With all the discussion of Georgia cgs lately just wanted to add another recommendation.
Stone Mountain Park Campground has excellent facilities though a bit on the pricey side for us. We stayed there for the Stone Mountain Highland Games (also excellent).
Took a trip over to Conyers to visit the Trappist Holy Spirit Monastery. Trappist monks welcome you to come into the church and listen to their chant and prayers. You may also participate in their morning Mass if you're an early riser. Serene. The monks also have a museum and gift shop that were quite impressive. You can see the story of their community and how they lived. It's only 23 miles from Stone Mountain CG.
Georgia is best in fall, winter, and spring. Their summers can be brutal if you aren't in the mountains of North Georgia.
A Georgia summer is no different than any summer in the deep south. Believe it or not there are those of us who thrive down here year round. Georgia has much to offer but limited camping amenities in the state parks and no site specific reservation system. The north Georgia mtn parks are nice and there are others spread across the state that are nice. If you want interesting and primal try Stephen Foster State Park near Fargo IN the Okefenokee swamp. Now that's one I would not recommend in summer unless you are prepared mentally and physically for bugs. But man is it cool.
fla-gypsy wrote: A Georgia summer is no different than any summer in the deep south. Believe it or not there are those of us who thrive down here year round.
It's fine if you have gills for the humidity. My wife can't handle the heat. We go south in winter, north in summer. Happy wife, happy hubs. There are cool weather folks and hot weather folks. Part of life's diversity and no one is better than the other.
fla-gypsy wrote: Georgia has much to offer but limited camping amenities in the state parks and no site specific reservation system.
Depends on what you mean by "amenities". If you like theme park style camping, you're right, state parks in any state don't have that. The state parks in Georgia will vary in terms of what they have. Vogel is the most popular and considered to be the best judging by their visitor numbers. They have regular festivals there too as many of the state parks do.
fla-gypsy wrote: The north Georgia mtn parks are nice and there are others spread across the state that are nice. If you want interesting and primal try Stephen Foster State Park near Fargo IN the Okefenokee swamp. Now that's one I would not recommend in summer unless you are prepared mentally and physically for bugs. But man is it cool.
It's nice in winter when the temps are cooler and the snakes are hibernating, especially the water moccasins - they're aggressive. Snakes don't like the cooler weather.
We don't care about site specific reservations and neither do our RVing friends. We've found that we have more fun and can even find better than what we thought we wanted if we're willing to take a chance. The best tool in the RVing fun box is a flexible attitude. It can lead you to some unexpected fun when you're able to think beyond your own expectations.
RVing is about seeing new places not necessarily having the best camp site. We don't spend all that much time at the site except to sleep and eat. Never had a bad site in 40 years.
fla-gypsy wrote: A Georgia summer is no different than any summer in the deep south. Believe it or not there are those of us who thrive down here year round.
It's fine if you have gills for the humidity. My wife can't handle the heat. We go south in winter, north in summer. Happy wife, happy hubs. There are cool weather folks and hot weather folks. Part of life's diversity and no one is better than the other.
That was not implied anywhere in my post
fla-gypsy wrote: Georgia has much to offer but limited camping amenities in the state parks and no site specific reservation system.
Depends on what you mean by "amenities". If you like theme park style camping, you're right, state parks in any state don't have that. The state parks in Georgia will vary in terms of what they have. Vogel is the most popular and considered to be the best judging by their visitor numbers. They have regular festivals there too as many of the state parks do.
I mean something besides an unmaintained electrical outlet and a water connection. The state of Ga has been negligent in maintaining the park system. By contrast many states have begun updating their campgrounds to include 50 amp receptacles and sewer connections like Florida.
fla-gypsy wrote: The north Georgia mtn parks are nice and there are others spread across the state that are nice. If you want interesting and primal try Stephen Foster State Park near Fargo IN the Okefenokee swamp. Now that's one I would not recommend in summer unless you are prepared mentally and physically for bugs. But man is it cool.
It's nice in winter when the temps are cooler and the snakes are hibernating, especially the water moccasins - they're aggressive. Snakes don't like the cooler weather.
I have never had to run from a snake there and been several times. There is nothing else like it.
We don't care about site specific reservations and neither do our RVing friends. We've found that we have more fun and can even find better than what we thought we wanted if we're willing to take a chance. The best tool in the RVing fun box is a flexible attitude. It can lead you to some unexpected fun when you're able to think beyond your own expectations.
That is great for retired folks, and locals, some of us still fund our ridiculous government every day and reservations are the only way to get a spot. The system in Ga favors those who do not work and the locals. I have seen them at work manipulating that system. I have explored most every mile in Florida so I guess some of those comments were meant for someone else, I am just not sure. I am sure you are not the only one having fun.
RVing is about seeing new places not necessarily having the best camp site. We don't spend all that much time at the site except to sleep and eat. Never had a bad site in 40 years.
To each his own, I will keep doing what I like and you do your thing.
fla-gypsy wrote: The state of Ga has been negligent in maintaining the park system. By contrast many states have begun updating their campgrounds to include 50 amp receptacles and sewer connections like Florida.
State a specific example in Georgia. All of the state parks I have been to in Georgia had well maintained 30/50 amp power docks. I see more disabled power docks at private campgrounds.
fla-gypsy wrote: The north Georgia mtn parks are nice and there are others spread across the state that are nice. If you want interesting and primal try Stephen Foster State Park near Fargo IN the Okefenokee swamp. Now that's one I would not recommend in summer unless you are prepared mentally and physically for bugs. But man is it cool.
We don't care about site specific reservations and neither do our RVing friends. We've found that we have more fun and can even find better than what we thought we wanted if we're willing to take a chance. The best tool in the RVing fun box is a flexible attitude. It can lead you to some unexpected fun when you're able to think beyond your own expectations.
Quote: some of us still fund our ridiculous government every day and reservations are the only way to get a spot. The system in Ga favors those who do not work and the locals.
Yes and I funded that same government for 50 years before retirement. The people I meet have no problems contacting the Georgia State Park system and reserving online or by phone. Fully 85% of those I've met at those parks work a full time job and migrate to the parks for weekends and holidays.
Quote: [COLOR=#ff0000]To each his own, I will keep doing what I like and you do your thing.
Agreed. Just don't jump to the conclusion that your likes are shared by everyone when you live in another state.
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steeleshark wrote: I also really enjoy Georgia State Parks. This weekend, I am going to visit General Coffee State Park. Look it up, it is pretty cool.
They'll be 91' there this weekend. In the summer, south Georgia regularly goes to the 100s. We've been there in February and it's very nice temp wise. Great facilities too.
We like River Vista Mountain Village in Dillard, just south of the TN line. The place has a great outdoor pool with hot tub, and a heated indoor pool with a wave machine in it. And don't miss the Dillard House - beautiful old restaurant with great views, family-style meals. Wonderful area, year-round.
We absolutely love our GA State Parks and have been to them all except two...haven't been to Seminole or the new one, Chattahoochee Bend, but we have been to all the rest...We've always found the parks to be very well maintained with great campsites....And many of them have 50 amp (we don't need it)and a few have cable tv and sewer, which I couldn't care less about, I don't expect that in a State Park...We enjoy that many of the Parks rent boats, we recently returned from Stephen C. Foster and being able to rent our own motorboat and tour the Okefenokee was awesome !! We've loved every park from the N. GA mountains, to the canyons, to the coast and will visit them over and over again...even in the hot summer It would be hard for me to name a favorite. Jennifer
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