Corps of Engineers Camps

Cindy at sunset on the jetty behind our site at Methodist Cove Campground on June 1, 2025

Methodist Cove Campground in Alma, Nebraska May 28 – June 4, 2025

We spent the morning of Wednesday, May 28th taking our time packing up at Minooka Campground. Cindy had a 10:15 am telehealth appointment with her PCP (though he didn’t get on the call until 40 minutes AFTER the scheduled time). We then walked Bella, had lunch and left around 12:30 pm for a short 2 […]

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Rock formations on edge of Wilson Lake at Minooka Campground in Lucas, Kansas.

Minooka Campground in Lucas, Kansas May 21 – 28, 2025

We left Cedar Ridge Campground outside Lawrence, Kansas on Wednesday, May 21, for a 4-hour drive across the state to Minooka Campground on Wilson Lake in Lucas, Kansas. I know the map shows about 3 hours, but that is based on going 70-75 MPH (legal speeds in this section of the country) and we don’t

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Driftwood on shore of Clinton Lake outside of Lawrence, Kansas.

Cedar Ridge Campground in Lawrence, Kansas May 14 – 21, 2025

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025 we left Ray Behrens Campground for a 4 1/2 hour drive to Cedar Ridge Campground outside of Lawrence, Kansas for a 7-night stay. “Supernatural” TV Series If you’re familiar with the TV series “Supernatural” then you know that Lawrence, Kansas is the hometown of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester. Series

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Cindy and Jeff next to bust of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain at the Mark Twain Museum in Hannibal, Missouri.

Ray Behrens Campground in Perry, Missouri April 30 – May 14, 2025

We left Boulder Campground on Wednesday, April 30th for what we thought would be a harrowing 3 1/2 hour drive to Ray Behrens Campground in Perry Missouri for a 14-night stay. Severe Weather Forecast We thought THAT because we had been carefully watching the weather forecasts several days prior to our departure and seeing several

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Voyager and Nomad in our site at Boulder Campground in Carlyle, Illinois.

Boulder Campground in Carlyle, Illinois April 23 – 30, 2025

We left Dixon Springs State Park on Wednesday, April 23rd and drove 2 1/2 hours to Boulder Campground in Carlyle, Illinois for a 7-night stay. Forgetfulness Comes With Age This was our second stay at Boulder Campground. We were here back in August of 2021 when we first started RV’ing. But both Cindy and I

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Cindy standing by the water well at The Hermitage in Tennessee on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Seven Points Campground in Mt. Juliet, TN April 9 – 16, 2025

We left Sawnee Campground outside of Cumming, Georgia on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:30 am, which was right on schedule but NOT without a small issue. When we got ready to lock the door on Nomad using our electronic keypad, we discovered the batteries in the lock had died and I had no replacements

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Heron on Hartwell Lake at Watsadler Campground in Hartwell, Georgia.

Watsadler Campground Hartwell, Georgia March 19 – 26, 2025

We left Fort McAllister Historic State Park around 9:15 am on March 19th for a 5-hour drive to Watsadler Campground in Hartwell, Georgia. This was our first time at this campground and this part of Georgia. Hartwell Lake Most of the campsites here were on the water of Hartwell Lake, which is a man made

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Bee on a Hairy Sunflower.

Eastbank Campground in Bainbridge, Georgia – October 23, 2024

On Wednesday, October 23rd, we left Whitetail Ridge Campground and drove 3 1/2 hours to Eastbank Campground in Bainbridge, Georgia. This is another United States Army Corps of Engineers (COE) campground, located on Lake Seminole just north of the Florida state line. Without realizing it, Cindy had booked the same site we had when we

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Voyager and Nomad on the shore of West Point Lake at the Whitetail Ridge Campground in LaGrange, Georgia.

Whitetail Ridge Campground LaGrange, Georgia October 17 – 23, 2024

Thursday morning, October 17th, we left Cloudland Canyon State Park and drove 3 1/2 hours south to Whitetail Ridge Campground outside of LaGrange, Georgia for a six-night stay. Thankfully, we left Cloudland Canyon State Park down the other side of the mountain which was not filled with tight switchbacks like the side we came up

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Gun Creek Campground Whittington, Illinois October 4 – 11, 2024

We left Arrow Rock in Missouri on Friday morning October 4th around 9:20 am and drove 272 miles, arriving at Gun Creek Campground in Whittington, Illinois around 2:30 pm. En route, we stopped at Costco in St. Louis to pick up Bella’s new medicine. I found a long line of empty parking spaces on the

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