Wasn't sure whether to post in RV pks or route & roads. We are planning a trip from SW Oklahoma to Havelock, NC down to Charleston, SC then back home. Traveling with husband and mini schnauzer in Fifth, no children.We will be taking I-40 towards Havelock. Our trip will be around 25 days. Never have been to N or S Carolina. Looking for campgrounds suggestions along the way, Sites to see and great places to eat on the coast (seafood). Doesn't have to be fancy. We were looking at stopping around Little Rock 1 night, Nashville 1 night, stopping around Greensboro 1 night, Arriving in Havelock over Labor Day weekend. Leaving on Tues and driving south. Any suggestions we would appreciate. We have been to Nashville before and will be stopping in Nashville on the way home and spending a few nights there. Thanks DebThanks for the suggestions. I do use Woodalls and this site for suggestions on RV parks. We have always had great suggestions from RV.net. We have decided to drive from Havelock to Ft. Fisher 9/2-4, Then to somewhere around Myrtle Beach area 9/4-6, Then to Charleston 9/6-11, Asheville 9/11-13. Concert in the park. Gatlinburg 9/13-15. Nashville 16-20. Then head to AR then home by the 22. Unfortunately back to work! Thanks again for the suggestions. Deb

How long will you spend in/around Charleston? Wonderful city. By all means drive into the city (not in your RV!) and find a spot to park & walk around the Battery - the historic area by the harbor. We stayed at the Oak Plantation CG in the south part of Charleston, and enjoyed it. Grassy sites, not much road noise, kind of a country feel to it. I'd say ask around when you are there for good seafood recommendations. There should be plenty of choices!

Debbie wrote: Looking for campgrounds suggestions along the way, Sites to see and great places to eat on the coast (seafood). Doesn't have to be fancy. We were looking at stopping around Little Rock 1 night, Nashville 1 night, stopping around Greensboro 1 night, Arriving in Havelock over Labor Day weekend. Leaving on Tues and driving south. Any suggestions we would appreciate. We have been to Nashville before and will be stopping in Nashville on the way home and spending a few nights there. Thanks DebWhen planning a trip of that magnitude, here is what I do:Determine the route (which you have) and then using TripAdvisor.com look up places to stay, to eat and sights to see near and/or in the town where I plan to stop for the night or a few days. Just enter the town name using the various tabs at the top of the web page. Trip Advisor has much of it all at one website so you don't have to spend hours scrolling through multiple websites.Addendum: forgot to mention that if I can't pull up campgrounds at the town where I want to stop, I go to http://www.woodalls.com/ and enter the town and it will give search results complete with ratings of campgrounds.

I also use rvparkreviews.com to lookup campgroundsFor your Greensboro stop, I can suggest Oak Hallow campground in High Point. Its not Greensboro, but just a hop/skip away. From I40 east of Winston Salem, you can take US 311/Future I74 down to High Point and exit on Johnson St to get to Oak Hallow. When you leave, take 311 to I85 or Business I85 North back on your route. The cg is owned/operated by the city and the rate is $35 per night. They do not take reservations.http://www.highpointnc.gov/pr/oak_hollow_campground.cfm

You must be visiting friends or family in Havelock, right? Near there, you could tour the colonial-era Tryon Palace in New Bern (home of Pepsi-Cola, by the way). Definitely visit Beaufort (NC) for the Old Burying Ground and Maritime Museum on the waterfront. (Try Beaufort Grocery or Clawson's for lunch or dinner.) Boats run people from there over to the Cape Lookout lighthouse.Morehead City is nearby, with waterfront restaurants and the beaches on Bogue Banks (Atlantic Beach to Emerald Isle.) Fort Macon on the banks is fun to visit.If I were you, I would also take the Cedar Island Ferry over to Ocracoke and spend a few nights on the Outer Banks. Ocracoke is very charming and there's a National Park Service campground (no hookups) by the sand dunes. You could even run up to Cape Hatteras (leave the RV in the CG) for the day via the free 30 minute ferry from Ocracoke and back. On Hatteras, see the famous lighthouse and visit the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.Back on the mainland from the Banks, heading south - besides Charleston, I'd go to Beaufort (SC) and visit the small city's waterfront and then stay a couple of days at Hunting Island State Park by the ocean. (Reserve immediately since it's SC's most popular SP.)

In the Greensboro area:Woodalls, ranks Greensboro Campground ($40/night - $36 with Good Sam discount - full hook-ups, pull-through - reservations) higher than Oak Hollow Campground. ($35/night full hook-ups, all back-ins, I believe - no reservations). I'm not sure why, I like Oak Hollow better.If you are just looking to get off the road for the night, Greensboro Campground will be more convenient; you can see it from I-40. That's a negative for me; you can hear I-40 traffic in the campground.Another campground to consider would be Tanglewood Campground ($31/night full hook-ups, all back-ins - reservations). Tanglewood is about 1 mile off of I-40 and is west of Winston-Salem and is 43 miles from Greensboro Campground which is east of Greensboro.Tom

