Best Little Campsites that no one knows
From time to time I read about campsites in the West where the pictographs and dwellings are stunning. Or sites along the Great Lakes that are breathtaking. Many times, however, the posters are reluctant to give directions to these sites. The reasons stated are that the sites are fragile, or they shouldn't be over run by campers. Oftentimes that makes sense.
But, what about favorite campsites that are tucked away and seldom visited by the larger RV community?
This photo shows our campsite at Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. It is located directly on the Mississippi River, in a dramatic bend that includes Tower Rock on the opposite shore in Missouri. Being that close to the Father of Waters means that almost always there is a Spring clean-up after the floods of winter. This year is no different.
Tower Rock was ascended by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery as they set out for the West on their famed expedition. Here it is as viewed from the Missouri side of the River.
Nearby on the Ohio are the remains of mussel fishermen who boiled mussel meat out on the riverbank...and drilled out mother of pearl buttons for the garment trade. There are one or two musselmen left, but most activity stopped after the introduction of plastic buttons in the 1930s. The piles of mussel blanks are revealed by one flood and then buried by another.
Or if its a good day for fishing you can see the men struggling on the river with carp or river catfish.
Please write up the Best Little Campsite that no one knows, except you.
But, what about favorite campsites that are tucked away and seldom visited by the larger RV community?
This photo shows our campsite at Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. It is located directly on the Mississippi River, in a dramatic bend that includes Tower Rock on the opposite shore in Missouri. Being that close to the Father of Waters means that almost always there is a Spring clean-up after the floods of winter. This year is no different.
Tower Rock was ascended by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery as they set out for the West on their famed expedition. Here it is as viewed from the Missouri side of the River.
Nearby on the Ohio are the remains of mussel fishermen who boiled mussel meat out on the riverbank...and drilled out mother of pearl buttons for the garment trade. There are one or two musselmen left, but most activity stopped after the introduction of plastic buttons in the 1930s. The piles of mussel blanks are revealed by one flood and then buried by another.
Or if its a good day for fishing you can see the men struggling on the river with carp or river catfish.
Please write up the Best Little Campsite that no one knows, except you.
