Texas RV Travel blog

We are leaving to stay at Medina Lake, east of San Antonio.  This Thousand Trails refuge has a huge herd of White-Tailed deer. We are looking forward to seeing this year’s crop of baby deer.  These deer come up and eat out of your hand. It is such a neat way to end the day.

I  hope we can travel while based at Medina Lake.  I would love to see the Sabinal, Frio and Nueces Rivers again. Especially if they have water flowing.

I also want to drive Hwy 16 to Bandera, which is supposed to be just beautiful (and haunted).  Woo-ooo.

There is wireless access; so I will be checking in with photographs.

Posted by CyberCelt under Ghosts/Paranormal & Lakes & Nature & RV Parks & RV Travel & Road Trips & Skywatching & Wildlife Watching | 1 Comment »

Big Bend Open Road Race (BBORR)

April 22-25
US Highway 285
Fort Stockton to Sanderson, Texas and back
59 miles each way/118 round trip

Have you ever wondered how fast your car will go with the throttle wide open?  Bring your vehicle to one of the most exciting open road races in the world–the Big Bend Open Road Race from Fort Stockton to Sanderson, in the Big Bend area of Texas.

From the course notes:

In the last 50 miles leading to Sanderson there are 59 turns, some blind, a great many elevation changes, and two lanes that turn into four lanes that turn back into two lanes. These are Texas roads - wide and smooth with wide shoulders.

Divisions | Classes

Street Rod (SR) | 85, 90 or 95 mph
Touring (T) | 100, 105 or 110 mph
Grand Touring (GT) | 115, 120 or 125 mph
Grand Sport (GS) | 130, 135, 140, 145 or 150 mph
Super Sport (SS) | 155 or 160 mph
Unlimited (UL) |Last record set was in 2007: 172+ mpg each way

Check the BBORR site for dining, motels and RV parks in Fort Stockton and information on Sanderson.

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The Houston Art Car Parade

Saturday, May 9 at 1 PM

Both sides of Allen Parkway

Between Taft and Downtown

for information, please see the website of

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

Houston, Texas, the Art Car Capital of the World, is scene of the 22nd Annual Houston Art Car Parade.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people witness and participate in a rolling display of art on wheels. The Parade has become a nationwide phenomenon and continues to bring out the artist in everyone.

In 2008, more than 250,000 people joined the party and watched as a 30 foot tall dragon, a mobile disco, a giant opera-singing Viking woman, as well as almost 250 other Art Cars motored along Allen Parkway in downtown Houston.

Area RV Campgrounds

Almost Heaven RV Resort is located south of Houston in a rural setting, with convenient access to the Houston Medical Center, as well as all the Sporting and Convention facilities. The resort has a fishing lake, shady spots and all amenities.
4202 Del Bello Road
Houston, TX 77578
(281) 489-8561

Lake View RV Resort has a fishing lake, cabins and park models, swimming pool, jacuzzi, fitness and recreation rooms, all concrete pads with full hookups: 15-50 AMP/water/phone, propane, BBQ and picnic areas, free DSL.
11991 South Main Street
Houston, TX 77035
(800) 385-9122 / 713-723-0973

South Main RV Park has large shaded lots, concrete patios, full hookups, laundry, 20/30/50 amps, paved streets, free wireless Internet, free cable TV, computer room, access control gates, on-site management, clean laundry facilities, free local calls and transportation to Medical Center and shopping.
10100 South Main
Houston, TX 77025
(713) 667-0120

Rivers Inn RV Park is situated on 16 acres and has fish ponds and horseback riding. Golf and activities are closeby.
3602 Rivers Rd. CR 905
Pearland/Manvel, TX 77578
(866) 989-2600 / (281) 489-2600

Posted by CyberCelt under Day Trips & Fairs/Festivals & Family Fun & Performing Arts & RV Parks & RV Travel & Strange | 4 Comments »

March 20 - April 5, 2009

The Tyler Azalea Trail started 50 years ago.  Today, the Tyler Azalea Trail stretches eight miles and attracts over 100,000 visitors to Tyler. The homeowners try to outdo each other, adding more azaleas and beautifying their yards for visitors.  Featured in Southern Living and Texas Highways, the Tyler Azalea Trail attracts visitors from all over the USA.  Explore the official Tyler Azalea Trail website for more information, panoramic photos, slide show, trail maps and special events.

