112 Culver Drive, Laurel, Delaware, United States
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FCFS, drinking water & vault toilets $7.50* **must arrive by 10PM and leave no earlier than 6AM, locked overnight
aim to leave around 9am so we can explore Nashville today
-1 hour time zone (midway through TN, look for sign along Rt 40)
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W/E, laundry facilities, restrooms/showers & dump station $14* only 30 minutes from Nashville
Afternoon Options:
-Long Hunter State Park hikes/biking (free)
-YMCA Greenway (aka Music City Bikeway)
-30 mins to Nashville, WhatLiftsYou Mural?
If we want to avoid major congestion, try to drive through Nashville during the middle of the day—between 10AM and 2PM (~30 minutes from campground). Nashville’s rush hours run from around 7AM—9AM and 3PM—6PM, though these times vary depending on the day.
Check Out NLT Noon, but if we leave ~10am, we'll avoid rush hour and get to Memphis around 3PM w/ lots of time for exploring
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Open 9am-9pm. Option to stay at the Casino just up the road. Or option to skip overnight in Memphis and head straight to Gulpha Gorge Campground
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Open 6am-7pm -Crossover the river via the Skybridge @ 125 N. Front St -1.0 mi loop around the park w/ MEMPHIS sign & walk-through scale of MS River to Mud Island Dog Park -Cordelia's Market, then back over via the A.W. Willis Avenue Bridge
With Love from Memphis Mural
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Optional bike for a photo op, very close to High Cotton Brewing Co (no food)
Optional dinner at the Lookout at the Pyriamid (open 11am-9pm) inside Bass Pro. there is a $10pp elevator fee is credited towards an entrée (America's tallest free-standing elevator)
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Open 6AM-10PM
Bike or walk over the Big River Crossing (cross the Mississippi River into Arkansas) - longest public pedestrian/bike bridge across the Mississippi River (dog friendly), or access via the River Line hike *Note: lit up at night and is said to be spectacular
878 Wildcat Road, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
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Backup campsites if we can't book Gulpha Gorge, free cancelation!
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FHU, Option to skip Memphis and head straight to Gulpha Gorge Campground on April 7th (be prepared for Solar Eclipse traffic!)
--Hike Hot Springs Mountain Loop Trail (4.5 mi) from campground --Play in Gulpha Creek at the campground --Walk to Bathhouse Row for dinner at Superior Bathhouse Brewery (growler to go?) --Historic Downtown shopping & Eclipse poster --Garvan Woodlands Garden ($20pp, $5 per dog)
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Open 11am - 9pm. inside & self-serve patio is dog friendly. Beer Bath $40, try all 18 beers, saves $8 from ordering individually Thermal Water Root Beer & Beer
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Open 11am - 11pm *Holy Guacamole Burger is highly recommended Live music on Sunday nights 7-10pm, check Facebook for schedule. Walkable from campground (1.9 mi each way, ~40 mins)
Solar Eclipse - April 8, 2024
Start/End of Totality: 1:49:29 – 1:53:05 PM CDT
Max Eclipse 1:51:17 PM CDT
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free FHUs, great reviews, and only ~3 hours from Gulpha Gorge
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$25 FHU, 5-acre fishing pond, free washer & dryer
