Flaming Arrow Campground

I'm a strange camper. Not only am I traveling on a motorcycle that likes to stay on pavement, but I also like to swing from trees when I sleep.  Many campgrounds do not accommodate either hammocks or motorcycles.  I can't blame them, they're aren't many of us out there.  But when you find a campground that fits everything you look for, it's a joy. 

Flaming Arrow Campground sits just outside the Cherokee reservation.  It's tucked away between a few shady hills, has a pool, and an ultra clean bathhouse with hot showers and good water pressure.  There are spigots of potable water located through the campground, and fire rings are each campsite along with a picnic table.

The great joy for me was the availability of a tent site with an easy place to slide my shiny and heavy motorcycle beside my campsite (T-3) and also two trees that were spaced and located to make it easy for me to hang my hammock and get a fantastic nights sleep. 

The price was right, and the facilities in good shape.  Firewood is available for purchase.

The main office woman, Joni, has been difficult from the moment we arrived. Throwing her hands up in the air in frustration when ‘helping’ us back into our site, warning us not to complain about slow internet speeds on the weekends, skepticism about how we run our rig, the list goes on. We brushed it off as her maybe having a bad day and kept to our own. Tonight though... A group of children, ages roughly 2-11, were playing in the main grassy area of the campground where a volleyball net (the campground’s) is located. One thing led to another, the kids brilliantly figured out how to turn the volleyball net into a slingshot to toss about a game of catch. Squeals of joy upon the sun setting, many of us camping around the grass field enjoying these joyful kids. 10 minutes into it, Joni came barreling down the grassy field in her golf cart, top speed. She then began aggressively yelling and screaming at the children to return to their campers for using the volleyball net not as intended. Full on temper tantrum screaming. From an adult. There was no civility and it was horrific to watch. Did she attempt a conversation? No. Did she try and talk to the parents? No. She proved how nasty of a person she is, and released it on children. The oldest child of the group kept trying to apologize, but Joni kept pointing and yelling at her to get back to her camper. Should the kids have been doing what they had been? Maybe not. But to humiliate and berate them in the way Joanie did was absolutely disgusting. There are plenty of other RV parks in the Cherokee area. Stay clear of this one at all costs.