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I would not stay here again unless or until they add Wi-Fi
By user-5852471... on 2017-10-23.
Stayed 2015-02-28 to 2015-03-03
Quite a rustic setting, no Wi-Fi at our site and no T-Mobile Service. The sites were more like dirt with some grass. No real attempt to put gravel down or improve the site much. Full hook-ups were fine and I could get satellite reception. The staff was good, but I only had minimal interaction since I checked in late. They only recycle aluminum cans obviously for the return money. I was happy to give them any and all cans to help improve this park.
I did use their Smartweigh service to weigh my rig. The weigh master was very helpful and knowledgeable.
I would not stay here again unless or until they add Wi-Fi. I know they want to keep costs down, but Wi-Fi is a basic need these days.
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Nice and remarkable innovation
By user-5861197... on 2017-10-23.
Stayed 2017-01-10 to 2017-01-15
Home of Escapees RV Club. Very nice RV park. Many live there, many stay for a month or more. We extended our brief stay just to relax from some long drives and enjoy the hospitality of the place. Grounds are between well maintained and immaculate. Also, there’s a Care Center for those who have slowed down their travels. It’s an independent-living retirement setting and you bring our own room/home, your rv. Meals are provided and some help with cleaning and laundry. Way ahead of their time, this park has been doing this for years.
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Stay out at Livingston Lake State Park instead!
By user-5268184... on 2017-10-23.
Stayed 2015-10-29 to 2015-11-06
If you like to have privacy and a beautiful view this is NOT the park for you. For just a few dollars more you can have a lakeside FHU site about 7 miles out of town.
Our site at Rainbow's End had the utilities in the middle so that we stepped out of our door just about one yard from our neighbor's site. When he sat in his RV watching TV it seemed as if our neighbor was looking right into our RV. We felt like we had to keep our shades down for privacy. There was no room to sit under our awning or enjoy being outdoors unless we wanted to sit at our picnic table behind our rig. We had been placed in the overflow area which is not well kept. There is very little gravel on the site which was mostly clay, dirt and a little bit of grass. There is an ant problem. The mail truck sat near the headquarters building and idled about 5 hours a day. The trash truck would come by about 7 AM banging a nearby dumpster very loudly. It seemed that the activities in the community center and club house were geared toward senior citizens aged 80+ who had been full-time RVers for many years and then settled down here. I give this RV park 1 star because the staff is very friendly, but I would never stay here again even if I were to attend the Escapee Boot Camp.
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Nice place
By user-5791465... on 2017-10-23.
I was skeptical after reading the reviews but as usual when I arrived I was pleased. It is an old park but we'll kept and clean. The staff is friendly, the spaces large. Will stay again.
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Don't get the bad reviews
By user-5810932... on 2017-10-23.
The site we have is in the "old part of the park,and is huge! The full time residents are friendly as is the staff at the office and the headquarters,is it perfect,no but a nice place to call home while in this part of Texas. We will stay again
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Nice
By user-6376743... on 2017-10-23.
Never stayed here before however they are our mail service. Decided to travel through Livingston to see where our mail services from and stay a few days and meet people. This park is huge and has lots of things to do people are great and the only fault that I see is that it doesn't have Wi-Fi or cable TV but it has everything else including a pool activities movie night dance night pancake breakfast on Saturdays and a wide variety of things. I would definitely stay here again for a longer period of time. Wish they did have Wi-Fi and cable TV. We are we are in a fifth wheel the 40 foot with big spacious spots and it is dog friendly which is a super plus for us.
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Poor excuse for an rv park!
By user-5328976... on 2017-10-23.
Though we are Escapees members we will not stay here again. Since the Petersen's are no longer involved in the organization and no one from the family even lives here the park has really gone down hill! The office staff is not real friendly, acted put out that we didn't have a reservation. Never needed one before! The site we were assigned was a weedy, muddy mess! They need more gravel but too cheap to put any down! No free WiFi, had to pay for tengo internet. And don't bother going to the socials. It's a bunch of unfriendly full time residents who don't travel and make no effort to make your acquaintance! Next time we have to be in Livingston we will stay elsewhere. As far as we are concerned the only reason to remain an Escapee is because we use their mail service. This organizations only purpose is to provide nice livings for three generations of the original founders, Joe and Kay Peterson. Unfortunately they have scraped the original mission of the organization!
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Not much to do
By user-6620284... on 2018-03-14.
We stayed here for one week. No TV, no internet, bad cell phone service. That would be ok if there was at least some nice scenery but there isn’t even that. It’s a large RV Park targeting senior citizens. We are in our 30s and felt out of place. If you don’t want to square dance or play bingo you’ll be bored. Couldn’t wait to leave.
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Likes/dislikes
By user-5011049... on 2018-07-06.
Stayed 2018-05-03 to 2018-06-18
Let's start with the like,Sat breakfast,water aerobics,book club.Dislikes park has seen it's glory days in the 80's.Dogs doing there business on your grass,speeding cars go carts dusty gravel roads,NO WiFi don't buy livcom package they try to sale you a waste!!!Unhappy staff,unhappy surrounding homeowners,LEFT early!
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Great for Escapee members who socialize
By user-4593698... on 2019-08-09.
Stayed 2018-08-01 to 2018-08-15
Escapees Village is like a really cool retirement community that has lots of choices. They have 2 rv parks for short term or long term parking. They have residents who have cottages with rv storage, and they have a C.A.R.E. Center that is for residents who can park nearby but require assistance with nursing, meals, laundry, etc. They also have a clubhouse, activity center, headquarters building with mail center, and thrift store, 2 laundry buildings, and a swimming pool.
People are very community oriented and friendly but not too friendly, if you know what I mean. You don t feel alone but you can be alone if you choose. If you are the type that likes social activities, they have so many to choose from every week and everything is free or small donation.
For me, the best part is 2 dog parks and the community of pet owners. I meet with the same people in the dog park every evening and it s really nice.
We are in the woods (they have 2 rv parks new and old; I believe the old is just a tad nicer) so lots of wilderness looking areas when I m walking the dogs in the mornings and evenings. Where I am is actually the original part of the park that the founding members started. When you make reservations, ask for this because you won t be able to change once you pay. Don t really understand it but they explained that they have 2 different bank accounts. I had a friend who wanted to change and wasn t able to for the first month.
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Nice RV Park HQ for Escapees
By user-6264626... on 2019-08-09.
Spots are not to close, as with most rv parks there is a strip of grass between spots. Site are generally level gravel with grass. As younger full timers we were disappointed in lack of OTA tv stations. I use AT&T for streaming and me and DW have Verizon cell phones. The availability of data service from both were hit and miss. The park has a lot of activities virtually everyday. I m guessing that is an attraction for seniors as they have a lot of permanent residents. It would be a better fit if we had satellite tv service. I would give a higher rating if data or tv was available. As we full time we like having tv as we don t spend all of our time outside like vacationers so generally expect good data service or OTA tv since we are at an rv park and not a campground. The price is quite reasonable but would look elsewhere in the future though we do use their mail forwarding service
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Lifetime members
By user-unknown on 2019-08-09.
Stayed 2019-07-22 to 2019-08-04
We stay here every year for a week or two. AT&T phone service is great, Dish has no problems and we use Sprint WiFi through FMCA with excellent service and no interruptions. Lots of activity s at the clubhouse or Care Center. This is our domicile. Recommend reading the book Beating the ODDS the story of Escapees. Inexpensive breakfast Friday and Saturday in the Care Center. Only a few minutes from Livingston-Walmart and numerous restaurants. Highly recommend.
