What campground reminds you of Fort Wilderness?

[Abagpiper5]

It seem like The Fort is the Mecca of all campground, at lease for my family so far.

Now that my family and I have been there, we haven’t camped at any campground anywhere that comes close to the cleanliness, well landscaped, safe feeling, with plenty of on site activities to keep the whole family busy.

What I was wondering, is there any other campground that you could say is as nice or similar to the Fort? We live in the Northeast, so any suggestions in that area would be great, but all are welcome. Please include links if that is allowed.

 

[3gr8kids]

Hey piper ~ the only one that we've found up here in New England that comes (relatively) close is Normandy Farms in Foxborough, MA. It's just down the street from Gillette Stadium/Patriot Place, and is only about 10 minutes away from a VERY nice Bass Pro Shop complex.

If you're looking for peace and quiet, this is NOT the campground for you, as the sites are pretty close to one another, and there are TONS of activities going on most of the time. But, if you're looking for a "happenin place", you might want to try it! HTH

 

[WizardLarz]

I've limited experience but the KOA that I stayed at in '08 was nice. If I were to rate FWC a 5, then the Cordel, GA KOA would rank at a 4.5.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Except for the Fort, we've only stayed in state parks from Louisiana to Florida. While most of them are very nice, secluded, quiet, peacefull...none of them come close to the Fort!! I enjoy them with all my heart, but its a completely different kind of getaway than the Fort is, and Im glad. The keeps FW special for us.

I WOULD like to hear of some other campgrounds that might would make me say "Wow...now THAT was almost as good as FW!!!" though.

 

[stacktester]

There is a place in Live Oak, FL called Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. www.musicliveshere.com. It's about 700 acres which IIRC is the same FW says it has. They rent golf carts and you can bring your own as well. There is a trail fee of $30 which covers the length of your stay IIRC. It's $60 on holiday weekends and $100 when they have music events. They have tons of campsites. Only one loop but the main drag from the entrance to the Suwannee River has lots of sites on both sides of the road. They also rent cabins that are similar in size to the forts. They also have a horse barn where you can keep your horses and they have sites right there as well so you can be close to them. They have a canoe outpost that will take you up river and drop you off with canoes and kayaks. They let you bring your own as well and just charge you the drop off fee. From what I hear the managers of FW and this place visit each others place for new ideas. Not sure if that's true but I hear Jean Gallagher has been there.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Loretta Lynn's Ranch.

You can have golf buggies,,4-wheelers,,
you can fish (good fishing),,
Lots of woods,,paved roads and sites,,
they have swim pool (kinda small),,,
they offer horse trail rides,,,
you can bring your own horses if you want,(they have stables),,
on property store/burger shack,(limited supplies),,
you can tour Loretta Lynns mansion, museum,old home stead, stores,,,
You can float/canoe/swim the all natural springs that feed Hurricane Creek.
(you can rent their equip. or bring your own)
Did I mention good fishing
you can also have campfires.
They have a (very limited) playground for the kids.
They have free paddle boating onna little pond.
And they have small cabins.
If you hit the campground just right sometimes there are concerts.
(mostly country stars)

 

[des1954]

Seriously.....are there really any campgrounds other than the Fort??

 

[2goofycampers]

Seriously.....are there really any campgrounds other than the Fort??

Probably not when you live 25 miles away.

 

[I'mDownWithDisney]

Loretta Lynn's Ranch.

You can have golf buggies,,4-wheelers,,
you can fish (good fishing),,
Lots of woods,,paved roads and sites,,
they have swim pool (kinda small),,,
they offer horse trail rides,,,
you can bring your own horses if you want,(they have stables),,
on property store/burger shack,(limited supplies),,
you can tour Loretta Lynns mansion, museum,old home stead, stores,,,
You can float/canoe/swim the all natural springs that feed Hurricane Creek.
(you can rent their equip. or bring your own)
Did I mention good fishing
you can also have campfires.
They have a (very limited) playground for the kids.
They have free paddle boating onna little pond.
And they have small cabins.
If you hit the campground just right sometimes there are concerts.
(mostly country stars)

You can also race dirtbikes. That place is so fun.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Loretta Lynn's Ranch.

You can have golf buggies,,4-wheelers,,
you can fish (good fishing),,
Lots of woods,,paved roads and sites,,
they have swim pool (kinda small),,,
they offer horse trail rides,,,
you can bring your own horses if you want,(they have stables),,
on property store/burger shack,(limited supplies),,
you can tour Loretta Lynns mansion, museum,old home stead, stores,,,
You can float/canoe/swim the all natural springs that feed Hurricane Creek.
(you can rent their equip. or bring your own)
Did I mention good fishing
you can also have campfires.
They have a (very limited) playground for the kids.
They have free paddle boating onna little pond.
And they have small cabins.
If you hit the campground just right sometimes there are concerts.
(mostly country stars)

Where is this place - Pennsylvania?

