We landed this afternoon at Ely KOA Journey, pretty much right in the middle of Nevada, elevation, 6500 ft. This is just a stop-over for a night, but it really is a nice campground. We plan to drive around this after and check out the town.
From here we're heading north to Idaho. Our first stop is a place called Anderson Camp. We plan to spend a couple of days there so we can check out Shoshone Falls and what's left of Twin Falls
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I don't even know where to begin with this campground. It is a Thousand Trails park so that we figured it was nice enough to book for a week giving us time to visit Savanah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. Because of a visit to the hospital in Florida, we cut two days off the front of our stay, then after getting there, we cut two more days off of the end of our stay. We stuck it out for three days so that we had time to spend a day in Savanah and a day in Charleston. Both cities are beautiful and worth a long visit, but not while at this campground which is halfway between the two cities. When we arrived at The Oaks, it was flooded. A lot of the campsites were underwater and not usable. Some were underwater and had RV in them. A few like ours had enough gravel that we could get in and out of the coach without swimming. But if you stepped off the gravel... (like when I hooked up my utilities) you sank in the muck. With so much standing water, the mosquitoes ruled the day preventing you from staying outside longer than necessary. There are RV's that have been there for years rotting away, some partially covered with plastic tarps. The lady who worked in the office was very friendly but seemed clueless to the condition of the park. When we asked about it, she said that the park was located in the "lowlands" and that was to be expected. (We drove to the KOA park next door and it was very nice) One positive note, the small pool was well maintained and looked inviting. Thousand Trails needs to do a lot more than just adding gravel to this park. We will never return there.
While we were there we drove an hour south to Savanah and took a free walking tour of part of the city. The young lady that was giving us and four others the tour was very knowledgeable about the city and its history. I can't say enough about how beautiful the city is. The squares, parks, and buildings are amazing. We definitely want to return and spend more time in the city. The stairs in this photo were typical of the many row houses throughout the city. I can't express enough my good impression of this city. The following day we drove an hour north to Charleston. It too has a fascinating history, only we didn't do a tour. (next time we need too) We walked down Market St. then turned onto "Rainbow Row" (a street lined with colored row houses) At the end of the street was a seawall that paralleled some of the nicest biggest homes that I've seen. This led us to White Point Gardens, a public garden beside the water that offers paved paths, military statues, canons & picnic areas. At the southern tip of the gardens is Oyster Point where locals gather daily to fly large Confederate flags (and other flags as well) in protest of something. I'm not sure what though. The people on the other side of the street protesting the protesters told us that it was because 12 years ago South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the capital building. However, I think there is more too the story than that.
Lowcountry RV camp near historic Savannah
Experience the beauty, relaxation and the perks of nature at The Oaks at Point South RV Resort. Within 45 minutes of this Lowcountry RV camp, you'll find attractions like Hilton Head, historic Savannah, Georgia, and the Atlantic Ocean. Our campground also boasts a convenient location near Interstate 95, allowing all of our guests to enjoy everything South Carolina has to offer.
Back at the resort, guests can look forward to an array of activities. Test your hand at mini golf, go for a swim, enjoy fishing or hit the trails for a hike. We're pet-friendly, so don't forget your four-legged friends!
Space Coast RV Resort is located right off I-95 and is about twenty-five minutes from Cocoa Beach. The campground is an Encore park and we used our Trails Collection membership to stay free. We were assigned a site and escorted to it. The resort is a mixture of park models, permanent trailers and RV's Most of the RV sites seem to be pull-throughs, but there are a few back-in. I'm not sure how your site is selected, but our was fine although it was in the very back of the park. While walking the dogs, everyone was friendly and said hi. It seems like a silly way to judge a park, but it works. The pool is small but nice. Nice ponds and lots of grass. In the park, there are raccoons, bunnies, ducks, & turtles (as far as what we saw). One turtle swam up to us and climbed up on the bank. On other visits to his pond, we brought lettuce, but he wasn't interested in eating.
From the park, it's about a thirty-minute drive to the beach. If you drive south of Cocoa Beach a couple of miles parking to access the beach is free. The beach was nice and we walked it a couple of times during our week visit. The one morning that drove to the beach before sunrise, it rained very hard so I couldn't get any sunrise photos over the Atlantic. We also took a day to drive west to Orlando to meet up with friends for lunch at Disney Springs. It's a tough drive with Friday traffic, construction, and trying to avoid tolls, but it's all about friends, so it's worth it.
