Thompson Grove Picnic Area Overnight Parking
Rita Blanca National Grassland
Write a Review Thompson Grove Lane Dalhart, TX 79022 Phone575-374-9652 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.4149, -102.8058
Overview of Thompson Grove Picnic Area Overnight Parking
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Two Tired Teachers on 1/9/2024
Longest RV Reported: 42 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by sowickesited on 10/7/2020
Number of Sites 10
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 4,330 ft / 1,319 m
Max Stay 14
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Reviews of Thompson Grove Picnic Area Overnight Parking 24 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 7 Users
Last reported 10/4/2023
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Last reported 10/4/2023
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 8/18/2020
“Quite Dark Sky”
Reviewed 1/9/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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A perfect overnight stop after a very long drive day! It is in the tip of the panhandle of Texas. You are just on a good gravel road for 1/2 mile so no concerns about road conditions.
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Two Tired Teachers would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Peaceful, quiet, safe feeling”
Reviewed 10/11/2023
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| RV Length: | 28' (Travel Trailer) |
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I've stayed here four times, the last was on Monday October 9, 2023. This time in a 26' TT. No one else here this time. In July 2023 two ladies using hammocks. I slept in the open on a cot. July 2022 another couple in a trailer. I slept in the open on a cot. Every time the place was clean, orderly, grass mowed. Is National ... more
I've stayed here four times, the last was on Monday October 9, 2023. This time in a 26' TT.
No one else here this time.
In July 2023 two ladies using hammocks. I slept in the open on a cot.
July 2022 another couple in a trailer. I slept in the open on a cot.
Every time the place was clean, orderly, grass mowed.
Is National Grasslands facility.
Location was good for me, not too far off roadway.
I stay here when heading from Texas to New Mexico/Colorado. Side trip off highway, NW to get there from Dalhart area, SW to Texline for breakfast.
Good cell service AT&T, no clue on 'bars'.
gary would stay here again
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“Peaceful!”
Reviewed 10/4/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 9 |
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Stayed nine of the fourteen days aloud. At least one if not two campers the whole time, a lot of turn over. Clean bathrooms, garbage bins, picnic tables some cement, grills and fire pits. Parking lot but plenty of room, we are 35’ had to unhook tow to turn around and get in position. Anything longer iffy depending on how many people ar... more
Stayed nine of the fourteen days aloud. At least one if not two campers the whole time, a lot of turn over. Clean bathrooms, garbage bins, picnic tables some cement, grills and fire pits. Parking lot but plenty of room, we are 35’ had to unhook tow to turn around and get in position. Anything longer iffy depending on how many people are there and how you park. Can just pull straight in and back out if need be. Great peaceful dirt road I used to do my daily walk. Verizon not great needed booster AT&T was a little better. Lots of flys not sure why nothing close by just grasslands. Middle of nowhere closest town Texline. Great Mennonite restaurant 7-2pm and store in town. Great prices and people at both.
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Sheryl would stay here again
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“Easy spot to get to, only 1/2 mile of gravel. Not really any camping spots, small parking lot. ”
Reviewed 4/27/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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Place is well maintained. Pit toliets, trash, picknic tables. Closest dump and fresh water, that we could find is 32 miles away in dalhart. Very quiet. Nothing but prairie to see all around. Like I said, just a small parking lot, but worked! Says 14 days free stay. Saw rangers once. Pretty level.
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Kat would stay here again
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“Small quiet boondocking site”
Reviewed 10/5/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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Stayed 4 nights and really enjoyed the area. Restrooms had plenty of TP and they were clean for the most part. A lot of other campers came mainly at night and left in the morning, so we mainly had the area to ourselves. Camping limit is 14 days. We stayed for 4 nights total. The stargazing was nice and it was pretty cool to hear the co... more
Stayed 4 nights and really enjoyed the area. Restrooms had plenty of TP and they were clean for the most part. A lot of other campers came mainly at night and left in the morning, so we mainly had the area to ourselves. Camping limit is 14 days. We stayed for 4 nights total. The stargazing was nice and it was pretty cool to hear the coyotes. Wouldn’t say it is big rig friendly. We have a 28ft trailer and wasn’t sure we’d be able to turn around at the site but me made it...barely. And there were A LOt of flies!
