Favorite Campgrounds

[vkb]

We spent 4 days at the KOA Bernalillo, NM campground.
Friendly, efficient staff and well kept sites.

[Hugh.vines@att.net]

Just spent a week at Merrisach Lake Park in Arkansas. Beautiful and huge bass if you fish. Wish I knew how to post pictures here. My wife put pictures on their site. O yea $ 15 per night. Camping the way camping is supposed to be. Right on the water and full service. Other rivers were so nice.

[KNMIB]

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Camping at Rockhound State Park in Deming, NM Great place

[KNMIB]

Originally Posted by KNMIB

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Camping at Rockhound State Park in Deming, NM Great place

My first pic and I got it upside down some how.

[Larry]

No worries. Happens to all of us.

[DocMike]

Or you could be in Australia .

Doc

[KNMIB]

Good call Doc. Anyway its a beautiful well kept park.

[DocMike]

KN,

Got to smile.

I grew up in Albuquerque in the 60's, graduated Highland High School in 1971.

Looking forward to heading West and revisiting some of the sights like The Sandia Crest, Old Town in Santa Fe, Mesa Verde, the Painted Desert, the Pueblo Ruins, Carlsbad Caverans and Sitting Bull Falls carlsbadnewmexico.com/place/sitting-bull-falls/ (yep a waterfall out in the middle of nowhere just a bit North of Carlsbad Caverans).

Doc

[vkb]

Originally Posted by DocMike

KN,

Got to smile.

I grew up in Albuquerque in the 60's, graduated Highland High School in 1971.

Looking forward to heading West and revisiting some of the sights like The Sandia Crest, Old Town in Santa Fe, Mesa Verde, the Painted Desert, the Pueblo Ruins, Carlsbad Caverans and Sitting Bull Falls carlsbadnewmexico.com/place/sitting-bull-falls/ (yep a waterfall out in the middle of nowhere just a bit North of Carlsbad Caverans).

Doc

Enjoy the trip...we had a blast this month, revisiting the old haunts !
k

[KNMIB]

[QUOTE=DocMike;37256]KN,

Got to smile.

I grew up in Albuquerque in the 60's, graduated Highland High School in 1971.

Looking forward to heading West and revisiting some of the sights like The Sandia Crest, Old Town in Santa Fe, Mesa Verde, the Painted Desert, the Pueblo Ruins, Carlsbad Caverans and Sitting Bull Falls carlsbadnewmexico.com/place/sitting-bull-falls/ (yep a waterfall out in the middle of nowhere just a bit North of Carlsbad Caverans).

Doc[/QUOTrrE]

Heading to Painted Desert or Petrified forest in AZ tomorrow from Phoenix and Mesa Verde is fabulous .

[vkb]

[QUOTE=KNMIB;37302]

Originally Posted by DocMike

KN,

Got to smile.

I grew up in Albuquerque in the 60's, graduated Highland High School in 1971.

Looking forward to heading West and revisiting some of the sights like The Sandia Crest, Old Town in Santa Fe, Mesa Verde, the Painted Desert, the Pueblo Ruins, Carlsbad Caverans and Sitting Bull Falls carlsbadnewmexico.com/place/sitting-bull-falls/ (yep a waterfall out in the middle of nowhere just a bit North of Carlsbad Caverans).

Doc[/QUOTrrE]

Heading to Painted Desert or Petrified forest in AZ tomorrow from Phoenix and Mesa Verde is fabulous .

We returned from our trip through southern Colo..Utah..AZ & NM .. born n raised in Albuq.
We did Monument Valley (Mesa Verde in the past), Lake Powell, So. Rim Grand Canyon, (did north Rim a couple yrs ago) Petrified Forest (begin at the south entrance out of Holbrook) and Painted Desert. (had been many yrs since we had been there..good to return)
enjoy !

