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10-19-2016, 12:46 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2008 31' Classic
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Lenoir City
, Tennessee
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Where to camp on the Parkways?
My husband and I are considering two trips - one down the Natchez Trace, the other down the Blue Ridge Parkway. We want to take our time, read every sign, take every walkway.
Are there certain campgrounds that cater to the travelers of these parkways? Or, do you just guestimate where you will be on any given day and search for campgrounds within a reasonable distance? I think there may be a WBCCI caravan that does the Blue Ridge - perhaps if someone has taken that trip you could share which CGs you used?
Thank you!
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10-21-2016, 04:18 PM
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2015 30' Classic
2012 28' International
Greensboro
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The Blue Ridge Parkway is gorgeous. I did 3 trips there this summer, in fact just returned from there this week (leaves were gorgeous). The Parkway goes right through Shenandoah National Park. About midway through you'll encounter Big Meadows. They have a full campstore, gas/diesel, and a Visitors Center. The campground there is nicely setup. There is pretty good separation between spaces and you can reserve your spot online. I think 6 months out. There are NO hookups, but there is a convenient dump station about 1/4 mile from your campsite. Arrive with a full water tank, or schlep it from the many water spigots throughout the park. Sites are $20 a night. Generator hours are 8-10 am and 4-7pm in the summer. Evening hours are later after 15 October. There is a lot to see in the park....many wonderful hikes and just awesome scenery. You can do all the booking, etc. online.
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10-22-2016, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Pfafftown
, North Carolina
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Virginia Highland Haven Airstream Park, an Airstream only campground, is located only 8 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance at Bent Mountain, approximately milepost 136. The campground is open May 1 through October 15. It has full hookups (30 amp electric) and free wi fi. The views from the camping area are spectacular, the stockholder owners are friendly, and there are many activities in the surrounding region.
Highland a Haven is located just off US 221 between Roanoke and Floyd, Virginia. Many Airstreamers traveling the Parkway, or I-81, use Highland Haven as a place to overnight or spend a few days. Most of the National Park Service campgrounds along the Parkway do not have hookups.
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Airstream - 2008 Safari 27FB SE (Sweet Pea)
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10-22-2016, 09:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Battle Lake
, Minnesota
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Natchez Trace is one of America's nicest drives, through beautiful country, and ends in the historic and wonderful little city of Natchez. We loved it. I think 45 mph speed limit and no commercial traffic, no city traffic.
We stayed at two of the parks, I think one had hookups and the other didn't as I recall. Maybe one National Park and two State Parks. Google it for photos and info, very nice places to camp.
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10-23-2016, 07:09 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 30' International
Florence
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2016
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The Natchez Trace goes right past Florence, AL. If it fits your schedule to stop there overnight McFarland Park is a city owned park with hookups right on the bank of the Tennessee river. Lots of great restaurants in the awesome downtown area just 5 min away from the campground.
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10-23-2016, 12:08 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2016 28' Pendleton
Currently Looking...
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Get the Blue Ridge Travel Planner app or go online. Cell service can be spotty. Have fun! We can't wait to go back.
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10-23-2016, 12:14 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1981 31' Excella II
Florence
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2016
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Like @joshjack says, stop off in Florence Ala at McFarland Park. We camped there last weekend and the bluffs on the river were beautiful.
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10-23-2016, 12:14 PM
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Member Slide Out Society
2004 28' Safari S/O
Zavalla
, Texas Airstream Harbor
Join Date: Dec 2006
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all about the Trace
Go to this website for the Natchez Trace Pkw…has all the info you want on camping, things to see and do and a map…same with the Blue Ridge…
we did both this summer…fantastic trips…
Rockwell
https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
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10-23-2016, 02:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member
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Box Elder (formerly Long Island, NY)
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Are there any vehicle / trailer SIZE limitations on the Blue Ridge Parkway? TIA!
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10-23-2016, 02:30 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2006 22' Interstate
Black Mountain
, North Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 7
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BRP camping
The Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds close 10/31/16.
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10-23-2016, 05:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 30' International
Florence
, Alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Latal
The Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds close 10/31/16.
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Yeah, lots of the campgrounds in the smokies start closing in October.
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10-23-2016, 06:36 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2014 16' Sport
Route 66
, Arizona
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Don't miss a night at the Meriwether Lewis site along the Natchez Trace. Soak in the history of arguably the greatest explorer of all time. Was he murdered or suicide?? There are no hookups but there's a water fill available and there are full hookups less than 15 miles away on hwy 412, if I remember correctly.
Have spent many enjoyable overnights there when we lived in TN and it's one of my best memories of life back east.
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10-24-2016, 06:41 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
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The Natchez Trace speed limit is 50 mph.
There are free campgrounds along the way with no services like Jeff Busby in central Mississippi.
There are plenty of spacious turnouts where it is OK to spend the night.
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10-24-2016, 07:57 AM
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Rivet Master
1991 34' Excella
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1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
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We enjoy the Trace, slowing down and rolling thru the countryside. One item of note, during the spring and fall snowbird migration, the free campgrounds typically fill up. There is a two week max stay and its common for folks to stay to the limit and move out as a friend shows up for their spot, leap frogging down south.
In North MS, there are a few non-Trace campgrounds very close by.
Don't try and overnight at the visitor centers, the Rangers will scoot you along.
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10-24-2016, 08:41 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2014 16' Sport
Route 66
, Arizona
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
We enjoy the Trace, slowing down and rolling thru the countryside. One item of note, during the spring and fall snowbird migration, the free campgrounds typically fill up. There is a two week max stay and its common for folks to stay to the limit and move out as a friend shows up for their spot, leap frogging down south.
In North MS, there are a few non-Trace campgrounds very close by.
Don't try and overnight at the visitor centers, the Rangers will scoot you along.
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We saw a good number of Canadian license plates at Meriwether Lewis during some times of the year but in almost 50 years of camping there, and as recently as 2015, I never saw the campground completely full. I wouldn't let that dissuade you although be advised, it is first come/first served.
edit: Just noticed OP has 31' Classic. We never had larger than a 19 footer, so that could limit some of the smaller ML campsites for you, but given the full service CG just off the parkway a few miles away, you should be safe.
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