Month: March 2026

Tomball, Texas used to be a little bitty town outside of Houston.  We locals used to “escape” to Tomball to visit the antique shops and to have a marguerita at Rinks Matador.

Today, Tomball is a large town or small city (however you view it) with growth happening daily.  The population has increased in the last three years due to many families moving to Tomball to escape the big city of Houston and the even bigger state of California.  Businesses are opening up, restaurants are putting up signs, and the city is busy building the needed infrastructure.

Tomball has a very nice website that lists many of the advantages of visiting Tomball.  You can get to their website at https://tomballtx.gov.

You can also access their Annual Report that highlights the city’s efforts to maintain the small-town feel with modern upgrades to the city services, such as emergency management (with grants) and wastewater treatment facilities and equipment.

On their webpages, you can see a comprehensive list of festivals held in Tomball (we DO love our festivals).

Don’t forget the Texas Renaissance Festival in October/November.  This is a HUGE festival with artisans from all over the United States dressing in costumes.  The locals dress up and have a great couple of weekends every year.

And Corral RV Resort is only 30 minutes from The Woodlands, one of the celebrated planned communities in the State of Texas.  Tomball is close to The Woodlands but without the high costs associated there.  See our other blogs to talk about entertainment.

Supporting services are springing up:  dog walkers, babysitters, small clubs – the entrepreneurs and part-timers are busy all the time.

If you want friendly people, this is the place to be.  At Corral RV Resort we have both long-term residents (who mostly drive into Houston for employment) and short-term travelers who come in for a couple of weeks or even for just a weekend for a certain festival.

If you want a well-managed location with amenities (see our website www.corralrvresort.com), this is the place to visit.

Call us at 281-351-2761, talk to the manager, and she will give you much more information.

Located about 40 miles northwest of Houston, Tomball offers the charm of a small town with convenient access to some of the region’s most important destinations.  From Tomball, it’s an easy drive to the bustling Galleria as well as the renowned Texas Medical Center.  This accessibility makes the area especially attractive to RV travelers, many of whom choose to stay at Corral RV Resort while visiting the greater Houston area.

Beyond its convenient location, Tomball is also experiencing an exciting transformation. The city is steadily reinventing itself as a growing entertainment destination, adding new attractions, events, and experiences that appeal to both residents and visitors alike.

Restaurants . . . entertainment . . . shopping . . . large box stores.   All of this is being built in Tomball in 2026.

Entertainment:

Main Event, an entertainment venue full of fun, has become one of the area’s most popular spots.  They have billiards, laser tag, bowling, games galore, and more.  This family-oriented entertainment center can keep your kids, AND the adults, busy for hours.

The full food menu has enough items to provide variety for many visits.  Main Event offers discounted pricing for certain nights of the week.

Have a birthday party coming up?  Book Main Event!!  The kids will wear themselves out, and the adults will have a blast watching them have an experience they will remember for years to come.

For more information on Main Event, go to https://www.mainevent.com/locations/texas/tomball/

Restaurants:

Tomball has several long-established restaurants that the locals have enjoyed for years:

Mel’s Country Café – chicken fried steak !!

Goodson’s Café – right downtown, and a great breakfast

Pecos Grilling Café – wonderful BBQ and baked potatoes

Captain Brad’s Coastal Kitchen – seafood, oysters, and great drinks

In addition, we have new restaurants:

Gringo’s – Mexican food and margueritas

Tortilla’s Sandwich Shop – brand new, great menu

Big Box Stores:

Lowe’s has been a supporter of Tomball for many years

Costco came to town in 2025

Shops:

Tomball has Main Street, which is actually an area chock-full of antique shops and

artisan displays.  Shopping here is unique to Texas and the area.  Don’t forget the

glass-blowing shop (see our website).

In addition, the newly-developed area at I-99 and Highway 249 is developing shops as we speak.

Bring your RV to Corral RV Resort and be centrally located to all these amenities.  We are located right behind the hospital district and close to Highway 249.  Starbucks (and everywhere else!) is a short drive away.

Corral RV Resort is an RV park with WiFi, if you want an RV park with laundry and amenities, if you want a quiet RV park near Houston, Corral RV Resort is your place to be.

If you want a well-managed location with amenities (see our website www.corralrvresort.com), this is the place to visit.

Call us at 281-351-2761, talk to the manager, and she will give you much more information.

The term “location..location..location” is high on every recreational vehicle enthusiast and owner.

If you are a long-term renter of an RV space, location will be important because you are most likely in the working population and you will want a space relatively close to highway access, yet you want something quiet so you can sleep at night.

Corral RV Resort satisfies both these requirements.  Highway 249, one of the area’s main traffic hubs, is within a mile.  Access to Highway 99 turnpike (a tollroad) is also about a mile away.  YET Corral RV Resort is in a quiet, partially wooded area.You have the best of both worlds for the working population.

If you are a traveler that is stopping for a certain amount of time in Southeast Texas, Tomball is perfect for you.

Entertainment, restaurants, shops and artisan locations are all within a short driving distance.  There are enough locations to keep a person busy for a couple of weeks.  And then there are the festivals, the wineries that have entertainment, and The Woodlands where there are major entertainment venues.

The Woodlands is just about 30 minutes away on Woodlands Parkway.  Marketplace at The Woodlands has outdoor bands on a regular basis; the central square at Marketplace has entertainment; and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion has big name bands and other entertainers on a regular basis.

Our guests at Corral RV Resort are busy as much as they want to be, and they have great vacations when they visit with us.

Corral RV Resort is an family-friendly and pet-friendly RV park near Houston, Texas, very strategically placed, as you can see from the above information.  Corral has pull-through locations, it has full hook-ups, it has laundry facilities and other amenities.

If you want a well-managed location with amenities (see our website www.corralrvresort.com), this is the place to visit.

Call us at 281-351-2761, talk to the manager, and she will give you much more information.