RV Winter Living in Rio Grande Valley (RGV)

Our first winter in our motorhome in south Texas in RGV. (Rio Grande Valley)

We used our Thousand Trails Membership and Trails Collection to utilize all the Encore Parks that are peppered all along Interstate 2, between Harlingen & McAllen, Tx. We started our winter trip by going south on Interstate 69E starting from Houston, through Rockport, then Corpus Christi and landing at our first Encore Resort in Harlingen, TX. Lot’s of construction on 69E just south of Houston so when we left RGV, we went north on HWY 281, then to 77 to I-10 and up to Conroe, TX. We were not going to go through that construction again. Now back in Conroe, we’re going to wrap up some final details before we begin our 15 week trek to Maine for the summer arriving around June 1st.

During our 13 week stay in RGV, we made a lot of new friends, saw a whole new culture first hand, went to Mexico TWICE, and one of those Mexico trips was spent going to the dentist and getting our teeth cleaned. RGV weather was great for the most part, but in the beginning was real windy. Our motorhome is holding up really well, and we’re finding living and traveling in it very easy and stress free.

UPDATE:
Joanie & I went to Mexico a week before Christmas in 2019 and the fee coming back over the bridge to the US side, went up from $.25 to $.30 so be sure to bring a quarter and a nickel for each person.

RV Living in RGV (Rio Grande Valley) for the Winter

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[asab]

An RGV native here! If there is something we look forward to down in the Rio Grande, it’s the arrival of our “Winter Texans” as we call them! We love seeing you guys here and appreciate everyone who continues returning to The Valley even though it’s not the prettiest at times and on some days gets very windy. (We also don’t enjoy the strong wind haha)
Loved your video, and hope to see you soon again! And to everyone who is considering visiting, please do!

[youtuberx]

I am currently in Pharr because of a traveling assignment. I love it. People are nice. It's very safe. Low cost of living...
I will definitely be back again.

[mariamysoulmusicgarza]

😂loved your video, born and raised, and SouthTexas a lot of truth, and what you said😂😂😂… also been to Progreso pretty safe I have always been a scaredy-cat to go into Reynosa Tamaulipas but yes, you’re right my family took me to Progresso I felt safe

[jasff]

This is by far, the best review of the RGV, I have seen. Thank you.

[jstansutube]

This video helped a lot and answered some worries we had, like where to winter in Texas. Absolutely helped us. Cheers

[victoriar]

My hometown is Mission Tx, love it in the winter 💕

[Rbuzzard]

I truly enjoy watching your videos. Your channel is the first place I look for information. As new RV'ers, we have learned so much that we have the confidence to try things that we would never would have attempted before. Thanks for everything you have done to keep us heading in the right direction! We know that you have recently become aware of some health challenges. We wish you the best of luck for a full and speedy recovery.!

[rickdewitt]

My wife and I watched this. Lots and lots of useful info. Thanks.

[christinetaylor]

There is no one else, that I have found, that is showing the kind of things you are showing. I plan to buy a Thousand Trails pass and live this same lifestyle. So, it is REALLY helpful to see these videos. Thank you for all your work putting them together. :)

[rodneylacy]

I have really enjoyed your videos and your insights. They are very helpful.

[KellyBtech]

Hi Martin and Joanie, as commenter #100 it's official; we all like what you're doing. All 100% of us 😉. I've just started to consider this as a future lifestyle. Thank you guys for sharing your experiences with all who only dream of doing some of the same. 🙂👍

[jacks_DIY]

Great information, I never had heard of RGV before I saw this video. Sounds like a neat place to spend the winter in an RV without a huge budget. Thank you.

[doramather]

I enjoyed your video I was born in Weslaco texas left in 1967 and live in San Diego .ca, I was planning on visiting padre island, I have a lot of fond childhood memories about padre island. I have not been to Texas for 54 years and I am glad you mention that there lot of rv resorts because we are planning to take our rv.

[ltownhomie]

winter down here is like summer lol
im from Edinburg🔥🔥born in mcallen😁😁

[phyllissterr]

Am using my wifes' email. We winter in Mission Texas for the past 5 years. Really enjoyed your video about Mission and Progresso Mexico. We went to Mission for a 2 week visit and have been spending our winters since. A great place to spend our winters in our retirement..
Great video.

[JaneDoe-jivt]

Excellent presentation. Thank you for sharing!

[TheKmkbaker]

Found your video very helpful. We are visiting friends in a few weeks that go to Pharr each winter, to ck out RGV area for our retirement in 2020! Great info. Thanks

[edensfamilyadventures]

Yay! I'm the 600th one to "like" 👍your video! Great stuff!

[lisaromero]

Martin, you and your beloved are great together and my wife & I loved hearing of your great adventure down in RGD, it will give us great comfort to know where to stay in the winter months, once again we appreciate you and your love one for taking the time to share your tips and adventures. God Bless from Louie & Lisa.

[warrenscorner]

We had reservations at Bay View in Rockport for the winter, then Hurricane Harvey hit and changed everything. We still went to Texas without any plans other than visiting my daughter in Fort Worth. When the weather took a nasty turn we didn’t know what to do or where to go so we decided to head for the coast. We ended up staying a month in Bay View. The park was destroyed by the hurricane as was the entire town of Rockport. I never realized the damage a hurricane could do. We met some great people there but it wasn’t very nice. Blue tarps on every roof, most of the businesses closed, and piles of debris everywhere. We still liked the area though and decided to return the following winter. This time we stayed in Aransas Pass. It was a wonderful winter with a lot of nice people and we hope to go back again someday.