Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 

Go Back   Montana Owners Club - Keystone Montana 5th Wheel Forum > HAVE MOC WILL TRAVEL > Campgrounds
Click Here to Login

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 09-21-2007, 03:43 PM   #1
Ozz
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
Van Horn, in the great state of Texas

We have been there a few times, stayed at the KOA, some of the best good old greasy hamburglers I have ever had, were from the KOA Kafe there, great service from the work Kampers that staff the small eatery.
Sue and I left home last Winter, stopped at the Kansas Turnpike between Lawrence and Topeka, and met a couple from Minnesota, headed West. We spoke with them for a half hour or so, really nice people.
Welll, we met them at Van Horn, a few weeks later..small world.
We were walking back to our Monte after burglers one night and saw a huge fire off to the East, looked like the town was on fire. It turned out that was the dump, they burned it once a month. The manager of the KOA's son was on the fire department.
Van Horn is on Interstate 10, 120 miles East of El Paso, 50 miles South of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Some of the highest mountains in Texas are there, including the 8,085-foot El Capitan.
It has a Broadway street, with a pharmacy, the only one in a 90 mile radius.
According to a local legend, a rancher named A.S. Goynes supposedly suggested the healthy climate there attributed to long life, he stated the motto, "This town is so healthy, we had to shoot a man to start a cemetery". He was the first adult to be buried there,
Shot to death by his brother-in-law, over a feud over a watering hole.
10,000 or more vehicles pass through Van Horn each day. John Madden twice has mentioned in print, his favorite Mexican restaurant there.
Sue and I love the little town, the air is clean, stars bright, it is a cozy little place, an Oasis in the middle, between San Antonio and El Paso.
 
Ozz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-21-2007, 04:06 PM   #2
Delaine and Lindy
Montana Master
 
Delaine and Lindy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Lobelville
Posts: 2,128
M.O.C. #6650
Right you are Ozz, we were there also just a great little oasis in the middle of no were. We also stayed at the KOA, and the stars are also very bright at night. When we rushed back from Casa Grande Az. we stopped there at the Truck Stop and sleep for 4 hrs in Jan 07. Will stop there again when we go back to AZ. GBY....
Delaine and Lindy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Howdy from the state of Texas! kylec2 New Member Introductions 9 08-31-2010 12:57 PM
Eisenhower State Park - Texas rames14 Campgrounds State, Provincial & Federal 0 05-18-2010 05:33 AM
VAN HORN, OZONA, AND KERRVILLE, TEXAS CanDo Campgrounds 1 10-11-2007 06:33 AM
Ye-ha! got to Van Horn Texas!!!!! Ozz On the Road Again 13 01-08-2007 02:17 AM
KOA in Van Horn, in the great state of TEXAS! Ozz On the Road Again 8 11-29-2006 10:23 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Montana RV, Keystone RV Company or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:49 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.