DH and I are including the Chatanooga area in our Fall trip this year. Would welcome your experiences in the Full Service RV parks nearby. Will be traveling in 24'MH with slides and toad. Would like open space for use of Sat TV but not a deal breaker. Also, would appreciate info on what to do while there. I'm a true History Buff, particularly Civil War, which is why were going here. Also like to 'see the countryside' - wander away from typical touristy type places. Love local taverns with good food. We will have the car, so anything within reasonable distance (not needing an overnight stay) is good with us! Thanks for the help.

we usually stay at a KOA on I-59 just across the border in GA. no tV reception if that is required. has pull thrus. fairly high up mountain.bumpy

We stayed at Holiday Travel Park on the east side of Chattanooga last time we were there. It's very flat and nice sized camping spots, and a fenced in dog park.http://chattacamp.com/ We also stayed at the KOA and it's pretty but a hilly windy road to get to it. Some of the sites aren't very level being in the hills. The people were very nice though and let us change spots when we didn't like our sloping site. :)

Holiday Travl Park is the best bet in Chattanooga but if you need a specific type of site like satellite friendly, you need to call and talk to them and not book it online. Sites are a bit tight but still the best park with full hookups. Camping World does have a park but read reviews.

http://www.hamiltontn.gov/parkrec/Maps/CampingMap.aspx

2 Retired wrote:...Love local taverns with good food...We have been to Chattanooga a few times. Take a look at the Chattanooga Brewing Company, Terminal Brewhouse, Big River Grille and Brewing Works and World of Beer. There are a couple of other microbreweries in the area but we have not been to them. Some serve food, others do not.

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Itching2go
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2016
Mark and Linda wrote:
Raccoon Mountain RV Park..off of I-24. Nice area...not far from Look Out Mountain. The Aquarium is nice, the Battlefield is just south near Fort Orgelthorpe, GA. The Tennessee Valley Railroad is in town plus the Chattanooga Choo Choo. The Tram runs around downtown...

http://www.raccoonmountain.com/

X2 on Raccoon Mountain RV Park. We stayed here for a couple of nights last month. Sites are not very large (KOA equivalent), but it is wooded and comfortable. Biggest advantage is proximity to both the town and Lookout Mountain.
W4RLR
Explorer
Jun 21, 2016
Both of my suggestions are not full service RV parks, but they do have a dump station, and the sites have electric and water hookups. Shellmound RV Park and Marion County Park are both on Lake Nickajack, the Marion County Park RV sites are right on the water. Shellmound RV Park is concessionaire operated for the TVA. DW and I stayed at Shellmound for six months during the winter and spring a few months ago, the camp concessionaire is a family who were always ready to make sure we were comfortable and happy. Both parks are west of Chattanooga off I-24. Only a half hour away from downtown Chattanooga.
Mark_and_Linda
Explorer
Jun 21, 2016
Ranger431 wrote:
I enjoyed Harrison Bay SP. Looking for some other parks in the area as well. My oldest son goes to UTC, so finding good campgrounds around there would be great.

Have you looked at the Georgia State Parks? Fort Mountain near Chatsworth, GA is a nice park, up in the mountains with a lake.
Ranger431
Explorer
Jun 21, 2016
I enjoyed Harrison Bay SP. Looking for some other parks in the area as well. My oldest son goes to UTC, so finding good campgrounds around there would be great.
Retired_JSO
Explorer
Jun 20, 2016
Although not a full hookup campground, we like cloudland canyon SP on the south end of lookout mountain. We did everything in that area from Cloudland. Water and electric.
jaycocamprs
Explorer
Jun 20, 2016
A few lesser known spots. Ringgold Gap, where Gen. Patrick Cleburne stopped the Union army after the battle of Missionary Ridge. Near the gap is the depot. The walls are made of several kinds of different materials as the holes were filled after the damage from the battle of Ringgold Gap. Just south of there down US-41 is the Catoosa County museum The Old Stone Church. Was used as a hospital during the war. The floor is stained with blood in one corner. Also just north of Ringgold gap on GA-151 is the site where the General was recaptured. Not much there, but there is a marker.
missnmountains
Explorer
Jun 19, 2016
x2 Travel L Park. It is very close to Battlefield Parkway.

Ken
Mark_and_Linda
Explorer
Jun 19, 2016
Raccoon Mountain RV Park..off of I-24. Nice area...not far from Look Out Mountain. The Aquarium is nice, the Battlefield is just south near Fort Orgelthorpe, GA. The Tennessee Valley Railroad is in town plus the Chattanooga Choo Choo. The Tram runs around downtown...

http://www.raccoonmountain.com/
trailertraveler
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
2 Retired wrote:
...Love local taverns with good food...
We have been to Chattanooga a few times. Take a look at the Chattanooga Brewing Company, Terminal Brewhouse, Big River Grille and Brewing Works and World of Beer. There are a couple of other microbreweries in the area but we have not been to them. Some serve food, others do not.
1968mooney
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
http://www.hamiltontn.gov/parkrec/Maps/CampingMap.aspx