Featured Campground: Anastasia State Park

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Imagine pulling up to your campsite and walking out onto 4 miles of pristine white-sand beach. That's the experience you'll have when staying at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine, FL. This 1,600 acre Florida park offers outdoor enthusiasts hiking, swimming, beachcombing, and a sense of secluded relaxation. Campground guests may also rent kayaks, bicycles, paddleboards, and canoes. 

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The park offers 80 RV campsites, all with electric and water hookups, at $28/day. You can learn more about the park and book a campsite at: Florida State Parks

If you're searching for a beach getaway this summer, we highly recommend exploring St. Augustine and the gorgeous Anastasia State Park. Contact us anytime to learn more about our new motorhomes for rent, and book your next vacation!

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July 4th: Let Freedom Sing

July 4th is quickly approaching and once again this year music is taking center stage during Nashville's July 4th celebration. Spread across downtown Nashville, this year's headlining artists include Lady Antebellum, Chris Janson, Lucie Silvas, Shannon Sanders, and the fireworks display will be accompanied by The Nashville Symphony Orchestra. 

If you want to want to spend the holiday camping near Nashville, check out our Where To Camp page. There are several picturesque campgrounds located just a short drive from the concerts and fireworks taking place downtown on the 4th. 

Garden & Gun: Five Underrated Southern Lakes

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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2019 NFL Draft in Nashville

The news hit last week that the 2019 NFL Draft will be held in Nashville next year from April 25 – 27. This is such an exciting time to be in Nashville, experiencing all that this modern southern city has to offer! The draft is expected to attract over a quarter of a million football fans to Nashville, all gathering experience and celebrate this incredible NFL tradition. 

The draft will be spread across multiple venues throughout downtown Nashville including Ascend Amphitheater, the Music City Center, or possibly right on lower broadway. 

This is going to be a huge event that will draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to Nashville next April. If you are interested in renting an RV for draft weekend, please reach out to book well in advance! We are positive that motorhome rentals will go very quickly!

Local campgrounds like Safe Harbor RV Resort, the Nashville KOA, and local state park campgrounds will all fill up quickly, so please plan ahead of time. 

To read more about the upcoming NFL Draft in Nashville next year, visit The Tennessean: Everything you need to know about the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville