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Finding Rainbow’s End & Livingston Texas

July 2, 2018 By Pat Williams

Rainbow’s End

What is there to discover at Rainbow’s End? A place to camp! Rainbow’s End is the Livingston, Texas, campground operated by Escapee’s RV Club and is the home of their head office and mail services.

Rainbow's End Campground Map
The short-term camping is all on the right side of Providence Road. The rest is long term, permanent homes, Escapees clubhouse, mail facilities, and offices.

There are Escapees resorts, also known as SKP parks, and affiliated campgrounds all over the USA, but this is my home base because it’s where I chose to domicile. They have convenient pull-through sites for those of us only staying a day or two (I actually stayed a week), and they have many other sites for campers staying a month, a season, or full-time.

Rainbow's End Campground
The entrance into the short-term stay area of Rainbow’s End RV Resort.

The community of houses built in the neighborhood is unique because most of the garages were designed for RVs.

House with an RV garage.

I discovered something new here! Instead of building an entire house, you can create a build-out from your RV that extends your living space! A larger living room, an extra bath, but the main living is still in the RV. How cool is that?

A garage/building that extends the living space of an RV.

If I decide I don’t want to travel full-time anymore, I’d consider something similar. I could still take the RV out and travel with it when I wanted. Rainbow’s End and other Escapees parks offer short-term camping as well as deeded lots and/or renewable leases for long-term stays.

My office looking back towards the pull-through RV spots.

Rainbow’s End has an active community with lots of activities targeted for retirees. I didn’t participate since I spent my days at work, but there was always something going on. When not looking at my computer, I watched people & their pets come and go from the fenced off-leash area near the campground office.

Livingston Texas

Livingston Texas is located about 75 miles north of Houston in an ecological area known as Pineywoods, named for pine forests that extend east into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. This area receives up to 50 inches of rain a year. As visitors move south and west in Texas, rainfall and humidity decreases, the forest transforms into prairie, and eventually desert.

Ecological regions map of Texas

As I mentioned in my previous post about domiciling in Texas, the good thing about Livingston is that it’s small… but the negative thing about Livingston is… it’s small. After working all day, I enjoy heading out in the evenings and weekends to explore but there wasn’t a lot of “living” to do in Livingston after 6pm!

What there is to see:  this train…

Historic Train in Livingston TX
Circa 1911, this locomotive was built in Philadelphia and was used in the logging industry, first in Florida, then in Texas for the Carter-Kelly Company. It traveled to Polk County, where Livingston is located. The No 5 locomotive retired in 1952.

or the cool pink house nearby.

Pink House in Livingston
Anyone hear John Cougar Mellencamp?

Oh, and the historic log cabin between them.

Settler's Cabin
Settler’s Cabin that was built in the 1800’s after settlers came into Polk County after following trails established by the Coushatta and Alabama Indian tribes.

The government buildings are the most prominent architecture in downtown Livingston.

Polk County Court House
Polk County Court House
The Polk County Judicial Center
The Polk County Judicial Center – where I had to register my business.

There are several restaurants, none of which I tried, so I can’t recommend any. I did my grocery shopping at H-E-B which wasn’t as big or as nice as the one in Conroe, TX, but still had a reasonable selection. Lowe’s is located next to the grocery store, should you need any hardware supplies.

If you’ve found fun or interesting activities or locations to visit while there, please share as I’ll be going back for my annual vehicle inspection and license renewals. I did visit a nearby state park that is beautiful for camping, short hikes, and boating.

Filed Under: Campground, Roaming Homes, Texas, USA Tagged With: camping, Escapees, Rainbow's End, RV garages, RV homes

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Adventurer, explorer, entrepreneur, mother to two brilliant young men. Travels and works full-time from an RV. Home is where the heart is and my heart is looking forward to the next hike…

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