State Parks

View of lake at Jack Hill State Park from our site.

Jack Hill State Park, Reidsville, Georgia October 27- 30, 2026

We arrived at Jack Hill State Park in Reidsville, Georgia around 2:15 pm on Tuesday, October 27th after leaving Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia at 10 am that morning. Jack Hill State Park Jack Hill State Park was established in the late 1950’s as the Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park but was renamed in 2020 in honor

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Boardwalk at Congaree National Park near Columbia, SC.

Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, South Carolina October 20-27, 2026

We left Stone Mountain State Park around 10:30 am on Tuesday, October 20th for what was supposed to be about a 3-hour drive to Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, South Carolina for a 7-night stay. The trip was almost all Interstate driving, but it was the most direct route. Still, due to heavy traffic around

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Welcome to Mount Airy sign.

Stone Mountain State Park, Roaring Gap, North Carolina October 13-20, 2026

We pulled out of the dump station at Sherando Lake State Park around 10:45 am for a 4-hour drive to Stone Mountan State Park in Roaring Gap, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Almost the entire drive was on Interstate highways which is not always our favorite way to go, but through the mountains

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Panther Creek State Park sign

Panther Creek State Park, Morristown, TN September 30-October 2, 2026

We pulled out of our site at the boat ramp in White, Georgia at 11:01 am on Wednesday, September 30th and drove almost 4-hours to Panther Creek State Park in Morristown, Tennessee for a 2-night stay. It took about an hour or so for me to get used to driving while pulling a trailer again.

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Cindy on lower side of Mound “A” at Kolomoki Mounds State Park on March 31, 2026.

Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely, Georgia March 31- April 1, 2026

We left Hart Springs at 8:45 am for a 4-hour drive to Kolomoki Mounds State Park in Blakely, Georgia and a 1-night stay. Everything about this departure and drive were SO very different without Bella. Her absence was sharply felt in every single thing we did. We arrived at Kolomoki Mounds State Park a little

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Creature From The Black Lagoon in a glass bottom boat at Silver Springs attraction in Ocala, Florida.

Silver Springs State Park Ocala, Florida (Part Two) Feb 22 – Mar 8, 2026

This is Part Two of our blog post for this stay at Silver Springs State Park. You can find Part One here. Sunday morning, March 1, 2026, we were up at 5 am. We showered, had a light breakfast and then loaded all three of us into Voyager and left for Orlando a little after

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The Wandering Wetheringtons in front of the Silver Springs entrance sign on February 24, 2026.

Silver Springs State Park Ocala, Florida (Part One) Feb 22 – Mar 8, 2026

This is Part One of our Two-Part blog post for this stay. Part two can be found here. It began raining at 5 am on the morning of Sunday, Feb 22nd, the day when we were going to be leaving Santos Trail Campground in Ocala to go to out next stop at Silver Springs State

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Santos Trailhead Campground map

Santos Trailhead Campground Ocala, Florida Feb 10-22, 2026

We left Myakka River State Park around 10 am on Tuesday, February 10th and drove 3 hours northeast to Santos Trailhead Campground in Ocala, Florida for a 12-night stay. This was our first time staying at this campground. We arrived at 1 pm, which is the check-out time and 2 hours before the check-in time.

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Bella looking over the edge of the console on our dual recliners in Nomad February 2026.

Myakka River State Park Sarasota, Florida Jan 27 – Feb 10, 2026

We left Jonathan Dickinson State Park around 11 am on Tuesday, January 27th and drove three hours slightly northwest across the state to Myakka River State Park near Sarasota, Florida for a 14-night stay. We stayed here last year around the same time of year and Cindy booked the same pull-through site we had then,

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Cindy on the beach at Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter, Florida January 2026.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park Hobe Sound, Florida Jan 13 – 27, 2026

We left Alafia River State Park in Lithia, Florida on Tuesday, January 13th around 10:15 am for what was supposed to be a 3-hour drive to Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida where we would be spending 14 nights. The drive was closer to 5 hours because of the route our GPS chose,

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