Camping tips and travel reviews from a family of four!
Have you ever traveled to Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC? Some families have been visiting this iconic resort since it opened in the 1970s. Rest assured, many updates have taken place since it first opened, and now the sprawling, beachfront property has become one of the most well-known and most-visited along the Grand Strand!
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Living in Greenville, S.C., we are blessed to be close to some amazing lakes. In about an hour, you can be waterside at several of the picturesque lakes Upstate South Carolina has to offer.
We recently spent a weekend camping at Mile Creek Park in Pickens County, on beautiful Lake Keowee. We were able to enjoy lakefront living in our camper for about $20 per night. Incredible!
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We returned recently from our first visit to Huntington Beach State Park, located in Murrells Inlet, S.C., conveniently situated south of busy Myrtle Beach and close to Litchfield and Pawleys Island beaches along the Grand Strand.
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We just got back from a long weekend retreat to the Gatlinburg East-Smoky Mountain KOA campground, and I wanted to pass along our review to you!
We’ve been to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, TN area before. Last year, we stayed at the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg KOA (see our review of that campground here). So this year, we wanted to try out another property to get a different perspective on the area.
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We checked another state off the old travel map last week as we hit the road with the kids for Spring Break down to Camp Gulf in Miramar Beach, FL (just a few minutes away from Destin). It was our first time visiting this RV resort, but definitely not our last! Read on for our full review of our stay at Camp Gulf.
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We had a chance to visit Misty Mountain Camp Resort near Charlottesville, Virginia over the summer for a long weekend, and it was such a great time!
Misty Mountain is centrally located to all the area’s sites and attractions: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, the University of Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway, hiking, tubing, and not to mention the many wineries and breweries. Continue reading “Camp Site Review: Misty Mountain Camp Resort, Charlottesville, VA”
We just got back from our first trip to the KOA Holiday Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN, and we couldn’t wait to share our review with you! This was our first time staying at a KOA property, so we weren’t sure what to expect. But if you’re the type of glamper (like we are) that pretty much wants the amenities of a hotel, but while staying in your RV or travel trailer, then this place is for you! Continue reading “Camp Site Review: KOA Holiday Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, TN”
We just returned home from our Spring Break trip to Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort, on Hilton Head Island, S.C.
This was our first time at the resort, and I can say without reservation, it currently holds the top-ranked places we’ve glamped so far. Continue reading “Camp Site Review: Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort”
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to be able to spend time on Lake Jocassee in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you know the true beauty of the area. The crystal clear, cold water surrounding by panoramic views of the mountains is spectacular. Since the water comes from up in the mountains, it’s almost always cold, which makes it a great getaway for hot summer days.
The lake was actually created by damming and flooding the town that previously resided there. In fact, the land itself was Cherokee Indian land, with markers around the area explaining the area’s rich history. Continue reading “Camp site review: Devil’s Fork State Park, Lake Jocassee, SC”
When we decided to invest in our first travel trailer, one of the things Gib and I challenged ourselves to do was to use it at least once a month – even if it was just a quick weekend getaway somewhere close to home.
As June rolled into July, we decided to hitch up and head an hour northwest from Greenville, SC to Asheville, NC to take a tour of the legendary Biltmore Estates. (I’d toured America’s largest privately owned home before, but Gib and the boys had never been). Continue reading “Weekend glamping in Asheville, NC (and our review of Lake Powhatan Recreation Area)”