Tennessee RVing

[klof1901]

We just got our first travel trailer, looking forward to it but need some ideas on where to go. We are close to Memphis and still working, so stuck with weekend trips for now. We started at Shelby Meeman State Park and with our first successful outing under our belts, ready for more!

We travel with two small dogs.

Thanks for any ideas!

[TnCamperMama]

Thank you Bobbo. I'm new here and still trying to figure out how to operate the forum.

[Bobbo]

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Here's the link

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[TnCamperMama]

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27314912.cfm

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[TnCamperMama]

Hi! I'm in your area too. There's a thread in Family Camping about N.MS, W. Tn, and E. AR I started. There's lot's of places listed in there already.

Our fav place is Natchez Trace state park. It's beautiful and very peaceful. I grew up on Arkabutla lake in Ms, so I'm partial to there too.

[LBL_1206]

Land Between the Lakes www.lbl.org
there are several campgrounds inside of this National Recreational Area. Full hookups are available. Piney is our favorite.
lots of out door activities, hiking, biking.access to two rivers for boating, bank fishing, swimming. a working farm/buildings of the 1850s at the Homeplace, and the list of activities go on... 9 miles from Fort Donelson National Battlefield. 4 miles from Grand Rivers, Ky and Patti's Settlement...

[broark01]

TN has some of the best lakes in the US. My experience has been around Dale Hollow Lake and Fontana Reservoir, more eastern TN.. Have boated on more of them than I have camped around. Many of the state parks I have stayed at have 50 amp electric and water and remote enough not to have cell phone reception or over air TV signals.

[rambotheshark]

Just south of Memphis is Tunica, MS if you like gambling. There are 3 casinos, Hollywood, Sam's Town, and Harrah's that all have full hook up parks.

I stayed at the Sam's Town park this August for like $18 a day.

[Greentow]

Check out Tom Sawyer, W Memphis AR. A great place to Unwind,relax and DO NOTHING, but watch the barges up and down Ole Miss. Eat,sleep and relax.

[The_Dung_Beetle]

Can't give you any travel tips given we are on the w. coast... BUT... We also travel with two dogs (a boxer and a schnauzer mix).

Do yourself a favor and get 1 or 2 of these. Precision Dog Exercise Pens They fold up flat (easy to transport), and easily connect together. We use heavy duty snaps to connect them quick, and cut up swimming pool noodles to stabilize the top joints. We have indoor/outdoor carpet under half and try to leave half on gravel/grass. We have bought landscapers shade cloth to shade half. Also very easy to attach.

Our dogs LOVE the freedom - they wrestle in there.. sun bathe..etc. We don't ever leave them out there unattended...only when we are at the TT relaxing. It's a win win on so many levels. They are also safe from the occasional unexpected dog(s) running into camp that may have aggression issues. We have their travel crates in there with the doors open and they are happy little campers. Can't tell you how much it helps when setting up or breaking camp to have them in a secure place while we do our thing. They can see us...and we can see them.

[KA4EBU]

Pickwick is about a 100 miles and is beautiful all year long.

[doxiemom11]

1-2 hours south of Memphis are some very nice Corp of Engineer Parks. Some at
Aratutla Lake, Enid Lake, Sardis Lake and Grenada Lake. We stayed at Enid Lake at Wallace Creek campground and checked out Persimmon Hill. Both were very nice.
Both had paved/cement pads, water and electric, bath and showerhouse and a dump station, nice size sites, grass, trees. Not primitive, but woodsy. There are several campgrounds on each lake and some are primitive if that is what you prefer. They are all off I-55 from 1/2 hour to 2 hours south of Memphis.
Enid Lake is 10 miles long, 2 miles wide and there is a boat ramp. Supposed to be excellent fishing.

[tatest]

From Memphis I would go west into Missouri and Arkansas. I'm a hilly woods kind of guy. White River for some great fishing.

However, there is a nice complex of campgrounds and family entertainment (country music theme park) not too far east on I-40, and if all your are looking for is a place on the lake, there is Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky.

There are also COE parks and private RV parks all along the Mississippi, mostly on the other side in Arkansas and Missouri.

[Johno02]

Natchez Trace in Lexington, Columbus-Belmont on the river up in Ky. Lake Wappello in MO, LBL in Tn and Ky, Several at Tunica, MS casinos, very reasonable. Trace SP outside Tupelo. Lots More.

[DUNEBUGGYDOUG]

I live next door to Shelby Forest.We go to Village Creek at Wynne Ar., Sardis , Enid, Arkabutla. One of our favorites isTrace State Park between Tupelo and Pontotoc Ms.There are many, many camping spots within 200 miles of Memphis. Good luck and have fun