Tennessee in September - RV-Dreams Community Forum

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

Tennessee in September

BiggarView · RV-Dreams Family Member

This is only a report and not a recommendation, we just stayed a night at Thousand Trails Cherokee Landing (west of Memphis). Though we tent camped, we saw a few rigs nearing 40' but the majority of sites there better for shorter rigs and not very level. It is older but fairly decently maintained. Campground roads could be better. We were warned of horse flies but did not encounter any. WiFi in the clubhouse was good but not great. I don't know what the general public rates are there but I believe they would fit your budget(we stayed free due to Cindi's father's Platinum TT membership). Can't rate any special "it" factor as we were just passing thru to TX and did not really get a chance to see or use any facilites there. Overall score of 6 out of 10 based solely on what we did see.

FWIW

-- Edited by biggaRView on Sunday 15th of June 2014 06:17:02 PM

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

You may want to check out the one I am staying at in my Signature line. I am 30 miles east of Nashville. The fair sized city of lebanon has a Wally World about 2 miles north and about 1/2 mile from I-40. Plenty of food; Cracker Barrel; Logans, Demos italian; Shoneys; O'Charley's and most others including a couple Mexican Restaurants.
This is a privately owned older KOA Campground which is not part of the franchise. We have an office some store essentials; Laundry/Day room and Restrooms with showers! There are 7 pull-thrus with 50/30 amp FHU's for overnighters and a couple should accomodate your rig. Call a day ahead for availability. Located about 1&1/2 miles South of I-40 on HWY 231 toward Murfreesboro. Rates are less than $25.00 a night!

Thank you for your time from this old Army Veteran!

-- Edited by PIEERE on Thursday 5th of June 2014 01:38:02 PM

-- Edited by PIEERE on Thursday 5th of June 2014 01:40:53 PM

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you both for responding, appreciate your input. We will certainly check out your place Pierre, it would be so nice to meet you 'for real'

Thank you again
Huggies Kim xx

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

have you considered the Chattanooga area?? Its quite lovely here.

We are at KOA in Trenton, GA. 15 minutes from Chattanooga. Centrally located and tons to do in area, plus the mountains are just fabulous.

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

JayKim-no regrets wrote:
Thank you both for responding, appreciate your input. We will certainly check out your place Pierre, it would be so nice to meet you 'for real'

Thank you again
Huggies Kim xx

I would be honored to meet up with ya'all as they say in the South!!! We could chew some Fat and go to the Home of the Cracker Barrel for some pie and cups-o'-Joe. Yeah; there is nothing like the 'charm of Southern Hospitality' and this Yankee loves it here...it is worth putting up with the triple H Summer!! LOL!

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

scrappy wrote:
have you considered the Chattanooga area?? Its quite lovely here.
We are at KOA in Trenton, GA. 15 minutes from Chattanooga. Centrally located and tons to do in area, plus the mountains are just fabulous.

Thank you scrappy, I will have a look at that area, we are looking forward to seeing the mountains, not very common down here in the Low Country. I looked at a KOA in the Manchester area, bit pricey at over 1K for our dates!

Huggs Kim xx

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

PIEERE wrote:
JayKim-no regrets wrote:
Thank you both for responding, appreciate your input. We will certainly check out your place Pierre, it would be so nice to meet you 'for real'

Thank you again
Huggies Kim xx
I would be honored to meet up with ya'all as they say in the South!!! We could chew some Fat and go to the Home of the Cracker Barrel for some pie and cups-o'-Joe. Yeah; there is nothing like the 'charm of Southern Hospitality' and this Yankee loves it here...it is worth putting up with the triple H Summer!! LOL!

Thank you Pierre,

you can't beat the charm huh? We are hoping that the temps will be a little lower in September there, are we right? What is the humidity like in TN? it can be brutal here in the Summer.

Huggs Kim xx

tigercx1 · RV-Dreams Family Member

I don't think I can make it there in September but might be going to the Smoky mountains the end of July. Can anyone suggest a mountain area near Pigeon Forge that be a bit cooler as I realize it will probably be very hot and humid in July.

