Turtle Pond Campground

07/14/2026

Turtle Pond Campground now offers on-site propane filling - convenient for RV travelers, remote workers, and college visitors! ⛽️🏕️

Enjoy easy refills alongside full hookups, free high-speed WiFi, and our commitment to protecting local wildlife. Ready when you are. Visit https://wix.to/L7DxzC5 to learn more or stop by the office to refill today. 🌿🦆

07/04/2026

07/04/2026

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🚓🚒 Touch A Truck is coming to Cumby! 🚜🚑

Join the Cumby Police Department for a fun, family-friendly morning at Cumby ISD where kids can see, touch, and explore some awesome vehicles up close!

📅 Saturday, July 25th
⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Cumby ISD

We’ll have a great lineup, including:

🚓 PD Vehicle
🚒 Cumby Fire Engine
🚒 County Fire Engine
♻️ Republic Trash Truck
🚜 Tractor
🚑 Ambulance
🪖 Army Truck

Plus, enjoy donuts, coffee, and chocolate milk while you visit!

Bring the kids out for big trucks, big smiles, and big memories. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

06/25/2026

🌿🌺 Turtle Pond Campground Flower Series 🌺🌿

Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)

Some flowers demand attention, and the Desert Rose is definitely one of them! With its brilliant pink and red blooms, thick sculpted trunk, and glossy green leaves, this unique plant looks like a tiny flowering tree.

Native to arid regions of Africa and the Middle East, the Desert Rose thrives in the Texas heat. Its swollen trunk stores water, making it remarkably drought tolerant while producing spectacular blooms throughout the warm months.

🌺 Did you know?
• The enlarged trunk is called a caudex, and it stores water for dry periods.
• Desert Roses love full sun and reward it with continuous blooms.
• They make excellent patio and container plants.
• With proper care, they can live for decades and become even more striking with age.

This beautiful plant is just one of the many flowers and plants you'll discover while strolling around Turtle Pond Campground. Slow down, enjoy nature, and see what is blooming during your stay!

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📞 469-532-2267

06/12/2026

🌼 Summer Color at Turtle Pond 🌼

One of the many things we enjoy about living in the country is watching the wildflowers change with the seasons. Right now, these beautiful Black-eyed Susans are putting on quite a show around Turtle Pond Campground.

Native to Texas, Black-eyed Susans attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators while adding bright splashes of yellow across the landscape. They thrive in the summer heat and are a reminder that nature doesn't need much help to create something beautiful.

Whether you're relaxing at your RV site, walking around the pond, or enjoying your morning coffee outdoors, there's always something blooming at Turtle Pond.

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05/18/2026

Part of the beauty of living in East Texas is all of the native plants and grasses that pop up this time of year around Turtle Pond Campground.

This fuzzy-looking plant is called Rabbitfoot Grass, and it is starting to show up around the campground near the pond and open grassy areas. The soft seed heads almost glow when the sun hits them in the evening.

It is always interesting seeing what nature decides to put on display each season around Turtle Pond.

If you are looking for a peaceful long-term RV park with room to spread out and enjoy nature, come see us.

📍 Near Greenville, Sulphur Springs, and Commerce, Texas
📞 469-532-2267
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05/14/2026

🌿 Turtle Pond Campground Flower & Nature Series 🌿

This week’s feature is native milkweed blooming around Turtle Pond Campground. These unique flowers are one of the most important plants for monarch butterflies and many other pollinators. 🦋🐝

Milkweed plays a huge role in the East Texas ecosystem, and we love seeing patches of it growing naturally around the campground each spring.

Nature is always changing here, and there is always something new to discover on a walk around Turtle Pond.

📍 Near Greenville, Sulphur Springs, and Commerce, Texas
📞 469-532-2267
🌐 TurtlePondCampground.com

05/12/2026

🌿 Turtle Pond Campground Flower & Nature Series 🌿

This week’s spotlight is on the beautiful blooms of the American Persimmon tree. These small bell-shaped flowers may not look flashy at first glance, but they play an important role in producing the delicious persimmons that wildlife love later in the year.

You never know what you’ll discover while walking around Turtle Pond Campground. From wildflowers to flowering trees and visiting pollinators, nature is always putting on a show here in East Texas. 🐝🌳

Come slow down, relax, and enjoy the scenery with us.

📍 Near Greenville, Sulphur Springs, and Commerce, Texas
📞 469-532-2267
🌐 TurtlePondCampground.com