Bee County Adds 14 RV Parks in 2011 Alone

RV parks are the craze in South Texas. Man camps, rv parks, and everything else housing related is flourishing in the Eagle Ford. In Bee County, 14 rv parks have been built in 2011 alone. Add those being built outside the county and you can bet more than a couple of dozen rv parks have opened this year across the area. If you're looking for an RV or an RV Park, visit the Eagle Ford Shale MarketPlace. Specifically, the RV Category. If you'll be in South Texas for a while, you can also find hotels and other housing providers at our Eagle Ford Housing page. For the hotels, book your stay through the links and you'll get the Eagle Ford preferred rates. We've negotiated discounts of up to 20% for our audience.

This is up from, well, zero during the past few years.

“This is something new to Bee County,” Fritz said. “These things are popping up like mushrooms because of the people working in the Eagle Ford Shale kingdom.”

The county first began seeing the influx of people at the first of the year when the Eagle Ford drilling kicked into gear.

“The whole problem was the lack of housing in our area,” Fritz said. “Guys were staying all over and driving over here to work in the field.”

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Drought Delaying Projects in Three Rivers, TX

Development projects in Three Rivers, TX, are waiting for water. Water treatment facilities are running at full capacity and some of the Apartment, Hotel, and RV developments are waiting until more water can be sourced. Bring the rain......

...Jayson Patel tells us he is building hotels. The frame is already raised and the roof work has begun on this particular hotel in Three Rivers.

Patel said it is a custom job: built based on what oil outfitters want for their workers.

“It’s a 40 unit hotel," he said. "It’s all suites, got an indoor pool, a meeting room - because a lot of these companies require meeting spaces."

When asked if the hotel is already going to be full by the time it's operational, he replied, “Yes. Yes. Yes.”

The hotel will be open in January, and just in time. the operators said. There’s a housing shortage in the Eagle Ford Shale oil boom area, and the city of Three Rivers has temporarily stopped hooking up new developments to the water system. That’s got some future RV camps, motels and apartment complexes on hold, at least for now...

Shale Oil Jobs, Opportunity, and Entrepreneurs

The unemployed and those seeking better jobs in South Texas have shifted to become the entrepreneurs of our day.  People are opening RV Parks, Hotels, and restaurants to capitalize on the influx of oil field workers.  If you're looking for Eagle Ford Shale Jobs  or applicants for your open positions, visit our Eagle Ford Shale Jobs Listings. 

"Oil workers are descending on South Texas to drill for oil and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale. Their arrival has been a boom for the region and has created entrepreneurs all over the area.""Two things oil workers probably need the most: a place to eat and sleep."

"Hotels and RV parks are springing up in just about every town, big and small."

" Next door to the park, an old country store has been converted into a new restaurant. My Little Angels is just three months old. Business has been so good, owner Becky Romero has had to add five new employees. Because four new rigs are going up close to the restaurant, she is expecting more business."

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