Starbuc71

Actually the state parks in Ga don't even compare to the ones in FL. We actually stopped camping in the ones in FL due to most are dusty and very tight spots (ask lou about Ft. Desoto) Have you ever camped up in the UP? We were at a park called little girls point right outside of Ironwood Mi. that was real nice With all the trip reports I was going to wait but I said what the heck. If you plan on going camping around Gatlinburg, I highly reccomend Smoky bear. I will get into that place down the road From what I could see Red top was a very nice place to enjoy a beautiful lake and awesom

I forgot to add the website for Red Top Mountian incase your all wondering what the heck is a yurt? http://gastateparks.org/RedTopMountain/

7/8/2012- UPDATE.... Many of you know we take our annual trek to gatlinburg, TN every 4th of July. This year was no different...and i mean no different. Below was our trip report from last year just about everything this year was mirroe image of last year right down to the same camping sites and visiting the same resturants and attractions. I guess some can call us boreing people taking the exact same vacation, but I call it planing a perfect vacation that we never get bored with. For some fiends that have joined after this trip report ran it's course last year enjoy the whole trip. Just

Andrew, Another great report. I feel bad for the hoopla with transportation issues getting to the poly and back. My wife and I always say it would be nice to split a few more boats up to be able to travel directly from the fort to the poly or the GF. On a good day it usually takes 45 minutes each way no matter what plan you choose. It's always like clock work when we are at the Contemporary we just miss the boat going straight to the fort and it's usually at least a 1/2 excusion just to make it back. Not fun at all when you have a tired 5 yo and a sleepy 2 1/2 year old on the dock.

I have to say the awning tape you can get at camping world is awesome stuff. We tore our awning a few years ago and the tape worked so well, I never replaced it. We keep a roll around for our grill cover when it rips from time to time