If you find yourself in or near arguably the best little city in the entire South (that would be Savannah, GA y’all) and are in need of a spot to park your over-sized mobile living room for the night (or for many) and cringe at the thought of trying to park your way into a narrow slot overwhelmed on every side by the unsightly scenes or ghastly noise from the very metropolis you are seeking to escape, then look no further than Red Gate Campground. This country chic spot is nothing short of a nice slice of southern country charm in an otherwise overcrowded, busy urban environ. 

From the moment you turn off the turnpike and enter Red Gate Campground, almost instantaneously you will feel ‘good‘ ol Southern charm’ just oozing from this place along with a sense of peacefulness and ‘restitude’ that is a difficult thing to find anywhere, least of all, near a fairly roaring metropolis like Savannah. Yet from here, once you’ve landed your pitch for the night, you’ll instantly embrace a sense of being placed in the outback, where the non-stop hum of nearby passing traffic is calmed and the vistas of red-painted barns, straw stacked bales of hay and a sauntering nearby pond remind you that indeed, nature doesn’t just live here, it flourishes. 

Activities: hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, fishing, horse shoes, board games, bird watching and stargazing. Amenities: pull-through or back-in RV sites with full hook-ups (30 / 50 amp electrical, water and sewage), picnic tables, fire ring w/ fold-over grill, standing BBQ grill, trash & recycling bins, remote dump station, propane refueling station, playground, horseshoe pit, board games, book exchange library, shaded lakeside swings and benches, nearby fishing pond, covered salt water swimming pool, equestrian center complete with horse-drawn carriage rides, bike rentals, shaded community grill area, washing sink, water spigot, complimentary WiFi, satellite access, 24 hour service office w/ coin-operated laundry facility, shower/ restrooms and fitness center, supply store (basic groceries, sundries, firewood, ice, etc.) along with flat white coral rock pads to park your RV on. 

Insider’s tips? Here’s a few: (1) If you’d like to explore the amazing coastline in and around Savannah, check out little Tybee Island, which is a gem destination of Georgia’s barrier islands and is only a 30 minute drive from Red Gate Campground; (2) There are active train tracks nearby Red Gate, so if the occasional noise from locomotives bother you, consider bringing some earplugs – as I’m from Chicago, I really didn’t mind or even notice the noise; (3) When you get tired of thinking about planning and preparing for that next meal, you’re in great luck because you have so many nearby options of either traditional comfort food chain restaurants (think Chili’s, Zaxby’s, Bonefish Grill), authentic Southern joints like Sweet Potatoes Kitchen, Barnes Restaurant, Betty Bombers or Southern-inspired haute cuisine legends like Cotton & Rye, Grey and Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room; and (4) One of our most favorite places to visit in all of Savannah is Forsyth Park, which is centrally located in the city and provides for a great green spot to spread out a picnic blanket, take in the sun and cloud-gaze underneath the canopy of Ancient Oaks just dripping with Spanish Moss.

Happy Camping!