Texas 281? Good Route?

[Dawn309]

I am thinking of taking 281 from Ft. Worth down to the TX GTG. Is this a good road? 2 lane or 4? I think we will stay a week or two in the Marble Falls area on the way. I have never really seen the Hill Country and thought this would be a good opportunity. Also does anyone have any recommendations for CG's in that area. Considering staying in Burnett if not Marble Falls.

[retiredhappy]

Dawn, check out the Kerrville area right in the middle of the Hill country. More to do around here, too. Kerrville Schreiner Park (used to be a state park) right on the river; By the River RV Park, and Kerrville KOA. Stay away from Guadalupe RV resort - very high prices and not well maintained and has a bar on the grounds with live bands that are so loud you can't hear your TV in your own rig a block away. Lots of restaurants, a senior center if your mom likes to play cards, movie theater. A half hour drive to Fredericksburg, a fun tourist town. Fredericksburg has a couple of nice RV parks, too. I oftenuse Google maps, the part that has actual camera pictures of various roads, to see what a highway looks like.

[longdog2]

Over the years I have traveled 281 from Wichita Falls to San Antonio so many times I knew it by heart. Some places it is two lanes, some places 4 lanes. The road is fine all the way. You will go through towns but no biggy. The only campground I know of in Marble Falls is on the south end of the bridge away from town but might be kind of noisy and is on a hill so sites are probably level but the road would have a strong slope which might be difficult for your Mom. We used to stay in a neat little RV/trailer park about three blocks from downtown. Was wonderful like being in a state park but right there in town but the city, in their infinite wisdom tore it down. I really miss that neat little park for the wonderful location. Inks Lake State Park is between Marble Falls and Burnett. I haven't been in many years but it is a real nice park. There are other RV parks around that area and the lakes but I haven't personally seen them. Go online to Passport America and see what they might have that interests you. Beachcomber RV Park by Buchanan Dam offers Passport rates w/o limits but I have never been there.

[longdog2]

We also stayed at Peachtree RV Park in Stonewall, TX for another GTG. $25/night, $150/week, plus TACO discount. If you don't have a TACO card, get one. They are free. Sponsored by Texas rv parks.

[Sandersmr]

Pssst - it's Burnet (one t) - that might make a difference when trying to look things up. And it's pronounced like durn it. My TX trivia for the day.

And as Longdog stated 281 is a great road. The RV park in Marble Falls is right on the water. If you stay there, eat at least on meal at the Bluebonnet Cafe - their pies are to die for. I have family in Marble Falls.

Inks Lake or there's a LCRA park on Lake Burnet. There is also Lake LBJ headed towards Llano from Marble Falls. And then Fredericksburg is a fantastic little town - I love it in the spring when the bluebonnets are in bloom. Lady Bird Johnson City Park is a good place to camp there. Between Fredericksburg and Austin is Pedernales Falls State Park - I camped there this spring and really enjoyed it.

[Dawn309]

Thanks all. I will look all the parks up. Thanks for all the good information.

Maggie, As soon as I posted, I realized was only one T but did not go back and correct. Paul came over for the blueberry pancakes I told him I would make for breakfast. There is so much to see in the area, it looks like, that I am going to figure out how to be pretty much in the middle. We definitely don't need a park with high slopes. I have visions of Mom on her chair at high speed going down a hill. I would be in a panic.

I really don't want to go down I35 from Ft. Worth. It is usually congested and I hate going through Austin on I35.

I definitely want to eat at the Bluebonnet Cafe and see the LBJ Ranch if we get over that way. I would love to camp on the water and prefer State Parks, so far. Just have to make sure have big enough sites and 50 amps. Chuck and I used to camp at Mineral Wells State Park back when the kids were little, but after we started to have a 5th wheel, the sites were too small so we weren't able to camp there anymore.