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RussOnTheRoad's avatar
Apr 16, 2015

Gunter Hill Campground, Montgomery, AL - Gorgeous!



What follows is an excerpt from the campground report on my blog.

I felt like I was in something of a paradise at this park, surrounded by tall trees sporting their lush, new, verdant spring finery; birds singing all around, camped on a lake shore; fairly peaceful and quiet, warm moist air... ahhhh. As far as campgrounds go this was my kind of place, at my time of year. Even the warm rain was a joyous experience. Bear in mind, my arrival here may have been at the optimum time of year when spring had sprung and was in full swing, the weather warm and muggy but not yet oppressive as heat and humidity can become. Just prior to my arrival here I had been traveling through parts of the country where the arrival of spring was little more than hinted at by a few flowering trees and the tiny tips of new leaves that were just beginning to timidly show themselves in the trees. Before that I'd been 8 weeks in the hot, dry desert which, don't get me wrong, was very beautiful in it's own way but in great contrast to the lush green of Gunter Hill. So, in arriving here I felt as if I'd, well, arrived... in a place something idyllic. I wanted to stay forever.

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  • Was there just three days ago ourselves.

    My wife's favorite park. She has two favorite parks.

    It is a good one.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Thanks for the post - Used to visit Montgomery and Wetumpka all the time back in the day working for the Space Surveillance System north of Wetumpka... Always had my POPUP trailer with me but never knew about the Camp Ground at Gunter Hill... Did find a couple of great honky-tonks on the West side of Montgomery... We could draw an instant fight by saying "We're from Washington DC and are here to help" hehe... We most always had "BIG BOB" from Elmore Cnty with us tho and everyone knew him...

    Will definitely check this out. We always ended up at various spots around Lake Martin and up in the High country along the Northern Border of ALA and GA.

    Roy Ken

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