Part 8 - Cactus Country.
10195 S Houghton Rd
Tucson, Arizona. 85747.
520-574-3000
Website: Cactus Country RV Park.
We moved our RV to the East Side of Tucson and spent the rest of the winter at Cactus Country RV Resort.
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| Cactus Country entryway. |
The spaces were decent size and equal proportion. The facilities were well kept and the staff was friendly and helpful. Best of all, they had a large dog run area with a toy bin and picnic tables.
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| Bugzy loved the dog run. Every time we walked by it, he would pull us over to the gate wanting in. |
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| Bugzy and Luna in the dog run. It was more than enough room for them to get exercise. |
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| Luna. Perched on a picnic table. |
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| Luna likes picnic tables. |
We met great people there, and if anything, our dogs were the troublemakers.
Aside from our neighbors who never spoke to us, we loved our site. We had plenty of room to park the truck, put the camper awning out, and we even had a small cactus garden.
Our cactus garden and outdoor area was nice, but our favorite part was spending the winter somewhere with a really nice pool and hot tub area!
Aside from our neighbors who never spoke to us, we loved our site. We had plenty of room to park the truck, put the camper awning out, and we even had a small cactus garden.
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| Cactus Country RV. Site 142 |
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| TV at night. Can't do this in Illinois, unless you are wearing a bug-net. |
Our cactus garden and outdoor area was nice, but our favorite part was spending the winter somewhere with a really nice pool and hot tub area!
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| Pool and hot tub at Cactus Country. |
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| Another shot of the pool area. |
Pros: The heated swimming pool and hot tub were our favorite part of the park, but the location was a plus too. Our last RV park was a 20 to 30 minute drive to a grocery store, now we had a short drive up Houghton to get to both a Walmart and a Fry's Foods.
The bathrooms were clean, the showers were in need of repair, but they were set for repairs when our stay ended. The laundry room was nice and spacious and coins were available in the office. We were also happily surprised to see clotheslines, which saved us a lot of money. Clothes dry fast down here, unfortunately most RV parks treat clotheslines as an eyesore and a nuisance, but not Cactus Country.
A very nice pavilion with picnic tables is located on the edge of the park and used for community gatherings. I used it to host a cookout for some of my work-friends before we all parted ways. The rec-room had two pool tables, a book exchange, and a piano (which I played frequently). In summary, the facilities were on par with Desert Trails, but the fact that we felt respected and welcomed won us over on Cactus Country.
Cons: The biggest drawback of this place, as well as most RV parks in the area, is that it is a 55+. park. What that means is that if you are under 55 you have to get permission to stay here and they are pretty strict on not letting anyone with children camp here. So be warned.
Also, the trails leaving the park were nothing compared to our stay at Desert Trails (See previous blog entry) The trails were so rough and rutted they made biking on them almost impossible. There were no saguaro cacti on the surrounding property, which made the scenery less attractive. We found out that the practice of cattle herding had decimated the population of saguaros here. It was not uncommon to have free range cattle blocking the entrance road, and I was late for work one time due to a cattle crossing.
In the end, Cactus Country was the best park that we found in town, or the surrounding area. The landscaping and facilities, along with the friendly management, will keep us coming back to this park any time we are in the Tucson area.
Link to our previous article:
Part 7 - Sabino Canyon
Link to our next article:
Part 9A - Mt Wrightson Wilderness Area.
The bathrooms were clean, the showers were in need of repair, but they were set for repairs when our stay ended. The laundry room was nice and spacious and coins were available in the office. We were also happily surprised to see clotheslines, which saved us a lot of money. Clothes dry fast down here, unfortunately most RV parks treat clotheslines as an eyesore and a nuisance, but not Cactus Country.
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| Our laundry on the line with our trusty red wagon off on the left. |
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| Our picnic pavilion at Cactus Country |
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| Giant Lantana bush with flowers in the foreground. Blooming ocotillo on back right. |
Cons: The biggest drawback of this place, as well as most RV parks in the area, is that it is a 55+. park. What that means is that if you are under 55 you have to get permission to stay here and they are pretty strict on not letting anyone with children camp here. So be warned.
Also, the trails leaving the park were nothing compared to our stay at Desert Trails (See previous blog entry) The trails were so rough and rutted they made biking on them almost impossible. There were no saguaro cacti on the surrounding property, which made the scenery less attractive. We found out that the practice of cattle herding had decimated the population of saguaros here. It was not uncommon to have free range cattle blocking the entrance road, and I was late for work one time due to a cattle crossing.
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| This was taken from the road into the RV park. Free range cattle. |
In the end, Cactus Country was the best park that we found in town, or the surrounding area. The landscaping and facilities, along with the friendly management, will keep us coming back to this park any time we are in the Tucson area.
Link to our previous article:
Part 7 - Sabino Canyon
Link to our next article:
Part 9A - Mt Wrightson Wilderness Area.
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