Walkabout Camp and RV Park, Woodbine, GA

Date of Stay:  Saturday November 5, 2016 (1 night)

Rate:  $19/night (PPA discount)

Website:  Walkabout Camp and RV Park
   742 Old Still Road
   Woodbine, GA 31569
   912-729-4110

Description:  Reviewed several times in the past.  Near exit 7 off I-95 in Georgia just north of the Florida state line.  We stayed in site B11.  All sites are narrow, FHU pull thrus.

Activities:  After a long drive, we enjoyed resting in the rig.  This is a nice one night stop over for us as long as they still accept PPA.

Walkabout Camp and RV Park, Woodbine, GA

Date of Stay:  Thursday October 1, 2015 (1 night)

Rate:  $18/night (PPA discount)

Website:  Walkabout Camp and RV Park
   742 Old Still Road
   Woodbine, GA 31569
   912-729-4110

Description:  Close to the Florida state line near exit 7 off I-95, it’s a great stopover on our way south.  We have stopped here several times before and will return.  Gravel roads and sites which are narrow but FHU.  We stayed on site A14 right across from the pool. 

Activities:  It was a long drive here from Gaffney, SC so we just rested.  Coffee and donuts at the clubhouse made our morning departure a little sweeter.

 

On site A14 right across from the pool

 

Office                                                  Playground

Travelers Woods of New England, Bernardston, MA

Date of Stay:  Sunday June 28 – Wednesday July 1,2015 (3 nights)

Rate:  $14/night (PPA discount)

Website:  Travelers Woods of New England
   152 River Street
   Bernardston, MA 01337
   413-648-9105

Description:  Older park with nice sized sites.  The upper level where we stayed (site 6) was FHU 30A while the lower level didn’t have sewer.  The upper level had paved roads whereas the lower level was gravel.  All sites were grass/gravel.  This was a KOA back in the ‘60’s.  The park is owned by The Masons so any profits go to the Shriner’s.  Seems that the park was for sell in the 1990’s and some friends who were Masons were talking around a campfire and decided to buy the place.  Although it is not real close to the exit, it is right next to I-91 so traffic noise can be bothersome.  Check the website for directions because there is a very low underpass on River Street.

Trash and Recycle:  Dumpster centrally located in the park.  No recycle.

Activities:  We met up with Dan, Tricia, Doug and Darlene for a couple of days on our way to Maine.  It was nice to get the PPA rate all three nights.  One day we all piled in our truck to go to the Yankee Candle Village in nearby Deerfield and then a walk around the quaint town of Shelburne Falls with the Bridge of Flowers and Glacial Potholes on the Deerfield River.  The Bridge of Flowers began as a trolley bridge in 1908.  It was abandoned in 1928 and soon became a flower bridge.  They have dammed the river some to better show the rock with the potholes in them.  The next day, I joined D&T and D&D for a very nice 20 mile bike ride on the Norwottuck Rail Trail near Hadley.  It was freshly paved so it was much nicer than most Rail Trails we’ve been on.  Hadley had more bike trails but this one went out into the countryside which was more enjoyable than urban biking.

 

Travelers Woods of New England

 

On site 6 next to D&T                       Transfer truck on top of D&D’s fifth wheel

 

Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls

 

   

Beautiful flowers!

  

 

Bridge of Flowers

 

 

Looking at the glacial potholes

 

Artwork in town

  

Beginning the Norwottuck Rail Trail over the Connecticut River

  

Doug and Dan                            Darlene and Tricia

 

Couple of tunnels under the road

 

Beautiful rail trail

 

 

Scenery along the rail trail

Shadrack Campground, Bristol, TN

Date of Stay:  Monday June 8 – Thursday June 11, 2015 (3 nights)

Rate:  $20/night (PPA discount)

Website:  Shadrack Campground
   2537 Volunteer Parkway
   Bristol, TN 37620
   423-217-1181

Description:  The entry is a bit of a hill but the sites are all level gravel.  We were on site 181 (FHU 50A) next to D&T.  Since this wasn’t race weekend, we were almost alone and enjoyed the PPA discount.  A space was left between our rigs.  The place was well maintained and a little creek/river bordered the park.  They have several nice rental travel trailers set up.  Also a mix of W/E along with many tent sites by the creek.  Nice place but I wouldn’t want to be here, or anywhere near Bristol, when there is a car race.

Trash and Recycle:  There is a dumpster near the exit but no sign of recycle.

Activities:  We stayed here because it is close to the Virginia Creeper Trail which is a wonderful Rail Trail in the mountains of Virginia.  It has been on Tricia’s radar for quite a while.  Our front air conditioner died so Gin had a mobile tech look at it.  He said it needed replacing and didn’t charge us anything since he was already in the park.  The surgery that Gin had on her knee this past winter didn’t help her much at all so she didn’t join us for a 17 mile (mostly downhill) bike ride.  I joined D&T and rented a bike at Shuttle Shack in Damascus.  It was certainly worth the price since we knew that they checked their brakes often.  We got shuttled to the highpoint at Whitetop Station and rode the trail through woods, pastures and rock outcroppings along a creek crossing it several times on trestle bridges.  The next day, we all relaxed at camp next to the creek while Dan smoked some delicious chicken thighs.  Yum!

 

On site 181 with T&D on site 179

 

Whitetop Station                                        Green Cove Station

 

Dan and Tricia on the Virginia Creeper Trail

 

We loved stopping on the trestles

 

There were many Christmas tree farms in the area

  

Inside the Green Cove Station

 

Rock outcropping along the trail             Creeper Trail Café has good ice cream

 

Taking a break in Whitetop Laurel Creek

 

Love a trail next to a mountain stream!

 

Love the trestle bridges over the Whitetop Laurel Creek