We will be traveling with our 90 year old mother in April. She has always wanted to see Charleston & Savannah. Would like to know what campgrounds to use and must see places in each city. We know there will be a lot of walking so we are renting her a electric scooter. Thank you for your input ,it really is appreciated.

Painter3066 wrote:... We know there will be a lot of walking so we are renting her a electric scooter...You will need to checkout the accessibility, but Charleston has some free trollies. Savannah has the Old Town Trolley and likely some others.

Check out some free car parking in Charleston too. If you have a disability card. We like James Island County Park for Charleston. Easy to get into the city from there. We like Skidaway State Park in Savannah. With the freeway it is fairly easy to get into the city. We do the carriage tour in Charleston and the trolley tour in Savannah. Saves walking and parking to get an overview of each city. I do both cities on my mobility scooter but the cobblestones are a killer. Some nice walkways end at stairs but I haven't found too much of a problem with back-tracking some. If you ask at the host post in places, they often have a way to get into places on the scooter if all you see is steps. This does not apply for historic places but some you get a reduced rate if you can't get upstairs or downstairs. Pays to call and ask.

Agree with James Island and Skidaway.If you want a less urban, packed in, setting near Savannah you can check out Fort McAllister State Park in Richmond Hill, just a few miles South.

James Island County park in Charleston is the destination CG of choice. Your elderly mother is going to be blessed to see the azaleas blooming in April in all their glory. Charleston is beautiful in the spring.

James Island Co Park is wonderful. It is less than 10 minutes from downtown Charleston, about 10 minutes to the beach (Folly Beach) and really convenient. Skidaway is nice, but we have never stayed there.

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trailertraveler
Explorer
Jan 28, 2015
Painter3066 wrote:
...must see places in each city...

Charleston has Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve and Patriots Point Museum.

There are a number of plantations like Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation and Drayton Hall.

Not too far South of Charleston is the Caw Caw Interpretive Center.

Savanah has a lot to see and do. In the military history venues arena, there are Old Fort Jackson, Fort McAllister, Fort Pulaski and the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.

For cultural history, there is the Wormsloe State Historic Site and the Savannah History Museum located next to the Visitor's Center which has lots of parking and shuttle bus and tour bus stops.

On the nature side of things, the Oatland Island Wildlife Center run by the Savannah School District is a good environmental education center that is open to the public. There is Skidaway Island State Park, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, and the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.

There are lots of Shops along the River Front Plaza.

Hope you have a Great Trip!!!
Belgique
Explorer
Jan 28, 2015
fla-gypsy wrote:
Painter3066 wrote:
Thanks so much for the replies. We will have Five days for sight seeing which one would you spend the most time in?

Easy, Charleston

Easy, Savannah ;) JMHO...both are great. Red Gate CG in Savannah is very convenient and nice.

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