When you want to be off the beaten track, Lazy Acres Campground is your place. The easy access from I-95 makes this campground campground a perfect rest stop for a night, or stay a while and take a break from the highway.

Every site here is level and shaded, some with concrete slabs. The showers and toilets are adequate, and the pool is immaculately maintained. There is a stocked fishing pond that requires no license. Firewood and ice are available in generous proportions.

Lazy Acres Campground is adult oriented with few amenities for children, which adds to the charm. All the attractions of Fayetteville are nearby for day trips.

During a road trip through New England in June 2009, we decided to spend some time in the White Mountains. We visited three of the National Forest Service Campgrounds. Dolly Copp is the biggest, but in our opinion, too crowded. Jigger Johnson offers hot showers and electric service, therefore is very popular. At Passaconaway there are no hookups. Water spigots are available to fill your tanks and vault toilets. The rustic nature of the place appealed to us.

If you’ve got a big rig, I would recommend parking at the gate and taking a short walking tour to determine if you are comfortable driving in. Some turns are tight and there are some low branches.

The camp host does a nice job keeping the place clean and firewood is available at his site. Several hiking trails begin at the parking area across the highway. We enjoyed three nights of quiet seclusion. If dry camping appeals to you, this is a nice place to spend some time.

Greenwood Park is located 8 miles west of I-81 from exit 8, Whitnet Point. The park is well maintained with a nice lake and sand beach for swimming and modern playgrounds. Six miles of walking trails wander throughout the park.

The campground features 50 wooded sites with 30-amp electric, paved pads, and water spigots to fill your tank. We didn’t see any units larger than 30′ during our weekend stay, mostly tents and small to medium sized trailers. During summer weekends the campground is a bit hectic with weekend warriors, but the park security does a good job keeping the peace. During the week, this is a great stop over for I-81 travelers looking for a couple quiet nights off the road. There are no attractions in the area so there’s nothing to do but enjoy the natural setting of the park.

Credit Cards are not accepted, so have cash or check ready. Sites are $18/per night with electric, not bad. Reservations are accepted, but are not site specific. If you arrive without a reservation, and the sites are full, they will let you stay in the parking lot near the beach for free, but only one night.

The website is www.gobroomecounty.com with maps and contact information.

Treman is a quaint little State Park located south west of Ithaca. It features a Gorge Trail, and is near two other State Parks with similar trails featuring hundreds of waterfalls. The Ithaca area has Cayuga Lake, several Fingerlakes Wineries nearby, two Colleges, and many unique shopping and dining experiences.

The campground itself is quite small with very few amenities. The Electric sites are very tight, but the Creekside sites are mostly large and grassy with some shade trees. Very few sites can handle anything bigger than 30′. Several basic Cabins are available as well.

We enjoyed the peaceful nature of our weekend visit. Being so close to the two Colleges, we were expecting to hear some loud parties. We were pleasantly surprised. The few students that were there were having a good time without being disruptive.

The area is worth the time if you’re traveling New York, and Treman State Park is a good base.

Kring Point State Park sits on a Peninsula at Goose Bay on the Saint Lawrence River. The landscape is rocky, rugged and beautiful. The village of Alex Bay is only six miles away providing easy access to the Uncle Sam Boat tours. There’s so much to do in the area, our campsite was just a second thought.

The Facilities are in great shape and well cared for. The cabins and tent sites provide the most privacy and water front. RV sites are a bit tricky. We had to drive through another site to access ours because our trailer couldn’t clear the rocky outcrop at the site entrance. Small trailers will have no problem. Big Fivers and Motorhomes may consider Keewayden State Park nearby with level, grassy sites.

If you travel by tent, Kring Point can be paradise for you. Most sites include Tent Pad, Privacy, and fantastic water access. Canoes, Kayaks, and small motorboats will enhance your experience. The fishing is great, license required, but you can keep what you catch!

If you’re using Reserve America, don’t be fooled by the map. It can be very deceptive. Everything inside the outer loop is undesireable, waterfront in the outer loop are generally unavailable. The First Loop near the beach is best, almost any site there is great.

The Boat Ramp is good with ample trailer parking with limited dock space. You can enjoy Goose Bay’s flat water, or go out in the River, depends on your boat. Be prepared to listen to some parties. Enforcement of quiet rules is a bit slack, like most NY State Parks.

In a normal frame of mind, I’m leary of municipal campgrounds. Since I was already familiar with the area, we decided to spend some time here. The park is public with sports fields, boat ramp, playgrounds, and pavillions. There is no dividing line between day use and campground, but it is not a problem.

The entry and some sites are paved, the restrooms and showers are maintained quite well. The park is immaculately clean and mowed grass with giant old hardwood trees scattered around. Hookups can be a bit backwards in some sites but all utilities are in good shape. There are no sewer hook ups at your site, only two way service. The dump station is free to campers, $5 otherwise. The $15 nightly fee makes this place a bargain.

