wintering in augusta, ga

[mike mo]

I am planning to take my casita to Augusta, GA this winter to stay December - February. Does anyone have a favorite camp site for this area?

[mary and bob]

Why there, not warm enough. We wintered on Jekyll Island GA a couple winters, not warm enough there either.

[eagle of flight]

Yeah, I would head farther south too. I spent the last two winters Near to St George Island Florida. Many great campgrounds near there and a State Park on the Island. Lots of the campgrounds from East Point Florida to Carrabelle Florida are really nice, but highly priced. I stayed in one and felt so out of place. I was the youngest person with the oldest camper. I was dwarfed by the huge R V's. I did find great cheap and free boondocking sites in the Appalachicolla National Forest. Also many siters in Tates Hell.

[mary and bob]

[QUOTE=eagle of flight;640385] I stayed in one and felt so out of place. I was the youngest person with the oldest camper. I was dwarfed by the huge R V's.

In the Florida parks we may not have been the youngest, but usually were maybe by just a few years. At late 60's we did fit in OK with the rest of the geezers there. Our Casita usually was the smallest trailer in the campground, but a few times a Scamp 13 would show up. Never had anyone treat us different because of the size of our camper.

[wwig]

Hey Mike,
I spent the last two winters in and around the Florida Panhandle and loved it. I too would suggest going a little further south but the Petersburg COE campground is a gem, about 20 miles from Augusta. Happy camping! Peace

[ABK]

COE has some really nice camp sites on Clarks Hill Lake just outside of Augusta. Now Thurman Lake. The Savannah River runs thru Augusta and should have a few campgrounds close by. i have never be to a COE campground that wasn't top notch and a good stay for us.

[mike mo]

I have family in the Augusta area I want to spend time with is the reason for that general location. Do the camp grounds on Thurmond Lake allow camping by the month?

[wwig]

Hey Mike,
Most C.O.E. campgrounds have a limit to total number of days you can stay, and also a 2 week limit and then you have to leave for 2 days. There are enough campgrounds in the area so that shouldn't be a major problem. Private campgrounds would probably allow longer stays. Hope that helps. Peace