Space Coast RV Resort is your perfect location to explore Florida’s beautiful Space Coast! Close to Cape Canaveral, we have large campground sites, 50 amp service, wifi, laundry facilities, and lots of activities.
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When we arrived at Skyline Mountain, we were directed to which campsite to park in. As soon as we saw it, we realized that there was no way for us to fit. Jackie walked back to the office and they assigned us another site. There only three other campers in the whole campground. Anyway, once we pulled in, I get into a conversation with the folks next door. Unfortunately, I did this before I got things set up with our coach. Needless to say, I was in the doghouse. They did have nice grassy sights with gravel drives and a small concrete pad for a picnic table. The campground features a nine-hole golf course and a driving range. It has a nice pool with a long tube slide, from which I was told by another camper was only opened on weekends and was closed for the season when we got there in mid-November.
There are a couple of small towns nearby which are nice, but not really touristy. While we were there we made a loop to the east up into the mountains into coal country. On the drive, we found a museum in the town of Helper which gave us a nice history of the area's coal miners and railroaders. While on our drive we reach a spot where the bones of a mammoth were discovered above 9000 feet. The drive was scenic and worth the time, but outside of that we didn't find much else to do while we were there.
Good Sam Rating: 6.5/9*/8.5
Address:
22130 North 11750 East
Fairview, UT 84629
Phone: (435) 427-9590
Fax: (435) 427-9505
Reservations Phone: (435) 427-9590
Resort Information: 1,500 acres of mountain beauty next to Manti LaSalle National Forest. Waterslide and public pool available for fee. 9-hole golf course with cart rentals, pro shop, driving range.
Web Site: skylinemountain.com
EMail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Full Sites: 22
Partial Sites: 10
Pull-through Sites: 3
Check-In/Check-Out Times: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m./ 11:00 a.m.
RV Site Minimum Stay: 1 night
Open: May 1 to Oct 31
Maximum Electrical Service: 30 amps
WiFi Available: No
Maximum RV Length: 40 feet
Elevation: 6100
Amenities: BBQ grills on site, basketball, dump station, fire rings, outdoor pool with a water slide (pay-per-use), snack bar (golf shop & pool snack bar), horseshoe, tennis, playground, golf available (9-hole pay-per-use) , driving range (pay-per-use), putting green, handicap access, Clean restrooms with hot showers (closed after office hours please check out a restroom card with office need a $20.00 or Driver License for deposit), ice available ($1.50 a bag 8lb), meeting room, pavilion (pay-per-use if available), picnic area, pull-through sites, tenting, volleyball, winter sports nearby (snowmobiling). Nearby fishing, hiking, rock climbing, ATV trails, drive-in movie theater, restaurants, scenic views, museums, shopping, horse arena. Maps available in the office (ATV & Hiking).
RV Notes: Rate includes 1 RV, 1 vehicle, 4 people, 2 pets, 30 amp. Additional charges: Extra adult $3/night, extra child $1/night, 50 amp $3/night, late check-out early check-in $5 plus tax, utility fee $3.50/night, pets over 25 lbs $3/night. Pool fee $5 swim & $7 swim/slide. Water shut off in Oct. Limited winter facilities. Mail accepted please use 22130 N 11750 E SMR RV Spot # Fairview, UT 84629.
Rental Notes: Rental units available. Trip Points not accepted. Contact the resort directly.
Restrictions:
Accepts Pets: Yes
Pet Restrictions: Animals are only allowed if leashed at all times. Clean after pets. No animals around the pool area. Cabin #1 pet-friendly only.
Visitor Mail Accepted: Yes
Sherwood Forest was the second half of our Disney visit. It is located a little more than a mile up the road from Tropical Palms. We switched parks early on a Sunday morning and we were assigned a nice pull-through site across from the pool. The resort has most of the standard amenities, pool, hot tub, put-put golf, shuffleboard courts and so on. I do have to say that it has by far the nicest miniature golf course that I've seen, only I never did get the chance to play it as Disney was our main reason for being there. The resort is great and the people are friendly. The office opened a half an hour early to let us in. Also, our neighbors were very nice as well. Jackie and I were sitting outside playing cribbage watching three other couples across the road barbecuing and enjoying a lively conversation. Then the guy doing the barbecuing walked over and gave us a plate of prime rib and bread. After the group broke up we walked over to say thank you and wound up being invited for more barbecue and libation. A few minutes later, one of the other couples returned and it became a party. I know that I've said this several times, but this is really the best part of the RV life, meeting new friends.
