundment on the Leon's lower reach provides the lake fishing and boating alternative that supplements the riverfront park's moving-water recreation. Cisco, 10 miles west on I-20, provides the daily service infrastructure and the Cisco Lake recreation area whose small lake and park facilities serve the eastern Eastland County community. Abilene, 60 miles west, offers the regional urban experience with the Frontier Texas living history museum, the Grace Museum's art and history collection, and the Abilene State Park's buffalo pasture and frontier recreation area. The Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, southeast of Strawn, will add to the regional recreation inventory when its development is complete. Inez Spring Riverfront RV Park operates year-round with the spring-fed pool operating Memorial Day through Labor Day in Eastland County's warm temperate climate. The spring and fall months provide the most comfortable conditions for the riverside hiking and the Leon River kayaking that the pool-season summer crowds thin during the shoulder period's quieter weeks. The winter months bring the migratory waterfowl to the Leon River corridor in the duck populations that east-central Texas river systems host from November through February. Reserve your site at Inez Spring and let the I-20 Exit 343 turnoff, the 250,000-gallon spring pool, and the Leon River's Cross Timbers riparian corridor deliver the riverside Texas overnight that the highway's billboard deserves.

from $34/night

Lone Ranger RV Park & Lodge

23 RV Sites

Lone Ranger RV Park & Lodge in Ranger, TX, offers 23 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, a library, a bar, a community fire pit, and restored 1930s lodges for guests without a rig. Horse pens are available for guests traveling with stock. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. A resort-style outdoor pool anchors the grounds, with picnicking and genuinely dark north-central Texas sky for stargazing. The property also hosts weddings. Ranger sits in the Palo Pinto Mountain country of north-central Texas, with a lake, boating, a national park unit, and wine tasting all within reach. Rates for sites and the lodges are on the booking page. The restored lodges are limited and book first — ask about them when you reserve.

from $45/night

Willow Beach RV Park & Marina

52 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Willow Beach RV Park and Marina in Graford, Texas, offers 52 full-hookup RV sites, seven cabins, and three tent sites on Possum Kingdom Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A waterfront back-in 50-amp category joins pull-through and water-and-electric tiers, with a water park, mini-golf, and fitness center. Fifty-two sites run in back-in water-and-electric 50-amp, pull-thru 50-amp, and waterfront back-in 50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The waterfront category is the one to request. Seven cabins and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach supporting swimming, boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with live music, wine and beer tasting nearby, and productive birding. Possum Kingdom's blue-green water and limestone bluffs give it a character no other north-central Texas reservoir matches. Possum Kingdom State Park is five miles, Hell's Gate eight, and Palo Pinto Mountains State Park twelve. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $29/night

Possum Kingdom RV Resort

77 RV Sites

Possum Kingdom RV Resort in Graford, Texas, offers 77 full-hookup RV sites directly on the lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 76 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront and Long back-in categories join premium, standard, and pull-through tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, boat docks, pool, and fitness center. Seventy-seven sites span standard back-in, long back-in, premium back-in, waterfront back-in, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 76 feet. The Long back-in tier is a straightforward answer for oversized rigs, and 76 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The waterfront category is the one to request. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a business center handle the practical side. The marina anchors the recreation, with a boat ramp and boat docks opening the lake for boating, water sports, swimming, and fishing. An outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with productive birding along the shoreline. A golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. This is the only full-service RV and marina experience directly on Possum Kingdom's shores, which matters on a lake where the water is the entire point. The reservoir's crystalline blue water meets limestone bluffs and canyon-like arms of the Brazos in the Palo Pinto Mountains — scenically the most dramatic impoundment in north-central Texas, with Hell's Gate and the state park close. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $53/night

J's RV Park

41 RV Sites

J's RV Park in Early, TX, offers 41 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in two straightforward categories — full-hookup 20/30/50-amp back-ins and full-hookup 20/30/50-amp pull-throughs — each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Every site takes all three amp services, so anything from a small trailer to a 60-foot coach plugs in without an adapter hunt. Laundry and a dump station are on site, WiFi covers the property, and pets are welcome. Sites are available for both short-term stays and long-term leases, which makes this a practical option for work travel as well as vacation. The setting is wooded and quiet rather than amenity-heavy, with a lake, boating, and a state park nearby for guests who want to get out on the water. Early sits in Brown County in the heart of Central Texas lake country, adjacent to Brownwood, where the Edwards Plateau gives way to the Cross Timbers. Current rates for nightly, weekly, and monthly stays are on the booking page. Ask about long-term rates directly if you're planning an extended stay.

