An Escape from Severe Weather

Leaving Frisco, we were trying to get to Tucson, Arizona, in three days, for the annual conference (RVers refer to these events as "rallies") held by the RV Club to which we belong (Escapees); but Tucson is 971 miles away from Frisco (approximately 15 hours of driving), so we planned to make a few one night stops along the way.  We also wanted to leave the DFW area as early as possible on this morning because there was a prediction of severe thunderstorms, hail, and strong winds in the Dallas area (turned out that all three predictions came true, with tennis ball-sized hail in some places).

Along the way to our first one night stop of our journey west, we did not encounter any thunderstorms, but we encountered the worst winds we had driven through yet; with sustained winds near 30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph.  Accordingly, we drove very slowly and cautiously with tumbleweed and dust flying across the highway in front of us and the wind shoving us from side to side.  We did not stop for groceries this time, although we made a few stops to rest and to get gas.  What should have been about a five-hour drive took us about seven hours.  

When we made it to our one night stop in Crosbyton, Texas, we were relieved to say the least.  We did not even put out the slide because it was too windy, and we hooked up to electricity only.  On the upside, the RV park we stayed in was the FREE Crosbyton City RV Park.  It was directly off of U.S. Highway 82, so there was some street noise, but we didn’t care; we only wanted to have a drink and relax after the stressful drive.  We had to listen to the wind all night, so we didn’t get a good sleep, but it was welcomed sleep.

The winds died down by early morning, but the weather turned frigid, with lows in the 30s.  We unplugged the RV and we were off to our next one-night stop.

Review of Crosbyton City RV Park

This free RV park provided by the city of Crosbyton, Texas, has 8 full hookup sites for RVs.  It also has a restroom and is located next to a city pool off of Highway 82 on the way to Lubbock.  The sites are dirt and gravel, but fairly level.  Many of the sewer hookups were broken but still usable.  They do not accept reservations and there is no manager on site.  There is an Allsup’s Convenience Store located a few blocks away, if you need some basic food and beverage items.  The city also boasts of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum located a few blocks away. 

There was only one other RV parked at the Crosbyton City RV Park on the night that we stayed so "first come, first served" does not seem to be an issue.  You can’t beat the price (free, although they accept donations).  It is a great place to stay for one or two nights if you are on your way west