Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia October 14

We left Mammoth Cave National Park campground on Monday, October 14th and drove 3 1/2 hours south to Cloudland Canyon State Park just outside of Trenton, Georgia for a three-night stay. Once you get to Trenton, you have to drive six miles up a mountain on some tight switchback roads to get to the state park. That’s not so fun when you’re pulling a 30 foot trailer, so I’m hoping we don’t have to come back down this way when we leave in three days.

Our site was a back-in, very level and very clean so a nice change from some of the ill-kept sites we had been in recently.

And the temperatures were forecast to drop into the lower 40’s so we broke out the electric blanket but did not plug it in…yet.

Cloudland Canyon State Park

Cloudland Canyon State Park is comprised of 3,538 acres of land at an elevation of 1,980 feet and is one of the largest and most scenic parks in the State of Georgia. It is located on the western edge of Lookout Mountain and features canyons that are 1,000 feet in depth as well as cliffs, caves, cascading creeks and waterfalls, and a variety of wildlife. There are 64 miles of hiking trails and 30 miles of biking trails, as well as horseback riding trails.

The campground has 75 RV sites, 16 cottages and 10 yurts, so you have a variety of camping options available. You can picnic, fish, go on cave tours, go climbing in the canyon and even play disc golf. Not my cup of tea, but some people apparently like it.

Tuesday morning we walked around the campground loop and then took a hike on a nearby trail with Bella. We returned to Nomad, took showers and drove 6 miles down the mountain for lunch at Pizza Hut. Neither of us had ever tried their foldable New York Style pizza, so we gave it a try. It was OK, but very greasy so I doubt we’ll ever have it again.

Hiking the Outlook and West Rim Trails.

We went back to the park and visited the Interpretive Center before hiking the Outlook and West Rim trails. Then I hiked down to the Cherokee Falls by myself because it was a long hike down on 600 plus steps and a rough trail. It wasn’t so bad hiking down, but coming back up was VERY strenuous. I was huffing and puffing by the time I got back to where Cindy was at the top. But I got some great photos and video and had some time to myself at the falls and the pool it creates for a little bit before screaming kids showed up, so it was worth it.

But I was worn out the rest of the afternoon and night.

Wednesday the 16th was mostly a day of rest after taking Bella for a walk around the campground loop. It was 37 degrees when we woke up and was still only 40 when we went for our walk. The forecast was for frost Wednesday night and Thursday morning when we leave, but we were still able to use the electric blanket without plugging it in. Thank goodness Cindy is like a human heater, lol!

Thursday morning was quite chilly when we started tearing things down, but the sun was out and it warmed up nicely (50 degrees) by the time we were ready to head out to our next stop.

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