Cottonwoods RV Park - Columbia, Missouri

 Campground ****

We were able to get a reservation the day of our arrival at Cottonwoods. Our travel plans had changed at the last minute, and we were scrambling to find a spot for an overnight stop. We were placed in site 83, which was the site on the front row next to the office complex. It was much longer than our coach and toad, and we did not have to unhook. It was also very level. Our site had a large grassy area between us and the office, with a nice concrete patio, attractive landscaping, and full hook ups. The park has wifi, which we did not use. We weren't able to use our rooftop satellite dish because it was blocked by trees, but those trees did provide plenty of shade. The roads were easily navigable, but we had to be very careful pulling into the site because of the large boulders on either side of the gravel pad.

 

Site #83

Length of stay - 1 night

$47/night

 

 

 

Gun Creek Campground COE - Whittington, Illinois

 Campground ***-

This is a nice campground, but there were  several negatives about our site, and the mosquito gnats were VERY troublesome!  The first night we were there, they swarmed us when we took the dogs outside after dark, and flooded inside when we opened the door.  We bought some citrinella torches, which helped, but still a problem.

Our site had very little space on our patio side, between us and our neighbor.  The picnic table was in an area behind the site, instead of next to it.

The tree on our awning side had a parasite that produced large balls on the stems, which fell onto the ground.  There were a LOT of Daddy Long Leg spiders, that were drawn to Elwood's playpen for some reason.

On the positive side, we did get all 3 satellites with the portable dish, and it was a FHU site, which is very rare for COE parks.

Site #18

$12/night

Stayed 8 nights

All 3 satellites with portable

Fort Massac State Park - Metropolis, Illinois

 Campsite **

 

If we had only spent a few nights here, the rating would have been more like a 4+ or 5.  It is a nice campground, with large sites, with level asphalt parking pads, and area to park your car.  Good grassy area between sites.  Good shade, but we were able to get good satellite reception with the portable satellite.  We were surprised at how few sites were occupied, even on the weekend.  There was only about 6 sites occupied most of the time we were there.

 

But, after being there 4 nights, the breaker on our pedestal started tripping, with only 2 AC's on and one other item (hair dryer, dishwasher, etc.).  The camp host came over and replaced our breaker.  All was good until the next afternoon.  We lost power again, but discovered it was a problem with a power outage that effected about 1/2 of the campground.  We were the only ones in the campground using 50 amp.  The camp host reset the main breaker.  But, we lost power about 6 times that afternoon and evening.  We decided to leave the next day, a day early.

 

Water and Electric only.

Satellite - All 3 with portable

Site #8

Length of stay - 6 nights

$20/night

 

 

Lock A Campround COE - Ashland City, Tennessee

 PFR ****

Campground ****

 

This is a nice campground, with long, very wide, sites with very wide, level concrete parking pads/patios.  Nice grass between sites.  Wooded, with nice shade.

Our site was across the street from the river.  It was fun to watch the barges and large boats going up the river.

 

Water and Electric only.

 

Site #17

$12/night

Length of stay - 11 nights

Satellite - All 3 with portable 

 

 

Quail Creek Resort & Conference Center - Hartselle, Alabama

 PFR ****

Campground ****

 

This is a nice campground, with long, level gravel sites, concrete patio with picnic table.  The sites are comfortably wide, with nice grass between sites.

 

The only bad thing about this park is that there it is out in the middle of nowhere.  Not much around.

 

Site #24

Length of stay - 1 night

$36 per night

Satellite - All 3 with rooftop

 

 

McKinney Campground COE - Acworth, Georgia

 Campground ***

 

This is a really nice COE park, with wide, level sites, and really pretty.  Very densely wooded, so good shade, but was so many trees, we could not get a signal with even our portable satellite dish.  We did get several OTA channels, but not all of the network channels.  So, we did a lot of streaming in the evening. 

The water supply hose at the dump station had a fixed hose, with a nozzle on the end, so could not attach our hose to the black tank flush system.

Site #61

Length of stay - 8 nights

$15/night

Water & Electric only

Only OTA channels and streaming

I-75 RV Park - Tifton, Gerogia

Campground **

This was just an overnight stop, so weren't expecting much, since it was right off I-75.  It is a very small, no frills park.  Looks like most of the sites are occupied by long term monthly residents.  None of the sites are long enough for us to not unhook the car.  We actually had to pull the car next to the RV because it wasn't long enough to park sideways behind or in front.  Our site was not level.  We had to put several wood blocks under the front jacks and never did get completely level.  But, we were level enough to put the slides out.

Site #6

Length of stay - 1 night

Rate - $32.00

FHU

There is cable, but we did not hook up to it.