Favorite COE park in your state

[Mountain_Mama]

I was just looking at my Camping with COE book and noticed a park marked that we've never been too so I'm sure I marked it from a recommendation from someone on this forum. This got me to thinking..why not share our favorite COE parks in our home states?? Plese share your's and why it the favorite.

I'll start with Sanders Cove on Pat Mayse Lake. It has pine trees, sites are roomy, and has good fishing (we're told anyway as we're not fishermen). I know once we were there and there was a fishing tournament was going on...That's the only negative we've had about it...The roar of boat motors early in the morning wasn't too enjoyable, but it didn't last long.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Practically grew up at Kirby Landing on Lake Greeson in west central Arkansas. Dad loved to water ski - and we've be there almost every weekend between April 1st and the end of October.

My current favorite COE park is Airport Park on Waco Lake near Waco, TX

But I'm also partial to Iron Mountain on Degray Lake near Arkadelphia, AR.

Usually spend a couple weeks each year at Burns Run West on Texoma Lake - just across the dam in Oklahoma. Usually very private and low usage especially after Labor Day. The grandkids love it.

At our age, the Senior Pass makes COE parks very affordable for a full-time couple.

[HeresLucy]

Thomson Causeway - Thomson, IL on the mississippi

See some pics in blog I posted after the trip (2012)

Thomson Causeway


Ortona South (LaBelle, FL)

Ortona Photo Album

Old Federal (Flowery Branch, GA)

Old Federal Blog Posts (several pics)

North Bend, Boydton, VA

Photo album of several of the sites @ NB

Goose Point (Bassett, VA) -- see reservation site for pics of every site.

Probably hubby's favorite is Goose Point.

It's been several years since we've stayed at the ones in VA, GA, and FL... so things might have changed. I think a lot of these CGs now have pictures on the reservation site -- like Goose Point.. so you might find better or more current images than what I have above.

We now live in TN and hope to get up to Lilydale COE (Dale Hollow) sometime this year or next.

[katfish]

Foscue Creek, Demopolis Al...... Millers Ferry Camden Al. Gunter Hill, Montgomery Al. There are so many I could fill up the block, all well taken care of big spots. An as stated above there are several more along the Tenn Tom water way... No complaints with any of them...

[bukhrn]

abby323 wrote:
What i need to know is where do you get the COE books, and are they for all states?

I don't use a Book, I use this web site, http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/visitors.cfm

[TenOC]

Mountain Mama wrote:

TenOC wrote:
A picture says it all -- In AL any on the Tom-Bigbee Waterway.

Great pics! I'll definately be adding this one to my "to do" list! Thanks for sharing...One question.. In the first pic it looks like your picnic table is behind your trailer? Could it have been moved to a different spot or was it anchored?

You only see the shadow of my TT. The TT in the photo is at the next campsite. It looks close but there is lots of room for a big rig.

[abby323]

Thanks Mountain MaMA, will check out Amazon and camping world. Thanks again for info. N5LUI

[Tvov]

mdcamping wrote:
We just got back from West Thompson Lake COE which has become our favorite CT getaway, $30 gets you huge private sites with water & electric, easy access to hiking, fishing & kayaking. Very hard to find accommodations like this in CT.

Mike

Shhh! Don't tell anyone! lol, we agree...

[mdcamping]

We just got back from West Thompson Lake COE which has become our favorite CT getaway, $30 gets you huge private sites with water & electric, easy access to hiking, fishing & kayaking. Very hard to find accommodations like this in CT.

Mike

[caseyhoward]

Lake fayette just outside of Fayetteville Texas ... Clean, quite, private sites, camp host very nice .. And Good fishing ...

[Mountain_Mama]

TenOC wrote:
A picture says it all -- In AL any on the Tom-Bigbee Waterway.

Great pics! I'll definately be adding this one to my "to do" list! Thanks for sharing...One question.. In the first pic it looks like your picnic table is behind your trailer? Could it have been moved to a different spot or was it anchored?

[Mountain_Mama]

abby323 wrote:
What i need to know is where do you get the COE books, and are they for all states?

I got mine @ Camping World but can probably be found on Amazon, too. Yes, it covers all states!

[pawatt]

Gull Lake Dam near Brainerd MN.

[TenOC]

A picture says it all -- In AL any on the Tom-Bigbee Waterway.

[abby323]

What i need to know is where do you get the COE books, and are they for all states?

[Mountain_Mama]

Anyone else??