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We stayed at Patten Pond because I could not get a reservation at Schoodic Woods in Acadia NP. Turns out that was a blessing, as "hurricane" Lee caused the NPS to close that campground and then we'd have been in a pickle. The first site they put us in, #327, was so sloped that our front jacks were out as far as they would go with 10" of blocks under them. With a "hurricane" coming, that made us nervous so we requested a move, and they put us in #508 instead. Much better! No trees, and level. If you're in a larger rig, the sites in the 500s are your best bet. The lower level of the campground is treed, sites are VERY close together, and there are giant rocks everywhere that make corners difficult in a large rig like ours, a 46' fifth wheel pulled with a Freightliner HDT. The hosts were great, very friendly and helpful. The bathouse and showers were clean, but the shower had spiders each time I used it. It would be nice if cleaners at ALL campgrounds would look UP and clean everything! The camp store had lots of items from food to fun to essentials. We would stay again, the location on US 1 made for easy access to get around, and the driveway was long enough we didn't hear road noise. The hurricane was a non-event here, thankfully. We lost power for a short time, but it was back on by the time we woke up and our solar/batteries indicated it hadn't lasted very long.
No OTA television, but they have cable. Good cell service on AT&T and T-Mobile.

This park being FCFS meant we had to have a plan B, so it was either here or the next rest area, but fortunately one spot was open that worked for us. Some are reserveable but they were all taken, of course. We had to park the truck in the picnic/dump/pit toilet lot, but we were close enough we could see it from our site. The other sites were smaller, and even the couple that might have held the 45' fifth wheel would have been impossible to get into because the road is so narrow there's no turning room. We stayed 3 nights to take a breather from a 2,800-mile long haul and it was a welcome respite. The host kept the bathrooms and showers clean, and the whole park was very nice, and oh so quiet at night. Minor freeway hum didn't bother us at all, but site 37 has some distance and vegetation buffer compared to other sites. I had enough cell service to do research and book tickets for the show and fondue dinner, but didn't take notes. It's either AT&T or T-Mobile. We'd love to return.

We only stayed one night near the end of August as we arrived the day before our appointment with CDI, the paint shop for Winnebago and for our fifth wheel, a New Horizons. The campground was pretty empty, so we were able to take a double site on the end as a pull-thru. We checked the bath/shower house, and it was clean. It's a great place to stay for a night or two. The dump station on the way into the park is new and access is really easy. Since we were only there to prepare for having work done and going to a hotel, I didn't check for TV or cell service.

We had a nice time at Alamo Lake. We had good T-Mobile service in our site in Loop E, -88 dBm, and AT&T at -99 dBm was good enough to stream. We don't have "bars" on our data devices. No OTA television. There's a dump station and potable water in the C Loop campground at the entrance to the loop, near the bath house, which was very clean. We could hear the burros and the coyotes, especially at night. Seems like they'd come closer to us after dark and then make lots of noise!
The other campground section has a small store, and we had to go there to register since the entry station wasn't manned when we arrived.
Our site was a back-in, plenty long enough for our 68' combined HDT and 45' fifth wheel. They were in the process of putting up shade shelters, and finished ours while we were there. We put the fire pit on the correct side with the picnic table, but they'll probably move them closer to the shelter, which is on the lake side of our site.
Bugs were crazy, keeping the windows closed until after we turned out the lights inside worked. They weren't the biting kind, more like tiny gnats and a small type of may fly. Windy for a couple days, so they'd gather on the lee side of everything.

We stayed at Atlantic City BLM campground on our way through the area. It was clean and quiet, and the vault toilets were also very clean. Beware if you're large, like us, the trees will get you. Our new rig is a 46' toyhauler fifth wheel that we pull with a Freightliner HDT. There were no issues with the roads, coming in the last 1/2 mile is on a well-maintained dirt road and the campground itself is gravel. It hadn't been raining, and dry and firm is what we prefer (to muddy and getting stuck, LOL). The trees could use some trimming, but we understand the reluctance to damage the local flora. Watch out for ticks! There is absolutely NO cell connectivity here, so be prepared. Maybe your weather radio would work, we forgot to test ours. Lander is 25 miles away, the Coalter complex is worth a visit - brews, good food, great ice cream. About 10 miles beyond Lander is Sinks Canyon State Park, where the river disappears into a cave and reappears 1/4 miles downstream. Fascinating, and worth a visit, and there's no admission charge for this state park.

