We left Zooland Campground in Asheboro, NC this morning!!
We continue north on I-74 through Winston-Salem to I-77N to Wytheville, VA.
We traveled a total of 150 miles on today’s leg. (B to C)
A – Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach, SC
B – Zooland Family Campground, Asheboro, NC
C – Stony Fork Campground, Wytheville, VA
Our travels today were all Interstate. Traffic was light, except through Winston-Salem, NC. If you have ever travel North Carolina interstates in the Summer, you will be treated to some beautiful flowers in the median.
Today, we were treated to gorgeous Daylilies!!!
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Once we got through Winston-Salem traffic on Rt 52N, we approached Pilots Knob. Some call it Pilots Mountain and there is a state park by the same name. One of these days, we will have to go explore this interesting place!!
After we passed Pilots Knob,
I saw the other side (the backside) of the Knob and Baby in my side mirror;o))
Exactly 100 miles into our trip,
we enter Virginia and stopped at the Welcome Center to stretch our legs.
It was a BEAUTIFUL travel day through the mountains!!
Just about lunch time,
Stony Fork Campground is located in The George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
About 4 miles down the road, you will see the campground entrance on the left.
However, before that you will see a right turn to the dump and fresh water station.
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Most of the sites have 30amp electric, but only a few have water hookups.
Our site, #7, does not have water so we need to fill up before we enter the campground.
Once you have filled up, just drive on around and you cross the road to the campground entrance.
We drove across Stony Creek and up the hill. Site 7 is the first one on the right.
The entire campground is in the forest.
Shade is everywhere and the temperatures are perfect!!
It is so quiet, all you hear are the birds!!
Yep, I know we are going to enjoy our time at this Hidden Gem :o))
That truly IS a gem! We could go for some cooler temps, or at least some shade :)
ReplyDelete"Hidden gems" are always wonderful to find! Enjoy your peace and quiet there in southwest Virginia.
ReplyDeletePilot Mountain is very busy during the summer. If you go one day, go off season :)
ReplyDeleteYour hidden gem looks wonderful! Enjoy!
We are enjoying following your adventures...we just started part time RVing in the same general area and are relatively new to the SE. I notice that you aren't towing the SUV...what are your reasons not to tow? We are thinking about buying car dolly and your input would be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Lainee... We do not tow our Tahoe because we cannot tow it 4 down. We are not fans of the car dolly. We had one many years ago and we found it cumbersome. Our Tahoe is our garage. It carries our bikes, hiking equipment and Sea Eagle Kayak. We had it before we got the motohome and it just works for us. However, it does have over 250,000 miles on it and we will be looking to replace it with a 1/2 ton 4 wheel drive truck that we can tow 4 down. Hope this helps:o))
DeleteThat is an awful big motorhome to tow behind that SUV. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had an easy travel day in the mountain areas. My kind of roads.
There are a few mountains like that near Blairsville, GA so you can visit them when you're there.
Nice campground. I hope your weather is cooler than here in Florida.
We've enjoyed the GW Forest area a lot over the years, but never camped there. We're looking forward to your adventures.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that Pilot Mountain looks like Mother Nature's "Easy Button". ;c)
I really want to try this campground after hearing you talk about it. Looks beautiful and cool. Anxious to see what you do there. I see Bill there in shorts. We're dreaming of weather warm enough to wear shorts. We did get into short sleeves today about 3:30. LOL BUT rain tomorrow and the temps drop. I can just feel how excited you are to be away from the summer beach. Enjoy! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a beautiful spot
ReplyDeleteThe hidden gem looks wonderful. Can not wait to see it in person in august
ReplyDeleteWe visited Pilots Mountain State Park on Easter in 2013 if you want to get a sneak peek on my blog check it out. It was nice, I'd definitely stop again.
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