On our second day there, Jackie's best friend flew in from Washington State to join us for a few days. That night we checked out Disney Springs. The next two days Jackie and DeeAnne visited two parks a day while I joined them for one each day. (upgrading to a park-hopper pass was $80) So I did Epcot and the Animal Kingdom a second time while Jackie did all four again. I can't say enough how impressed I was with the Animal Kingdom enough. Not only were the animals great, but I took more time to look at the details that they put into creating Pandora and this huge living tree.
An RV resort in Kissimmee with location, location, location!
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Sherwood Forest RV Resort is a beautiful RV resort in Kissimmee offering an abundance of amenities and activities. Concerts, dinners, dances, dance lessons, bingo, card nights, board game nights, crafting, quilting, ice cream socials, and cookouts are just a few of the popular activities at Sherwood Forest RV Resort.
We have a variety of RV and tent sites as well as park model rental cottages to meet your needs at this beautiful RV resort in Kissimmee. We have 531 sites and 457 offer full hook-ups. Come see us at Sherwood Forest RV Resort!
Not having any 'free' campgrounds in Connecticut that would fit our coach, we opted for a "Good Neighbor Park" These parks give Coast to Coast members a discount on camping fees. Seaport gave a discount from $68 per night to $51 but required us to stay two nights. The campground was nice with lots of grass and large camping sites. However, it did lack septic at the campsites. I understand that they provide a free pump out after three nights. The facilities were nice and well maintained. My biggest issue with the campground was that they wouldn't let us choose the site so we wound up facing the sun with no shade trees while there were plenty of nicer sites left empty.
While we were there we decided to drive to Gillette Castle. It was the former home of William Gillette, now a Connecticut State Park. Gillette was an early 20th-century playwright and actor who is most famous for his role as Sherlock Holmes. He designed and had a castle built to live in. From the outside it looks like an old stone European castle, however, on the inside, it was the coolest home I have ever been in. The most impressive thing was the woodwork, especially the doors. My description or even photos wouldn't do it justice. It cost just six dollars to do a walkthrough. Once inside there are park rangers to explain and tell the history of every room and of Gillette. The castle sits on a hill overlooking the Connecticut River. We were fortunate enough to have taken the ferry across the river, so our first view of the castle was from the water. We would have missed it, if not for our love of taking ferries.
We also took some time to explore the town of Mystic. We took photos of the Mystic Pizza parlor but didn't go in because we had already eaten lunch. From what we were told at the park, the town has quite a maritime museum and with our gate pass, we could get 50% off admission. We didn't have time, so we missed it.
Type: GNP - Good Neighbor Park
Good Sam Rating: 9/10*/9
Address:
45 Campground Rd
Old Mystic, CT 06372
Phone: (248) 234-6027
Reservations Phone: (248) 234-6027
Resort Information: Seaport Campground is close to everything you love about Mystic and the Connecticut shoreline. Located in the phenomenal vacation destination of Old Mystic, CT, Seaport offers an East Coast retreat that you won’t soon forget. It’s no wonder families bring their RVs to Seaport – this resort is a camper’s paradise with large sites, fantastic amenities and a great variety of local attractions.
Directions: From Jct of I-95 & Allyn St/Cow Hill Rd (Ex 89): N 1.3 mi on Allyn St/Cow Hill Rd to Gold Star Rd/SR 184, turn E (R), park on L in 1.5 mi.
Web Site: sunrvresorts.com
Partial Sites: 102
Pull-through Sites: 25
Dry Sites: 12
Check-In/Check-Out Times: 2:00 p.m./ 11:00 a.m.
Rental Types: Economy RV Site, 4675 Points
RV Site Minimum Stay: 2 nights (with our membership discount)
Rental Unit Minimum Stay: 1 night
Open: Apr 15 to Oct 14
Maximum Electrical Service: 50 amps
WiFi Available: Yes
Maximum RV Length: 45 feet
Elevation: 0
Amenities: Game room, mini golf, fitness center, laser tag, group activities, pavilion, heated outdoor pool, playground, horseshoes, cable TV, dump station, firewood, ice available, picnic tables, fishing available, laundry, fire rings, grocery, propane, hot showers, honeywagon.
