Camping experiences in south AL, GA, FL (panhandle) and SC

[BWMorgan225]

Traveling Issues.
What issues in terms of where you have stayed have you encountered? How about stops for supplies, laundry, services.. Good stops and bad stops encountered? Where have you stayed for emergency night over such as parking lots? Walmart?

[Skatiero]

Be sure to check out Navarre beach and St George Island in Fl!

[rv4007]

We thoroughly enjoyed Navarre Beach Campground. Although, the Beach Front site is expensive, it was awesome. Lots of trees and shade in the park. People were fantastic and everyone really enjoyed having the Airstream on the beach.

[c_lewis77]

Originally Posted by rv4007

We thoroughly enjoyed Navarre Beach Campground. Although, the Beach Front site is expensive, it was awesome. Lots of trees and shade in the park. People were fantastic and everyone really enjoyed having the Airstream on the beach.

THAT is what a campsite looks like!

[Aage]

Originally Posted by Skatiero

Be sure to check out Navarre beach and St George Island in Fl!

Originally Posted by rv4007

We thoroughly enjoyed Navarre Beach Campground. Although, the Beach Front site is expensive, it was awesome. Lots of trees and shade in the park. People were fantastic and everyone really enjoyed having the Airstream on the beach.

Originally Posted by c_lewis77

THAT is what a campsite looks like!

Lots of incredibly beautiful coastline in the Panhandle. We had a beachfront spot in Navarre with the Santa Rosa Sound spread in front of us and miles of white beach to walk. Wunnferul, and not as hot as further south in FL!

[perryg114]

Unfortunately, most of the Fed ones in FL are primative camping. Most of these are in the Ocala Forrest. Alexander springs (great snorkle spot) is one I use to go to a lot as a kid but even their camp ground has no facilities. Wekiva State Park is being closed soon for renovation.

I have been to Oleno State Park in FL and it is a very nice state park. Manatee Springs is another nice park in FL. Our favorite state park in FL is St Joe on the gulf. We are going there end of Sept.

Perry

Originally Posted by c_lewis77

Here are some good links to find Corps of Eng. / fed type campgrounds. There are more than you would think.
Also State link too.
Federal recreation, camping and tour reservation information - Recreation.gov
America's State Parks

[Protagonist]

The definitive source on the Internet for Corps of Engineers campgrounds is:

http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/

I used this resource to find the Old Post Road campground on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas back in May, and the Jamie Whitten Park campground in Fulton, Mississippi for my upcoming trip the first week of September.

The map interface is really handy for planning intermediate stops on a longer trip. For picking destination campgrounds, once you click on a state, you can check off the type of activities you're looking for, and it will give you a list of lake projects with those activities. Then from the project you can select the campsite on that project that best suits your needs.

[ryjamsan]

I have so many places on my togo list within 200 miles of slidell it will take many years to get to them even if I camp 52 weekends peryear

So far I've been to one. 3 times and goining again this weekend(would have been 4 but issac closed it for labor day)

What place is this you may ask

Mcleod water park in kiln mississippi

I 10 exit13 then north 3 miles then west 2 miles
The park is ran by the water district not a state park

River front needs reservations sometimes but they have plenty of first come spots

I love this place

But on my list to rv(I've been to most already just not in a mh)
In la
Tickfall
Lake fausse
In ms
Buccaneer sp
In al
Dauphin island
Perdido
Fort blakely hs(on a river) north of mobile on the east side of the bay

That's 6 weekends and I have not went more than 120 miles

Needless to say my honey do list is being ignored because we go somewhere every weekend

There are so many places on my list I don't know how to choose

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by ryjamsan

But on my list to rv(I've been to most already just not in a mh)
In la
Tickfall
Lake fausse

There are so many places on my list I don't know how to choose

One place you didn't mention, but well worth the visit, is Bogue Chitto State Park in LA. First place I ever went camping in my Airstream. I might go back, eventually, but with so many great places to go camping, why hit the same one twice? So far this year, I haven't even camped in the same state twice, let alone the same campground.

Though that will change. I'll be doing my second Texas trip and my second Arkansas trip of the year in November, but to different places than on the first visits.

I'll leave the Louisiana campgrounds for the winter months, when points north are closed for the season.

[ryjamsan]

Been there
To me that is a cooler weather campground due to the lack of trees
I did enjoy the boardwalk out to the river

Our veiw of rving is different. I drive a truck for a living mostly from al/fl to the la tx line. I only have the weekends off and one week a year so long trips are not an option

To go to a place 30 minutes from my house and still feel miles aways is awesome

Plus the expense is low even at 6mpg


I figure by the time I work my way out in a big circle from slidell I will do from ca to fl and me to wa

Btw I have already been to the lower 48 and mexico as well as canada

I'm not so sure a 1990 as ly with 48k miles is a good choice for long trips

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by ryjamsan

Been there
To me that is a cooler weather campground due to the lack of trees
I did enjoy the boardwalk out to the river.

You must have stayed at one of the bottomland campsites at Bogue Chitto. When I was there at one of the upland sites, I was surrounded on all sides (well, on three sides, anyway) by tall pines.