Thompson Grove Picnic Area

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!

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.

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.

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.

This was a great FREE place to stop and sleep on the way from Tx to Co. It was easy to find although very isolated. It's very hot and dry in this area but thankfully it was cool at night with all the windows open. However, when the wind shifts a certain direction you will smell cow and only cow. Our 19 foot trailer was the largest parked there out of another 6 or 7 campers on a Saturday night. We were the last to leave in the morning - which was good - because we backed the entire way out of the parking area. Turning around for a larger trailer would be difficult here unless you have the place to yourself, but without designated parking areas everyone just pulls in. Parking lot is mostly level. There is a bathroom but we didn't use it. Fires were not allowed although there are pits and picnic tables.