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Campsite #23 at Lavonia Campground, TX
$30
Campsite #23
| 8 people | |
| 50 ft | Back-In |
| 3 | good |
Campsite #23 Features: Back-In parking, 30 amp hookup, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed, Drinking Water
Campsite Reviews (1)
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@RonaldC851 · Camped on Jan 31, 2021 at Campsite #23
So many problems with this park!
Many of the sites have an extreme grade, so much so that I was never able to get even close to level (even with jacks and helper blocks, the house was uncomfortable off-kilter). I experienced severe voltage drop in three different sites...sometimes down below 80 volts, which is low enough to damage or simply kill air conditioner compressors, and was enough to cause my computer to shut down a few times while I was working. On days when the park was mostly empty, the voltage drop was less notable..usually remaining above 100V, which is safe enough for most things. But when it filled up, it was downright hazardous. To be fair, it was very cold, and so I assume folks were running extra space heaters, etc. (I was running one space heater, but even without anything running, voltage was too low and unreliable to safely run my AC in heat pump mode). I've rarely come across a park with power this weak in 11 years of traveling.
Most of the sites have sewer hookups, which is great and rare for a CoE park, but I happened to end my stay in a site without one as it was too close to the water...only to find that the dump station was locked for seemingly no reason and with no signage indicating it was closed or for what reason (just a lock on the hookup), so I was stuck carrying around full tanks until my next destination. And, due to the extreme grade, when I was in a site that did have sewer hookup, it was still impossible to fully empty the tanks.
There are sites in the southern section of the park that have less severe grade, some are even close to level, so if you can get one of those, it's probably OK (though voltage might be a problem there, too, I don't know).
The redeeming characteristics are that the sites are big and nicely spread out, the park is quiet, and there's plenty of room to walk and enjoy the lake. Nearby East Fork or Hickory Creek are where I'll stay next time I'm in the area.
Many of the sites have an extreme grade, so much so that I was never able to get even close to level (even with jacks and helper blocks, the house was uncomfortable off-kilter). I experienced severe voltage drop in three different sites...sometimes down below 80 volts, which is low enough to damage or simply kill air conditioner compressors, and was enough to cause my computer to shut down a few times while I was working. On days when the park was mostly empty, the voltage drop was less notable..usually remaining above 100V, which is safe enough for most things. But when it filled up, it was downright hazardous. To be fair, it was very cold, and so I assume folks were running extra space heaters, etc. (I was running one space heater, but even without anything running, voltage was too low and unreliable to safely run my AC in heat pump mode). I've rarely come across a park with power this weak in 11 years of traveling.
Most of the sites have sewer hookups, which is great and rare for a CoE park, but I happened to end my stay in a site without one as it was too close to the water...only to find that the dump station was locked for seemingly no reason and with no signage indicating it was closed or for what reason (just a lock on the hookup), so I was stuck carrying around full tanks until my next destination. And, due to the extreme grade, when I was in a site that did have sewer hookup, it was still impossible to fully empty the tanks.
There are sites in the southern section of the park that have less severe grade, some are even close to level, so if you can get one of those, it's probably OK (though voltage might be a problem there, too, I don't know).
The redeeming characteristics are that the sites are big and nicely spread out, the park is quiet, and there's plenty of room to walk and enjoy the lake. Nearby East Fork or Hickory Creek are where I'll stay next time I'm in the area.
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