Best RV Parks & Resorts near Big Spring, TX

We happened upon this nice park on our way to New Mexico. We were very impressed with this small RV park. First off it was free, it is a quiet area and the the people in the area were nice! We plan to stop there the next time we going that direction. It's a perfect stop to break up the trip from DFW metroplex to Whitesands New Mexico area.

Very friendly and helpful hosts let us pick our site. Many large flat pull-through with full hookups. Did not need to unhook toad. Easy on-off at exit 217. Thanks for the books and suggestion of hike to nearby pond Richard. Also convenient Sunoco with lot of space for gas and diesel big rigs.

The lake is down. The best place to see the lake from this State Park is at the very end by the boat launch area with picnic area. Day use. If choosing an RV spot you won't really see hardly any of the lake but a peek view. 

It's still okay but nature is starting to take over and it appears that the state has no money for this park. Maybe others but not for this park.

Bird watching is cool. Ground squirrels and rabbits too. I don't know how they don't get stickers in their paws. Our poor dogs couldn't walk anywhere without getting poked and stuck.

Hardly any spaces have anyone in them. So sad that it's being overlooked in so many ways. 😪

We used this for a one night pass thru but I would have loved to spent the week. Gorgeous views, and a perk, perfect weather. The night sky is amazing, facilities clean and well kept. Restrooms and showers were in good repair. Electric and water hook-ups with a dump station at exit. Site was a level back-in spot with covered picnic table. Not a lot of shade available at our site but some had more. I would most definitely stay here again to enjoy the state park.

This is our 4th time here I believe over a 10 year time frame. This is 2024. The electrical has slowly deteriorated. Site 10 this time had serviceable electrical hook up but…. More later. Site 4 showed on my meter to be good but upon hookup had a faulty circuit so going without the ac this warm late May evening. Site 9&10 seemed ok. Got set up and then took stock of where we are and noted the dead elm tree overhanging the site. One of those limbs falling on you would ruin your day. Didn’t check the water or make use of the dump.

The park was at about 10% occupancy so when I got there one dog chained to a trailer without a tow vehicle in sight, apparently left there alone, was barking at me for a brief while. Hey jerks, don't do that to your dog or your neighbors. Mostly it was very quiet with only a couple quiet neighbors over the weekend. I was there for five nights with a great view of the lake and the power plant. The office was not man when I got there so I did not have that little slip of paper to tape to my window like at most Texas State parks. Not a problem.

The park is nice and clean. Very quiet, it is November and cold for Texas. 50amp service and water only. WiFi is present but currently no internet. Spots aren’t quite level but close enough for an easy setup. Fire rings, and covered picnic tables at each spot. Plenty of space for activities for kids/dogs.

Nice safe, spot w water and electric. Across from a playground and on a frisbee golf course. Great find!! On our way to New Mexico.

On the good side, they have helpful , friendly office staff. And, as a bonus, FedEx and UPS deliver here

The campsites range from ‘ok’ to ‘needs help’. A tired park that could use some revamping. We enjoyed the different landscape. Dump station is not really usable for honey cart - surrounded by concrete lip/edging

A different/rugged kind of landscape. Really peaceful. Also somewhat windy - not sure if this is seasonal or not.

Starlink worked fine. T-Mobile, Verizon, Visible and Cricket were light on signal strength. Both Verizon and T-Mobile are 5G and download was ok but upload sucked

Loop road was wide enough for 1 vehicle, but was not a one-way road - cos of drive-thru sites. Plenty of room to pull off, so all good

Nice Park. Good distance between sites. Only minor complaints. Sites aren't too level and bring bug spray. Otherwise great, clean and comfortable. Be careful of the winds when driving in this area, especially on the interstate.

The state park has several camp sites, cabins also. Sites range from water only to water and electric. The campground was quiet and isolated, it may not feel this way in the summer of it gets crowded. Many of the camp pads have an awning and picnic table, several are lakefront (although the lake is very low), all are flat. There is a restroom with showers, fishing pier, and playground. Trail access is easy and the short trail is very well marked and worth the trek. The roadrunner loop is poorly marked and clearly not well maintained or used.

We just stayed one day in this place, pretty nice, we could see the lake from the window of our RV, had a nice little trail behind our campsite, but we could not explore like we like . But I would go back there again for a few days if I have a chance. June 23 to 24. 2020

What a nice place to come and unwind! 

It's a pretty large place but still small enough to get away from it all!  Sites are well spaced so you're not on top of each other... nice! You're far enough away from town to make it inconvenient to just get up and go but still close if you want to go out for dinner or get some groceries.

Sites are "lay of the land" so be sure to have plenty of blocks/boards to help level out your rig, kinda typical for a state park. 

The park staff/Rangers are very nice and helpful. 

There are two trails to hike if you need something to do and can't use the lake. Check them out on the "Trailforks and/or GaiaGps" hiking apps. (https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/46383104/) (https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/46377598/)

Stayed in the RV site, and everything was as expected. Grounds were kept, clean, and over all park was pretty quite in the evening. My only complaint was that there was a burn ban that we didn't find out about till we arrived. I booked online, via the state parks website. Other parks in the region had a notice advising about the burn ban. This one did not, so I assumed camp fires were permitted. We cooked hot dogs and burgers on a propane stove that night. Total bummer. Otherwise, the camping was great.

Nice stop over. Gravel, level, all services work as expected. Staff was very friendly, bathrooms, showers& laundry are VERY clean and updated. Tokens& quarters are available at the office. Site#66, Long Pull through, easy in/out. Surprisingly strong internet. HEB, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, lots of resupply options in the area. We would stay here again.

Only negative, which is no fault of the campground, is there is a LOT of construction in the area making entry a challenge with some scary U Turns in the city because our Garmin doesn’t register it. 

So for any traveling in the immediate future here’s some notes. Exit 134 is closed(2/11/22), take exit 135. Do NOT try any route that takes you on the entrance through town, that end of Midland Road is closed. Stay on the frontage road, go through the 4 way stop(the frontage road curves up& back), then continue on the frontage road(has some construction but is passable) to Midland road, take a right, the park will be on the left. The office is the 1st entrance and pretty clearly marked.

If you’re traveling in the next month or so, call ahead and they can give you the latest ‘best’ route... wish we had, newbie mistake.

I hate to dog on a Texas state park, but this one was rough. In all honesty, we left and didn’t even stay a night once we got to our site. When we were driving in we noticed it was pretty flat and not a lot of trees, which is normal for this part of Texas. When we got to the check-in station there was a sign that said there was toxic sludge in the lake and to not go near it, and when we got to our site it was pretty much an open field covered in stickers with a metal swing set in the middle. My 9 and 7 year old voted to just muscle through another 4 hours of driving and just go home instead of staying the night there. Maybe it was just bad timing, but I’m not sure I’ll go back.