This trip was an odd one for us because we had additional family members who aren't outdoorsy joining us. Tent camping did not appeal to them so we reserved one of the yurts that Abilene State Park boasts. The yurt had electricity, a mini fridge, fan, and a small air conditioner. Even with the AC on it was well over 90° in the yurt, which we weren't thrilled about, especially since we had an elderly family member with some health issues in our group. Otherwise, the park is fine. It has a nice pool, easy walking trails, and access to a lake that is strangely located outside of the park a few miles down the road. The facilities were nice and the staff memebers werw mostly polite and helpful. I wouldn't recommend the yurts, but then again that's not really my thing to begin with.

In full disclosure we live near Benbrook Lake so it's easy to come to Holiday Park for a quick outdoor getaway. I love this park, but I might be biased. Sites 97-99 have perfect trees for hammocks. On this particular trip a pair of raccoons broke into our food crate in the middle of the night and ran off with an entire bag of marshmallows as we watched from our tent. It was so funny that I couldn't be upset.

This is a nice campground all in all. The staff was friendly and the shower/restroom facilities were clean. There were not many tent campers in our area, mostly big RVs. The camp sites were fairly close together, so you can definitely hear your neighbors, but it wasn't a big deal. One funny thing to note is that there are plenty of big trees, but they are all just too far apart to use a hammock.