We've just pulled into Fort Anahuac County Park. After stopping at the Chambers County Building and getting our "FREE" three day permit from County Commissioner, Bubba Abernathy, we were set to go. I'm not kidding, 3 days free camping from Bubba, it doesn't get any better than this.
Bubba's business card. Just to prove that it is not another Ranger Tale.
Our own private peninsula. This is hard to beat.
The park is on Trinity Bay in the Gulf of Mexico just an hour East of Houston. We found the best site in the huge park, a small peninsula that gives us water on three sided of the RV. This is definitely an "IT" spot. You must be fully self contained to camp here and right now we are the only campers here. That's right, 50 acres to ourselves. There are a half dozen boat trailers that we can see, they must be out fishing.
The fishing pier out the front windshield
Imagine many miles of shoreline to ourselves.
The barrier reef is several miles long and there are trails to go "Birding" on in the morning.
So how did we find this gem of a County Park. Last week a new piece of software was launched by fellow RV'ers, Cherie and Chris of Technomadia. They have combined government maps and a listing of thousand of public camp sites that are not commonly known or easily found. The cost of this new software from the iStore was $1.99. That is a true bargain when compared to a $15, $20 or $30 per night RV site.
I'm already up $58.01.
Today was our first day using this new software. I think I'll take Terri out to dinner with our savings. I also owe Cherie and Chris a dinner.
Wheel_Estate said
04:11 PM Apr 16, 2014
That's fantastic. I heard the new Android app was just released this morning too.
Shame we had to give up our Android cell plan due to limited budget.
Not a total loss with all the other resources out there, but the app still sounds great.
Enjoy the scenery and your visit.
BiggarView said
04:32 PM Apr 16, 2014
Awesome, great find.
Technomadia said
05:42 PM Apr 16, 2014
Russ Ranger wrote:
So how did we find this gem of a County Park. Last week a new piece of software was launched by fellow RV'ers, Cherie and Chris of Technomadia. They have combined government maps and a listing of thousand of public camp sites that are not commonly known or easily found. The cost of this new software from the iStore was $1.99. That is a true bargain when compared to a $15, $20 or $30 per night RV site.
That's really really cool and thanks for the pimping of our new little app :) However, the new app doesn't include any campsite listings - it just shows public land boundaries. Where are you find the campground listings?? Cuz if it does, we totally need to up the price :)
- Cherie
PIEERE said
06:48 PM Apr 16, 2014
We are not telling!!!! Just kidding! You two are just plain awesome!!!
Russ Ranger said
07:14 PM Apr 16, 2014
Cherie,
You are correct. We did get info from multiple sources to find todays location. In the last couple weeks we have added 5 new ways to locate our next move. This arsenal of software is helping us find better locations and understand our moves better. Ultimate Campground was very helpful today as was our iPad mapping software.
The lesson to be learned is that it will take many different tools to get the best results. We all want the "IT" site when we arrive. Today we found "IT".
Free is Very Good Price
Just to prove that it is not another Ranger Tale.
The barrier reef is several miles long and there are trails to go "Birding" on in the morning.
I'm already up $58.01.
Today was our first day using this new software. I think I'll take Terri out to dinner with our savings. I also owe Cherie and Chris a dinner.
Shame we had to give up our Android cell plan due to limited budget.
Not a total loss with all the other resources out there, but the app still sounds great.
Enjoy the scenery and your visit.
Awesome, great find.
That's really really cool and thanks for the pimping of our new little app :) However, the new app doesn't include any campsite listings - it just shows public land boundaries. Where are you find the campground listings?? Cuz if it does, we totally need to up the price :)
- Cherie
You are correct. We did get info from multiple sources to find todays location. In the last couple weeks we have added 5 new ways to locate our next move. This arsenal of software is helping us find better locations and understand our moves better. Ultimate Campground was very helpful today as was our iPad mapping software.
The lesson to be learned is that it will take many different tools to get the best results. We all want the "IT" site when we arrive. Today we found "IT".