RV Notes: Special discount rate for Coast members. Site includes water, electric, no sewer. Additional charges: 50 amp $3/night, $20 early check-in and late check-out. Drive-ups not accepted.
Accepts Pets: Yes
Pet Restrictions: Yes
Visitor Mail Accepted: No
We arrived at Sea Pines on a Friday afternoon before the 4th of July for a ten-day stay. We were able to leave the coach just inside the gate and search for a site. We were given a map with all the available spaces highlighted in yellow and were told that only certain sites had a septic connect, however they do provide a free pump service twice a week. The sites with septics were located in with the annual sites. Sea Pines is definitely a campground. The roads and sites are all dirt and a little gravel. On the plus side most all of the sites are very large and could easily be two if not three sites. Also, all of the sites are in the trees. (not pine trees like the name would imply) We found a great end site and a couple hours later great people took the site next door. With every campground, there are pros and cons. On the negative side was the number of annual sites vs. camping sites. The other Thousand Trails campground down the road (Lake & Shore) gave us a map when stopped in for a visit showing close to 80% annual sites and referred to the other sites as 'transient' sites. We purchased a campground membership to camp in campgrounds not to fill the gaps in trailer parks. Sea Pines also needs to work on enforcing their rules especial the speed limit with the number kids and the level of dust, there are way too many fast drivers, the biggest violators being golf carts. On the positive side, there is a great swimming pond. Never been big on swimming in ponds, but this one was really nice. There is also a pool, but it's too small to just float and relax. With the trees, large sites, pond, and great neighbors the campground is worth a return visit.
Part of our reason for choosing this location was its proximity to Atlantic City (about a 40-minute drive). I had been there as a kid in the early seventies (before gambling was legal) and was excited about returning. Well, I was disappointed to see that the city is dying. Driving into town was sad, we could barely make out the skyline through the haze of the heat and pollution. When we got into the city, we found it dirty with closed up buildings and businesses everywhere, including on the boardwalk. We landed in a parking garage between Bally's and Ceasar's. Both casinos were nice, but nothing like Vegas. On the boardwalk, there were few people. There also was quite a bit of dune between the boardwalk and the beach, I don't remember that, but it's been 45 years. I'm guessing that there are other parts of the city that aren't as dead as where we were. There are several large casinos not on the boardwalk. It's too bad that the city is so run down.
On another day while were we camping here we decided to take the seventy-mile drive northeast to Philidelphia. It was worth it, but we didn't have enough time to see everything that we wanted to see. We decided to park free at a casino (Sugar House). We played a bit and then made the half hour trek in the 95-degree sun to the historic part of the city. We walked around and saw most of the historic sites that you'd expect to see and even did a tour of Independence Hall (the Pennsylvania State House) We found a fun way to check out the city. There are 13 story-telling benches throughout the city. At each bench, there is someone there telling five-minute stories about the history of the place. The storytellers are very animated and fun, but it was mostly geared toward children. Just the same we visited several and listened to some fun stories, but we ran out of time before we got to them all. It was a good way to find most of the historic sights of the city. Philidelphia is a beautiful city, but it doesn't smell very good. We will have to go back and get more of the history in the future.
South Jersey Shore getaway at this Cape May RV campground
Book a trip at Sea Pines RV Resort and have all the pleasures of a quiet campground plus the excitement of Atlantic City wrapped into one. Our easy-access wooded sites and comfortable rental accommodations make for the perfect home-away-from-home at this Cape May RV campground. Once settled, you will find that our campground offers much to do and see. Off-site, go sightseeing to appreciate the beauty of the old Victorian homes of Cape May, walk on the beach or stroll along the boardwalk. Back at the resort, hang out poolside, test your skill at mini golf or relax under the sun.
This area offers a great selection of things to do while vacationing. Try your luck at deep sea fishing, dine at gourmet restaurants, go whale and dolphin watching or even take a day trip to the free public zoo. However you define vacation fun, you’ll find many options available at Cape May’s Sea Pines RV Resort.