RV Parks Scoop - Jamaica Beach RV Resort, Galveston TX

To all that know us, you know that this has to be the longest time we have ever spent in one park. Nope, not because we love the park nor is it because we are bored of travelling. Bingo, we wanted or should I say that Susan wanted to try something different this year, staying in one place for an extended period. And the verdict is, we haven't decided. I guess if we hated the park and there was nothing to do then it would get boring. Like every park we've stayed there's good and bad, this park is no different. Here are my thoughts on this park.

Why did we choose this park! I always check out RV Parks Review when choosing a park. I look at the general comments then I choose one based on our needs and of course price. This park got great reviews. It's relatively new (9 years old), across the road from the beach, and located near birding hot spots. A must for me.

All houses are on stilts because of flooding

The park is located in Jamaica Beach which is approximately 10 miles from downtown Galveston. There are soooo many attractions in town, I only blogged on a few. Across the road is the Gulf of Mexico. The sound of the waves crashing into shore can be heard from inside the rig. It lulled me to sleep each night. One downside was the road between the park and the beach which can be quite busy and very noisy. At night you can hear a car/truck racing down the road at 100 mph, then you wait for the crash. That didn't happen thank goodness, but still it's unsettling.

The Office

The park, the road, the beach

There are 111 sites with a 70 site expansion happening as we speak. The cost was $596.27 for 32 nights working out to be around $18 per night. We stayed on site 26 and included water, 30/50 amp service, sewer, free cable, & free high speed wifi. The wifi was one of the best we encountered in any park. With over the air digital antenna we received about 40 stations all out of Houston area. Lots were Spanish but the important ones ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox were great.  

Expansion sites

All sites have concrete pads, most in good shape. There are 3 types of sites. I'm not sure what the difference is because they all looked the same to me. The interior roads are concrete although uneven in many places. All the sites can accommodate the largest rig out there including it's tow vehicle.

Our site after the rain, the ducks are enjoying it

At least they try to get rid of the water

The park has several amenities and activities for those who chose to get involved. Included are, a large rec hall with pool table and exercise room, 2 large pools (not heated), a large indoor infinity hot tub, 2 laundry facilities, a pirate themed 18 hole mini golf, event planning, a giant chess set, free daily paper, an outdoor theater, and 2 dog parks.

Large Rec Hall

Free Mini Golf

Large chess game

One of two resident tortoises

Pool with swim up bar not heated, not open

Infinity hot tub

What we really liked about the park was how friendly people were. Many introduced themselves to us, didn't care if we were staying a month or a few days. Then we met our stocker friends who walked up and down the road several times looking at our rig. Long story short they are from Houston, camping in the park, want a front living room rig, saw ours loved it, spent many hours talking about everything, went out for dinner together, now we are friends forever. You have to love the RVing life. We do it just for this reason alone.

We will be moving on tomorrow further south towards Port Aransas. Had a great time here. Have to admit the time went by so fast. Maybe I can get use to staying at a park longer. The verdict is still out. Mind you, I can get use to sunsets like this.