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Debbie
Explorer
Sep 21, 2014
First I want to Thank everyone for all their suggestions. We left the end of Aug. for our trip. We planned on staying in Ft. Smith 1st night. Unfortunately, we broke down in Checotah, OK. After spending 4 hrs. waiting for a tow we spent the night at the KOA Checotah Lake Eufaula West, OK. Very nice right off of I-40. So we had to re-adjust our plans of stay. The next day we didn't get off until 3 pm. So we headed to Toad Suck Ferry, Conway, AR. Another nice place to stay. We ended up taking I-40 thru the top of Memphis. Wasn't as bad as we expected. We went thru at 10:40 am and thru by 11:00. We took it slow and was careful like posted. Our next stay was Bean Pot Campground, Crossville,TN. Nice also. Next stop was Greensboro Campground, Greensboro, NC. They put us in their overflow which was great, pull thru and not crowded, easy for one night. Our next stop was MCAS Cherry Point, NC Pelican Point RV Park. If you are military this is a great place. We had family station there. Off then to Ft. Fisher., Kure Beach, NC. The RV campsite was okay. We just slept there. Walking distance to the beach which was really nice. Myrtle Beach State Park CG. it was nice with the beach right there. Pull thru site was hard to get into and crowded. Staff really nice. Charleston, SC we stayed at James Island CG. it was okay. If you had kids the waterpark would be great. Staff not that friendly. They were going to put us in a site that was floating in water. It worked fine for us. We had planned to go to Ashville, NC, but a friend from 35 yrs. ago contacted us (facebook). They live in Gilbert, SC. so we stayed at Mr. Z's rv park. Nice people & pool to cool off in. Next stop was Carrollton, GA. We stayed in John Tanner Park. A hidden gem of a park. Next stop Nashville, TN. J. Percy Priest Seven Points CG. we stayed 4 days. Very nice sites and staff that run it. Headed back to AR. this time stayed at Village Creek State Park, Wynne,AR. Worth the 13 miles off the highway to stay. Beautiful level site. Thanks again for all the great places suggested and we also found lots of seafood to eat even tried as suggested Shrimp and Grits. Unfortunately, back to work Monday :(
DUNEBUGGYDOUG
Explorer
Sep 04, 2014
US70 runs beside I-40,not 44.Tom Sawyer Park in West Memph is a great park.It is right beside the Sippi River.I-40from Little Rock to east of Memphis can be a nitemare due to construction.Be safe
SC_camper
Explorer
Sep 03, 2014
Debbie wrote:
Reccomendations for myrtle beach, sc

Looking for a place to stay? Huntington Beach State Park is a few miles south of MB, in Murrells Inlet. Great campground, some FHU, and away from the madness of myrtle. http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/huntingtonbeach/introduction.aspx
Debbie
Explorer
Sep 03, 2014
Reccomendations for myrtle beach, sc
Debbie
Explorer
Jul 16, 2014
Grey Mountain wrote:
Have you checked out the military Fam Camps in the Charleston area?

GM

Yes have checked it out. They don't take reservations but we are keeping them in mind. Thanks
LakeN
Explorer
Jul 15, 2014
Between Ft Fisher, NC and Charleston, SC is Huntington Beach St Park. You can check availability online. Very nice park with both full hookup and water/elec only. Non full hookup sites tend to be larger. It is on the ocean with a short walk to beach thru dunes. You can't see the water from campsites. Also great place to bike ride and it's pet friendly. Leashed dogs allowed on beach.
Have not stayed there, but have heard the Mt Pleasant KOA is very nice. The location would seem to be much better for you than James Island which is a high traffic area on far side of town. The Mt P KOA is near updated highways/connector to Isle of Palms which has great beach and access to downtown Charleston area.
Grey_Mountain
Explorer
Jul 15, 2014
Have you checked out the military Fam Camps in the Charleston area?

GM
Debbie
Explorer
Jul 15, 2014
Horsedoc wrote:
Suggest you check out the KOA on the north side of the Cooper River. We definitely are NOT KOA people but this is an exception. Lots of good eating places on and around Shem Creek. James Island is several miles from downtown Charleston and the traffic is not kind getting over there. Last time we stayed there, there were overhanging limbs on both access streets getting there. I shudder to think if it were raining and the limbs hanging any lower.
Beaufort and Hunting Island SP is interesting (IF) you can get a reservation. Beach is great for kids. Light house is accessible and there is a huge fishing pier.

I see there are two KOA's one is in Mt. Pheasant,SC. Looks like it is close to town. The other is north but looks way out of town. We will be seeing a friend who is stationed on base/lives off and checking out sights in Charleston. Have never been to Charleston need a place that is not too far from things. We have a small dog and will have to be let out every 4 to 5 hours. The reviews on the James Island all talk about the traffic.
Horsedoc
Explorer II
Jul 15, 2014
Suggest you check out the KOA on the north side of the Cooper River. We definitely are NOT KOA people but this is an exception. Lots of good eating places on and around Shem Creek. James Island is several miles from downtown Charleston and the traffic is not kind getting over there. Last time we stayed there, there were overhanging limbs on both access streets getting there. I shudder to think if it were raining and the limbs hanging any lower.
Beaufort and Hunting Island SP is interesting (IF) you can get a reservation. Beach is great for kids. Light house is accessible and there is a huge fishing pier.
riggsp
Explorer
Jul 14, 2014
When you get to Charleston, James Island County Park has a great campground, or Oak Plantation RV Park on John's Island...Make a trip to Folly Beach (just a few miles from Charleston)to Locklear's Restaurant, it's right on the water with a pier you can walk out on...Try their Shrimp and Grits.