Hard time finding the right RV parks for NC/GA/TN trip
Hello all (or Hey Y'all as we say here),
We've locked down the dates (July 16th - August 1st) and put a deposit on renting an RV (32' Forest River Sunseeker 3170DS). I'm now in the process of planning our stops and I'm having a hard time finding the right spots.
We're looking for places as close as we can find to things you see in these cheesy commercials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZvW03AXI18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT4cvhQVQ74
We don't care about staying in a park with lots of activities and man-made things to do. In fact, we'd rather not. We plan on hiking, biking, exploring, swimming, tubing, fishing, etc, etc, depending on where we are.
We're new to this so boondocking isn't something we're going to tackle. With that said, we'd like to get as close to the feel of boondocking as we can but have hookups and at least a little infrastructure :) We want to have space around us and ideally a great view straight out of our door.
We'll have 16 nights so I'd like to make 4-5 stops. I realize that some people like to settle in one place for more than a few days but for us, seeing new locations and the drives in between are part of the fun.
The leading candidates for general areas to camp are:
Pisgah National Forest
Great Smoky Mountains NP
Chattahoochee National Forest
Big South Fork
Daniel Boone National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
I have found 1 place that looks almost ideal for what we're looking for. It's the Campfire Lodges near Pisgah/Asheville. Big spots overlooking the mountain range. THIS is close to what we're looking for. http://www.campfirelodgings.com/
So I feel like I have Pisgah covered but I need help with the other locations. Researching the higher rated RV parks, I keep coming up with the ones that have the most amenities/activities. Can anyone recommend other places to go?
Thank you!
We've locked down the dates (July 16th - August 1st) and put a deposit on renting an RV (32' Forest River Sunseeker 3170DS). I'm now in the process of planning our stops and I'm having a hard time finding the right spots.
We're looking for places as close as we can find to things you see in these cheesy commercials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZvW03AXI18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT4cvhQVQ74
We don't care about staying in a park with lots of activities and man-made things to do. In fact, we'd rather not. We plan on hiking, biking, exploring, swimming, tubing, fishing, etc, etc, depending on where we are.
We're new to this so boondocking isn't something we're going to tackle. With that said, we'd like to get as close to the feel of boondocking as we can but have hookups and at least a little infrastructure :) We want to have space around us and ideally a great view straight out of our door.
We'll have 16 nights so I'd like to make 4-5 stops. I realize that some people like to settle in one place for more than a few days but for us, seeing new locations and the drives in between are part of the fun.
The leading candidates for general areas to camp are:
Pisgah National Forest
Great Smoky Mountains NP
Chattahoochee National Forest
Big South Fork
Daniel Boone National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
I have found 1 place that looks almost ideal for what we're looking for. It's the Campfire Lodges near Pisgah/Asheville. Big spots overlooking the mountain range. THIS is close to what we're looking for. http://www.campfirelodgings.com/
So I feel like I have Pisgah covered but I need help with the other locations. Researching the higher rated RV parks, I keep coming up with the ones that have the most amenities/activities. Can anyone recommend other places to go?
Thank you!
