North Texas Jellystone Park in Burleson. Their “red carpet” RV site is the perfect place to park and camp. Courtesy photo by Jellystone Park. https://www.northtexasjellystone.com/photo-gallery/?
RV parks, RV campgrounds: What’s the difference?
There is a difference between RV parks, and RV campgrounds. Campgrounds offers a more rustic experience, not always providing hookups for water and electricity. An RV Park offers all the hookups, and an RV resort has hookups and amenities.
A vintage trailer hotel is the experience of staying in a trailer without having to own one. Often these hotel trailers offer updated amenities tailored to make guests more comfortable.
Camp Fimfo’s surrounding Guadalupe River with a zipline in the background, one of few activites Camp Fimfo offers. Courtesy photo by Camp Fimfo. https://campfimfo.com/texas-hill-country/gallery.
So, where can you find these getaway spots in Texas?
The USA Today list of RV friendly campgrounds has Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country, in New Braunfels, ranked at No. 3. Camp Fimfo is an RV resort with options for full hookups that come with a concrete pad, charcoal grill, firepit and picnic table. “Amenities include hot tubs, a miniature golf course, and an interactive water playground,” according to USA Today.
A guest fishing, one of the many activities you can do at Jellystone Park in Burleson, Texas. Courtesy photo by Jellystone Park. https://www.northtexasjellystone.com/photo-gallery/?.
Trailing not far behind at No. 6 is Jellystone Park in Burleson. This RV resort is very similar with full hookups and amenities, only 15 miles from Fort Worth. Its location is within walking distance from many activities in town.
Five updated, cozy Airstream trailers are available to rent at Lake Bastrop North Shore Park in Bastrop, Texas. Courtesy photo by Lake Bastrop North Texas Park. https://www.lcra.org/parks/lake-bastrop-north-shore-park/.
As far as vintage trailer hotels, Texas makes the list at No. 9 with Lake Bastrop North Shore Park in Bastrop. This is an RV Park but is also tent-camper friendly and offers five airstream trailers for guests to rent. “Each sleeps up to four people and includes air conditioning, a private bathroom, kitchen, and a grill,” according to USA Today.
If you plan on traveling out of Texas, here are the complete lists of top RV parks and trailer hotels.
Top 10 RV campgrounds in the US
Inn Town Campground, Nevada City, California
Jellystone Park Pelahatchie Yogi on the Lake, Pelahatchie, Mississippi
Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country, New Braunfels, Texas
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Mill Run , Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Lake Raystown Resort, Entrinken, Pennsylvania
North Texas Jellystone National Park, Burleson, Texas
Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.
