Cities with RV Parks are shown in blue type.
The other listed cities on I-20, in green type
are included for orientation.

exit #	community	exit #	community
42	Pecos	397-408	Weatherford
80, 86	Monahans	415	Willow Park
115	Odessa	428-442A	Fort Worth
126-144	Midland	449,449B	Arlington
174-184	Big Spring	460-479	Dallas
210	Colorado City	506	Terrell
249	Sweetwater	519-527	Canton
282-294	Abilene	544	Van
300	Clyde	552-567	Tyler
307	Baird	583	Kilgore
330-332	Cisco	595-B	Longview
340-343	Eastland	617	Marshall
349	Ranger	633	Wakcom

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TEXAS — We call Interstate 20 the 'Dallas Connector", — okay, the Dallas-Fort Worth Connector. The heaviest traffic is between Atlanta GA and Dallas-Fort Worth — the east connector — and second to that is connecting the Metro Area to the west coast via I-10. They have no other connector to the west! They do have two additional connectors: I-30 which connects with I-40 in Little Rock AR, and I-45 which connects with Houston and points west through New Orleans LA via I-10. Texas really needs an Interstate highway to replace US-287 — a much used connector to Amarillo and I-40 westbound. But that is not in the plan — yet.
   I-20 begins at the foot of Woulfter Mountain on the west side of the community of Levinson. Most folks — not from around here — would say there's nothing there. This is the eastern edge of Texas Mountain Country and, once upon a time, was covered with very productive cattle ranches. Striking northeast (toward Dallas-Ft Worth, of course) we pass through Pecos (use I-20 Business; no point in looping around town) and enter what is known as Texas Hill Country. Here, it is mostly sand hills. The Monahans Sandhills State Park is at exit 86 and the State has even provided an RV park for us.
   As you 'fly' by the countryside you will notice a lot of little airports; most everyone has a plane and a spot to land it. By the time you reach Odessa you will know why. Ah, that airport between Odessa and Midland, — that's the real thing. They even have their own Interstate (I-20-E).
   About three hours into your drive you get to Big Spring, TX. Yes, there' real water here, cool, fresh water. They even have a State Park with its own scenic drive around, you guessed it, Scenic Mountain. And there are several RV parks, one just south of the original Big Spring (now named Cosden Lake) on US-87.
   It sure looks like the 'Panhandle' of Texas, — more gullies than hills. But you can see why this was such great ranch country. Passing through Sweetwater, by the way, you'll pass exit 249 and F-M Road 1856. Just south of here is Sweetwater Lake and a public campground named 'The Lake Store'. Read about it on our Sweetwater TX page.

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   About 4½ hours after you left I-10 you are in Abilene TX. And, no, this is not Kansas, Dorothy. There used to be hundreds of oil wells in these parts. You'll only see occasional glimpses of what's left. What you will see is the beginning of Texas woodlands — mostly evergreens. And the hills have returned. This is very pretty country as our kids used to say.
   Around milepost 392 you will cross the famous Brazos River. It may look peaceful at the moment but this guy really knows how to whip it up and when it rains, it pours!
   At exit 421 you'll pass the interchange that marks the start of Interstate 30. It takes the northern route through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area while you will take the southern route. You are now entering Fort Worth (they call Fort Worth the cultured side of the Metro :-). Unless you have urgent reasons for being on I-30, stay off of it. The traffic situation in the Metro Area is a daily curse so avoid rush hours! They say they have so many freeways in the Metro that they ran out of numbers and had to start using names.
   At about milepost 486 we would consider we were finally out of Dallas. 486! You will have traveled more miles than most States are wide and you still have almost 3 hours (150 miles) to go to reach Louisiana.
   Driving east of the Metro is a very different world. You see green everywhere and a great variety of trees. Yes, this is farming country. Here they scratch the soil, out west they nibble on it. Another thing you may have noticed is all the lakes and ponds. Minnesota says they are the land of 10,000 lakes. There are probably that many lakes between the Metro and Louisiana. But this is also tornado country so you want to keep an eye on the weather forecasts in the Spring.
   Texas does have a final 'good bye', - to make up for the dearth of good RV parks (with some exceptions here and there) Tyler seems to have exploded with them. Tyler, the city, is 6 to 10 miles south of I-20 (depending on which exit you use). Many of these RV parks are south of Tyler, especially at Lake Palestine (about 26 miles from I-20). We've always enjoyed Tyler. Some of the more luxurious 'resorts' may not be appropriate for overnights but a day or two could be great for the spirits of all aboard.

contributed by Bob Masters

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American Interstate System Texas Directory of RV Parks near I-20 Exits (from West to East)

I-20 and TEXAS

American Interstate System
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RV Parks near I-20 Exits
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