Nashville, then Memphis, then Vicksburg
DH and I (just recently retired!!!) are planning a trip this June (3 weeks or so) to NC (Asheville) Tennessee (Nashville and Memphis), then down the Mississippi River towards Vicksburg, Ms. (No New O...
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South of Nashville, in Murfreesboro is Stones River. Civil War battlefield.
Back up to 840 and across. Watch for signs leading to to Natchez Trace. Great Drive, if you go part or all the way to Natchez. If going toward Memphis get off the Natchez, at Cherokee, Alabama and follow Hwy 72 west on to Memphis then go across River and Take I55, I think down. The River Road runs that far south I think but we've not had the opportunity to travel it.
Alternate. In Cherokee go east to Huntsville and the Space center. Reverse and go back through Cherokee and on toward Memphis.
You can stay on 840 to I40 and go west many miles, to Loretta Lynn's place, reverse and get on the Trace from there. You can, of course continue on to Memphis. Loretta Lynn's has two campgrounds. the better one with full hookups is up the hill. It is tight or was for us. The other campground, is further down and has water and electric on grass and may be soft. It fills up when when is doing shows or just for the weekends.
The Natchez is slow speed but seems way faster. Take fishing equipment and stop, at the lake. There are several really excellent pull outs with mounds and old sections of the Trace, an inn and so on. The only RV campgrounds that will handle a MH are near Tupelo, Miss so look for ones, not too far afield first. The couple,NP camp grounds that are on the Trace are primitive and too tight and dirt.
Haven't stayed at Sawyer but the neighborhood is not what you want. The KOA across the river is nice but near a RxR. They even have a rental car available or did. The trendy BBQ places, in Memphis are down allies etc and ....
Tried a couple, of them, long time ago. I think I would have a taxi take me to them.
Alternate. Once, in Nashville, take I24 west to Land Between the Lakes, in Ky. Lots to see.
Go south, look, at the map. I've forgotten the road number and hit I40, Loretta Lynns and east to the Natchez Trace.
Back up to 840 and across. Watch for signs leading to to Natchez Trace. Great Drive, if you go part or all the way to Natchez. If going toward Memphis get off the Natchez, at Cherokee, Alabama and follow Hwy 72 west on to Memphis then go across River and Take I55, I think down. The River Road runs that far south I think but we've not had the opportunity to travel it.
Alternate. In Cherokee go east to Huntsville and the Space center. Reverse and go back through Cherokee and on toward Memphis.
You can stay on 840 to I40 and go west many miles, to Loretta Lynn's place, reverse and get on the Trace from there. You can, of course continue on to Memphis. Loretta Lynn's has two campgrounds. the better one with full hookups is up the hill. It is tight or was for us. The other campground, is further down and has water and electric on grass and may be soft. It fills up when when is doing shows or just for the weekends.
The Natchez is slow speed but seems way faster. Take fishing equipment and stop, at the lake. There are several really excellent pull outs with mounds and old sections of the Trace, an inn and so on. The only RV campgrounds that will handle a MH are near Tupelo, Miss so look for ones, not too far afield first. The couple,NP camp grounds that are on the Trace are primitive and too tight and dirt.
Haven't stayed at Sawyer but the neighborhood is not what you want. The KOA across the river is nice but near a RxR. They even have a rental car available or did. The trendy BBQ places, in Memphis are down allies etc and ....
Tried a couple, of them, long time ago. I think I would have a taxi take me to them.
Alternate. Once, in Nashville, take I24 west to Land Between the Lakes, in Ky. Lots to see.
Go south, look, at the map. I've forgotten the road number and hit I40, Loretta Lynns and east to the Natchez Trace.
