Alright, you’re not going to write long stories to remember this place by, but if you’re looking for a decent place to roll-up to with your RV after spending hours on the road and just need a simple, easy place to spend the night, one that has all the standard amenities, then Southern Retreat wouldn’t be the worst decision of your life. 

As far as the grounds go, there’s basically 3-4 lanes that encircle the place, each slot with decent space and all of the basic amenities are provided: 30 and 50 amp electrical, water, sewage, etc. There’s a few community BBQ’s we were told of, but couldn’t find. The restroom facilities are just mediocre (and could definitely do with a makeover). There is a great little pool area complete with a little Tiki Bar that serves up some OK premade elixirs, but you’ve got to bring your own Tiki music, I learned. 

Within a short distance of the place, you’ve got plenty of golf courses, tennis courts and of course all of the water sports (fishing, boating, kayaking, parasailing, etc.) that you could hope for. There’s even the Golden Isles Speedway not too far away. On the nature side of things, I recommend either Jekyll Island or Cumberland Island where there’s wild horse that run free on the beach head there. 

Insider’s tip? Head on over to Original Jay’s Fish& Chicken for just about everything fried and then head over to Boondox Tavern for a couple colds ones– ask for Loretta, who will set you up pretty nice. Also, there’s Frans, which is what you’ll first come across when entering Southern Retreat– each day/night she serves up a single dish, from fried pork chops (can’t say I had ever had one prepared this way before) to taco night, the food is actually pretty decent and the crowd nice and pleasantly Southern. 

Happy Camping!