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This is one of many nice rest areas on 75 and 85 in Georgia. where RVs are separate from trucks and they have dump stations. This one is nicely wooded for shade. Picnic tables and very quiet. Some slope to the parking areas but they are very generous in size.

I stayed nearby at Molly Stark but spotted this on the way in. Perfect for a big rig with a toad. Large level lot. I don’t like to unhook my trailer in a parking lot so opted for $20 and a hot shower at Molly. Great place for a rendezvous but check with the distillery first.

A nice young couple, making good on inherited farmland, make an old fish camp into an up and coming campground. Across the river from a major canoe outfitter for some nice class one river runs. Not fancy but good for what it’s good for. Better value and water access than the expensive state park nearby. Far better than two other nearby campgrounds. I stayed here for my grandsons graduation and was quite comfortable. Canoeing the Shenandoah Is very dependent on water levels. Check the downriver canoe company site for more info.

This is a National park service campground on the blue ridge parkway with paved sites carved into the mountain side. Three loops, rv, van pop up, and tent. A few sites for big rigs. Water and dump available but not at the sites. Ranger hut and camp hosts. Self check in after hours. Half price with the federal senior card. Excellent hiking trails. Amazing views. Across the road from the historic Pisgah Inn with a camp store restaurant and inn. Unlevel sites and only two showers. Free WiFi at park office and the inn. Verizon at the inn.

Lake Sinclair park is a small, typical, somewhat neglected National Forest park. Self check in, one host. No rangers. Lake, boat ramp and beach were nice and well kept. Bathhouses less so. Some tent sites on the lake. There are 5 water and electric sites off the water. I stayed two nights at $10.50 a night with my old guy card. Thursday it was me and one tent. Friday they filled up the hookup suites. No cell service, 20 miles to anywhere. Nearest town is Eatonton and the Brer Rabbit museum. Great stop to avoid Atlanta heading north.

Black mountain Campground. Nice big sites, 4 electric, New bathhouse, good showers, trout stream, waterfall, biking and hiking. WiFi at the camp office. Cell signal 2.6 miles down a gravel road. The road from Marion is not recommended for long trailers or the faint of heart. I’m 20’ and my tv front left was over the yellow to keep the trailer right rear on the road. It’s best to come in off the blue ridge parkway. All paved up to the last 2.6 miles. Small local store 3 miles but 45 minutes to Marion for bigger choices.

This park is on the Suwannee River at the confluence with the Withlacoochee. No waterfront sites but a boat ramp, and full hookups for $22! Easy in and out. The trails offer a history of commerce and travel in the 1860’s. The stagecoach road trail goes by an 1860’s cemetery Which is all that’s left of Columbus a bustling town of 500 souls that catered to the stage and horse traffic to the steamships that landed here . The earthworks trail goes through a civil war fortification to the ferry landing and remains of a steamboat engine. From there you see the railroad trestle that was the next big thing. Lime sink trail has a bridge over a beautiful spring fed pond. I haven’t tried the Big oak trail. Supposed to be a huge tree. Long way from town but it’s really clean. Even has a washer and dryer.

This is a very nice COE campground with a long peninsula reaching out into Storm Thurmond Reservoir. Site 32 is among the nicest but most are waterfront with large, gravel, well appointed, well maintained, water and electric sites. Unfortunately, this week, many people left early due to swarms of tiny black ants. Im not sure of the type but if they are a variety called “crazy ants” they can destroy your electronics. When my car would not start, I got concerned. Turns out it was a bad battery. They got in the trailer and the car and were only kept at bay with spectracide sprayed on the trailer and the car and “deep woods off”sprayed on the inside of the trailer, in the trash can, and in each trash bag. “Off”will melt plastic so use care. Finally I sprayed the tires and rolled forward a half turn. I love a challenge. Stop at the Dollar General just down the road, on the way in, and get the bug spray. They happily stock large quantities for the campers here. Or just go somewhere else. There are several other nice COE campgrounds on the lake.

Sebago Lake State park. Two big campground loops each with its own beach. Crowded party atmosphere but good showers and toilets. Lots of ski boats and jet skis but ok for kayaking too. Some water and electric sites. Pricy at $60 but near the resort town of Naples. Take a pontoon plane ride or river boat ride. Lot 125x Note! No pets allowed lots of ducks to feed however.

Bradbury mountain. Five miles from downtown Freeport on a good road. Wooded nice sites, no hookups, no dump station. pit toilets but nice showers. $27.50 a night. Reservations at campwithme.com. Walk up sites are self checkin have a triangle on them. Rangers across the road can help. One handicap site for tag holders only. Road noise