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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pegdiver
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Jan 27, 2015
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.
trailertraveler
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Jan 27, 2015
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.

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