from $41/night

Great Escapes North Texas

146 RV Sites, 47 Cottages, 1 Tiny House

Great Escapes North Texas in Perrin offers 146 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cottage and tiny house units across 74 acres of Jack County ranchland, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 70 feet, open all year. Deluxe back-in and pull-through categories with patios join premium and amperage-specific tiers, alongside a water park, three pools, and laser tag. One hundred forty-six sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, back-in deluxe with patio, premium, pull-through deluxe with patio, and premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Ten cottages and tiny houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The per-person camping fee covers the splash park, three pools, the toddler splash zone, mini-golf, gaga ball, human foosball, the jumping pillow, themed weekends, and hourly seasonal activities — check the schedule on the Campers App. A water park, splash pad, and three pools anchor the summer, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. Laser tag, mini-golf, gem mining, inflatable water toys, a jumping pillow, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, horseshoes, golf cart rentals, boat rentals, a lake, beach, barn, clubhouse, craft room, playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest. The dark ranchland sky makes for excellent stargazing. An hour northwest of DFW, this is a full week's worth of programming without leaving. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Cozy Hill RV and Cabin Resort

48 RV Sites, 1 Cabin

Cozy Hill RV and Cabin Resort in Weatherford, TX, offers 48 full-hookup RV sites and 1 cabin, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites are tiered as Signature Compact, Signature Comfort, Signature Relaxation, Signature Executive, and Signature Elite, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. This is a 55+ resort, rated big rig friendly, established in 2021. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, a dump station, a clubhouse, a recreation center, and a community fire pit cover the practical side. There are two ways in — the main entrance on N FM 51 and a back entrance off Ric Williams Highway. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A pond, a beach, walking trails, boat rentals, and creek frontage fill the grounds, with swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, birding, and picnicking. Wine tasting is nearby. Weatherford sits about 25 miles west of Fort Worth, where the Metroplex gives way to the Cross Timbers and the Palo Pinto hills. Rates by Signature tier are on the booking page. Confirm the 55+ requirement before reserving.

from $35/night

Aledo Acres RV Park

73 RV Sites

Aledo Acres RV Park in Aledo, Texas, is a gated adult-only community offering 73 full-hookup back-in sites on concrete pads under mature shade trees, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Twenty miles west of Fort Worth, it serves winter Texans, year-round residents, and long-haul travelers wanting distance from Metroplex density. Seventy-three back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 75 feet, on level concrete pads — which eliminates the annual re-leveling that gravel and grass sites require, a real advantage for long-term stays. Site WiFi reaches the property, and a gated entrance controls access. The community format shapes the experience. A clubhouse anchors the social side, walking trails run the grounds, and a dog park serves pets. The adult-only policy creates the quieter, considerate environment that guests choosing a community park over a transient campground are specifically after, and the mature shade trees make a genuine difference through a North Texas summer. Pets are welcome. Aledo sits in Parker County in the pastoral horse country west of Fort Worth, which gives the park its rural character while keeping the full DFW metropolitan infrastructure within reach. A golf course and lake are nearby, with boating close by. The park operates year-round, with the winter months drawing the heaviest seasonal demand as Texans and northern snowbirds settle in for extended stays. Long-term and seasonal bookings carry much of the inventory, so availability for short stays can be limited — call ahead rather than counting on a space, particularly between November and March.

