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McKinney Campground – 87
05.25.23-05.29.23 Holiday weekends, when camping etiquette is at an all time low. McKinney Campground is located in Acworth, Ga on Lake Allatoona. A Corps of Engineers park, it has 150 RV campsites, two beaches, one playground, and a boat ramp. We have camped at McKinney thirteen times; it’s our go-to campground, nine miles from home. To help you choose your next reservation, details and photos from all of our previous visits can be found in the McKinney Campground category. We booked this particular campsite right at six months from our arrival date. About half of the waterfront sites were already booked. It helped that we were starting our reservation on…
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Sweetwater Campground – 38
05.05.23-05.07.23 Lake Allatoona has many great campgrounds and over the past six years we’ve learned our favorites. For our family, Sweetwater Campground ranks number four on Lake Allatoona. Sweetwater Campground is located in Canton, Georgia on the northeast banks of Lake Allatoona. We drove north up highway 575 to highway 20. The campground includes 149 sites and a large-group camping section with 9 sites and a pavilion. I made a color-coded map of RV sites vs. tent sites for the blog because Sweetwater has many more waterfront tent sites than most campgrounds we visit. If you’re a visual person like me, it may help you. When we drove around I…
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McKinney Campground – 114
03.31.23-04.05.23 Spring Break at our favorite local campground, McKinney COE on Lake Allatoona. McKinney Campground is located in Acworth, Ga on Lake Allatoona. A Corps of Engineers park, it has 150 RV campsites, two beaches, one playground, and a boat ramp. We have camped at McKinney twelve times; it’s our go-to campground, nine miles from home. To help you choose your next reservation, details and photos from all of our previous visits can be found in the McKinney Campground category. McKinney Campground is close to our home which makes it easy for Heather to commute to work. Fortunately she has flexibility with her start time, because McKinney’s gate is locked…
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Rocky Mountain Recreation
03.10.23-03.12.23 Looking for one of the best fishing campgrounds in the state? Or maybe just a campground that is off the beaten path? Rocky Mountain Recreation and Public Fishing Area is located in Rome, Georgia. It offers two large fishing lakes, a campground, beach, mountain biking trails, hiking trails, and an archery range. The biggest attraction at Rocky Mountain Campground seemed to be fishing. To fish at Rocky Mountain you are required to have a Georgia Fishing license, but not required to have a WMA (Wildlife Management Areas) license. In Antioch lake and Heath lake you will find large mouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, redear sunfish, crappie, and walleye. All…
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Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground – Preferred
02.19.23-02.25.23 Did we get hooked on Disney camping? Absolutely. Fort Wilderness RV Resort and Campground is located on Disney property in Buena Vista, FL. We camped on a premium meadows site in September of 2021. See that post for basic details on Fort Wilderness camping. This trip was booked only a month out from our arrival with a cancellation we picked up. During those dates, we had the option of a preferred site for $160 a night. Prices for sites and tickets to the park have increased since our stay in 2021. We decided to do three park days during our stay this time. The preferred site is smaller than…
