Where are We?
Camp Calendar
If there is no entry for today, we are either traveling or out of cell range. We'll update when we can!
I'm having a hard time deciding on a calendar I like. The calendar above has style, but the calendar below makes it easier to see where we are monthly at a glance.
So… why not both?
UPDATE:
The first calendar also has some glitches, mainly that it won't recognize when a stay extends into the following month. Since we seem to be extending our stays, including Cradle of Forestry for four months, that's a problem. Plain Jane calendar below will continue to work.
Today's Location
Favorite Campgrounds
Here are a few of our favorite places to camp
We hesitated about naming favorites. After all, different campers are looking for different things in a campground, but… we're doing it anyway. So here's what we look for: quiet, usually remote, with hiking or biking available. Hookups are optional, and having a campfire is a must.
- Open Pond National Forest Recreation Area, Andalusia, AL
- Lincoln Trail State Park, Marshall, IL
- Sandy Creek ACE Campground, Jasper, TX
- Service ACE Campground, Silas, AL
- Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg, MO
- Clear Spring State Park, Natchez, MS
- White Sand National Forest Campground, Kooskia, ID
- Twin Creek NF Campground, Gibbonsville, ID
- Hodges Field, Americus, GA (Private airfield with hookups)
- Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, GA
Favorite Places
Some of our favorite places
I knew when we started a "Favorite Campground" list that someday some of the best places we've visited, whether it be for hiking, biking, kayaking, or just overall beauty, would not necessarily have the best campgrounds, and visa-versa. Sure enough, exactly two weeks into our full-time RV life, I'm starting this list of favorite parks and places.
- Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville area, NC
- Ouachita National Forest near Shady Lake Recreation Area, Umpire, AR
- Palo Duro Canyon, Canyon, TX
- Lincoln Trail State Park, Marshall, IL
- Buzzard Roost Recreation Area, Cannelton, IN
- Clear Spring State Park, Natchez, MS
- Colorado Bend State Park, Bend, TX
- Tie City/Vedauwoo area near Laramie, WY
- Franconia Ridge area, Franconia, NH
- Hearts Content Recreation Area, Warren, PA
Oh, the PLACES you'll go
(or rather, the places we've been)
Color Key
- Blue We've camped here
- Yellow Driven, biked, hiked or otherwise been here but not camped
- Grey Haven't been here yet
Abbreviations and Terms
- ACE Army Corps of Engineers
- AT Appalachian Trail
- BLM Bureau of Land Management - often has free/cheap boondocking sites
- Boondock Camping without hookups
- BW Boondockers Welcome: Membership that allows overnight stays in individuals' properties
- CG Campground
- COE Corps of Enginerers - same as ACE
- Dispersed Camping Camping without hookups
- Driveway-Docked Parking in someone's driveway
- Dry Camping Camping without hookups
- Dump Dump Station: Where you drain your gray and black water tanks
- E Campsite with electric hookup
- FF FIrst-come, First-serve - camping sites available without reservations
- Full Hookups Campsites with electricity, water and sewage connection
- HH Harvest Hosts: Membership we have where we can stay overnight at wineries, museums, etc
- Hookups Campsites with electricity and water connections
- NF National Forest
- NP National Park
- Primitive Camping No hookups
- S Campsite with sewer hookup
- SP State Park
- W Campsite with water hookup
- Wallydock An overnight stay at a Walmart parking lot
- WMA Wildlife Management Area
Abbreviations and Terms
We welcome questions and comments!