Garden & Gun: Five Underrated Southern Lakes

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This feature over at Garden & Gun caught our eye right away. In the June/July issue of the magazine, journalists Caroline Sanders and T. Edward Nickens highlight Five Underrated Southern Lakes that you should be visiting this summer!

No matter where you decide to travel this summer, know that you can camp in comfort with your friends and family in one of our new RVs at Camp South in Nashville. Whether your group is large or small, we have a new motorhome rental to suite your needs. View our inventory at Camp South RV, or contact us today to tour an RV in-person. 

Read the full feature here – Five Underrated Southern Lakes

1. Caddo – Located on the Louisiana/Texas state line. This is the South's largest freshwater lake. Visitors can camp at Caddo Lake State Park, which has 46 campsites ranging from water only, to full hook up. 

Caddo Lake State Park. Photo Courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife

Caddo Lake State Park. Photo Courtesy of Texas Parks & Wildlife

2. Oconee – Located just an hour east of Atlanta sits Oconee, a resort paradise. Our camping guests can find beautiful waterfront sites all around the lake at Parks ferry Campground, Lake Oconee KOA, and Old Salem Campground. And for the golf fans in the family, the 10,000-acre resort community Reynolds Lake Oconee boasts 117 holes of golf, plus the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and ten restaurants on site.

Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee

Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee

3. Lure – Located just south of Asheville, NC, Lake Lure is a hiker's dream. The Hickory Nut Gorge provides fantastic views and a hike to the 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls. It's no wonder that Dirty Dancing  and The Last of the Mohicans were both filmed in this gorgeous location. 

Courtesy of Town of Lake Lure

Courtesy of Town of Lake Lure

4. Smith Mountain – Smith Mountain Lake is Virginia's largest lake, located between Roanoke and Lynchburg. This getaway has a classic feel to it, with activities centered around a day out on the water sailing, water skiing, or relaxing out on the pontoon. In town there are art galleries to visit, and plenty of wineries to taste!

Smith Mountain Lake - Courtesy of Visit Roanoke

Smith Mountain Lake - Courtesy of Visit Roanoke

5. Mattamuskeet – Another North Carolinian gem, Lake Mattamuskeet is a sporting lake, primed for duck hunting, bird watching, and fishing. 

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Fall Camping Season→

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It may be 90 degrees in Nashville today, but believe it or not the fall camping season is upon us! As Southern Living points out, our Northern friends may get all the credit for fall foliage, but the South also boasts some tremendous, vibrant, fall destinations.

Southern Living highlights: 

  • Fall Creek Falls, TN (only an hour from Camp South RV in Nashville) 
  • Big Bend National Park, TX
  • Congaree National Park, SC
  • DeSoto State Park, AL
  • Great Smoky National Park, TN & NC
  • Blue Spring State Park, FL (the park includes a designated manatee sanctuary) 
  • Ozark National Forest, AR
  • Tickfaw State Park, LA
  • Stone Mountain, GA

To get out and explore this fall, be sure to contact Camp South to rent an RV. Our Four Winds RV comes equipped with all the amenities of home, include a furnace to keep you toasty warm on cool Southern nights.