Best Wisconsin Great River Road RV Parks & Campgrounds

Nelson Dewey State Park

Taking a Road Trip along the Wisconsin Mississippi Great River Road? To help you plan your trip, I review the top campgrounds for RV travelers or campers. The list Campground Reviews is organized from South to North, beginning North of East Dubuque. At the end of the article is a Google Maps with links to … Read more

Campgrounds and RV Resorts | Chiefland, Florida

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Best Campgrounds for RVs in Chiefland, Florida and Cedar Key Most RVers and campers come to Chiefland for its nearby Manatee Springs State Park or because of the attractions found in the Gulf resort community of Cedar Key (about 30 miles SW). While Cedar Key does have 4 RV parks, they are mostly filled with … Read more

Mississippi Alabama Gulf Coast Drive

Biloxi Mississippi's historic lighthouse

Interesting places and attractions along the Coastal Scenic Drive from Bay St. Louis, MS to Gulf Shores, Alabama This portion of the scenic gulf coast drive starts at the Mississippi-Louisiana line on US Hwy 90 and heads east towards Mobile and Pensacola. Just over the Mississippi-Alabama line, the most scenic and interesting alternative is to … Read more

Carmen’s Lunch Bar Cafe

Carmen's Lunch Box Cafe Sidewalk Dining Pensacola Florida

Carmen’s is rated among the Best Pensacola Restaurants Carmen’s is located on historic Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola, Florida. We’ve been by Carmen’s many times and noted there’s always a few people enjoying food, beverages, and conversation at one of the tables set up outside the entrance to the cafe. So we made a note … Read more

Review Peg Leg Petes Pensacola Beach

Peg Leg Petes Pensacola Beach

Dining and Drinking at Peg Leg Pete’s Seafood & Oyster Bar Peg Leg Pete’s is one the most popular oyster and seafood bars in Pensacola Beach. Prior to our visit there, we’ve driven by the place many, many times and their parking lot always seemed full . . . so we figured to try to … Read more

The New RoadTrek RV for 2021

RoadTrek Class B 2021

RoadTrek Review: RoadTrek Comes Back to Life! The RoadTrek Class B motorhome has risen from the ashes of the bankruptcy of Erwin Hymer Group North America, Ontario manufacturer of RoadTrek, Hymer Aktiv, and Carado Class B motorhomes. (See our earlier article on the Hymer-RoadTrek bankruptcy) While the North American version of the Hymer and Carado … Read more

Nature Trails Cedar Key Wildlife Refuge

sunset cedar keys national wildlife refuge

Shell Mound Nature Area Hiking Trails People visiting the picturesque island town of Cedar Key who enjoy hiking and nature trails should visit the Shell Mound unit of the Cedar Keys Wildlife Refuge less than 10 miles from Cedar Key proper. Within walking distance of Shell Mound County Park & Campground is the Trailhead for … Read more

1842 Daily Grind Cafe Cedar Key Florida

Daily Grind Cafe Cedar Key

Restaurant Review: Daily Grind & Mercantile Cafe, Cedar Key Florida Located in the epicenter at the intersection of Road D (Hwy 24) and Main Streets, the Daily Grind is downtown Cedar Key’s most popular gathering place for gourmet coffee, breakfast, and lunch. They offer Organic Fair Trade beans from roaster to you, baked goods daily and … Read more

Mississippi Headwaters Fall Color

mississippi headwaters Lake Itaska

Fall Color Scenic Drive – Itaska State Park In the first week of October, with two other couples, Jo and I took a fall color drive to the headwaters of the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itaska and Itaska State Park. We had previously stopped at St. Croix Falls Interstate Park for a … Read more

Pikes Peak Campground

Pikes Peak Scenic Lookout

Our Review of Pikes Peak Iowa State Park, RV Camping & Hiking Located across the river from Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin Pikes Peak is one of our favorite RV campgrounds along the Mississippi Great River Road (see our reviews of other best River Road RV Campsites). It is located high on a bluff above the … Read more

Mississippi Palisades Campground

mississippi palisades park

RV Campground Review: Mississippi Palisades State Park Located a short distance North of Savanna, Illinois the Mississippi Palisades is an Illinois State Park and Campground. Portions of the park include high steep sided bluffs looming over the Mississippi River valley. We like the Palisades park for the numerous scenic overlooks of the Mississippi and its … Read more

Safe Travel See the USA in your RV

RV camping and travel

RV Travel, A key to Economic Recovery Article Update June 7, 2020 Extreme measures were being taken in the interests of crisis control and preserving important hospital capacity. Most, if not all, US States mandated “stay-in-place, stay safe at home” practices. All but essential businesses and organizations were asked to close or greatly restrict their … Read more