Length of stay: 2 weeks
Location: Columbus, TX
We continued on our trek about the state and made our way just down I-10 a bit to Columbus, TX and Colorado River Thousand Trails. This park is located not far from I-10 and just outside of the town of Columbus. This is a pretty small little town located on the Colorado River.
There is a (small) Walmart and two grocery stores in town that are fairly well sized. There is a nice family restaurant (Schobel's) in town that has a weekend and lunch buffet. On the recommendation of a woman at the park we went to a Mexican food restaurant (Los Cabos) in town that was DELICIOUS! This campground was about an hour from where our son lives, so we were able to spend some time visiting with him while we were here also. The post office in town was very handy for various shipping needs that we had while there.
The campground overall was the smallest we had been to in our travels throughout the Thousand Trails parks in Texas. They have a nice pool and INDOOR spa/hot tub. It was a little chilly out for enjoying the pool, but we did visit the spa SEVERAL evenings! Every time we went we were the only ones in there. All their facilities were very clean and well kept. They had various activities throughout the time we were there, including mid-week hot dog dinners, movie nights, game nights, performers, and more. The laundry facilities were small, but workable. We had really good cell service with both AT&T and Verizon throughout our entire stay in the park. We enjoyed playing the 18-hold putt putt golf course, even though it seemed to have a lot of leaves and such on much of the course. There is some wildlife around the park, most deer, but not anything like we had seen at Lake Medina. These deer were not fed by the park and were far more "wild" and skiddish.
Our site by the river was mostly level, on grass (no gravel), and located under a large Pecan-bearing shade tree and FHU. Sometimes we would hear pecans being knocked out of the trees (likely by wind or squirrels) and falling onto Gertrude's roof. At first we got a bit startled by this, but we soon figured out what it was and it settled into the background of noises of living in an RV. *grin* There was plenty of room for both Gertrude and the car on the sites. The sites had plenty of room between them, so you didn't feel as though you were right on top of your neighbors. Once when we were there, Texas had been experiencing a lot of rain and the river had been rising. The ladies in the office were wonderful about updating everyone on the river levels and if anyone needed to be alerted as to moving to higher ground. At the end of that stay, we DID end up moving to a higher site, just to be on the safe side (which we ended up not having to worry about anything had we stayed where we started). We were more concerned with needing to move in the middle of the night and in haste and wanted to avoid that if we could.
There were a few nature trails throughout and around the park that Kyle really enjoyed exploring when he had a break in the morning from work to get out and stretch. All the other people camped or staying here were very friendly and willing to chat while out and about.
While we stayed here we decided to take a drive to Port Lavaca and the Texas coastline, which was about an hour and a half away from us by car. We would likely visit this park again, as it was conveniently located to family and was just a nice country park, in our opinion. Now that I have a kayak, I'd be interested in paddling out on the river. There is a boat launching area accessible from the campground. Everyone we interacted with while there couldn't have been nicer or more helpful!
Below are a few pictures from some of our stays at this park. Happy adventuring friends! Hope to see you on the road!
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