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February 19,
2012
Whenever we go west through Texas we usually find ourselves on
I-10. Fort Stockton is a nice halfway point between San Antonio
and New Mexico. We have always stayed at the (ex) KOA in Fort
Stockton. The last time we stayed there, we got the impression
from them that they REALLY didn't care if we stayed there at
all. So we voted with our wallet and found another park to stay
in when traveling through. We landed at Hilltop RV Park just
west of Fort Stockton. It is WAY better than the other offerings
here and is a great place to overnite on I-10. However, after
chatting with my neighbor who pulled in a short time after we
did, I found that the park charged him $3 a night EXTRA for each
child. Meaning that he paid $37 for an overnite site that I only
paid $25 for the same thing. Personally I think that is a BAD
policy. I understand the more people, the more water, power,
sewer, etc. and it's reasonable to charge slightly more. But not
50% more. Especially since this park has NO child's amenities
other than a pool. It caters mainly to short term and overniters.
As it turns out, the neighbor I was chatting with is Chris
Bearden and his wife Nancy who own an RV park in Idaho called Bear
Den RV Resort. They know a thing or two about running a park
and we had a nice long discussion about the "State of the
Parks". Chris has invited us to stay at their park so
hopefully in our travels this year we'll be stopping in and
checking out their park. Looks very nice from looking at their
website!
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