Lots of fun things to do in Tyler, so please visit the Tyler CVB. You may also find RV parks or hotels on the website!

Posted by CyberCelt under Fairs/Festivals & Family Fun & Historic travel & Hotels & Nature & Nature & RV Parks & RV Travel & Road Trips | 2 Comments »

Texas rodeo dates back to the Spanish conquistadors and the Mexican vaqueros.  Horses arrived in Mexico in 1519 with Hernando Cortes. Cattle made their first appearance in Mexico in 1521 with Gregorio de Villalobos. The vaqueros (Mexican cowboys) learned to work the livestock and contributed the skills, the equipment and the terminology used today by American cowboys (Texas Handbook online).

Rodeo Events Listed by Date

San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo
San Angelo Coliseum, San Angelo, Texas
February 19-March 1, 2009

72nd Charro Days Fiesta
Different venues, Brownsville, Texas
February 22-March 1, 2009

Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo
Matagorda County Fairgrounds, Bay City, Texas
February 27-March 8, 2009

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Reliant Center, Houston, Texas
March 3-22, 2009

Marshall Pro Rodeo
Marshall City Arena, Marshall, Texas
March 12-14, 2009

San Antonio, Stock Show & Rodeo
AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum Grounds
March 12-14, 2009

AustinRodeo
Travis County Expo Center, Austin, Texas
March 13-28, 2009

Find a campground

Posted by CyberCelt under Family Fun & RV Parks & RV Travel & Rodeos | 4 Comments »

Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2009
February 27-March 1, 2009
Sul Ross University, Alpine, Texas

Headlining Poets for 2009:

* Jack Sammon - Australia
* Doris Daley - Canada
* Dave Stamey - California
* Rod Taylor - New Mexico

For more information on other performers, visit Cowboy-Poetry.org

Posted by CyberCelt under Culture & Day Trips & Family Fun & Hotels & Performing Arts & RV Parks & RV Travel & Rivers | 2 Comments »

Texas Travel Regions

Have you visited the Texas Tourism website, TravelTex.com?  Something that always puzzles visitors is the travel regions on the Texas map.  I worked for the Texas Department of Economic Development-Tourism Division and I do not know why Texas is divided into these regions. Indeed, many of the towns included in a region complain that they are not in “this” region but “that” region.

Below are the descriptions of and links to the regions.

Big Bend Country - mountains and deserts, flatlands, El Paso, Midland-Odessa, Del Rio
Hill Country - spring-fed rivers, music, Austin, Fredericksburg, San Marcos, Schlitterbahn
The Gulf Coast- 600 miles of beaches, sand dunes, birding, Houston, Corpus Christi, S. Padre Island
Panhandle Plains - canyonlands, million mile sunsets, Amarillo, Route 66
Piney Woods - pine forests, small towns, history, Jefferson, Tyler, Texarkana, Nacogdoches
Prairies and Lakes - bright lights, big cities, Dallas, Fort Worth
South Texas Plains - San Antonio, Laredo, McAllen, borderlands, historical sites, birding

If you are visiting Texas, I would encourage you to visit the TravelTex site.  You may request a Texas Travel Guide, Texas map and other publications; browse discounted travel packages; download podcasts for walking tours; search events and activities; and view videos of various Texas destinations.

Probably the most useful tool on the site is the online travel planner. After you register and login, you may choose from preplanned itineraries; find the location of photographs you may have seen in Texas advertisements; select a theme-based road trip, and save up to 35 activities or events to your itinerary with just the click of your mouse.

Posted by CyberCelt under Animals & Dining & Food/Wine & RV Parks & RV Travel & Travel | 1 Comment »