The village is a mile away and features boutique and antique shops with a nice mix of restaraunts and pubs. The local residents are very friendly, and quite proud of their little village. A trip to the cemetary on top of a mountain is a moving experience. Visit the grave of the Indian girl and take in a beautiful view of the village and the Susquehanna River.

Access to the park is easy from Route 17 for rigs of all size. There are a few warnings here. The pull-thru sites can accomodate any rig, but are a bit close for my taste. Other sites are just gigantic! The waterfront sites have a nice view of the river, but little access. The highway across the river is a constant noise. If you venture out at night bring a good flashlight because there is an extensive skunk population that is not afraid of you. Don’t leave food or garbage out at night, you will have stinky visitors.

No reservations here, just first come, first served. Pick a site and self pay. It’s open year around!

This is just another National Park campground. I’m only including this in my list of reviews because the place is not very big-rig friendly. Our trailer is 25′ and we had a bit of challenge getting comfortable. For B’s and C’s and poppers, I recommend it. This is a nice rest stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway. For tent campers, it’s paradise.

There are no amenities, self check-in, and behave yourself. We liked it. The trails are nice and the gift shop at the entrance is good. I recommend everyone traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway to stop here, to spend the night depends on your rig. Big ones should move on. Here’s good news… no generator noises. (I’m seeing a pattern here.)

Holy crap, steer clear of this place. It’s a great example of genetics gone wild. We only used it as an overnight but we saw a lot of crap. The best part was the $20 fee for 3-way hook-up.

When we arrived, the place was a traffic jam of young children racing around in golf carts, mini-bikes, ATV’s, etc. I couldn’t back up enough to feel safe.

The sites are lined up in a tree free field and packed tight. Dogs run free, the bathrooms and showers are just barely useable. The basic rules of RV camping are broken here. Our neighbors were very nice people, near the end of their motorhome lifestyle. If not for them, we would have nothing nice to say about this campground.

Enough said, we moved on.

You must remember you’re reading my stuff. No reservations, no planning, just go.

We thought about campgrounds near Mammoth Cave. The KOA sits on a small hill on the highway, the Coast to Coast RV Resort is probably good, but non-members can’t use the ammenities. We looked at the National Park Campground. Check-in was a bit more complicated here because most sites are reservations. We were given a choice of two. The roads and sites are paved, mostly level, pull-thru’s. National Park tradition dictates that the back-ins are backwards, trailers and fiver’s should beware. Tents and motorhomes are cool anyplace.

The store and showers are provided by a concession vendor and nicely stocked. The bathrooms are ultra modern, even air conditioned! The hotel and restaurant service non-RV travellers. Of course the cave is just mammoth. We did the River Styx Tour, other tours are easier…other are just insane.

The ranger that checked us in used his free time to visit with us and make sure we were comfortable. He was earning his pay, and then some. We discussed the use of generators with him.

Our first night was filled with the sound of a loud, out-of-tune generator. It was coming from the old motorhome next to our site. The people sat in their rig watching videos while the rest of us listened to and smelled the fumes of their generator. Can I send a message to generator users? Please be nice. I’m starting a campaign to petition the National Park Service to ban all use of generators. Please e-mail me with your opinions, I’ll pass them on.

Our experience at Mammoth Cave was destroyed because other people needed electricity while camping! If you need electricity that bad, get a room!

On the other side, there were a few newer Class-A’s with modern generators that we couldn’t hear. I welcome them and I know the needs of long term travelling.

In general, this is a very nice, but very busy campground. Most users are tents, poppers, and small trailers. big rigs are very limited.

Leave the generator home…get a solar panel. Us tree-hugging dirt-kissers will thank you.

There are several campgrounds available in the Chattanooga area, we chose this one because the Trailer Life Rating was high. We figured, if they were full we’d just work down the list until we found a place.

The Park brags about being close to the Interstate, but there are no highway noises. The nearby Race Track and Airport drown out all highway noises!

We stayed for several nights and learned a love for the place. It’s easy on/off the Interstate Highway and a great place to live while exploring Chattanooga. Roads and sites are packed gravel and all are very level. The Hook-ups are modern including cable and wi-fi. The pool, showers, store, and laundry are all nice. For small trailers and Poppers, I’d recommend the back-in sites for the shade and privacy. The Pull-Thru’s vary in size with lot’s of space for anything a human can drive.

The city is just beautiful. We rode the Incline Railway, Saw Ruby Falls, and the Civil War Memorials. The attraction we loved best was Rock City. It seems to be a Tourist Trap pile of crap, but it was amazing. Take the kids, make it a day. The Tennessee Aquarium is also nearby and quite a nice tour.

You must have Breakfast at least once at the Waffle House .2 miles from the Park. We felt like we were having breakfast with old friends and family. I’d avoid the Italian Restaraunt nearby…it’s cheap, but crappy.

If your coming to Chattanooga, make this place your home base. You won’t be sorry.