Nashville, TN

[mister_d]

I was thinking of taking my wife down to Nashville for a long weekend to celebrate her finishing her masters degree. We have never been but heard the bars offer top notch bands/singers.

Is there an RV park or CG close by the main strip? I'm assuming we will be drinking into the late hours so we would need to walk or Uber to/from.

[mister_d]

Tatest, I'm thinking right along the lines of your post.

Thanks for the help, everyone! I was assuming that a hotel would be our best choice but if a cg was close, we would consider it for personal comfort.

[tatest]

If I wanted to party at night in downtown Nashville, I would probably book a hotel room downtown for the occasion. Knowing what downtown Nashville is like (a daughter lived there for a few years) I tend to treat it the same as I would a visit to NYC's midtown theater and shopping districts, Chicago's Loop and Near North Side, or San Francisco. In congested cities, I like to be able to get around walking or using public transportation.

For me, visiting a city for the night life is something different from my RVing experience. I haven't gotten stuck with the idea that I need to use my RV on every trip I take. I sort of started that way, but it only took a couple trips to places where I had to park well outside the places I wanted to visit, to get over that idea. This adjustment of travel mode is probably easier because I travel often to big cities overseas, where taking my RV would not be one of my options.

The RV parks are along Music Valley Drive, so that visitors have ready access to the Opryland complex, sort of a theme park version of Nashville. While there are shuttle and tour services originating in the Music Valley area, they will not be running to the downtown area at the times you will need them. You'll need a taxi, whether conventional or pirate. Taxis are $25 flat rate between downtown and the airport, you might be able to negotiate that for downtown to Music Valley Drive, which is a somewhat shorter trip, although return fares are less likely.

Even if I expected to be able to drive to and from downtown Nashville in my towed vehicle, I probably would choose not to do it on a weekend. The supply of parking in the entertainment district falls way short of demand on Friday and Saturday nights, even with valet services to make the run to more remote storage locations.

[stickdog]

jnharley wrote:
You can stay at any of the three campgrounds near Music Valley Drive (Yogi, Two Rivers, KOA). In my opinion, the KOA is the best. Use the Downtown Shuttle to get to the bars downtown. You can get a card at the desk and call for a pick up (must call in advance). The shuttle drops you off in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame and you walk a couple of blocks to the main drag. Round trip for the shuttle is $10 per person. I think they pick up on the hour in the campground area and pick up on the half hour downtown. No worries about drinking and driving when using the shuttle.

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[jnharley]

You can stay at any of the three campgrounds near Music Valley Drive (Yogi, Two Rivers, KOA). In my opinion, the KOA is the best. Use the Downtown Shuttle to get to the bars downtown. You can get a card at the desk and call for a pick up (must call in advance). The shuttle drops you off in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame and you walk a couple of blocks to the main drag. Round trip for the shuttle is $10 per person. I think they pick up on the hour in the campground area and pick up on the half hour downtown. No worries about drinking and driving when using the shuttle.

[ken56]

We just left Yogi Bears Jellystone CG there. Its right next door to Two Rivers. Check both for the time you wish to go. Both are nice campgrounds. There is a shuttle that operates to the downtown area but I am not sure of operating times as to how late they run. Uber may be your best bet on transportation. Nashville at night is when things are happening. Every little hole in the wall has live music and most have good food. check out a calendar of events for the times you will be there too.

[Twomed]

Two Rivers CG... cab in, Broadway/Printers Alley honky tonks, cab home if you are going to do any adult beverages. They are all good.

Google something new here?? I plan to go to Yellowstone in 2020 with my 70' motorhome will it fit?? Will I see bears?? 🙂 🙂 🙂

[Devocamper]

there is a campground right down the road from the grand ole opry but don't know of anything walking distance from downtown night life , we always stay at the corps parks on the lakes very nice corps parks but also not walking distance to any of the attractions . Great place to visit enjoy it every time we go .

[mister_d]

Wow, did they recently add a search feature to the site? I'm so relieved. We can officially close the forums now since we will no longer be able to think of an original question. This sounds like a site my friend was telling me about.. Google or something.. I don't it'll catch on. Thanks for the heads up!

[2oldman]

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