Camp Site Review: Mama Gertie’s Hideaway Campground near Asheville, NC

Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground
Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many of our travel plans this season (along with everyone else!), we’ve been taking the opportunity to explore some campgrounds close to home that we’ve never visited before.

This summer, we added Mama Gertie’s Hideaway Campground in Swannanoa, N.C., just a few minutes east of Asheville. This hidden gem of a campground in the western mountains of North Carolina provided a much needed long weekend getaway and respite from summer’s heat and humidity!

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Camp Site Review: Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, SC

Huntington Beach State Park, SC

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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Camp Site Review: Gatlinburg East-Smoky Mountain KOA

Gatlinburg East-Smoky Mountain KOA

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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Camp Site Review: CAMP GULF, Miramar Beach, FL

Camp Gulf

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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Camp Site Review: Misty Mountain Camp Resort, Charlottesville, VA

The Family Glampers

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”