Long-Term & Monthly RV Living on Lake Buchanan

Most RV parks are built around people passing through. Seven Lakes is not. Nearly everyone here is on a monthly agreement, and plenty have been on the same site for years. If you are weighing whether long-term RV living actually works — and what it costs month to month — this page lays out the specifics.

Who lives here

Our residents are mostly retirees and snowbirds in the 55-and-over range, along with working people who want a lower cost of living than a house or apartment in the Highland Lakes area. Some arrive in October and leave in April. Others sold the house, bought the rig and simply stayed. The park is quiet by design: no nightly turnover, no weekend party crowd.

The practical effect is that you get neighbors instead of strangers. People notice when your blinds stay closed, feed your cat when you drive to see the grandkids, and tell you which doctor in Burnet takes new patients.

What a month actually costs

Lot rent is $400 a month plus electric. Water and sewer are included. Electricity is individually metered at your own site and billed at $0.10 per kWh, so you pay for exactly what you use rather than a flat utility surcharge that subsidizes the heaviest user in the park.

A realistic monthly bill for a couple in a 32-foot travel trailer looks roughly like this:

There is no resort fee, no amenity fee and no charge for the dog park or the laundry building beyond the machines themselves. A $200 security deposit is due at move-in. Compare that to a one-bedroom rental anywhere around the Highland Lakes and the gap is substantial, especially once you account for having no property tax, no lawn to maintain and no roof to replace.

What your site includes

Sites run roughly 35 feet wide by 80 to 90 feet long, which makes them the largest in the area. That matters more than it sounds: it means your rig, your truck and a car fit on the same site without anyone parking on the grass, and your awning does not open onto your neighbor's window.

See the numbered park map and full site specifications to pick the spot you want before you call.

How electric metering works

Each site has its own meter. We read it monthly and bill the actual kilowatt-hours at $0.10, itemized separately from lot rent so you can see exactly what the air conditioning cost you in August. Residents who run a single AC unit and are careful in summer routinely keep their all-in monthly cost under $500.

Safety and the application

The entrance is gated and the property is fenced along much of its perimeter. Every resident staying longer than 30 days goes through a criminal background check, as does every employee. That check is the reason the park stays quiet, and it is the single thing residents mention most often when they explain why they chose us over a cheaper lot down the road.

Moving in, step by step

Where you are

The park sits at 8736 W Ranch Road 1431 in Buchanan Dam, minutes from public access to Lake Buchanan and about 15 minutes from Burnet for groceries, pharmacies and medical care. Llano and Kingsland are each a short drive, and Marble Falls is under 40 minutes. For what there is to do nearby — most of it free or close to it — see things to do around Lake Buchanan.