 

[Shan-man]

Where is this place - Pennsylvania?

Hurricane Mills, TN. Click here for the brochure.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I have to wait for the war to end before I can travel south of the Mason-Dixon line again.

Seriously, though, this looks like a cool place to camp. My wife is a Loretta Lynn fan and would love it there.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

WOW...that IS a great looking campground!!! Hmmmmm........thinkin!!!

Ya know...Im 41 years old, and Ive only ridden a pony ONCE, when I was like 7!!!!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

WOW...that IS a great looking campground!!! Hmmmmm........thinkin!!!

Ya know...Im 41 years old, and Ive only ridden a pony ONCE, when I was like 7!!!!

Okay - you know how I hate to go off topic, but I have a story I gotta tell you. When I was a kid, my uncle had this old nag horse - it was pretty old and slow. Well, we used to ride it bareback. What nobody told me was 5 pm was dinner time for this horse, and she never missed a meal. I was out in the field with her about a mile from the barn kind of loping along when she stopped, her head shot up, ears turned and she bolted full gallop to the barn - she knew when 5 pm was. She left me on my butt to walk back to the barn. I had no idea that old horse could move that fast - all I could see was butt, tail, hooves and dust.

 

[3gr8kids]

Okay - you know how I hate to go off topic, but I have a story I gotta tell you. When I was a kid, my uncle had this old nag horse - it was pretty old and slow. Well, we used to ride it bareback. What nobody told me was 5 pm was dinner time for this horse, and she never missed a meal. I was out in the field with her about a mile from the barn kind of loping along when she stopped, her head shot up, ears turned and she bolted full gallop to the barn - she knew when 5 pm was. She left me on my butt to walk back to the barn. I had no idea that old horse could move that fast - all I could see was butt, tail, hooves and dust.

Hay (lol) - dinner time is dinner time - there ain't NO messin' around with that!

 

[loveDmouse]

Loretta Lynn's Ranch.

You can have golf buggies,,4-wheelers,,
you can fish (good fishing),,
Lots of woods,,paved roads and sites,,
they have swim pool (kinda small),,,
they offer horse trail rides,,,
you can bring your own horses if you want,(they have stables),,
on property store/burger shack,(limited supplies),,
you can tour Loretta Lynns mansion, museum,old home stead, stores,,,
You can float/canoe/swim the all natural springs that feed Hurricane Creek.
(you can rent their equip. or bring your own)
Did I mention good fishing
you can also have campfires.
They have a (very limited) playground for the kids.
They have free paddle boating onna little pond.
And they have small cabins.
If you hit the campground just right sometimes there are concerts.
(mostly country stars)

Sounds like a awesome place! Will have to check it out.

 

[loveDmouse]

Hurricane Mills, TN. Click here for the brochure.

Thanks for the link Shan! Looks like a cool place to check out!

 

[2goofycampers]

Okay - you know how I hate to go off topic, but I have a story I gotta tell you. When I was a kid, my uncle had this old nag horse - it was pretty old and slow. Well, we used to ride it bareback. What nobody told me was 5 pm was dinner time for this horse, and she never missed a meal. I was out in the field with her about a mile from the barn kind of loping along when she stopped, her head shot up, ears turned and she bolted full gallop to the barn - she knew when 5 pm was. She left me on my butt to walk back to the barn. I had no idea that old horse could move that fast - all I could see was butt, tail, hooves and dust.

 

[2goofycampers]

If anyone does go to LL Ranch, be sure there isn't a National Championship Race going on. It is busy the week before, the week of and a few days after.

 

[thegooftroopfla]

westgate river ranch is p[retty nice. it is a dude ranch. they have a lot to do if you get in phase three all sites are very shaded, most have their own fire pits and wood decks with swings. you can have golf carts their as well. they have an old west looking small mainstreet just fot the resort. it has an arcade, a kids activity room, a country store, wester wear store. also they have a sloon which is kid friendly on fridays and every saturday night they have a rodeo. they have a petting zoo hroseback rides and everything else. it is on the kissimmee river about 1 1/2 hours south of the fort. they also have airboat rides on the kissimmee swamp buggy rides. skeet shooting an airport and god knows how many pools they also have a resort so that non campers coming with you can also stay. just like disney. they have cabins, hotel rooms and campsite.s they have waterfront campsites also which have a dock if your want to bring a boat, and swings on each dock. they also have two restaraunts