Hershey Highmeadow Campground – Hershey, PA

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April 24, 2010

I would rate Hershey Highmeadows campground a 7 out of 10. Being associated with the Hershey name, you can expect a well run, first-class operation. The campground has a good selection of amenities with 2 pools, a game room, playgrounds, basketball and vollyball, laundry facilities and a nice country store and gift shop. The interior roads and individual campsites are well maintained. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. There are some open areas and others with a good amount of shade trees.

There is a downside… the sites are a little on the small side and there is an active operating railroad that runs along one side of the property. I would definately ask for something away from the railroad tracks.

In season there is a shuttle service to Hershey Park… very convenient if you didn’t tow your own vehicle, because the park is quite a distance from the campground and I wouldn’t like to walk it. Even if you don’t want to visit the theme park, I would encourage you to take in the free chocolate tour.

Mueller State Park – Divide, CO

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Sandy S.

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April 17, 2010

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My husband and I decided to go to Mueller State Park, in Divide, Colorado for a quiet weekend in our 5th wheel not too far from home. Mueller State Park is a beautiful setting, scenic, quiet in April and very enjoyable! The park is clean, nice level sites surrounded by trees. A nice example of why so many tourists flock to Colorado.

The only negative was that the Park Rangers seemed over zealous about telling us the rules for dogs. The first afternoon a Park Ranger stopped to remind us that dogs were not allowed on the trails (he noticed us standing at the entrance to a trail with our dog who was leashed. The 2nd reminder was when I had taken our border collie off the leash to lift him up into our truck. At the same time my husband jumped in the truck to back it up to hook the 5th wheel to the hitch. I had to wait for him to stop the vehicle so I could then continue to put our dog in the back. At that very moment a Park Ranger drove by, saw me and our unleashed collie sitting quietly together beside the road waiting for the truck to stop and we were again reminded the rules for dogs in the park. I explained the situation and she was very nice about it but I wondered if they are overly anxious to do their job since it is so early in the season or if this is what you can expect if you want to enjoy the park with your dog.

Tiki Tom’s RV Park – Tiki Island, TX

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rodgerdodger

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April 8, 2010

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Pros: Tiki Tom’s RV Park has great waterfront and fishing piers, and it’s clean.

Cons: Road noise (too close to IH-45), proximity to scruffy fish camp down the road, and the sites are a little tight, and pricey for what you get. They also have no pool and, in my opinion the manager is rude. They are really big with rules and regulations far beyond the usual RV park norms of behavior. We wouldn’t stay here again.

Passaconaway Campground – North Conway, NH

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Thistle Dew

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February 28, 2010

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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.

Poche Plantation Camping RV Park – Convent, LA

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livingthervlife

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February 3, 2010

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My husband and I recently stayed at Poche Plantation Camping RV Park and we were very happy with out stay. This park is in a great location. We have family in the Baton Rouge area and wanted to spend a few days visiting New Orleans and the location could not have been better.

The campground is very clean and quiet and it surrounds the Poche Plantation home which made for a one-of-a-kind experience for us. The couple that manages the park lives on-site and were very friendly and helpful, letting us know about the local attractions. The park is located within a short distance of several other plantations and we were able to visit Houmas House and Oak Alley during our stay. Several restaurants are nearby and we would never have found them without their direction and these places would be considered a best-kept secret … the food was fantastic.

This Park offers a large cottage with attached washeteria that was very convenient for us since our 5th wheel does not have a washer/dryer and it also has a reading room inside and a kitchen that campers can use as well. The showers were very nice for a campground. We were lucky to get a campsite at Poche … the camp ground was full when we arrived and apparently serves a lot of the plant workers from time-to-time. We would have stayed at the overflow park down the road from the main park but we ended up arriving as someone else was leaving.

We really enjoyed the tour of the plantation and we were just a short walk from a very old Catholic church. We were told that the Plantation, Church and Cemetery offer a well-known “Graveyard” tour by a local historian and actors during the month of October. We will be back for that. Internet was a little unpredictable but could get access from time-to-time. I recommend reservations …. we never make them and again, this place was full. The office was difficult to find; however, the manager met us at the entrance and helped us park our camper. We also travel with our dog and the levee made for a nice stroll in the mornings with him. We stayed at Poche RV Park in a large 5th wheel.

Toutle River RV Resort – Castle Rock, WA

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Tinkerbell

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December 8, 2009

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There is a great RV Resort off I-5 between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. It’s called Toutle River RV Resort. I discovered it on my travels across USA on my Harley.

They have a nice area for bikers with the laundry and restrooms very close by. Being a female traveling alone I felt safe at this campground. I had a spacious site under big fir trees with a community fire pit, volleyball and horseshoe pits nearby. It was great to stretch my legs on the river trail.

Hat Creek Resort and RV Park – Old Station, CA

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bcbounders

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November 11, 2009

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Hat Creek Resort and RV Park is in a really great environment, tucked into tall pine trees and directly along Hat Creek.

