Still in the planning stages but putting aside 3-4 weeks this June for Civil War themed trip from Myrtle Beach, through Asheville, NC to major battlefields in the "western theater" like Franklin, Shiloh, Vicksburg and Chattanooga/Chicamagua. Would like to follow Sherman's moves on Atlanta and then his "March to the Sea" to Savannah, then back to MB and home. Have asked this question before but included stops we're not now planning. Pros and cons on CGs in these places please. Thanks. Have used rvparkreviews.com for other trips but would like your personal experiences to enhance our decisions. Again, thanks for taking the time to help.

Take in Ft. Donelson near Dover, TN. This is the battle that resulted in the south losing the war 3 years later. It is the "Midway" of the Civil War. Learn about the result of this battle on the South as well as the North. If the South had won this battle, who knows how much longer the war would have lasted?You can camp at The Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. Search this forum for posting.

I would say in Chattanooga choice 1 would be Holiday Trav-L-Park #2 Chattanooga South KOAHoliday Trav-L-Park is closer to downtown Chattanooga, and IMHO a nicer campground. The KOA is closer to the main Battlefield and Park Headquarters. If just visiting the Civil War sites is your main focus then these 2 are the best choices. If you want to stay a few days and have a more park like campground, then Cloudland Canyon or Chester Frost would also work, but your going to be much farther awayEdit: In Savannah doing what you are I would also stay at Fort McAllister State Park. Sherman’s march to the sea ended with the siege of Fort McAllister.

DW & I stayed at Holiday Trav-L-Park in Chattanooga for one night only. We are in complete agreement that this GS Park in highly over-rated. We stayed there in March of 2012. In addition to being very cramped, it was nothing like we thought it would be. They use the "located on Civil War Battleground" as a drawing card. We also witnessed a top of the line M-home cream his right side as he was coming in to register late in the evening. They have a 90dg turn right at the check in that is not wide enough for more than one rig. Poor guy was trying to manipulate a large MH & toad in too tight of an area when he raked his right side against some iron posts that keeps vehicles from hitting building.I kicked up a landscape timber on the right side that they had as a boundary when I was driving our 34'5W into parking space. Again, very congested & crowded. I would rather park 10 miles out of town than have to fight getting in & out.

In Chattanooga we always stay at the Best Holiday Trav-L-Park on our way down to Florida.You could always search this Forum in the RV Parks section for the towns of interest.

Don't forget Chester Frost Park about 10 miles north of Chattanooga in Hixson - nice place to stay. ST

Campground suggestions Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga

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jaycocamprs
Explorer
Feb 23, 2014
I would say in Chattanooga choice 1 would be Holiday Trav-L-Park #2 Chattanooga South KOA
Holiday Trav-L-Park is closer to downtown Chattanooga, and IMHO a nicer campground. The KOA is closer to the main Battlefield and Park Headquarters. If just visiting the Civil War sites is your main focus then these 2 are the best choices. If you want to stay a few days and have a more park like campground, then Cloudland Canyon or Chester Frost would also work, but your going to be much farther away

Edit: In Savannah doing what you are I would also stay at Fort McAllister State Park. Sherman’s march to the sea ended with the siege of Fort McAllister.
TenOC
Nomad
Feb 23, 2014
Take in Ft. Donelson near Dover, TN. This is the battle that resulted in the south losing the war 3 years later. It is the "Midway" of the Civil War. Learn about the result of this battle on the South as well as the North. If the South had won this battle, who knows how much longer the war would have lasted?

You can camp at The Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. Search this forum for posting.

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