do you want to visit a campground where you can stand by the lake and take into
beautiful mountain views and see lots of deer lots of deer I'm Jimmy and I'm Lisa
the kids are all grown up and it's our turn to have fun
so now you'll find us camping yes you will today we're gonna take a look at
the Thousand Trails Park and Madinah Lake Texas we'd never been there so we
weren't sure what to expect and it was a little off the beaten path but that was
okay it was right along our route when we were passing through Texas have you
ever been to Modena Lake Campground if so comment below and let us know what
you think the check-in process was a little different in Modena Lake
typically at the Thousand Trails parks that we have been to you stop at the
guard shack and they direct you where to go to pull up to the office so forth
this one there were signs out front that told you to stop before the guard shack
and pull down into the office so they could direct you you got it we missed
the sign we've put a picture here of the sign so that when you pull in you're
sure not to miss it when you pull through the gate of the campground you
can see this big old house sitting up on the hill overlooks the entrance to the
campground it's right when you pull into section a so I got out and took a look
at it it's called the spell Riverside house it was built before 1881 by John
spittle jr. and was built on the east bank of the Medina River they of course
then built a dam and which was completed in 1912 and the house had to be moved or
it would have been flooded because of where it was sitting so it was moved
here and then once the campground was built they used the house for the sales
office or a recreation area to hold meetings but that was back in the 70s
I'm not sure when they quit using it but sometime after that and you can tell by
the looks of the house it's deteriorating pretty badly which is
really sad for this piece of history to be falling apart as we pull into section
a just passed this pedal house they have us parked here because it's a
pull-through site so it's easy to get in and out since we're only here for a
night over to the right you'll see the bath house the pool hot tub and the
longer facilities also a basketball court and
there is a old barn there on the property we're gonna go ahead and do a
drive-thru of section a kind of show you all the sights that are here available
in this area but first we must stop for there's a deer straight across the room
if you can see him or not oh there's two of them look at him
big buck
oh we gotta take a picture
those are two bucks mm-hmm sorry for the distraction everyone and I
hope you can get to see the deer in the video as we proceed through section a
everything on the right our back ends the sights to the left are pull throughs
section a is water electric only as we round the corner we're gonna enter into
section L which is just one strip across the backside of section a these are all
full hookup sites so they're just kind of tucked away there on the end we're
gonna pull up here to the bathhouse and section a and do a little walkthrough so
we can see the condition of the buildings how clean the facilities are
and so forth
so the buildings here seem to be in pretty good shape anyway
everything seems to be okay I guess the building itself is a bit older but it's
all in great shape and freshly painted and everything looks really clean which
at the end of the day let's be real that's what's important as we're
finishing our drive through a section a please comment below and let me know
what's important to you and looking for a campground do you want something close
to the highway are you looking for a full hookup it's a pull-through
important or the clean bathhouse is important is it more important to be
able to get in and out of the site easily let me know what's important to
you now as we pull into section are we're gonna drive through this section
and take a look at these sites here they are all water electric sewer the map
says full hookups it doesn't specify 50 amp like section l did so I'm assuming
that full hookup in this section means that they are 30 amp sites that's not a
guarantee but on the map in section L it said full hookups 50 amps so that's what
I'm gonna go with as we get to the exit down here to the R section are you'll
notice there is one little cabin on the corner I'm not sure why it's the only
one here maybe there's plans to put some more in but for now it is the only cabin
in this section once we get out on the main road the speed limit is gonna be 15
between section are in Section F this is the only place in the park where the
speed limit is over five miles per hour another rule that they were very
specific about going over when we checked in we've now made it to falcon
perch section F section F is a mixture of full hookup sites 50 amp sites a
couple of water and electric only and several cabins as you see as we drive
through section F is gonna be on the Left Modena Lake is gonna be on the
right also on the right was a parking area and a picnic area so if you want to
just drive down in your truck car or even golf cart and park and have a
picnic down by the lake you could certainly do so there were picnic tables
up closer to the parking area as well as down by the water it was a very
