Sunday, June 3, 2018

Spartenburg NE/Gaffney KOA - Gaffney, South Carolina

PFR *****
Campground ***

Original review was 12/19/16.

We were in site 24 this time, and had trouble with the electric pedestal.  Our generator started up in the middle of the night.  The pedestal would test good, but then we would lose power again.  Mike tested it again and the power was low on one leg.  We ended up staying another night after the coach service, and requested a different site.  They put us in site 26, and it had a new pedestal.  We didn't have any trouble in that site.

We told them we had 7 dogs, and they gave us 7 dog biscuits and 7 poop bags.

OTA - About 60 channels
Satellite - Too many trees to get all satellites, and did not put out the portable.


*****Original post *****
This is a nice campground, but a little expensive for what it is.  Our site was plenty wide and long.  Plenty of room for all of our xpens.  They asked if we had pets, and when Mike said Yes, she just gave him a baggie with some dog biscuits in it.  After we got set up, an employee drove by in a golf cart, saw the dogs, and just waved.

Length of stay - 1 night
$40.95/night
Site #4




Monday, May 21, 2018

Sawnee Campground COE - Cumming, Georgia

PFR *****
Campground ***

Original review, below, was 12/21/16.

This site floods badly when it rains.  The only area that didn't flood was not under the awning.

Length of stay: 2 weeks




 ****Original review****
This is a nice park, only about 20 min from Kevin & Meghan.  There aren't many sites that would accommodate us though.  Our site was really great though.  It is LONG, very wide, and fairly secluded.  The parking pad is level blacktop, with a packed sand/crushed gravel yard area.  It is packed enough so it doesn't stick to their paws, but pee soaked right in.  The yard area worked great for the dogs. Plenty large enough for all of our xpens.

The park is rather "hilly" and there are tight turns.  The dump station is awkward to get to.

We had to drive to the bathhouse, which was inconvenient.  But, we got EXCELLENT antenna reception.

Length of stay - 1 week
Site #36
$14/night with discount






Sunday, April 22, 2018

Big Hart Campground COE - Thompson, Georgia

PFR *****
Campground ****

This is a nice campground, with well maintained heavely wooded sites, with nice picnic tables, and very large patio areas.  They also have a fire ring (with bench seating), barbecue grill, and small table. Most sites are pull-thru with waterfront view.  We had enough room for all 7 xpens, plus quite a bit more.  The parking area is packed sandy soil and gravel.  The patio area is packed sandy soil and tiny gravel.  

There are only a few sites large enough for our rig.

It rained while we were here and our site flooded.  It drained and soaked in pretty quickly after it stopped, but was a problem for the dogs during the rain.  Also, the area up by the front door turned muddy.

Water and Electric Only
Site #8
Length of stay - 8 nights
$13/night with discount card
OTA - 7 channels, including MeTV
Satellite - None using rooftop.  All 3 with portable, using 200' of cable.
Water Pressure






Sunday, April 15, 2018

Creekfire Motor Ranch - Savannah, Georgia

PFR ***
Campground ***

We came to this campground for a BRD rally.  They have a 3 pet limit, so we had to just put up a couple of xpens and take 3 out at a time.

This is a new campground and not everything is finished.  No one seems to know what how to do things and what's going on.
 
Entrance is gated.  The parking pads are either concrete or gravel, with grass and pine needle ground covering.  We had a gravel back-in.

Site #6
$52/night (Rally rate $45/night)
Length of stay - 1 week
OTA - 20 channels including MeTV
Satellite - All 3
Water pressure - 50 lbs



Saturday, April 14, 2018

A Big Wheel RV Park - St Marys, Georgia

PFR *****
Campground ***

This is a nice little park that has a lot of trees and vegetation between sites.  Parking pad was level concrete.  Our site was not as wide as some others we saw, but had enough room for 4 xpens.  The yard area was packed sand.  We would have liked to sit outside, but there were too many biting gnats.

Site #3
$38.00 per night (Passport America rate of $19.00 is good for 1 night.)
Length of stay - 1 night
OTA - 20 channels, including MeTv
Satellite - Too many trees for good signal






Monday, January 22, 2018

Lucky Charm RV Park - Old Town, Florida

PFR *****
Campground ****

See previous reviews November 1, 2015 and January 13, 2017.

 The last two times we stayed at this campground we LOVED it because of the really huge grassy sites, and how pet friendly they are.  They are still super pet friendly, but this time they put us in one of their new sites.  This site is a long pull-thru, but not NEARLY as wide as the other sites.  Also the grass is very sparse and full of very loose sand.  The parking pad is ground up asphalt and pretty soft.  Our jacks made indentions in it.

Site #62
$30/night
Length of stay - 1 night




Monday, January 8, 2018

St. Andrews State Park, Panama City, Florida

PFR *****
Campground ****

The first time we stayed in this same site was 11/2/15, (original posting below).

The clearing area in this site is much larger than the last time we were in it.  We used all 7 xpens, and had plenty of room.  It is still quite secluded from the sites on either side, and easy access to the water.

A mamma deer and her baby came to visit us before we even got set up.  They were very tame.  A squirrel also came down the palm tree and acted like he had been hand fed.

We have a better wifi receiver and an OTA antenna booster now, so we had better reception on both.  But, there are too many trees around to get any kind of satellite reception.

Site #114
$28/night
Length of stay - 14 nights
OTA - 21 channels including MeTV
Satellite - None
Water pressure - 60 lbs






(Original posting 11/2/2015)
This is a very beautiful park!  Each site is surrounded by natural foliage and trees, with a lot of space between each site.  The site we got backed up to the water.  Our site had a gravel pad that was about 6' wider than the rig, and sandy ground past that.  The site was wide enough to use 4 xpens.  We had intended to only stay 2 nights, but decided to stay an additional night.  We did not have an option to stay past that, since that site was already reserved.  I had made this reservation several months ago, and this was the only site available, that would accommodate our rig, for the time period we needed.

I called the park a couple of weeks before we arrived and asked about their pet limit policies.   She said they did not have a limit, and asked how many we had.  I told her that we had 6 well behaved, very small, dogs.  She said that would be fine.  But, when we checked in, no one even asked if we had pets.

The man across the road from us, turned out to be a Sat diver, and had many mutual friends with Rick.

Site #114
$28 per night
Antenna, only 4 or 5 channels
No wi-fi
Length of stay - 3 nights