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Rita Blanca Lake Park
City Park
Write a Review 3199 Farm to Market 281 Dalhart, TX 79022 806-244-5511 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.0387, -102.5056
Overview of Rita Blanca Lake Park
Last Price Paid: $30
Reported by SteveDemmy on 6/7/2023
Longest RV Reported: 42 feet (Class A)
Reported by Lionheart Adventures on 6/26/2020
Number of Sites 8
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 3,937 ft / 1,199 m
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. (806)-244-5511
HnyB asked on 12/26/2021
Can you make a reservation for camping at Rita Blanca Lake Park?
Reviews of Rita Blanca Lake Park 15 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 7/26/2021
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Last reported 6/7/2023
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Last reported 6/7/2023
“$30 a night for electricity in a gravel parking lot with decent views of the lake.”
Reviewed 6/7/2023
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
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The campground is part of a beautiful and large city park. The campground itself isn't as nice. It is basically a large well graded gravel parking lot with decent views of the lake. Water was disconnected at my visit. There were Outlets for 20, 30, and 50 amp plugs, but I did not plug in for test the quality of the circuits. The sites ... more
The campground is part of a beautiful and large city park. The campground itself isn't as nice. It is basically a large well graded gravel parking lot with decent views of the lake. Water was disconnected at my visit. There were Outlets for 20, 30, and 50 amp plugs, but I did not plug in for test the quality of the circuits. The sites have no shade. Good AT&T cell reception.
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“Now $30. ”
Reviewed 5/5/2022
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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This is now $30. Yuck. Thirty miles down the road is Texhoma park in Dumas, Texas. Free electricity and dump. Much nicer there.
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“Great place for an overnight stay”
Reviewed 10/30/2021
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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We stayed here for one night while on our way from Denver to Austin. The $15 price is perfect and includes FHU. We only used the electricity in site 6 which was fine. This is not an RV resort but serves the purpose - a great stay while on the road. The site was fairly level. As to our cell service, we actually had 4 bars of 5G on AT... more
We stayed here for one night while on our way from Denver to Austin. The $15 price is perfect and includes FHU. We only used the electricity in site 6 which was fine. This is not an RV resort but serves the purpose - a great stay while on the road. The site was fairly level.
As to our cell service, we actually had 4 bars of 5G on ATT and T-Mobile. The drop-down menu does not let us select anything beyond 4G LTE.
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Mike would stay here again
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“Gravel parking lot near a lake - Low cost! Great Birding”
Reviewed 7/26/2021
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 34' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We are traveling and needed an overnight stop but we need electricity so for AC! This is perfect for this. No trees but there is a park with grass
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Dayna would stay here again
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“Okay for a quick overnight”
Reviewed 11/5/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
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First, I grew up in a meat packing community surrounded by feed yards so I'm pretty used to the smell that comes with that industry. That's the smell you get with this campground, and when you're staying in a camper, you smell it. All. Night. Long. Apart from the smell, the geese are going nuts right now at 12:30am. They are loud! ... more
First, I grew up in a meat packing community surrounded by feed yards so I'm pretty used to the smell that comes with that industry. That's the smell you get with this campground, and when you're staying in a camper, you smell it. All. Night. Long.
Apart from the smell, the geese are going nuts right now at 12:30am. They are loud!
I'm thankful this campground is available. Only two other rigs here. Electric, water, and dump at each site. The water is currently wrapped up in insulation with a bucket duct taped over it. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to dig through it to get to the spigot or not, luckily I still have water in my fresh tank to use.
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“Great for ovenighter ”
Reviewed 9/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class B) |
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Nothing fancy; however it is FHU. We got the last open space (#3). Of the eight spaces, six appeared to be occupied by long term campers. Easy hook up and all functioned as expected. We are self contained so lack of amenities was no problem. See more details
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Cajun Boomer would stay here again
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“Inexpensive, quiet, nice spot to park”
Reviewed 8/11/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Spent the night here on our way north to Colorado. Very easy to find with Google maps, right off 87.
