Fort Stockton, TX

Site:

Hilltop RV Park, Fort STockton TX

Site: 31

Wifi: Verizon - 5 down, 3 up, ATT - 7 down, 1 up, Sprint - 85 down, 2 up

Cost: $400 for two weeks

Noise: Normal highway noises

Theres something to say that being the best around doesn't mean you’re great. I really wanted to like Hilltop RV Park. Here’s the pros and cons:

Awesome:

  • Sunset views

  • Near town but feels like the country

  • Easy to access

  • Friendly neighbors and hosts

  • Full bathrooms

  • Beautiful pool

  • The internet at night

  • $2 washer and $2 laundry, open 24/7

  • Great water pressure and actual showerheads in the showers

Not so awesome:

  • Lots of highway noise at night

  • The air slightly smells of sulfur

  • The internet during the day

  • The water in the bathrooms is slightly tinged yellow

Easily fixable but nothing has happened:

  • The bathrooms have no soap or way to dry your hands. You’ve got four bathrooms, and NONE of them have this!

  • The bathrooms do not have any gendered signs outside them, but in one of the bathrooms above the toilet is a sign saying that the bathroom is for women only. I’m fine with gendered bathrooms or not, but if you’re going to have them, have signs outside. 

  • Not all showers have towel hooks. I had to pull over the shower stool to have someplace to put my towel

  • The bathrooms have small plug in heaters. That’s fine, but they don't ever seem to be on, and when we had snow they were off, making for a cold toilet experience. 

  • The mail is delivered to the owner’s house. The packages and mail just sits in the mailbox or porch, and anyone can grab your stuff. Didnt feel secure.

Sisko hikes up the mountain

Sisko hikes up the mountain

City:

Fort Stockton, TX

We arrived in Fort Stockton, and the three gas station workers we talked to all said the best thing to do in Fort Stockton was to leave. Not a good start. Their only movie theatre had closed, and the best restaurant to go to was McDonalds. Their high value tourism spot is the Oldest House in Fort Stockton. Not the Oldest House in Texas… the Oldest House in FORT STOCKTON. Needless to say, we didnt explore much. 

Restaurant:

Big Bend National Park Restaurant

Since there was nothing to do in Fort Stockton, we went down the two hours to Big Bend National Park. Most tourism spots have expensive on site restaurants and crappy food, since your options were limited. We ate at the restaurant down at the basin, and were surprised by the decent prices! We were even more shocked at how good the food was. If it wasnt two hours away, we would absolutely go again.