mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Camp Wilderness Resort - Charlotte, NC - (Carowinds Themepark)We decided to camp out at Carowinds one night just to "test out" our camping stuff we've bought so far. We also wanted to make a "we need/we don't need" type list for the camping box. I will go into more detail later about the trip and about the campgrounds themselves (in case anyone in curious) - but for now I will just post a few pics to get us started! :heartsmiley: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brent... Just Brent 83 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm in! I've seen that CG before and always thought it would be a fun place for a long weekend. It actually looks pretty nice considering it's Carowinds. I look forward to hearing what you thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm in. :popcorn: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Fun!!! Can't wait to read more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Definitely interested in hearing about the campground.Your set-up looks great! We have two of those ez ups and that very same cooler.(I do not have a cute little scooter with pink wheels though ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCTigerCock 171 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Cool!I like the cooler.....I'd hurt myself with the scooter, so I'll stick with the cooler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looks like you had the place to yourselves.Nice job on the clothesline.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 i'm in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yup, no scooters here either thank you.Would love to hear more about your trip and see more campground photos too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm in! I've seen that CG before and always thought it would be a fun place for a long weekend. It actually looks pretty nice considering it's Carowinds. I look forward to hearing what you thought.It is a fun place for a long weekend, especially if you have park passes! More details to come...I'm in. :popcorn:Yay!Fun!!! Can't wait to read more!Hi Carol, thanks for reading along!Definitely interested in hearing about the campground.Your set-up looks great! We have two of those ez ups and that very same cooler.(I do not have a cute little scooter with pink wheels though )The ez up was the second canopy we bought - the Ozark Trail one was terrible. We got that cooler for a gift when we got married - it came with a regular size Igloo as well as a "lunchbox" size igloo. We love them all! And you soooooo need a pink scooter! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm inYay!Cool!I like the cooler.....I'd hurt myself with the scooter, so I'll stick with the cooler.I rode the scooter (briefly) but managed to escape unharmed. Then, I stuck with the cooler...Looks like you had the place to yourselves.Nice job on the clothesline.TCDThere were probably a dozen or so tent/popups in our loop - we just chose a site way at the back. I'll put more pics up soon. And thanks - I was pretty happy with my clothesline too! i'm in.Yay!Yup, no scooters here either thank you.Would love to hear more about your trip and see more campground photos too.I will get busy posting an update later tonight. I do have more cg photos and some info to share. I'm off for my Monday run now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looking forward to more! You need some purple on that clothesline! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looking forward to more! You need some purple on that clothesline!You are so right! We did have DD's lavender swimsuit cover, but it's not really purpley enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Okay, so back to the setup -here is our brand new tent. It is a Coleman Cimarron and we ordered it from Walmart and picked it up site-to-store for free shipping.There is plenty of room inside - both of these pictures are taken from the doorway.Looking to the right...And to the left...You can kind of see in this picture - we had about a 3 foot walkway between both beds. And DH and I had about a foot or so on either side of our bed. Plenty of space!It also had these neat pockets around the interior walls to put important stuff in.We arrived around 4:00 and it took us about an hour to set up the whole shabang. I thought that was pretty good for first timers. And no curse words were uttered. The tent took maybe 10 minutes. Most of the time was spent digging through the camp box. I am going to take a page from Carol's advice and stack things in the box in order of which we will want to get them out.After setting up, we headed over to Carowinds to hit the water park! We were all hot and sweaty, so it was a welcome break.Next update: all about the campgrounds and a few pictures around the campgrounds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Also reading along waiting on more PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl3: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgsmom 9 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Also reading along waiting on more PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl3:Your wish is my command! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mgsmom 9 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Prices:Map:Okay, a note about the prices. They give discounts and so we ended up paying $32 and some change for our tent site for the night. We had water and electricity.About the map - you can see where the guy who checked me in circled the trading post area (there is also laundry there I think) and also the name of the tent/pop up loop. He told us to go drive through the loop and choose our spot and come back to check in. I thought that was cool. Someone had already reserved site 20, so he crossed it off. There were already people camped in other sites, so we chose from what was left. We ended up in site 33.You will also see at the top of the map, there are two rows of cabins. The first row is just as close as it looks on the map. They can just walk up the hill to the trading post and pool if they want. The second row is actually around a "back road" and you would need to drive up to the front. Not really to scale, I guess.Also, even though the Pine loop is designated for pop ups and tents, we saw pop ups and tents in other areas as well. Not sure what that's about. I think the other sites come with satellite TV, so maybe that's it? Overall, we thought it was a good space for the location. They also had a shuttle to Carowinds every 30 minutes. The bathhouse was relatively clean, and it was fine. We did not visit the pool, as it closes at 7pm. It looked nice and had a lifeguard on duty. Observed that there was a mini-golf course, but didn't have a chance to check it out. I see on the map there is corn hole and volleyball, but we did not observe that personally.I do have a question:Do campsites normally have trashcans available or nearby? I can't remember what we had at FW last year, but the only trash can in our whole loop was at the bathhouse. We did not see any place for recycling either. Let me know if this is something we should expect, or what. The last time I camped like this, I was 14 so I don't remember much about trash cans. :rofl3:Let me know if you have questions so far - I wanted to go ahead and give you some campground info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Keep it coming. Youre doing great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Prices:Map:Okay, a note about the prices. They give discounts and so we ended up paying $32 and some change for our tent site for the night. We had water and electricity.About the map - you can see where the guy who checked me in circled the trading post area (there is also laundry there I think) and also the name of the tent/pop up loop. He told us to go drive through the loop and choose our spot and come back to check in. I thought that was cool. Someone had already reserved site 20, so he crossed it off. There were already people camped in other sites, so we chose from what was left. We ended up in site 33.You will also see at the top of the map, there are two rows of cabins. The first row is just as close as it looks on the map. They can just walk up the hill to the trading post and pool if they want. The second row is actually around a "back road" and you would need to drive up to the front. Not really to scale, I guess.Also, even though the Pine loop is designated for pop ups and tents, we saw pop ups and tents in other areas as well. Not sure what that's about. I think the other sites come with satellite TV, so maybe that's it?Overall, we thought it was a good space for the location. They also had a shuttle to Carowinds every 30 minutes. The bathhouse was relatively clean, and it was fine. We did not visit the pool, as it closes at 7pm. It looked nice and had a lifeguard on duty. Observed that there was a mini-golf course, but didn't have a chance to check it out. I see on the map there is corn hole and volleyball, but we did not observe that personally.I do have a question:Do campsites normally have trashcans available or nearby? I can't remember what we had at FW last year, but the only trash can in our whole loop was at the bathhouse. We did not see any place for recycling either. Let me know if this is something we should expect, or what. The last time I camped like this, I was 14 so I don't remember much about trash cans. :rofl3:Let me know if you have questions so far - I wanted to go ahead and give you some campground info.It completely varies with the campground. The Fort has the trashcans all around. A lot of campgrounds have a centrally located (or located at the exit) dumpster, one campground I went to had a metal garbage can mounted to a pole at each site. Stone Mountain wants you to put it at the street each morning and they come pick it up. It is all over the board as to how campgrounds do garbage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Total Joker ... TJ 203 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 :popcorn: :camp1: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 We live 90 miles from Carowinds and have never been there. We definitely need to check it out, especially the campground. Looks like a good spot for a long weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Looks like a nice campground.I agree with Carol, campgrounds vary with the trash cans. I have found at different campgrounds, the less cans available, the more trash will be scattered around the grounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Love your report! Looks like you had a nice setup. We had really hoped to get to Carowinds and camp there this summer, but that's not happening at this point. Hopefully sometime in the future though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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