Stacy Trip Date 10/15/2024 Posted On 10/23/2024 11:15:00

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Wordy Explorers RV Campground Ratings

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Upon purchasing our RV, we started logging every campground (and campsite) where we camped on a spreadsheet. We personally use the spreadsheet in several ways:

• to keep track of how many nights we spend in our RV (to confirm that our RV purchase was a good decision);
• to calculate how much in total we spend on camping fees as well as, on average, what we spend in nightly campground fees (for budget purposes); and
• to remember which campgrounds (and campsites) we most like and would consider returning to, and which we would prefer to stay away from.

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Overview of Campground Ratings

Since July 13, 2017 we've logged every night that we've stayed in "RV There Yet?". We logged our stay if we just parked the RV somewhere overnight so that we could sleep in it, if we boondocked or if we camped in an actual campground or RV park. Each of these 158 unique locations are now all on our list.

In addition to the dates we stayed, the total price we paid and a rating (see Rating Descriptions and color coding beneath spreadsheet), we've included our comments such as ease of reserving, ease of parking, available utilities, campsite features and park services. We even save comments on our cell phone coverage and broadcast television reception.

Sample of Campground Ratings

The spreadsheet and ratings have been available since August 2018, and we generally update the list twice each year. Our hope is that the information will help you and others in search of campgrounds. As of October 2024, our list has grown significantly and now includes 180 campgrounds.

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The quickest and easiest way to access the list in the future is to visit our home page (http://arewethere-yet.com/wordyexplorers). From there, select the icon titled "RV There Yet?". From the "RV Camping" page, select the "Campground Ratings" icon which will take you to this entry with the most up to date list as well as a link at the top of the article. If we have have published a more in depth review of the campground, you'll also find a link to the more comprehensive review which also includes photos.

One of our Favorites: Tyler State Park

Campgrounds and Other Locations

As of the date you are seeing this, the following locations are currently included in the Wordy Explorers RV Campground Ratings:

Alabama

• Gulf State Park Campground (Gulf Shores)

Arkansas

• Crater of Diamonds State Park (Murfreesboro)
• Dam Site River at Beaver Lake (Eureka Springs)
• Lake Chicot State Park (Lake Village)
• Southgate RV Park (Fayetteville)
• Treasure Isle RV Park (Hot Springs)

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Arizona

• Alaskan RV Park (Bowie)
• Fort Willxox RV Park (Willcox)
• Hacienda Solano Resort (Chandler)
• Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA Journey (Holbrook)
• Holiday Palms RV Park (Quartzite)
• Mesa Spirit (Mesa)
• Meteor Crater RV Park (Winslow)
• Rincon Country East RV Resort (Tucson)
• Rincon Country West RV Resort (Tucson)
• Shadow Ridge RV Resort (Ajo)
• Sun Valley RV Resort (Holbrook)
• Tradewinds RV Park (Golden Valley)
• Valle del Oro RV Resort (Mesa)
• Valley Vista RV Resort (Benson)
• Yuma Mesa RV Park (Yuma)

Site 55 at Holbrook (Petrified Forest) KOA Journey

California

• Glen Helen Regional Park (San Bernadino)
• Lake Tamarisk Desert Resort (Desert Center)
• Orange Grove RV Park (Bakersfield)
• Panamint Springs Resort (Panamint Springs)
• Three Rivers Hideaway (Three Rivers)

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Colorado

• Blanca RV Park (Blanca)
• Cedar Creek RV Park (Montrose)
• Foot of the Rockies RV Campground and Storage (Colorado Springs)
• Gypsy HideAway RV Park (Stratton)
• Morefield Campground at Mesa Verde National Park (Mancos)
• Sand Dunes Recreation (Hooper)
• Spruce Lake RV Park (Estes Park)

