Is the Fort your favorite campground? (Colson's Poll Of The Week)

[Colson39]

Easy question this time, is the Fort your favorite campground? If not, feel free to let us know where you like to park your caboose!

[2goofycampers]

Absolutely, hands down, without a doubt my favorite C/G.

[mamaloya]

6 replies now I am only the 3rd reply. Who is the traitor?

FW is my fav for sure. Of course, I mainly have experience with KOAs and banjo infested campgrounds.

[Colson39]

lol, are we missing replies again? I noticed the forum acting screwy again the other day

[stky6]

Haven't been to the Fort yet but I'm sure it'll rank pretty high on the list. I'm going to have to stick with Kelleys Island as my favorite tho.

Why?
This is your backyard

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[Colson39]

Wow, nice!!! Where is Kelley's Island? The pictures almost remind me a bit of Flamingo Park campground down in the Everglades.

[Escape Artist]

No, but it's my favorite campground at WDW! It's also the only campground I've stayed at in Florida so that's not saying much, but I do love staying at FW.

My favorite campground (so far) is Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite National Park. I totally love it there!!!! We camped not too far from Happy Isles and the base of Half Dome and we had the most wonderful trips there, with the Cub Scout families and on our own. It's my favorite place to be the 1st week of June, every year, until we moved too far away to go. :eek:

My other favorites are at Sugar Pine Point State Park at Lake Tahoe and the little Jellystone campground only 20 minutes from my house in Texas. My favorite campground depends on what kind of camping I get to do--Disney, nature, or convenient & cheap but still fun!

Sue in Texas
...but I don't miss having to use bear boxes...

[YellowXterra]

The Fort is nice but my FAVORITE is the one I am going to next ;)

[stky6]

Wow, nice!!! Where is Kelley's Island? The pictures almost remind me a bit of Flamingo Park campground down in the Everglades.

Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland Ohio, There are 5-6 islands grouped together there, three of them you can get to by ferry and have campgrounds. They are off shore from Port Clinton, Ohio.

[mamaloya]

6 replies now I am only the 3rd reply. Who is the traitor?

lol, are we missing replies again? I noticed the forum acting screwy again the other day

I meant 6 VOTES and only 3 replies. :confused3 Sorry.

[Escape Artist]

...I'm going to have to stick with Kelleys Island as my favorite tho...


Your pictures are making me homesick! I didn't get back to Ohio this summer, where I'd be staying in my parent's cottage at Heidelberg Beach (between Vermillion and Huron, right on the shore). We can see Cedar Point and the islands off in the distance most days, and Perry's Monument on a clear one. My sunset pictures from there look just like yours!!!!

So...Kelley's Island...is it tent or cabin camping only? Or how do you get an RV over there? Tell us more!

Sue in Texas
...much too far from Cedar Point...

[Tent Camping Mom]

I voted yes because I'm assuming commercial campgrounds.
But if not, then I would say the Amazon Rainforest is my favorite. :)

[stky6]

Perry's Monument

If you look in the first pick that is Perrys Monument from the west side of Kellys Island.

Once you get to Port Clinton and stop at Walmart to stock up head east on 163 to Marblehead and ride the Big Orange Boat

http://www.kelleysislandferry.com/

Take it out to Kellys Island

http://www.kelleysisland.com/

and relax :thumbsup2

The campground will handle anything from tents to rv's, they also have Yurt's you can rent, tent/cabin thingy's

http://www.heartofohio.com/KellysIsland.htm

Mid to end of August they have a one ring circus that comes out to the island, elephant helps setup the bigtop. They have a free movie weekend where they inflate a 50' screen at the ball field by the school and show fairly recent movies, last year the new King Kong was on the list...love the Kettle Korn popcorn::

If you want to go over to Put in Bay
http://www.putinbay.com/
http://www.putinbayphotos.com/

just hop on the Jet Express from downtown on Kellys

http://www.jet-express.com/

There is also a state park campground on South Bass Island where Put in Bay is

http://www.ohiodnr.com/parks/lakeerie/tabid/753/Default.aspx

it fills up quick tho.

Kelleys Island is a great place to just go and fall off the face of the earth for a while. If you have a golf cart you can ride it around the island. It's not real commercial, they have a few shops downtown, gotta get the Moose Tracks ice cream then go into homemade fudge shop to finish the chocolate high. For the "night life" crowd head over to Put in Bay and the block long bar.

If you want to stay on the mainland for a few days there is East Harbor State park campground in Lakeside, between Port Clinton and Marblehead.

http://www.eastharborstatepark.org/

and Cedar Point is about 15 miles from East Harbor in Sandusky.

[ntsammy5]

FW is not a campground - it's a resort - if I can't build a fire it's not camping!

[RvUsa]

Hey we are only bout 3 hrs from the islands, how much is the fairy with a truck and travel trailer?

I was working up there a couple of years ago, and we were going to go out to the islands one night, but didn't have ressies on the fairy, and it was booked. I know it was expensive just to be a passenger.... so I bet it is expensive with a trailer.

[stky6]

didn't have ressies on the fairy

For the Kelleys Island ferry you just line up and wait. They run two ferries when it's busy so they move pretty quick.