[KNMIB]

[QUOTE=vkb;37303]

Originally Posted by KNMIB

We returned from our trip through southern Colo..Utah..AZ & NM .. born n raised in Albuq.
We did Monument Valley (Mesa Verde in the past), Lake Powell, So. Rim Grand Canyon, (did north Rim a couple yrs ago) Petrified Forest (begin at the south entrance out of Holbrook) and Painted Desert. (had been many yrs since we had been there..good to return)
enjoy !

Any camping suggestions at Petrified Forest?

[DocMike]

They renamed Mesa Verde? When? Kind of dated myself with that one.

Doc

[vkb]

Originally Posted by DocMike

They renamed Mesa Verde? When? Kind of dated myself with that one.

Doc

Ha ! no Doc...I was just making comment ..that had done Mesa Verde in the past...actually a couple times with my parents ,, and my husband and I were there about 20 yrs ago.
You know... those places never change ... but, the beauty of it all is still jawdropping amazing !

K

[DocMike]

Thanks for the explaination.

I do not remember exactly which cave dwellings they were but in High School we had a field trip to Puye Cliffs I believe and got to climb the wooden ladders up into the dwellings, go thru the various rooms very unique experience!

Doc

[vkb]

Originally Posted by DocMike

Thanks for the explaination.

I do not remember exactly which cave dwellings they were but in High School we had a field trip to Puye Cliffs I believe and got to climb the wooden ladders up into the dwellings, go thru the various rooms very unique experience!

Doc

I know the Puye Dwellings...near Santa Clara Pueblo in the Espanola area.
Have you been to Bandelier ? I have not been there in years... it is in the same general area...near Los Alamos. A number of years ago a forest fire damaged that area extensively...however, I hear from friends the area has recovered nicely. When I was young...visitors were allowed to climb Bandelier at will. I would guess that has changed.
Another area, between Bernalillo and Farmington is Chaco Canyon. There is a ruins there and a kiva. I want to revisit that, however, having done some research, the roads back into the area are not rv friendly. But would be a good day trip from Albuq.

Good memories of the Enchanted Trails !

Kay

[vkb]

Doc...do you have any recommendations for easy in/out campgrounds in the Statesville/Asheville area ? Ron is thinking, after leaving Louisville that will be his target area for staying the night.

thank you !

K

[DocMike]

Kay,


Exit 55 off of I-40 at Asheville less than 1 mile drive, called TAPS RV park, 1325 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805 Phone: (828) 299-8277. Ran by a Veteran, rates about $35/night.


There is a State Park on Lake Norman in the Statesville/Troutman area off of I-77. We only drove thru it in a car...pretty area, nice tourist/info center, twisty road takes about 15 minutes to reach once you get off the interstate.

"Lake Norman State Park, formerly Duke Power State Park, is a 1,934-acre North Carolina state park near Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is on the northern shore of Lake Norman at the mouth of Hicks Creek. "




Address: 759 State Park Rd, Troutman, NC 28166


Phone: (704) 528-6350.


Doc

[vkb]

Originally Posted by DocMike

Kay,


Exit 55 off of I-40 at Asheville less than 1 mile drive, called TAPS RV park, 1325 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805 Phone: (828) 299-8277. Ran by a Veteran, rates about $35/night.


There is a State Park on Lake Norman in the Statesville/Troutman area off of I-77. We only drove thru it in a car...pretty area, nice tourist/info center, twisty road takes about 15 minutes to reach once you get off the interstate.

"Lake Norman State Park, formerly Duke Power State Park, is a 1,934-acre North Carolina state park near Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is on the northern shore of Lake Norman at the mouth of Hicks Creek. "




Address: 759 State Park Rd, Troutman, NC 28166


Phone: (704) 528-6350.


Doc

Thanks you ! I saw the review on Taps .. looks good... will checkout the State Park as well and let the boss make his decision !

Have a great day !

[Larry]

Originally Posted by vkb

Doc...do you have any recommendations for easy in/out campgrounds in the Statesville/Asheville area ? Ron is thinking, after leaving Louisville that will be his target area for staying the night.

thank you !

K

Kay,

If you happen to be in the area of Mammoth Cave NP on I-65 south of Louisville, the caves are well worth seeing if you haven't been there already. There's a nice campground there also.