Fort Stockton, Texas

We are staying two nights in Fort Stockton, Texas. Texas is a huge state, so we will be traveling long days to get through here. Yesterday we drove about 350 miles from Deming, NM to Fort Stockton. When we got to El Paso, Tx there was a road closure of Interstate 10. Not just down to one lane, but a complete closure! I10 is a major trucking thorofare so there were thousands of trucks getting of the freeway having to detour through town.

This detour cost us about three hours of time! What should have taken us about 5 1/2 hours, took us almost 9 hours. We were pretty tired when we got to the RV park. Now the good part. The Ram truck continues to prove itself as a worthy tow vehicle. Put it in cruise control and let it do it's work. Doesn't matter if it's flatland or hills, the truck doesn't care, it just keeps pulling strong! We are so happy with it.

There are no great RV parks in Fort Stockton. Last time we stayed here for one night we stopped overnight in the Comanche Land RV Park. They are full with oil field workers and would not take our reservation. There is a Passport America park for only $11.00 per night, but the reviews were pretty dismal. This is why we did not stay here last time. Since we couldn't stay at Comanche we took a chance here (the other parks were $30+ a night).

It turns out this park is a further from the freeway so it is quieter, and although certainly not a resort we prefer this park. It's not a pretty park, it is dirt and gravel with hookups, but for $11 a night I will come back!

Parkview RV Park

Fort Stockton is a city in Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Pecos County, located on Interstate Highway 10,  and the Santa Fe Railroad, 329 miles northwest of San Antonio and 240 miles east of El Paso. Built in 1979, at 22 feet long and 11 feet tall Paisano Pete was for many years the World's Largest Roadrunner.

Paisano Pete

There are not many churches in Fort Stockton. We decided to go to the Fort Stockton First Baptist Church. Very friendly people and good preaching.

First Baptist Church

After church we went to Flying J to fill up our fuel tanks and then to Walmart for some shopping. We have a long drive again tomorrow to Luling, Tx so we are going to relax today.

God Bless,

Brian and Patty