One of our favorite hobbies is camping. For the past several years we have pulled a Fleetwood Tacoma popup camper (UPDATE: in 2018 we purchased a Forest River Wildwood travel trailer) to lots of state and national parks across the Southeast. Our camping excursions are typically limited to long weekends but we do plan on taking longer trips after the kids are grown. Here are the various locations we have been. We hold fond memories of family time spent together at each one of these campgrounds.



Henry Horton – a favorite | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
Cedars of Lebanon – great pool! | 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
Old Stone Fort – so much ancient history | 2011, 2012, 2016 |
Mousetail Landing – Tennessee River | 2019, 2020 |
David Crockett – cool history + Amish | 2011, 2020 |
Cumberland Mountain & UT Football | 2017, 2019 |
Stone Mountain – Atlanta & history | 2013, 2019 |
Tims Ford – beautiful lakeside sites | 2014, 2017 |
Defeated Creek – Cordell Hull Lake | 2013, 2014 |
Chickasaw State Park – nice lake and trails | 2021 |
Natchez Trace State Park – Indian trail | 2020 |
Crazy Horse – Gatlinburg | 2020 |
Nathan Bedford Forest – Tennessee River | 2019 |
Noccalula Falls – cool Indian history | 2018 |
Cedar Point – Normandy Lake | 2018 |
Great Smoky Mountains – Cosby | 2016 |
Land Between the Lakes – huge park! | 2015 |
Rock Island – cool history and trails | 2015 |
Barren River Lake – Mammoth Cave | 2014 |
Montgomery Bell – nice hiking trails | 2012 |
Seven Points – Percy Priest Lake | 2012 |
Fall Creek Falls – incredible water fall | 2012 |
Salt Lick – Cordell Hull Lake | 2011 |
Our Future Camping Journeys
We are using Outly to plan our trips

Northwest
June 2021
4,000 miles
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas
- Mt Rushmore
- Badlands
- Wall Drug Store
- Devils Tower
- Yellowstone
- Grand Teton
- Salt Lake City
- Dinosaur
- Arches
- Rocky Mountains
- Garden of the Gods
- Pikes Peak
Northeast
June 2022
2,000 miles
Virginia, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, New York
- Shenandoah Valley
- Antietam
- Gettysburg
- Hershey
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Washington DC
- Mt Vernon
- Richmond
- Jamestown
- Williamsburg
- Monticello
North
June 2023
2,000 miles
Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Canada, Michigan
Southwest
June 2024
5,000 miles
Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California
- Amarillo
- Zion
- Monument Valley
- Grand Canyon
- Petrified Forest
- Painted Desert
- Hoover Dam
- Death Valley
- Sequoia
- Yosemite
The Ozarks
June 2025
1,000 miles
Missouri, Arkansas
- Branson
- Table Rock State Park
- Silver Dollar City
- Mark Twain National Forest
- Ozark National Forest
- Hot Springs
Key West
June 2026
2,000 miles
Georgia, Florida