LaTasha would stay here again
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“Ahhh the Serenity ”
Reviewed 7/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
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Came to experience the grass plains, love it. Nicely maintained picnic area. Vault toilets clean and well stocked with TP. Pretty flat, just used a couple Links blocks to get perfectly level. No road noise, planes or trains, just peaceful & quite.
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rschmidt59 would stay here again
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“Quiet!”
Reviewed 7/26/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | NA |
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Vault toilets, quiet and a nice view of panhandle. Another reviewer mentioned flies. Yes, there are plenty of flies especially near the vault toilets. But we still enjoyed the stop. Plenty of room for our big pickup and 20ft travel trailer. Another reviewer mentioned having to back in with a larger rig. Totally agree. We can turn... more
Vault toilets, quiet and a nice view of panhandle. Another reviewer mentioned flies. Yes, there are plenty of flies especially near the vault toilets. But we still enjoyed the stop. Plenty of room for our big pickup and 20ft travel trailer. Another reviewer mentioned having to back in with a larger rig. Totally agree. We can turn around rather easily with a 20 footer but much longer and turning around would not be possible. Backing in shouldn’t be a problem. We’ve only seen four other vehicles in sixteen hours so traffic is not a problem.
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Scott would stay here again
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“Nice, secluded campsite, but...”
Reviewed 7/17/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Picnic tables and fire pits and grills all in decent condition. Didn't use the restrooms. About 8 degrees cooler than in town, and breezy, which in mid-July is good. Bear-proof trash and recycle bins. Good Verizon and AT&T service. Had the place all to myself. Well, no other humans anyway. But the flies! It wasn't too bad in the aftern... more
Picnic tables and fire pits and grills all in decent condition. Didn't use the restrooms. About 8 degrees cooler than in town, and breezy, which in mid-July is good. Bear-proof trash and recycle bins. Good Verizon and AT&T service. Had the place all to myself. Well, no other humans anyway. But the flies! It wasn't too bad in the afternoon, but by 5pm there were just thousands of flies. I have a magnetic screen for my side door with only one small gap, but several found their way in. With dozens on the screen itself, I had to open the screen to shut the door to keep them out, and at least 20 got inside. Spent the next 90 minutes killing flies. I literally just killed 2 more as I write this. Such a shame for such an otherwise great spot. It's probably just certain times of the year they're this bad.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Quiet little spot”
Reviewed 7/10/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Nothing fancy but it’s a nice little free place to get some rest. Please beware I did encounter a young rattlesnake next to the parking area near the middle entrance of the picnic area. He was rattling and spitting at me! Scary moment! Be sure to check around before every step in the late evenings.
Paul would stay here again
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“Quiet in the middle of nowhere”
Reviewed 10/7/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 42' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Middle of nowhere, but a quiet place to relax for the night. We stayed overnight in our 42ft 5th wheel RV. We had to back into the parking area because it's not large enough to turn around any oversized vehicles. Stayed the night with a couple vans, trucks, some tent campers and an airstream. AT&T and Verizon cell service both wo... more
Middle of nowhere, but a quiet place to relax for the night. We stayed overnight in our 42ft 5th wheel RV. We had to back into the parking area because it's not large enough to turn around any oversized vehicles.
Stayed the night with a couple vans, trucks, some tent campers and an airstream.
AT&T and Verizon cell service both worked well enough to get some school and work done.
No showers or running water. Not much shade.
The parking lot is a short drive off the paved road on a dirt road. We heard a few cars pass but not much traffic.
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sowickesited would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- picnic area
Site Amenities
- big rig
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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