keith_h

Lake Powhatan campground near Asheville, NC is the same way. You have large accessible restrooms that are single person and separate large accessible showers. Both have plenty of room for an assistant to be there as well. It was also one of the better kept restroom facilities I have seen. They would clean them multiple times a day or on demand if you notified the campground host they were not up to par.

 

Hey Keith-

 

Welcome!

 

I don't know where you read that the sites on the 1200 loop do not back up to a road, but wherever it was, that is bad info.

 

Almost all of the outer sites on the 1200 loop back up to one of the two major roads in the campground.  You can see that in this aerial photo:

 

 

That said, I camped Thanksgiving week one year in a site on 1200 that backed right up to the four-way stop, and didn't have any problems with traffic noise.

 

But, if it's important to you not to back up to a road, you should be looking at another loop- I agree with the suggestions of the back part of 800 or 900.  Those are both pet loops, though.

 

Or, you can ask for a site on the inside of the 1200 or 1300 loops.

 

TCD

I found the maps, video and such when I first came to the site. As matter of fact it quite impressed me with the amount of info so readily available. I didn't see anything that said 1200 didn't have sites that backed up to the road but I did see folks saying it was a quieter area and from the maps I could see it wasn't near noisier areas like the pool or basket ball courts. My intent is to request an inner circle or back campsite. If there are similar loops I figure it doesn't hurt to throw them in with my request to increase the odds of getting a campsite with the majority of our preferences.

Well it's done. Made reservations for 10/19 through 10/23. Now it's just waiting for day to pass. 

The hurricane part was a bit tongue in cheek. Forgot the smiley. The look at delaying has more to do with temperature and rain. Looked up the October averages and it just seems a better time to go. Now I have to see how the overall costs compare and what my wife's schedule looks like. 

I've been through several hurricanes myself since we moved here in 1992. Always been lucky that the falling trees missed the house. Fran actually saved us the trouble of having to power wash the house. I had never seen the brick so clean. ^-^ 

I live with the humidity here at home but for us mid-September is when we start to cool down and dry out ....  Ponchos and umbrellas are permanently stored in the TT. I'm less concerned with rain than I am a hurricane. September is the big month and we are heading to the number one place to find one. Might see about pushing it back a couple of more weeks into mid-October 

Thanks for the responses.

Our normal daily walks are four to five miles although we have been known to cut them short during our NC summers. A mile won't be that much especially since we will be going in the fall when it should be cooler. Planning to make reservations today for a Sunday through Thursday trip the end of September.

First off let me say I was glad I saw pointers to this site from the Forest River Forums. I've been able to read a lot about FW and find things I never would have thought about.

My wife and I are planning a trip to the MK in early October. We haven't been to the Orlando area since the children grew up and my brother passed away. Must be going on twelve years or so. We have never stayed inside the park as my brother always comp'ed us free rooms at the hotel he managed. This time we thought we would take the TT and stay inside the park to see what it is like. This brings up a some questions (doesn't it always?).

As we are empty nesters with no pets we don't need to be close to the different activities and would prefer a quieter, less hectic area. Being in the woods or near the water would be ideal. Being near but not next door to a Comfort Station would be nice but not mandatory. We would prefer not to back up to a road. From what I have read the 1200 loop would fit this. Are there other preium loops that would work? 

I see a lot of talk about golf carts. My wife and I are used to walking and hiking at home and when we travel. What distances are we talking about in getting around between the various areas of FW or to the MK busses?

If I decide to do some fishing do I require a Florida fishing license?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.