I have a Dodge Mega cab (about 20' long) with an 18' boat and it runs about $100.00 round trip with two adults...we never have the kids with us :rolleyes1 when we go out there so we only pay for two adults round trip. They charge for the trailer based on the length which I would imagine is standard anywhere but I'd call them and ask what the trailer charge would be for your length of trailer, as many TT's as they transport back and forth it probably isn't too bad. Using their price list remember that what they have listed are ONE WAY, and they charge for each person (hence we never have the kids with us :rolleyes1 when we go out there...amazing how you can misplace things in a Megacab)

Here's a live webcam for Port Clinton and Put in Bay...notice the golf carts on Put in Bay. If you watch the Erie Cam camera at the top and bottom of the hours you can catch the Jet Express coming and going to Put in Bay for Port Clinton on the Portage River.

http://www.eriecam.com/?cam=2

[des1954]

I've camped at quite a few state parks & private campgrounds in Fla... & FtW is my favorite. My last 4 MH's have seen no other campground but FtW!! It's sad to say, but I'm a FtW Addict & there's no 12-Step program that would ever cure that addicition!!

[Millermouseketeers]

As far as I'm concerned the Fort is the only campground!

[2goofycampers]

Yup. the Fort.

[Born 2 Fish]

Yup. the Fort. nuff said.





Sorry dear,,posted under you again.:confused3

[VACAMPER]

Frank, how long does it take you to catch on to something.

[djblu883]

Fort Fav...followed closely by a tiny state park in Alabama called Bucks Pocket..never stayed in a KOA I like!!!

[2goofycampers]

Frank, how long does it take you to catch on to something.

Apparently, a looooooooooooooooooooooong time.:confused3

[VACAMPER]

Maybe you need to draw him a picture:confused3

[Born 2 Fish]

Frank, how long does it take you to catch on to something.


What can I say,,,old dog,,just an old dog.

[MadFF]

We will see FW for the first time in October... but until then, our favorite campground is right around the corner from us, Hammonassette State Park in Connecticut:

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2716&Q=325210

Dry camping, huge flat open sites, beach, bike riding, bird watching, nature center... just a great park all around, for not a lot of money.

We have been to a lot of private campgrounds in our area, but our favorite is probably River Bend Campground in Oneco, CT:

http://www.riverbendcamp.com/

Might be a little rustic for some, sites aren't the biggest, but the staff is great, ALL the campers we've met there are wonderful, and we've always just had a great time while camping there.

Fort Wilderness, we'll see you in 3 months! (CRIPES, that soon already?? I gotta go start packing...)

[loveDmouse]

The Fort is our favorite. We LOVE it! :love:

[Luv2Camp]

Definitely THE FORT!!!!! Since we can only head to my very favorite place in the world once every few years, I have to have a second favorite, which is Lake Erie. Most of the campgrounds are great, and Cedar Point is a quick-fix until we can head back to Disney! :thumbsup2

[stky6]

Most of the campgrounds are great

Yeah, avoid Fort Firelands AT ALL COSTS :scared1:

[DisneyBishops]

The Fort, there is no comparison. With the price of fuel only place we go now. We only live 60 miles from outpost.

[PrincessNana]

I don't think thats such an easy question. The Fort is by far our favorite resort campground, but for enjoying nature, campfires, hiking and outdoor activities we love the state parks.

[ynottony99]

FW has to be at the top of my list for many reasons. I think that any comparison is apples and oranges. The Fort's unique. It offers things that no other campground can. Of course I do take the TT to a State Park now and then. When I do, half the time someone will take note of the FW decals and ask if we work for Disney. Then they tell their story of a past or future trip of thier own to the Fort. :)

[bennythepug]

of course it's my favorite but it's not just a "campground" it's my home away from home :lovestruc

[des1954]

We will see FW for the first time in October... but until then, our favorite campground is right around the corner from us, Hammonassette State Park in Connecticut:

Our family camped there in the late 50's. IIRC...a hurricane hit while we were there. I was only like 4 or 5 years old, but I have vivid recollections of being awakened by my mom in the middle of the night and standing in knee deep water. I don't remember if my folks salvaged the camping equipment or if we just left it behind & boogied out of there & back to Buffalo. I do remember some sort of boardwalk cutting thru the dunes to get to the beach and visiting Mystic to see the ships. Al would have better memories of this trip as he would have been around 12 at the time.

[ntsammy5]

Our family camped there in the late 50's. IIRC

Yup, pretty close. Of course knee deep water was only about 3 inches but other than that pretty close. We packed up everything and got out before any real strong winds hit. That was a neat park though. I remember that each site had individual out houses and the work crews came through and emptied them almost daily - honey dippers!

[68firebird]

The Fort isn't our favorite campground overall, but it is our 2nd favorite. And even if someone would give is a free suite in one of the deluxe resorts then I know my family would still prefer to stay at the fort.

Our favorite campround is Willowtree Rv Resort in Longs SC which is near Myrtle Beach SC.

Sites are huge and is isn't crowded. Lots to do and very quite. (A hard combination to find).

www.willostreervr.com

I have photos posted on another thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=25853337#post25853337&highlight=willowtree

It is also closer to home and cheaper for the total vacation.

[aLitlGoofy]

The Fort is probably our favorite campground but to far away to go often. Our other favorite and the one we have visited most often is in Destin. I am not giving the name anymore ;) because it is getting very hard to get a reservation there.