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Location

When we Traveled

• Jul – 2026
• Weather – Hot and humid

Facilities

• This is a small campground next to the Gulf Shores National Sea shore Park
• Access to the Gulf

What we Liked:

• Paved roads and fairly level pads, (albeit shorter than advertised).
• Bathrooms and Showers

What we Didn’t Like:

• No Privacy
• Bathroom had no A/C and no opening windows.
• Showers had no ventilation and after a shower, stepping outside in 90F felt much cooler!

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Location

When we Traveled

• Jul – 2026
• Weather – Hot and humid – Air you can wear!

Facilities

• Limited – small park
• Playground area
• Bathhouse

What we Liked:

• On our route
• Clean restrooms and showers

What we Didn’t Like:

• This is the state park that time forgot…
• VERY narrow roads
• Asphalt pads that have broken down at the edges and rotted timbers placed to maintain the shape of the parking pad
• One pad had more moss than asphalt
• The roads are broken down and gravel filled the edges where vehicles have fallen off the edges / driven over the edge to park their trailers

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Location

When we Traveled

• Jul – 2026
• Weather – Warm (Hot) and humid

Facilities

• Equestrian Camping
• Tent Camping
• RV Camping
• Lake
• Golf course

What we Liked:

• Clean and lots of activities available
• Hot showers
• Paved roads and level gravel pads

What we Didn’t Like:

• Just an overnight stay, but wonderful amenities!
• We will plan a return visit

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Location

When we Traveled

• Feb – 2026
• Weather – Cool and rain on one day

Facilities

• A simple and clean campground
• Some trails for walking/hiking
• Paddling

What we Liked:

• Close to Aiken
• Fairly level parking pads
• Clean restroom and showers

What we Didn’t Like:

• No Privacy – wide open spaces in the tall trees
• Sand roads

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Location

Park Map

• Sept – 2022
• Weather – warm and humid, but comfortable on the beach

Facilities

• We have been waiting for this park to open after reconstruction from hurricane Harvey in 2017. We had previously stayed on the Bay side in 2020.
• Everything is new and everything worked!
• There are 60 concrete pads, all ‘back in’ and level. The driveways are all asphalt.
• Direct access to the beach from the campground and day-use area.

What we Liked:

• New facilities!
• All-in-one power / water pedestals.
• 2 miles of beach without vehicles.
• The shower has fans that moved enough air to keep the floor dry.
• The outer edge spaces have some privacy, the inner spaces have none.
• A short drive from restaurants on the Seawall and The Strand.

What we didn’t like:

• Mosquitos! The gauntlet of 50 yards must be passed from the campground to the beach without being carried away by the swarms of mosquitos! The campground was not as bad.

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Location and Map

It is located about halfway between Lincoln and Omaha. Just off I-80.

• August 2022
• Hot and muggy!

Facilities

This is a big park with all kinds of activities! Tennis, playgrounds, canoeing, biking, paddle boats, horseback riding, fishing, a wave pool with water slides and an observation tower that overlooks the Platte River.

The restroom and shower building was clean.

Our pad was fairly level, however, mud had run into the pad from earlier rains and it made a bit of a mess.

The Lakeside area had a lot of shade which was welcome in August!

The Strategic Air Command Air and Space museum is very close to the park.

Platte Valley state park close by too for additional camping or swimming.

TV and cell service.

Location and Map

• August 2022
• Hot and hot!

Facilities

This is an example of an over-used park and under-staffed / under-budgeted operations. The showers and restrooms were cleaned some time this year…. Pay showers.

The site was fairly level.

Sand beach… due to the ongoing drought, we had to hike more than 1/2 mile to water!

If you are not on the water with a boat or jet-ski, there is very little to do. You can have your camper hauled to the water edge by a huge tractor.

No TV Service and limited cell service.

Car Henge!

Carhenge is an art exhibit and a replica of England’s Stonehenge located near the city of Alliance, Nebraska in the sandhills. It was dedicated in 1987 and has survived the elements of western Nebraska well.

Ash Hollow

Map

Located west of Lake McConaughy, this historic part shows the wagon ruts left by thousands of pioneers crossing the Oregon trail!