We stayed at Loma Paloma RV Park in Presidio, Texas. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Our first stop in Texas, a quiet, no-frills RV park just north of Mexico.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-11-13
- Check out: 2022-11-27
- 14 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny, a little drizzle one day
- High temps ranging between 52-71°F, lows around 32-42°F
- Afternoon and evening wind most days, up to 28 MPH gusts
Noise:
- Negligible road noise, no train noise
- No neighbor noise, other than occasional yippy dogs
Site:
- #72, pull-through, gravelly sand
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
- Very level
- Medium site: about 60 feet long by about 38 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 45 PSI water, somewhat conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, somewhat conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)
- Picnic table
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 86 Mbps down, 25 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
- AT&T: 20-30 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- Verizon: 10-13 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
- Starlink: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Package delivery to the site
- Thanksgiving gathering
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Basic park with super-friendly folks
We stayed for two weeks and loved the serenity of the place. The check-in process is self-serve, and then you pick your own site from the available options. Everyone is nicely spaced out in the park, and they encourage arrivals to leave space on either side, if possible, so you get the lovely views of the desert instead of your neighbor’s rig. We were there over Thanksgiving, and everyone made us feel very welcome, inviting us to the neighborhood feast where we met some of the long-term residents, some of whom have been wintering there for decades. The amenities are basic, but they work. Between the scenery and the people, we’d definitely stay here again. We camped at Loma Paloma RV Park & Golf Course in a Motorhome.
An interactive map of the RV park:
Our site:
This is our first campground in Texas… so you know what that means — yep, we get to add another sticker (the last new one until August next year!):
This park is a bit unusual in that it doesn’t have a staffed office (more on that later). But we can still get packages delivered, as FedEx and UPS will deliver straight to our site:
The utilities weren’t ideally placed, but not too bad:
A video of three cats by our site at night from our front door cam:
A pleasant view out our dining window:
Sunsets:
This campground is away from big cities, and the nearby Big Bend Ranch State Park is a dark sky park, so we have a good view of stars at night (looked better in person):
A sign for the park:
The main entrance:
Slow adults at play; this is more of a long-term snowbird park than a kid-friendly one (which suits us just fine):
The office building:
As mentioned, it is unstaffed; it just has a small room with books and such, and a desk for self-registration, paying by cash or check in an honor box:
A map of the park on the wall:
The other half of the building is a single toilet and a laundry:
Other sites, including several long-term ones; people don’t live here year-round, but several people spend the winter here:
A bird feeder opposite our site:
Wilderness opposite our coach:
Cats peeking over a tub:
The Lizard Lounge is a gathering place in the center of the park:
Apparently once more people are here over winter they have regular gatherings there, but while we were here there was just one, a Thanksgiving feast:
A nice bunch of people, and a relaxed, quiet RV park. I can see why many people come back every year to spend the winter here. We probably won’t, as it wasn’t quite warm enough for our wintertime, but if we’re passing this way again, we wouldn’t hesitate to stay again.