beautiful sight there to be kind of a rocky lakeside there with
mountains off in the distance and it was a little chilly the day we were there so
of course there was no one swimming I would imagine in the summertime though
that people would be in the water swimming maybe even fishing although it
is a little chilly here in January with the wind blowing off the lake I would be
willing to bet that in the middle of the summer time Falcon perch or section F is
the place people are trying to get you can be right here across from the lake
the kids have easy access whether it be on a bicycle or by foot and all let's
not forget the pets the dogs have a place to go to here's the dog park okay
dog park
now once you've taken the dogs and worn them out at the dog park next up on the
list is to take the kids just a little bit down the road here between the
street and the lake and check out the playground for all ages
I think that was more like F for fun snap take a little break because who
doesn't like a slide now that we took our break and went down the slide we're
gonna go on down to the boat dock or boat launching area whether you have a
boat a kayak a jetski and you need a place to get in the water and this is
where you're gonna come if you don't have a watercraft and you just want to
fish there's also a pier here that you can come and fish off of next section on
our list is Buffalo Cove Section B these sites are all right on the point here
they all have water view or most of them back right up to the water however their
only water and electric so would it be worth it to you to not have that sewer
hookup to have that great water view comment below and let us know because
different things are important to different people the next section we're
going to come up on is coyote corner section see these sites are also water
and electric only with the exception of three full hookup sites right on the end
again they're right on the water either on the water or have a great water view
so maybe it would be worth it to give up that sewer connection maybe you're only
here for the weekend and don't feel like you need the sewer the water electrics
all you need let us know what is most important to you the view and being
close to the water or having that sewer connection we were in section a but
since we were just there for one night sewer wasn't important to us we didn't
have the great water view but we wanted easy in and out and somewhere that we
wouldn't disturb others and we were trying to get up early the next morning
and hit the road as we come up on the activity center here you're gonna notice
the mini golf is right between Section C and the activity center then as we park
and get out and walk around along the back of the building is the basketball
court the volleyball court and then we get to the actual building itself which
is currently having some work done so it's not open
but it's a standard thousand trails activity center which is the building
and then the covered pavilion on one end as we exit and head back to the truck we
also notice that there is a huge twister painted on the ground and of course you
can't play twister without a spinner but no worries they also have one of
those that's laying out here on the concrete made out of some sort of tents
so that it's safe to be left outdoors and just as we start to head back to our
camper we come across this small herd of deer just standing in the parking area
you can tell they're used to being fed so I guess that's why they're trying to
not have people feed them now but they're so pretty to just stop and watch
them for a minute as we leave we're gonna pass the last few things here at
the activity center which is gonna be the swings a slide horseshoe pits and
the disc golf all in all I'd say they have quite a variety of activities to
take part in here at Medina Lake now that we're back over in Section a where
we're staying I'm gonna do a quick peek into the ladies restroom which is right
here beside the pool then we're gonna go out and check out the pool I'm pretty
sure the pool still open it was just too chilly for anybody to be in it this
evening it still appeared to be open lights on and clean then over in the
corner by the pool is the hot tub which was also very well lit and I'm sure it's
still open just nobody was enjoying it next is a laundry facility where it's a
dollar seventy-five to wash a little clothes a dollar fifty to dry them how
important is the laundry facility to you and your camping do you have washer and
dryer in your rig or do you use the facilities at the campground please
comment below and let me know Medina Lake was a huge campground
multiple sections some with mountain views some with lake views most all of
them with wildlife they had back end sites pull through sites full hookups
water an electric only really just depend on what you were looking for they
had lots of activities at the activity center and a nice pool and hot tub all
the bathhouses and laundry facilities the pool the hot tub everything was in
varied was very clean and well kept well painted
everything seemed very up-to-date and the staff there was super friendly don't
forget all about the deer is Medina Lake Thousand Trails Park in Texas a place we
would return to absolutely but we would definitely want to stay a little longer
than we did this time safe travels everyone