The trout fishing is great right in the park, with lots of people catching their dinner just a few feet from their RVs. We took a short hike on the trails behind the park, right up onto the Pacific Crest Trail, and found a great viewpoint overlooking Mount Lassen in nearby Lassen Volcanic National Park.

The staff was incredibly friendly and made us feel right at home. There are lots of cabins too, which looked really cozy, along with RV sites with their own horse stalls so that people can bring their horses along to ride on the trails. It was nice to find a forested campground that had lots of really big sites, with plenty of room for our large RV.

Everything was clean, the Wi-Fi worked well, and we had a great meal in the cafe too. It’s pretty remote here, so having a place to eat, along with a large convenience / camp store was handy. Great place for a peaceful getaway.

Toutle River RV Resort – Castle Rock, WA

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Frankie

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November 9, 2009

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If you are ever in the Mt Saint Helen’s area and want to stay at a Big Rig Friendly RV Resort you might consider Toutle River RV Resort. It is a new resort off I- 5 at exit 52 near Castle Rock Washington. You can’t miss it for the reader boards along the freeway. It is on the west side of the freeway.

The resort is immaculate, brand new and well landscaped. The staff is friendly and escort your rig to your site. The sites are spacious with grassy areas. Trees are scattered throughout the park. There are huge rock fire pits for large group gatherings and smaller fire pits and BBQ grills throughout the resort.

There is a store, pool, clubhouse arcade, spas, and saunas all under construction and due to open in the spring of 2010. They were getting ready to fill the pool with water the day we left.

Some of the amenities in the park include a nine hole disc golf course, bigfoot croquet,basketball,ping pong tables, volleyball, horseshoes, Fort Winnebago Playground, water forts (a place to have water fights),walking and biking trails, movies, and more.

The northern end of the resort has a huge rally field and an extremely large events pavilion. Next to the rally field a large playground and covered picnic shelter/karaoke stage. This area includes lots of picnic tables and a long banquet counter.

Nearby is a cooking and grilling center with large coolers, gas and charcoal grills, a sink and a beautiful river rock smokehouse they allow you to use. An enormous rock firepit is located in this area.

There is access to the Toutle River and Cowlitz River. You can walk or ride bikes down to the river. Did I mention fishing? Salmon and steelhead are the main attraction.

Mt Saint Helen’s Visitors Center is down the road about 7 miles and the Volcano itself is about 55 miles from this resort. The Spirit Mountain Highway is scenic and an easy drive. Stop by the Forestry Learning Center and Hoffstadt Bluffs with the final destination Johnston Ridge for the best view of the mountain. Coldwater Lake is nearby, so bring your canoe or kayak.

This resort is a great place to stay and will keep your family entertained on your next vacation.

Lakeview RV Park – Bristol, TN

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yankfan8453

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November 4, 2009

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My family stayed here during the summer. The kids loved the new pool. They spent most of their time at the pool. They did visit the playground and horseshoes which were really nice.

It was great because it was close by to the Bristol Motor Speedway. It was only 3 miles away. We came here because of my son was racing in the junior drags. We enjoyed the pontoon boat rental which was really nice. The restrooms were really clean. My wife liked them because they are private. You can do laundry which is open 24 hrs like the bathrooms.

The sites were really wide and we enjoyed the pet playground for our lab who loves to run. It was a great park! There website is www.lakeviewrvpark.com. We have camped here 3 times since the summer. Great Staff!

This campground is right across the bridge from Bristol, Tennessee and about 4 miles away from Johnson City. It’s about 10 minutes each way to get downtown. There is a flea market across the road from the campground. If your heading to Kingsport your about 30 minutes away and about 20 minutes to Elizabethton. Some more attractions are the Caverns in Bristol. There are several attractions around the campground. I am usually at Wing Deer Park which host baseball/softball tournaments.

This is an awesome Campground, I would recommend it to anyone!

McKinley’s Marina and RV Park – Waldport, OR

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bcbounders

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October 16, 2009

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We parked at McKinley’s Marina and RV Park with our windshield hanging directly over Alsea Bay. By providing hook-ups on BOTH sides of the sites, they allow not only back-in parking, but nose-in as well. This allows both RVs and 5th wheels to park with the fantastic view filling the windshield.

In nearly 7 years of full-time RVing, we have never seen an RV park quite like this… and we mean that in the very best way. Instead of just providing paved streets, or paved patios, or paved parking pads, this park has all three… in brand new solid concrete. That may sound cold at first, but the effect of having everything being concrete (with nice plantings between and around the sites) it that everything is immaculately clean.

The bay here supposedly has some of the best Dungeness crabbing in Oregon, and judging by the number of people hauling in large catches, it must be the case. The park rents out motorboats, and also has a launch ramp for people who bring their own boats with them.

There’s also a large gift shop and convenience store, brand new bathrooms (with granite showers) and the newest, cleanest, most beautiful laundry room we’ve ever seen anywhere.

This is a top-notch stop on the Oregon coast.