RV Camp/park in St Louis and Nashville?

[CAFarmerGirl]

We have quite a few of our sites reserved or picked, but I was wondering if anyone had any personal preferences for these 2 cities? We will only be staying 2 nights per city.

Thanks!

 

[YellowXterra]

Seven Points is a super Army Core park. Just a few miles from downtown and the Opry House.

 

[North of Mouse]

When passing through Nashville on way to Natchez Trace Parkway, we always stay at the Cedars of Lebanon State Park - exit in Lebanon a little east of Nashville. It is very nice. We try to stay away from city propers as it's not too much fun with MH towing a car in lots of traffic. Have never camped in St. Louis.

 

[Marshel]

If you are staying a couple of days in Nashville, I would second the 7 Points suggestion, it's a lakeside campground and you can even reserve a lakeside site, but still close enough to downtown Nashville to make for an easy commute to day trip. It's open seasonally starting 4/2. As an alternative, there's a KOA and another campground (Two Rivers) off of Briley Parkway in Nashville, it's adjacent to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel which is a tourist destination in itself with gigantic atriums and also lots of dining and entertainment options along with the Opry Mills mall which is in the process of coming back to life after the horrific flood in 2010, the movie theatre and lots of the restaurants and some of the stores are already up and running.

 

[2goofycampers]

Some campgrounds in Tennessee are not open year round. Are you looking for close to a certain Interstate? Or just in the area?

 

[Gumbo4x4]

How are you coming into STL - I70, I55, or I44? Or are you coming in from the IL side?

 

[CAFarmerGirl]

We will be going into St Louis from I24 (basically, straight from Nashville). We will be there in July...it should be nice and cool, right? We have 2 nights in each place to allow from one full day of rest/touristy things.

Is it worth it to stay on the outskirts and do the 40 min drive or would it be better for the one day/2 nights to be really close (i.e., 2 rivers vs the army core park or Lebanon).

 

[YensidCamper]

What type of camper will be in? If you are in a hardside and don't mind the parking lot feel, stay in the Music Valley Drive Campgrounds. There is a KOA and Jellystone and some others. They are right by the Grand Ole Opry, Oprymills Mall, and Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Lot's to see there. If you are in a popup stay at Cedars of Lebanon or 7 Points. Cedar Creek is another one in that general area too. Those are also closer to the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's home. All three of those are about 20-30 min. to downtown.

 

[CAFarmerGirl]

We are in a hard side trailer. We don't like parking lot if we are camping, but this is a month long road trip and at this point, we are aiming for cheap!! However, we also don't want to add more driving to our already very long coast to coast trip.

 

[CAFarmerGirl]

After looking at the map and pictures, I decided to go with 7 points. Thanks, everyone!

Now...to figure out St Louis! Any other suggestions??