LAJITAS RESORT AND RV PARK

To say the Lajitas Resort and RV Park is "off the beaten path" might be considered by some an understatement.   It sits on the edge of the middle-of-nowhere in the West Texas desert and on the border with Mexico.  A good place to be for visiting Big Bend National Park and a great place for "cooling your heels" for a few days.   We have been here a week and have loved every minute of it.  The 100 degree temps don't even scare us off....when the humidity is less than 10% you feel the heat but it doesn't knock you down and stomp on you like humidity and heat do collectively.  

We arrived here on the 5th with Alison and John (see the wedding blog) and enjoyed parts of Big Bend, had a couple of wonderful meals at the resort and had our big Boquillas adventure prior to having to say goodbye to them on the 7th.   Indeed, we crammed quite a bit in to the day and a half.  The resort is lovely, with many standard and deluxe rooms and suites...and the RV Park has all the necessary amenities to fully make yourself feel at home.

What you see here is a small part of the resort. There are additional rooms in the old fort across the road and there is a championship golf course that sits along side the Rio Grande.

Much of the resort is set up to look like an old west town....it is very charming.  This photo looks down the walkway to the bakery (yum) and the Agave Spa to the right.

To the left is the hotel registration area and lobby.  Just to the right of it are a couple of nice shops.  Guest rooms with balconies are above.  

Note the Old West town styled walk ways in front of the hotel and other buildings.  Very rustic and realistic without taking anything away from the luxuries the resort offers.

The walkway to the Thirsty Goat Saloon and the Candellia Restaurant.   (yes, that happens to be Ali sniffing her way along).

The view from our outside dining table, where we enjoyed both a nice lunch one day and a delicious dinner the next day.  

The resort gardens are very nicely done and all are reflect the beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert. 

And just down the road a bit from the resort is the RV Park....cute entrance sign, eh?

Not only did we enjoy gorgeous views from the resort dining area, take a look at the view from the RV Park.   We depart Lajitas tomorrow for a week at Fort Davis, TX before leaving Texas for Arizona next week.   Lajitas will hold a special place for us...after all, it was our honeymoon!!