Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:35:13 -0500
Reply-To: "W. Silva" <wsilva@CAPECOD.NET>
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From: "W. Silva" <wsilva@CAPECOD.NET>
Subject: Re: Fox Trail Family Campground
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Tom,
Thanks for the heads-up about this place. The Blue Ridge Mountains is one
of our favorite places to visit and camp and we have had some of the best
experiences camping in that area but we'll definitely avoid this one.
Please keep us informed as to what you hear back from AAA. It may take them
some time to investigate the situation but I'm sure they will.
We ran into a situation just outside of Montgomery AL in 1999 when we
stopped at a campground off I-85 that we found in Woodall's. The campground
was listed as "too new to rate" so we figured we would check it out because
it was close by and sick of driving and how bad could a brand new campground
be? After following (badly) written directions we came upon the sign
indicating the campground was just up this dirt road.. We entered and saw
several burned out or completely vandalized old mobile homes and a couple of
very old tag-along RVs, piles of trash and discarded TVs, a couple of large
barking dogs but not a human in sight. At the top of the hill was a shed
not much bigger than what people have to store their lawn mowers and trash
cans in. A handwritten sign graced the front of the building with
instructions to "Register Here". NOT! Although no firearms were brandished
my husband and I both swore we heard the refrain from Dueling Banjos
(Deliverance). Needless to say the thought running through our heads at that
point was "Feets don't fail me now!".
Hot and tired and not to sure of Woodalls anymore we stopped at the GA
Visitors Center after crossing the state line where we were directed to an
Army Corps of Engineers campground just a couple of miles down the road, R.
Shaefer Heard Park, West Point GA. This place is beautiful, on a large lake
and very well maintained. We highly recommend it. Every Army Corps of
Engineers campgrounds we have ever stayed at have been beautiful but
probably the hardest to locate because being federally owned they are not
allowed to advertise along with the private campgrounds.
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We encourage more List members to report their experiences and impressions
both good and bad about the campgrounds they stay in along the way.
Incidentally, we have checked out the new edition of Woodall's and that
Alabama campground is no longer even mentioned
Happy Camping
John & Wendy
Cape Cod, MA
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