Favorite Campground

Do you have a favorite campground? Is there a campground that stands out above all others for you? One campground you judge others against? If so, tell us about it.
(okay, it's cold and I have cabin fever and I want to camp.. so.. why not atleast talk about camping )

Diane and I love Vogel State Park in Ga. Probebly one of the most beautiful places in the south. It is at the foot of Blood Mt which has the Appalachian Trail across it. Absolutely georgeous. Check it out: http://www.gastateparks.org/Vogel

What a nice place! I mapquested it and it came out a bit over 4 hours. It doesnt look too terribly far from Franklin, NC? Craig wants to camp near there.. Thanks for sharing a link. I would love to camp there.

We have a few favorites. Fort Wilderness at Disney is at the top of the list and I imagine it will remain that way. It's hard to beat Disney. For a nice relaxing weekend with Meghan, it would be Jellystone in Gatlinburg. We love how peaceful it is, the rushing creek and the abundance of great family activities. However, Elkmont has pushed it's way right up to the top as well. We also like Ocean Lakes in Myrtle alot. And, we really love James Island County Park in Charleston.

Worst campground we have been to was the Mayberry Campground. Uggh.. hated every moment of it.

My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

That looks like a great place. I mapquested it and it is a bit over 3 hours. Definitely want to go there.

I think I would like to figure out a week or so itinerary to hit a couple of nice campgrounds down in that area.

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

I hope this will be our first trip of 2010, hoping around March 31st to April 3rd.

Darcamper wrote:

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

I hope this will be our first trip of 2010, hoping around March 31st to April 3rd.

How long does it take you to get there? The girls have Spring Break from April 12 - April 16. That might be a good place to go. We are still trying to figure it out. David wont be able to go as his Spring Break time at ETSU is different than the girls.

happycamper wrote:

Darcamper wrote:

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

I hope this will be our first trip of 2010, hoping around March 31st to April 3rd.

How long does it take you to get there? The girls have Spring Break from April 12 - April 16. That might be a good place to go. We are still trying to figure it out. David wont be able to go as his Spring Break time at ETSU is different than the girls.

From Knoxville it is about 1 1/2 hours, right Chuck.

My favorite is good old Warrior's Path in Kingsport. Just so much for the kids there. I go even when I'm not camping.

Darlene.. I would say Bandy Creek is about that far from you. It's a little over an hour from me (Clinton, TN).

Darcamper wrote:

happycamper wrote:

Darcamper wrote:

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

I hope this will be our first trip of 2010, hoping around March 31st to April 3rd.

How long does it take you to get there? The girls have Spring Break from April 12 - April 16. That might be a good place to go. We are still trying to figure it out. David wont be able to go as his Spring Break time at ETSU is different than the girls.

From Knoxville it is about 1 1/2 hours, right Chuck.

Thats not too bad. I just went to mapquest and plugged in Bristol to Knoxville and it said 1:53. The furthest down we have camped so far is Little River (now a KOA) and I love the Townsend area.

I think we are going to camp a little further this year. We definitely want to try and get to Fall Creek Falls and we would like to go to Chattanooga as well.

happycamper wrote:

Darcamper wrote:

happycamper wrote:

Darcamper wrote:

chuck wrote:My favorite is BANDY CREEK.. at Big South Fork near Oneida..

here's some pics and info: http://www.hometownsitedesign.com/bandycreek.html

I hope this will be our first trip of 2010, hoping around March 31st to April 3rd.

How long does it take you to get there? The girls have Spring Break from April 12 - April 16. That might be a good place to go. We are still trying to figure it out. David wont be able to go as his Spring Break time at ETSU is different than the girls.

From Knoxville it is about 1 1/2 hours, right Chuck.

Thats not too bad. I just went to mapquest and plugged in Bristol to Knoxville and it said 1:53. The furthest down we have camped so far is Little River (now a KOA) and I love the Townsend area.

I think we are going to camp a little further this year. We definitely want to try and get to Fall Creek Falls and we would like to go to Chattanooga as well.

We really enjoyed Fall Creek Falls last year, we hope to go camp in Chattanooga this summer.

Reading these threads this time of year is like gonig to the Grocery Store when you are hungry. It all looks too good to resist.

Richard wrote:Reading these threads this time of year is like gonig to the Grocery Store when you are hungry. It all looks too good to resist.

Would have to agree with Richard

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Richard wrote:Reading these threads this time of year is like gonig to the Grocery Store when you are hungry. It all looks too good to resist.

I agree. I am sitting here looking at the snow falling outside. Really wanting to camp and wishing I had lots of extra $$'s to make lots of reservations right now.

We have a heated underbelly on our camper. I just asked Craig how warm it has to be at night to go camping and he said anytime. He doesnt like to hang around inside the camper though. So, it needs to be warm enough to actually spend time outside of the camper a bit.

So, SOON we are going. Maybe to Warriors. I will let you know when we are going Richard...

happycamper wrote:

Richard wrote:Reading these threads this time of year is like gonig to the Grocery Store when you are hungry. It all looks too good to resist.

I agree. I am sitting here looking at the snow falling outside. Really wanting to camp and wishing I had lots of extra $$'s to make lots of reservations right now.

We have a heated underbelly on our camper. I just asked Craig how warm it has to be at night to go camping and he said anytime. He doesnt like to hang around inside the camper though. So, it needs to be warm enough to actually spend time outside of the camper a bit.

So, SOON we are going. Maybe to Warriors. I will let you know when we are going Richard...

Craig is right, if you are going to stay inside the camper, you might as well camp in the dirveway and save the money and hauling.

Richard wrote:

happycamper wrote:

Richard wrote:Reading these threads this time of year is like gonig to the Grocery Store when you are hungry. It all looks too good to resist.

I agree. I am sitting here looking at the snow falling outside. Really wanting to camp and wishing I had lots of extra $$'s to make lots of reservations right now.

We have a heated underbelly on our camper. I just asked Craig how warm it has to be at night to go camping and he said anytime. He doesnt like to hang around inside the camper though. So, it needs to be warm enough to actually spend time outside of the camper a bit.

So, SOON we are going. Maybe to Warriors. I will let you know when we are going Richard...

Craig is right, if you are going to stay inside the camper, you might as well camp in the dirveway and save the money and hauling.

Unfortunately, we are unable to driveway camp. It is against the subdivision laws and our next door neighbor tends to be a "snitch" on things like that. We have to keep it in storage down on 321 heading towards South Holston lake.

I would love to move where we have more land and more freedom to do what we want. When Craig interviewed with King, they flew us out and set us up with a realtor for a day. The day flew by as she showed us home after home until they all ran together in our minds. She was very pro Bristol City schools. So, we ended up here. Atleast it is close to Craig's work. He goes to Meg's school and eats lunch with her every couple of weeks or so, so that makes it handy. I do, however, really really want to find some land.

Richard, they keep a loop open at Warriors all winter? What about water? I know that Roan is open. However, it is for self contained campers only. They have no water turned on.