Site 6 at Sand Dunes Recreation Area

Florida

• Bay Bayou RV Resort (Tampa)
• Camp Gulf RV Park (Miramar Beach)
• Camping on the Gulf (Miramar Beach)
• Chassahowitzka River Campground (Homosassa)
• Emerald Beach RV Park (Navarre)
• Gulf Coast RV Resort (Inglis)
• Hart Springs Campgroun (Bell)
• Hillsborough River State Park (Thonotosassa)
• Long Point Park Campground (Melbourne Beach)
• Markham Park (Fort Lauderdale)
• Panacea RV Park (Panacea)
• Paradise Island RV Park (Fort Lauderdale)
• Perdido Key RV Resort & Marina (Pensacola)
• Pineglen Motorcoach and RV Park (Panama City Beach)
• Royal Palm RV Park (Big Pine Key)
• Sapphire Island Camping and RV Resort (DeFuniak Springs)
• Southern Comfort RV Resort (Florida City)
• Stagecoach RV Park (St. Augustine)
• Sunseekers RV Park (North Ft. Myers)
• The Hideaway Retreat (Navarre)
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (Santa Rosa Beach)

Manatees in the Chassahowitzka River

Georgia

• Creek Fire RV Resort and Campground (Savannah)
• Stone Mountain Park Campground (Stone Mountain)

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Illinois

• Cahokia RV Parque (Cahokia)

Indiana

• Charlestown State Park (Charlestown)
• Michigan City Campground (Michigan City)

Iowa

• Buck Creek Campground at Rathbun Lake (Moravia)
• Park Terrace Campground at Westlake Park (Davenport)

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Kansas

• El Dorado State Park (El Dorado)
• High Plains Camping & RV (Oakley)
• Horse Thief Reservoir (Dodge City)
• Kanopolis State Park (Marquette)
• Towanda Service Area (Towanda)
• Wal*mart (Atcheson)

Site 19 at Horse Thief Reservoir

Kentucky

• Cave Country RV Park (Cave City)
• Falls Creek Cabins & Campgrounds (Corbin)
• Whispering Hills RV Park (Georgetown)

Louisiana

• Cajun Heritage RV Park (Breaux Bridge)
• Cajun Palms RV Resort (Henderson)
• Frog City RV Park (Duson)
• Mardi Gras RV Park (New Orleans)
• Maxie's Campground (Broussard)
• Sabine River RV Park (Logansport)

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Maryland

• Brunswick Family Campground (Brunswick)

Michigan

• Indigo Bluffs RV Park (Empire)
• Lake Linden Village Campground (Lake Linden)
• St. Ignace / Mackinac Island KOA Holiday (St. Ignace)

Minnesota

• Hoodoo Point Campground (Tower)
• Kozy Oaks Kamp (North Branch)

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Mississippi

• Plantation RV Park (Natchez)
• River Town Campground (Vicksburg)
• Tishomingo State Park (Tishomingo)

Plantation RV Park in Natchez, MS

Missouri

• Cape Camping & RV Park (Cape Girardeau)
• Lake of the Ozarks State Park (Kaiser)
• Lewis and Clark State Park (Rushville)
• Mark Twain Landing (Monroe City)
• Red Bluff Campground (Davisville)
• Weston Bend State Park (Weston)

Nebraska

• Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing (Bayard)

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Nevada

• Circus Circus RV Park (Las Vegas)
• The Whispering Elms Motel and Campground (Baker)

Circus Circus RV Park - One of our Least Favorites

New Mexico

• Albuquerque KOA Journey (Albuquerque)
• Cochiti Lake Recreation Area (Cochiti Lake)
• Lordsburg KOA Journey (Lordsburg)
• Mama Bear RV Park (Capitan)
• Ramblin Rose RV Park (Santa Rosa)
• Spring River Estates RV Park (Roswell)
• Taos RV Park (Taso)
• Turquoise Trail Campground & RV Park (Albuquerque)

North Carolina

• Asheville Bear Creek RV Park & Campground (Asheville)
• Fort Wilderness RV Park & Campground (Whittier)

Ohio

• Streetsboro / Cleveland SE KOA Holiday (Streetsboro)

