We stopped over at this park after the park on the other side of town because it has great views, too. Maybe even better because they are unrestricted. And because you can't see town, you feel like you are out there. But that's about all we can recommend. It's a big white gravel parking lot and the long term-ers run the place and stare at you all the time. It creeped my wife out. The spots are right on top of each other, too, so there's no getting away really. The ones down the hill are better if you want to stay there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This was our second time to stay here. All electric has been updated and is in very good condition. Full hookups with cable TV. Beautiful views of Chinati Peak and the Davis Mountains. There are 8 new pull-through spaces that have more room between them than the original 8, which is better for us since we have multiple slide-outs. Not a resort and few frills, but solid for the money. It fits the Marfa theme. Best sunset I've seen in a while, too. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a basic, but solid RV park. It has all hookups, but no bathrooms or showers. If Marfa is your destination or you're looking for a jump-off point for the western side of Big Bend State Park, this is a good option. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Hookups were new and modern. Beautiful vista of West Texas big country. Quiet and pleasant. If you want a resort, go to Florida. This country needs to be appreciated for what it is. We were in "Pearl" our vintage Streamline. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
You pay $22 to an envelope in an office... and you get a place to park, with cable, 30/50amp, water and sewage. All in fairly bettered condition...i wore gloves when connecting the power as the board was cracked and i felt a little unsafe! No other facilities. It's just fine if all you need is somewhere to stop overnight, however it really should be priced at closer to $15. We camped here in a Motorhome.
No 50 amp. Park appears old and run down. some electric boxes rusted and warn. Scared to use. Spaces are small and park says each space is for two trailers. If you are big with slides, no way will you fit. One Plus fantastic view. No restrooms or snack bar. Must drive into town for every thing. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
February 2007
$20
Small empty gravel area outside of town. Self-pay station. Someone did live on the premise. All gravel area. Sites are VERY narrow. Slide outs only fit if no one is in a site next door. We stayed 2 nights. Nice quiet open prarie surrounding. We camped here in a Motorhome.
No one there, just a shed with form to fill in with our information then put into slot with payment (Cash Only). So no discounts, no one there to take it. Notice did say if you don't pay, you will be waken up in the middle of the night. But price is cheap enough. This is the only campground in Marfa. There is nothing to it, it is basically a pull off with hook-ups. Not a whole lot of room, if you are over 40' you will stick out of you spot a bit. There is a separate dumping station, if you are going through and just need a place to dump. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Tumble In is not your typical boring commercial RV park. The "office" is a refurbed Scotty (I think) and check in is unusual--you leave your CC number or cash as there is no attendant. The pull throughs are huge and easy to access. The landscaping is new so no worries about dialing in your satellite. WiFi the best we have ever had on the road. Great water pressure as well. Bathrooms were spotless and new. Yes, there are trains. But with the AC running, we barely noticed. Marfa is a fun little town. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park was empty except for our friends and us. The self check-in is not a comfortable way to go with no envelopes available to put cash in. The other option was to write all our credit card information on the check in form and drop that in a box. We felt very uncomfortable with that idea too. The park is gravel and has no shade. It was noisy due to the trains. OK for an overnight stay only. Our basic needs were met but that was the extent of it. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We enjoyed our stay at this groovy, work-in-progress place, but can't rate it very high on any kind of objective scale. We were the only souls in the place, never met the owners, but we did admire the cute/retro trailer office and the really cool architecture of the bathhouse, which was clean. We weren't keen on the price for such a bare-bones place next to the railroad tracks, though. Not sure if it'll improve with the heavily watered but odd landscaping. I know you can't escape goatheads in this area, but it seemed like that's what they were growing. All that said, we might stay again, though, as this seemed much better than another place. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stopped back by the Tumble In because we had such fun in Marfa last time and wanted to see how the owners had fixed it up since our last time through, and we were really excited! They have incredible bathrooms and showers now and really strong free WIFI and they've been planting trees and grass. They even restored / fixed up their little self-check in trailer -- an adorable old "canned ham." One of the reasons we had so much fun last time was because the young couple who owned it were so nice, and they were just as nice and helpful this time. We've never seen as RV park with the style this place is going for. It's just cool for the whole family. It's only a year old, but the Tumble In is really going to be special. We camped here in a Motorhome.
New, bare, no showers or restrooms, Wi-Fi working but weak. Good views of the open country around Marfa. We had the place to ourselves. It is between a highway (lightly traveled at night) and a railroad track so there will be some noise. Honor system check-in. Owner did respond to emails when I inquired about space available. It's a good place for a Marfa stopover. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This place is new -- no facilities, landscaping just getting going, internet not up yet (as of June 2011) -- so it's not going to thrill any one who needs all the perks. But if you want an incredible view (thirty miles, maybe?), peace and quite, space between sites, a mile long view of the trains coming around the bend, be a 1/4 mile from Marfa with a great view of town, on the way to Alpine, on the way to Big Bend National park, near the Marfa Lights ... need I go on? The place is cool. There a great old vintage neon sign,too. We'll be back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.