Stony Fork campground is a beautiful, wooded location with some reservable sites and many FCFS sites. I booked the only pull-thru 6 months in advance. It was a good choice for us with our 46' fifth wheel pulled by a Freightliner HDT. We got into it easily. Some of the curves at the middle of the campground loop road are tight, but we made it. We had friends visit that are big like us too, and they easily backed into #8. There are a few sites that will accommodate larger rigs, but the road is only one narrow lane wide, so room for the truck to manuever could be an issue in some of them. Some sites are level, some have a pretty good slope to them. The hosts on duty were amazing and couldn't have been kinder or more helpful. The bathrooms/showers were clean. AT&T coverage was good enough to stream TV, there were no OTA channels. Verizon was slightly better. I don't measure using "bars", they are a useless measurement, and especially so if you have data only.

We stayed four nights at Lums Pond to check Delaware off the map and to replenish with full hook-ups. We are 68' long with our HDT and 45' fifth wheel, and our Rand McNally RV GPS took us to the main entrance for day use of the park, which is NOT connected by road to the campground. Our only option to turn around was the farthest parking lot (God bless the ranger who gave us instructions), and it was TIGHT getting in there! Make sure you're going to the campground entrance off Red Lion Rd. When I typed it in by hand it worked, even though the GPS showed the SAME ADDRESS! Our site was plenty long enough - there are several that will fit a big rig. The grounds are like a park, with some well-trimmed trees near the sites and grass in the middle of the campground circles. You can't beat the price - private campgrounds in the area charge $75-$100 or more. Individual shower rooms, and a few full bathrooms that are handicap accessible.

Cell data service: ATT -114 dBm, Speedtest showed 60 Mbps down, 3 up, Nighthawk with window antenna.
T-Mobile -100 dBm, Speedtest 147 Mbps down, 9 up, Mifi with no booster.

We loved it, we'll be back.

We reserved pull-thru site #A06 because it was out in the open, necessary for solar, and it looked big enough for us. It wound up being kind of tight, as the curved pull-thru was very narrow with rock curbs on each side. Since our 46' fifth wheel doesn't bend in the middle, it was difficult to get out without scraping the tires of the truck OR the trailer. We backed out, and it took a lot of back-and-forth to get it done. We're 68' long with our trailer and Freightliner HDT combined, but the location was worth the extra effort. The campground was very clean, bathrooms older and also clean. Some sites are right on the river, some have lots of shade, some are in the open. Most sites are short, only a couple would fit a rig our size but the issues are the same, narrow with those rock curbs to get in your way. Beautiful area, can't beat it for ease of access if you're smaller and doing the Blue Ridge Parkway. We were there 4 nights, it was never full but the campground was closing at noon on Oct. 30, three days after we left, so keep that in mind if you're traveling later in the season. AT&T service was so bad our phones hung up on us when we tried to us them for a task. Texts could get through. Dump station is on spur road between campground and parkway, very tight for large rigs, we didn't attempt. Water spigots around, the one near us had brown water even after use. Others seemed clearer.

We stayed starting Labor Day. I booked our site a year in advance, a pull-thru in Area 4 that looked OK online. It was very tight getting around and into our site, and getting out pulling through was impossible, so we backed out. That was an adventure, to say the least. The site itself was very nice, some trees for a little outdoor shade, and bushes for privacy. The 30-amp electric hookup left a bit to be desired. Voltage very low, even when not running anything. Our EMS shut us off several times when it dropped below 104 volts. It was muggy and warm the week we were there starting on Labor Day. We have a good solar array and it was better to shut off their electric and run our main AC off the batteries, then recharge at night when the voltage miraculously went up. The park itself is nice, everything was clean. Area 1 had room for the largest rigs, Area 2 is built on a hill with sites very close together and very un-level in some cases. Site lengths on ReserveAmerica seem accurate, but getting into and out of them could be challenging, so check Google earth views carefully. We would love to return, but would try for Area 1 next time. Showers were fairly new and clean, 75 cents for 3 minutes, $1.50 for 6, we didn't use them. Outside showers free, we assume they're cold water only and you'd have to wear a suit, NO nudity allowed in the campground. Some of the rules made us chuckle and/or shake our heads. We got 12 OTA channels on TV, and had good cell/data service on both AT&T and T-Mobile.

We stayed here for a week in the dry sites up on the hill. We had a fantastic view from up here, pastoral with tree-covered hills on one side, and the reservoir on the other. ATT signal was good enough to do basic stuff, browse the internet, etc. Verizon was good enough to make phone calls and send texts, but slow doing anything data-related. The roads in are paved and marked, and any size rig can fit in the upper sites. The lower, developed ones with electricity might be more challenging if you're 68' long like we are. We only saw one or two that we would attempt with our setup. The first couple days we were in some kind of midge hatch, and they were everywhere - along with a couple that actually bit. Most were non-biting, but very annoying. Then they just sort of almost disappeared. It was windy, but that's spring. The only negative would be the bugs, and you can't get away from that when you're near water.