from $75/night

Texas Hills RV Haven

8 RV Sites

Texas Hills RV Haven in Tow, TX, offers 8 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 38 feet. Sites are back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The 38-foot maximum keeps this to mid-size rigs. A community fire pit, a library, a playground, walking trails, and cabins are on the property, and pets are welcome. At eight sites this is a small, quiet retreat rather than a resort. The lake is the reason to come: a boat ramp and beach on the property put guests directly onto Lake Buchanan for boating, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with hiking, biking, and wine tasting close by. Tow sits on the shore of Lake Buchanan in Llano County — the uppermost of the Highland Lakes, a 23,000-acre reservoir filling the widest basin of the Colorado River valley, and home to the largest wintering bald eagle concentration in the Hill Country. Directions matter here: from Burnet, take Highway 29 west to Highway 261, continue to the historic Bluffton Store, turn right onto Ranch Road 2241, and drive exactly four miles. Rates are on the booking page.

from $50/night

Camp Fimfo Waco

246 RV Sites, 88 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites

Camp Fimfo Waco in Texas offers 246 full-hookup RV sites, 88 cabins, and eight tent sites across more than 200 acres on the Bosque River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 56 feet behind a gated entrance, open all year. Preferred Red Carpet back-in and pull-through categories join premium RV/tent sites with side-specific hookups, alongside a water park, zip line, and laser tag. Two hundred forty-six sites span preferred Red Carpet back-in, preferred Red Carpet pull-thru, and premium back-in RV/tent categories — including sites specified as right-side hookup — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 56 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Specifying which side the hookups are on is a small detail that saves a lot of hose. Eighty-eight cabins and eight tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Tours are welcome by appointment — call or email [email protected]. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a zip line, laser tag, mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gem mining, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, bocce ball, billiards, horseshoes, corn hole, a pond, playground, dog park, and on-site dining besides. The river carries fishing, boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, and kayaking. Two hundred acres west of Waco makes this a destination rather than a stopover. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Oasis Lake Buchanan

7 RV Sites, 7 Cabins

Oasis Lake Buchanan in Bluffton, Texas, offers 7 full-hookup lakefront back-in RV sites and seven cabins on the shores of Lake Buchanan, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 86 feet. Every site is lakefront, with a boat ramp, beach, kayak and boat rentals, and dump station. Seven back-in sites are lakefront throughout, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 86 feet, with fire pits. A single lakefront category means there is no inferior inland tier — every guest gets water frontage, which almost no property can claim. Eighty-six feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow, genuinely generous at this size. Seven cabins round out the lodging. A dump station handles the practical side. A boat ramp, beach, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. The amenity set is deliberately minimal, and that is the proposition — this is a quiet, intimate lakeside retreat rather than a resort with programming, and the rates and the pace reflect it. Pets are welcome. Lake Buchanan is the largest and westernmost of the Highland Lakes chain on the Colorado River — 22,000 acres of genuinely open water with dramatic bluffs on the western shore, striped bass fishing, and a wintering bald eagle population that draws birders on the Vanishing Texas River Cruise. Bluffton sits on the quieter northern end, well away from the Austin crowds, with Llano, Burnet, and Inks Lake State Park all within a short drive. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand, with spring wildflowers and the winter eagle season drawing distinct shoulder waves. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $69/night

Castle View RV Park

5 RV Sites

Castle View RV Park in Kempner, Texas, offers full-hookup RV sites and cabins on a big-rig-friendly property behind a gated entrance, with a lake and pond, general store, dog park, and personal mailboxes. The Hill Country setting between Briggs and Kempner suits both short stays and longer residencies. Full-hookup RV sites serve guests with rigs, with cabins for those without. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side, and a gated entrance controls access — the combination of security and mailbox service points clearly at the extended-stay market the park serves alongside travelers. A lake and pond sit on the property with boating available, and a playground and dog park fill the grounds. The amenity set is comfortable rather than elaborate, and the security and quiet are what guests consistently cite. Kempner sits in Lampasas County on US-190 west of Killeen, in the transition zone between the Balcones Escarpment's eastern edge and the inner Hill Country's cedar and live oak savanna. The rolling limestone landscape here is the Lampasas Cut Plains — the geological region shaped by the Lampasas River and its tributaries. The position gives practical access to the Killeen-Temple military and civilian corridor and the I-35 routes beyond, which keeps a steady base of longer-term guests alongside Hill Country travelers. The park operates through the Central Texas season, with spring wildflowers and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions and the heaviest visitor demand. Fort Cavazos activity drives steady year-round occupancy — call ahead for extended stays.