The sites are fairly level, with the surrounding area being gravel. Back in site, but no problem getting our 40' rig in.
Lake is behind the RV and down a hill.
4 bars on our Verizon phones.
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Kamping Keith would stay here again
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“Convenient & Inexpensive”
Reviewed 7/28/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 29' (Class C) |
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In a great location on our trip heading south from CO. Easy to get in to and fairly level. No trees or tables close by but accessible if desired. A nice view of the lake. Could hear trains but not close enough to be too loud. So happy to find these nice little parks on our journeys. Thanks to all the towns that provide them.
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KimL would stay here again
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“A Great Place To Take A Break”
Reviewed 7/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
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5 sites with water and electric hookups for RV’s. Volleyball, Tetherball, and playground available. I spoke with a local and she had advised that if we took a left on the trail by the lake about a quarter of a mile down we could take a left on a trail that leads to a waterfall and if you take a right and 2-3 miles we would run into a c... more
5 sites with water and electric hookups for RV’s. Volleyball, Tetherball, and playground available. I spoke with a local and she had advised that if we took a left on the trail by the lake about a quarter of a mile down we could take a left on a trail that leads to a waterfall and if you take a right and 2-3 miles we would run into a canyon. There is a restroom closer to the baseball and rodeo area.
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AshleyM1205 would stay here again
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“Shhhh - Secret in the Panhandle”
Reviewed 7/9/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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Lake Rita Blanca State/City Park - Dalhart, Texas - $15.00 (cash or check only) per night - No Reservations; First Come First Serve only. This was a great find on our journey from Texas to Colorado. The park was a state park at one time, but has been turned over to the City of Dalhart. There are only 10 gravel, fairly level sites, e... more
Lake Rita Blanca State/City Park - Dalhart, Texas - $15.00 (cash or check only) per night - No Reservations; First Come First Serve only. This was a great find on our journey from Texas to Colorado. The park was a state park at one time, but has been turned over to the City of Dalhart. There are only 10 gravel, fairly level sites, each with full hook-ups and your choice of 20, 30, or 50 amp electricity. There is also a dump station onsite, but no other amenities. Apparently this is a well-kept secret, because we are literally the only ones in the rv portion of the park. There are some trees at the back end of the gravel, but alas they don’t do much for the hot temperature of 103 degrees today. As you might imagine, it is quite. Perfect for a one-night stay for us.
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The Fishers would stay here again
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“Washed out for anything but a truck or high clearance unless you park on the road”
Reviewed 11/2/2016
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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I pulled onto the rock/sand road after dark and after about 100' in from turning off the paved road it was severely washed out to make it impassible in my 23' RV. Along the dirt road there was high grass everywhere and tracks where ATVs had been racing over part of the roads, these were smooth showing a lot of wear but 3' high in som... more
I pulled onto the rock/sand road after dark and after about 100' in from turning off the paved road it was severely washed out to make it impassible in my 23' RV. Along the dirt road there was high grass everywhere and tracks where ATVs had been racing over part of the roads, these were smooth showing a lot of wear but 3' high in some spots. I couldn't get past the first intersection to even make it down to the river to check out the campsites. I did sleep here though and outside of some teenagers making some kind of rendezvous here, it was OK along the road. This morning I went for a walk and apparently the park doesn't exist, as the road to the lake was gated off.
*** UPDATE: **** I read other reviews of this park and apparently my Garmin sent me down a back country road near the south end of the lake instead of the park, because I could see the lake a few hundred feet in the distance but there was a gate keeping people out. So what I think happened is that if you go by these GPS coordinates, you get sent west on 281 off 87 and then told to take an immediate left down a sand/gravel road instead of continuing on a bit, heading further northwest on 281 to access the north west corner of the lake which must have the actual campground. Oh well, I got a free night's stay and a free undercarriage sanding ;-)
Please submit if anyone comes up with the real coordinates of the park because the area referenced with this GPS is a dust/sand/bowl, potential-mud-bog, ATV racing pit.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Facilities
- dump station
- trash
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