Thanks
Mark

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

JayKim; I don't know what to say on the Temperature here then; the best way is to search Wunderground.com and go to their weather hisory. The past two years I lived here have been in the mid-70's-low-80's. It is not as bad as inlkand Florida; Georgia; Alabama in the summer. I usually am inside by 1-2 PM as the humidity and heat in the low-90's can make it feel like 105; then after sunset it cools some but the bugs come out. If you get up early from around 6AM then are in your AC by at least 2 PM all is well.

Mark; The Smokies are a bit cooler; especially at night in July; but don't expect it to feel like the Adirondacks of NY. If you go near the Touristy areas expect to pay a lot more for everything. I would try to find an area within a 30-45 minute drive of those areas. There is a nice RV Park over by Townsend, TN. Don't have the prices but I believe it is Misty River. Also if you go over near Cherokee N.C. on the TN. border area there is a Casino that use to have RV's with overnite parking.

scrappy · RV-Dreams Family Member

I booked a tent site for a guest yesterday at KOA Pigeon Forge. $39! For a tent site!! Yipes! That's what our full hookup RV sites cost! *faints*

FLCoastalChick · RV-Dreams Family Member

JAYKIM: You could also try Grand Ole RV Resort in Goodlettesville, TN. 165.00 per week with full hook ups. Its a decent park and only 15 min from Nashville and close to Rivergate Mall and Walmart

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks guys

Have decided to 'get on it' and book somewhere this weekend! Will be checking into all the places you guys mentioned, thank you!

Will let you know where we booked, maybe we can set up a 'meet up' if anyone is in the area.

Huggs Kim x

Sushidog · RV-Dreams Family Member

tigercx1 wrote:
I don't think I can make it there in September but might be going to the Smoky mountains the end of July. Can anyone suggest a mountain area near Pigeon Forge that be a bit cooler as I realize it will probably be very hot and humid in July.

Thanks
Mark

The coolest spot in the smokies to camp is the Mile High CG near Cherokee, NC. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g49023-d630021-Reviews-Mile_High_Campground-Cherokee_North_Carolina.html

Chip

Sushidog · RV-Dreams Family Member

The Tanbark CG in Dickson (a little east of Nashville) is only $230/mo. I don't know what their weekly rate is but their daily is $25 ($12.50 with Passport USA.)

The Shady Acres RV Park in Lebanon, TN, (a little west of Nashville) is $265/mo. They offer weekly rates too. I don't know how much they are, but daily rates are $20.

Chip

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

The daily rate here is$24.00 taxes inclusive. Not sure of the weekly. The monthly is. $ 275.00 tax included.

Sushidog · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks for the update Pieere.

They went up a litle since my last visit.

Chip

-- Edited by Sushidog on Sunday 15th of June 2014 06:22:13 PM

EBendana · RV-Dreams Family Member

We own. 1.5 acre lot in n Georgia, Blue Ridge...15 min to Copperhill TNT, we rent it for $20 per night, $125 per week, $400 per month...Ridgebrook of Blue Ridge. September is wide open

JayKim-no regrets · RV-Dreams Family Member

Appreciate all your help and suggestions for "Tennessee in September' guys. Looks like another case of best laid plans etc for us. Some friends of ours in Canada have asked us if we would like to meet them in Florida around the same time frame.

We are looking at Citrus Valley (Elite resorts) in Cleremont for the stay, if anyone has stayed here before please let us know of any reason we should look into other places. Thanks.

Huggs Kim x

hhtjr · RV-Dreams Community Member

Try recreation.gov. I'v been using it for about 1/2 our stays.

charles · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are in Nickajack Lake TVA park, reasonable rate $175 for the week and close to Chattanooga.

We have been here a week. Some shady spots and rt on the Lake.
Got a lot COOLER today, 8-25

Rock City, Ruby Falls near as well as Chattanooga, while there try the Indian restaurant down town near the aquarium.

The Towing and Recovery Museum is very good! Neat trucks.

Recall that this is the home of HOLMES wreckers.

CCC