2.0
55 RV Sites, 16 Tent Sites
Texas State Railroad Campground in Rusk, Texas, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites and 16 tent sites at the historic depot of the only state-owned heritage railroad in Texas, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A splash pad, lake, clubhouse, and playground sit on a big-rig-friendly property in the East Texas Piney Woods. Fifty-five sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in pull-through and group back-in configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Sixteen tent sites cover simpler camping. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, and WiFi reaches the property. One vehicle is allowed per site; additional vehicles are $5 per night on arrival. On-site recreation suits families staying around the train schedule. A splash pad anchors the warm months, a lake on the property supports fishing, and walking trails, a playground, a clubhouse, and a pavilion fill out the grounds. Pets are welcome. The railroad is the reason most guests book. Its 25-mile steam and diesel excursion runs through the Piney Woods between Rusk and Palestine, and the campground sits at the Rusk depot, the eastern terminus — which means guests can walk to the platform rather than drive to it. The line was built in 1881 to haul lumber and supplies during the East Texas timber boom. In town, the Carnegie Library, the Museum for East Texas Culture, the Howard House Museum, and Veteran's Memorial Park are all close. Excursion schedules drive occupancy here. Check the train calendar first and book your site around it — running days fill well before quiet ones.
from $25/night
5.0
56 RV Sites, 1 Cottage
Ardmore Lakes RV Resort in Ardmore, OK, offers 56 full-hookup RV sites and 1 cottage, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 105 feet. Sites come in five categories — back-in, back-in waterfront, pull-thru, lake side pull-thru, and lake view pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit, and ADA-accessible sites are available. The resort is rated big rig friendly, and at 105 feet the pull-thrus take anything on the road. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills, a clubhouse, a fitness center, and a storm shelter cover the practical side — the storm shelter matters in southern Oklahoma. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a pond, creek frontage, a playground, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with fishing, kayaking, swimming, and picnicking. Ardmore sits in Carter County on the I-35 corridor between Dallas and Oklahoma City, near the Arbuckle Mountains and Lake Murray State Park's 12,500-acre reservoir. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Waterfront and lake side sites book first.
from $55/night