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Oklahoma

• ABC RV Park (Thackerville)
• Burns Run West (Cartwright)
• Coon Creek Campground (Ponca City)
• Doris Campground (Lawton)
• Fun Town RV Park at WinStar (Thackerville)
• Lake Murray State Park (Ardmore)
• The Point Campground (Sulphur)
• Twin Bridges Area at Grand Lake State Park (Fairland)

View from Site 13 in Lake Murray State Park's Cedar Cove Campground

Pennsylvania

• Mountain Top Campground (Tarentum)

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South Carolina

• Briarcliffe RV Resort (Myrtle Beach)

South Dakota

• Custer's Gulch (Custer)
• Palisades State Park (Garretson)
• Sacora Station RV Park (Piedmont)
• Sleepy Hollow Campground & RV Park (Wall)

Palisades State Park Campsite 18E

Tennessee

• Fairview Campground (Winchester)
• Greenbrier Campground (Gatlinburg)
• Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (Millington)
• Seven Points Campground (Hermitage)

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Texas

• Abilene KOA Journey (Abilene)
• Abilene RV Park (Abilene)
• Airport Park (Waco)
• Armadillo Farm Campground (Fredericksburg)
• Bastrop State Park (Bastrop)
• Big Chief RV Park (El Dorado)
• Big C RV Park (Quitaque)
• Big Texan RV Ranch (Amarillo)
• Byrd's Nest RV Park (Hemphill)
• Circle W RV Ranch (Rockport)
• Davis Mountains State Park (Fort Davis)
• Dinosaur Valley RV Park (Glen Rose)
• Eisenhower State Park (Denison)
• El Campo Lost Lagoon RV Resort (El Campo)
• Galveston Island KOA Holiday (Galveston)
• Galveston Island RV Resort (Galveston)
• Guadalupe River State Park (Spring Branch)
• Gulf Coast RV Resort (Beaumont)
• Hidden Valley RV Park (Van Ormy)
• High View Campground (Ennis)
• Hill Country Cottages & RV Resort (San Marcos)
• Hueco Tanks State Park (El Paso)
• Johnson Creek RV Resort (Ingram)
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park (Mathis)
• Lakeridge RV Park (Gun Barrell)
• Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit (Somerville)
• Lubbock KOA Journey (Lubbock)
• Lubbock RV Park (Lubbock)
• McKinney Falls State Park (Austin)
• Monahans Sandhills State Park (Monahans)
• Miller Creek RV Park (Johnson City)
• Nature's Own RV Resort (Kingsville)
• Oakdale Park (Glen Rose)
• Oasis RV Park (Van Horn)
• Palmetto State Park (Gonzales)
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park (Canyon)
• Purtis Creek State Park (Eustace)
• San Angelo State Park (San Angelo)
• Sanders Cove Campground (Powderly)
• South Llano River State Park (Junction)
• Stephen F. Austin State Park (San Felipe)
• Taylor Park and Campground (Taylor)
• Terlingua Ranch Lodge (Terlingua)
• The Vineyards of Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg)
• Tropical Trails RV Resort (Brownsville)
• Tumble In RV Park (Marfa)
• Tyler State Park (Tyler)
• Wolf Creek Park (Cold Spring)

Floating on Galveston Island RV Resort's Lazy River

Utah

• Goulding's Campground (Goulding)
• Spanish Trail RV Park (Moab)
• Temple View RV Park (St. George)
• Thousand Lakes RV Park (Torrey)

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Virginia

• Brunswick North 340 Campground (Waynesboro)
• Fancy Gap / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Journey (Fancy Gap)

West Virginia

• Shady Rest RV Park (Shady Spring)

Wisconsin

• Country View Campground (Mukwonago)
• River Bay Premier Camping Resort (Lyndon Station)

"RV There Yet?" Sporting 33 State Stickers

Campground Ratings

Have you camped at any of the locations on our list? If so, we'd be grateful for your comments. The final column on the spreadsheet has contributions from viewers - that's where we'll add your thoughts so that others can read what you think!

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