We left on Monday to visit Frank Jackson SP in Opp, AL, on our way to Gunter Hill (COE) in Montgomery.
We stayed 2 nights on site #13 on the lake. We originally had site #2 booked but when we got to the site & Greg checked the electicity, we had none. It looked like the breaker had fried as it was sitting on top of the box. A local utility guy came by & confirmed that it wouldn't work. Went back to the gate & since we were only staying 2 nights & it was during the week, they had several sites available & we chose #13. It wasn't as private as #2 but there wasn't anyone on either side of us.
It was directly across from the bath house but we didn't use it since the whole CG is FHU. We have found that to be the case in many of the AL state parks. As you can see, it was well shaded with Magnolia & Oak trees & there was a fairly steep incline down to the water.
This is a nice small park (32 sites) & is oviously where the locals go to camp. There were several sites that had campers parked & no one staying. We presume they booked the max of 2 weeks & only came back on the weekends. We had a camper in site 14 & no one in 12 so it was nice & quiet.
On Tuesday we got up early, I took Nelly for a walk around the CG & then Greg & I decided to take a walk. There are a few trails to walk & a walkway over to an island with a couple of additional trails. Since it was a little buggy, we chose the outside trail around the island. We went early enough that it was very tolerable. Here are a few pictures:
Tuesday night, we went to dinner with one of Greg's old work associates at a local restaurant in Opp, The Wheel House. The service was great, the food only so so. Regardless, it was good to see Mark & Greg got caught up on all the industry goings on.
We got up the next morning & since it was only a couple of hours to Gunter Hill we treated ourselves to breakfast at another local restaurant, The Country Kitchen.We were the foreigners but the food was good & it was fun to sit & listen to all the customers talk to each other. The waitresses knew everyone there (but us). And, most everyone in the restaurant knew each other.
Went back to the park & broke camp to head on to Gunter Hill. Part 2 coming soon ....
Notes: Favorite sites were 5,12,15,17,19,20,22
2 comments:
Looks like a great place to camp!
Leigh, it was. If we lived in the area would definitely be a place to go.
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