17200 Termini-San Luis Pass Rd
Galveston, TX 77554
Information from the park website:
All inclusive 30 , 50 amp, water, cable TV, Wifi, 2 Pool, Indoor Infinity Spa, Hot tub, Playground for the kids, clubhouse . All concrete pads with grass lawns and palm trees. Rated by Trailer Life as one of the top rated parks in North America. We are also
Rated 10/10/10 Good Sam 2014 and 2015, as well as, AAA approved. The Jamaica Beach RV park is also located directly across the street from the beautiful sandy beaches of the Gulf here in Galveston Island.
We currently have 15 spaces reserved for us. Any spaces that we do not have booked by Thursday March 23, 2017 we will release. We need a minimum of ten rigs to be able to use the rally room and therefore to conduct the rally. When Stephanie last checked with Jamaica Beach we had five rigs registered: Clyburn, Day, Horton, Blake, and Borgman. Please call the park at the phone number above to reserve your space. According to what I know the Jensens and the Duncans also have reservations at the Park and the Bells are definitely planning to go and may also have made their reservation this week. That would mean that we currently have eight of the required ten minimum.
There are three different rate categories and the park will assign you to the correct category based on the space they assign to you.
Here's the rate chart. All spaces are pull through with full hook ups. Our use of the clubhouse is our benefit rather than a special "rally rate."
Winter
This price includes a -10% for Good Sam, Trailer life, Taco, Military and senior discount and includes Tax.
Weekday: Standard $39.70 Deluxe $41.70 Premium $44.70
Weekends: Standard $45.20 Deluxe $47.20 Premium $50.20
This rate is for 2 people: extra adults $5 Child (age 4 - 15) $3 // 3 and under free
1 vehicle allowed per site, each additional vehicle is $10.00 per site/per stay
Thursday night you can participate in the Park potluck or you can eat out. Following the Park potluck we will meet in the Rally room to conduct any necessary business and collect the rally fees which will be $25 per person. The fee includes $10 for the guided tour or the Bryan Museum as well as $15 for Chapter 10 treasury which we use to cover expenses and finance our donations to CARE. Following this Meet and Greet we will have our usual fun and games, ie. visiting, Wizard, Hand & Foot, Mexican Train, etc.
Friday breakfast and lunch are on your own. During discussion at the February monthly meeting it was decided that we would not have a Men's Breakfast due to the logistics involved with folks coming directly to Galveston from Escapade in Arizona and no one being available to bring our chapter trailer. At 1:15 pm we will gather to go to the Bryan Museum for our 2 pm tour. The tour will take an hour to an hour and a half after which it is suggested that we allow another hour to explore those exhibits that caught your attention during the tour. The gift shop is also said to have many interesting and unusual items. We will have LEO (Lets Eat Out) on Friday afternoon at 4:30 pm at Fisherman's Wharf. This restaurant has plenty of onsite parking and they will validate for their customers. (If you are not familiar with Galveston this area is also where you will come if you want to see the Great Storm and other films, tour the tall ship Elissa and her museum, or tour a drilling platform.) After our early dinner we'll make our way back to the park for another evening of good fellowship.
You can eat breakfast at the park on Saturday for $4 or you can eat on your own. The day has been left free for you to do as you like. Stay at the park and play miniature golf, float on the lazy river or walk across the Blue Water Highway and dip your toes into the Gulf of Mexico. Go back into town and shop or do all things tourist. There is too much to see and do in one weekend so be sure to make a list of things to do on your next visit. A gas grill is available for our BYOM (Bring Your Own Meat) BBQ on Saturday night starting at 5:30 pm. Besides your meat please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share. Cook if you like or feel free to pick something up at Kroger or one of the island delis or bakeries. We don't want anyone missing the fun because they felt like they had to actually cook something! Chapter 10 will supply ice and cold beverages, condiments, salad dressings, and paper towels. Don't forget to bring your own table service; paper, plastic, or pottery - doesn't matter to us. Just be sure you have a plate to put it on and cutlery to eat with. A tumbler or mug is also a good idea. After dinner there will again be time for gathering in the Rally room for fun and games.
Sunday morning there will be pastries available for our hitch-up breakfast. We wish we didn't have to leave, but another rally is coming in right behind us.
The Bryan Museum has only been open for a year or so. We will have a guided tour that is typically an hour and a half long. Admission is $10 for Seniors and $12 for Adults. The reviews are very good and the history of the building is unique.
The film about the Storm of 1900 has been digitally upgraded to HD so even those who saw it years ago may be impressed at the detail of the images. It is less than 30 minutes, but there is a second film (additional admission) about Jean Laffite that alternates with The Storm of 1900 and between the two the theater would take about an hour. Each film is $6 per person so $12 for both.
As mentioned above the tall ship Elissa is docked next to Fisherman's Wharf and there is also a oil drilling rig that has been set up for touring.
We will try to have packets for you from the Chamber of Commerce. You may wish to tour the Bishop's Palace, Moody Gardens, the Moody Mansion, Pleasure Pier, the Opera House, the Railroad Museum, Lone Star Flight Museum, Schlitterbahn, the Strand, and much more. Ride the free ferry at the east end of the island over to Bolivar Peninsula. Dolphins frequently escort the ferry and while you're on the peninsula there are several great birding spots. As you drive around town you will see sculptures carved from trees killed by the salt water intrusion of the flooding from Hurricane Ike. Many are the work of James Phillips who exhibits at the Rene Wiley Gallery.
David Horton
Chapter 10 Vice-President
