Rick G.

The Dyrt Pro

Perry, FL

Joined July 2020

Airstreaming across America as RBGSADVENTURES

Great Camping & Lots to Do

Our second stay here. First was in the spring of 2020 when COVID had everything shutdown. Spent Monday through Friday and enjoyed our stay with some friends. Lots of old 1800 to early 1900’s homes to see, some offer tours. Providence Canyon and the Kolomoki Mounds State Parks in Georgia are an easy drive and worth the trip. Sites are easy to navigate, utilities are in good shape, and enough Verizon signal to stay in touch.

Lots of Options

Older State Park just outside of Hanover, PA. Used it as a home base to explore Gettysburg and the surrounding area. Our site was in an open area in Loop D, but plenty of electric wooded sites available as well. Easy access to fresh water on the way in as well as various spigots inside the park. Verizon signal not great for streaming, but adequate for all else.

Met our Needs Perfectly

Booked for 5 nights to have an opportunity to explore the Bedford, PA area. Great access to Flight 93 Memorial, local covered bridges, Fort Bedford Historic Fort, and many other attractions. Loop D was quiet with ample space between sites that provided privacy. Bathhouse was clean and used for showers. Dump and water fill station easy to access on your way in or out. Verizon signal good enough for streaming.

Peaceful

Enjoyed a couple nights. Limited use of the campground during our visit, so we enjoyed peace and quiet. Trees and undercover between sites to give some privacy. Easy towing our 28’ tow behind in and out. Verizon signal not bad.

Great for Fort Wayne Visit

Let me start out by qualifying my 5-star review by saying it is site specific. Our site was one of the more private which earned the 5-stars. But, even in a different site it’s a great place to stay for a few nights as you explore the area. Easy in and out, good electric service, water at the site, good Verizon signal, easy dump station access, and friendly camp hosts. Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) burial site is next to this county park. And he is celebrated each Fall within the park with a festival.

Exploring South Bend/Elkhart Area

We wanted to explore the “RV Capital of the World” and Notre Dame University while passing through. This park fit the bill. Arrived Thursday with the campground maybe 25% full. By Friday night it was full! Great spacing between sites and offers miles of hiking and biking trails. Verizon signal essentially nonexistent, but air TV reception not bad. Fresh water fill and dump stations were the best we’ve seen anywhere.

Great Beach Camping

Not our usual type of camping. But, with that said we really enjoyed our 4 night stay. Lake Michigan is a short stroll and downtown Grand Haven is a short walk. Enjoyed the Spring Lake bike trail loop that gave us a 19 mile ride from the campground. Verizon signal okay to stream. Lucked out and only had one off and on neighbor. Otherwise sites are very close and on a parking lot covered with sand here and there.

Michigan’s Oldest State Park

The park is beginning to look its age. Stayed 4 nights while visiting the Traverse City area. Crowded with families making use of the last couple weeks before schools return. Rained well one night and our grass less site turned nasty. Good Verizon signal and has water available at several stations around each camping loop. Great location, however, to visit Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes.

Peaceful on the shore of Lake Superior

Got lucky and scored a site in this NP campground for 4 nights. Backing in the 28’ trailer was a little tricky to fit it in between the trees. But, once settled in we were surrounded with forest and rocked to sleep with the surf from Lake Superior. Verizon signal was all but non existent, but a 1.5 mile hike to the Au Sable lighthouse allowed us to find enough cell signal to get things done.

Nice Park - Wrong Time

Heading across the upper UP from upper Wisconsin and needed a one night stay to dump tanks, etc. The location was great and the park nice enough. Just happened to be there during the last ‘get the camping in with the kids before school starts’ time of the year. Dump station was fine and suited our needs. Verizon signal good as well. Easy in and out with our 28’ pull behind.

Mostly Seasonal Campers

This is our second stay, once in 2020 and now 2023. Both times were just for a couple nights. Great location to explore Minocqua. The campground is comprised mostly of seasonal folks, but offers 20 some sights to non-seasonal. Sites are relatively spaced apart for a private campground and offer FHU’s for those needing to stay a night or two to dump tanks, etc. A bit pricey, but if you spend most of your time boondocking it’s a good fit. Good Verizon signal and they have cable TV hookup.

Nice County Park near Bloomington

Needed a couple nights stay near Bloomington and chose site #29 sight unseen. Ended up having to grab a different site since #29 was too unlevel. The campground office was very accommodating. Park is very well maintained with small lake access and lots of open space. Enjoyed peace and quiet with only one other camper in our loop. Filled the fresh water tank on the way end and used the easy access dump on the way out. Verizon signal was minimal, but worked. Recommend the McLean County History Museum in downtown Bloomington. Located in the old courthouse building and extremely well done.

Great Spring Trip

Booked a couple of adjacent sites to explore the area with friends. The State Park is very well maintained, sites offered enough privacy, bathhouse was very clean, and the weather couldn’t have been better. Visited the Little White House State Historic site and enjoyed the Wild Safari and some good B-B-Q.

Nice Campground

Stayed in the dry camping Hard Times Loop. Busy due to its close proximity to Asheville, but nice spacing between sites that felt private. Enjoyed the closeness to the Biltmore Estate, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC Aboretum, and all Asheville has to offer.

Joined Friends with an Owned Lot

Not our typical campground, but friends have an owned lot backing up to the creek and we were able to rent the lot next to them for a week. If we weren’t in that specific site it would have felt too crowded. However, we had a great time and enjoyed the location close to the National Park and Gatlinburg.

All Depends on Your Site

Booked site A36 in January to see Chattanooga in the Fall. Glad we did because your level of satisfaction with this State Park campground is all about what site you get. We were right on the lake at the end of a loop that provided lots of privacy. Would not have been as pleased if we were on any of the interior sites. Very crowded and little trees/vegetation between this sites. Verizon was strong 5G. Visited Lookout Mountain and downtown Chattanooga.

Nice Week Stay

Our second visit here. The first was in April 2020 with COVID restrictions in place. All the loop roads have new asphalt, but the sites are still in various states of needing repair. The “A” loop sites are right along the “main” road and would not feel to private. We stayed in the “B” loop which provided less through traffic. Electric and water to the site worked well. Verizon signal was coming in with 5G. Dis not use the bathhouse, so can’t comment on their condition. We have family in the area and this State Park makes for a useful place to stay.

Close to New River Gorge

Spent 3 nights in Site #49 with 30amp electric. We were across the road from the main/original (?) campground that houses the bathhouse. Sites were very close, but it wasn’t too crowded based on the time of year we’re stayed. All in all, the old Grist Mill area is definitely worth a visit to see an operational 19th century grist mill. And, New River Gorge north area is close by.

Perfect Time of Year

Lived in the Cumberland area from the mid 70’s through the 90’s. Back in the area and wanted to camp near downtown. Out of a total 278 sites there were less than 25 occupied. That resulted in wide open camping loops and lots of peace and quiet. Stayed in F loop, non-electric site. Plenty of leaves left on the trees so not much solar and we did need to crank up the generator once to top off the batteries.

Peaceful Amid the Chaos

Visiting family and friends in the area and this state park exceeded our expectations. You’d think it would be noisy with all the traffic through-ways surrounding it. But, was quiet with just a “hint” of traffic noise. Stayed 7 nights on the inside electric loop with 30amp hookup. Easy access to Route 40, 29, and I70.