Travel Day to Monte Sano SP, Huntsville, Alabama - Wed, August 6, 2014

 

 

A - Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach, SC - June 18-25
B - Zooland Family Campground, Asheboro, NC - June 25-26
C - Stony Fork Campground, Wytheville, VA - June 26-July 2
D - Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, KY - July 2-13
E - Kentucky Horse Park Campground, Lexington, KY - July 13-17
F - Canal COE Campground, Grand Rivers, Ky - July 17-24
G - Texas T Campground, Cornersville, TN - July 24-28
H - Floating Mill COE Campground, Silver Point, TN - July 28-Aug 1
I - Cumberland Mountain SP, Crossville, TN – August 1-6

J - Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, AL - August 6-13 

We enjoyed our stay at Cumberland Mountain State Park.  It is located just south of Crossville, TN on Rt 127.  Our plan is to continue south on Rt 127 to Rt 28 towards Huntsville, Alabama.  Yesterday, we learned that our route was along The Longest Yard Sale in America!!  Yep, every year, from the first Thursday through Sunday of August, there is a yard sale along Rt 127. 

 

It begins in Addison, Michigan and runs for 690 miles south to Gadsden, Alabama!!!

  

 

Tennessee actually starts its yard sales on Monday :o((

 

We decided to leave as early as possible to beat the shopping traffic.

 

When we pulled out of the campground onto Rt 127,

everything looked peaceful and quiet!!

 

We only had to travel 44 miles on Rt 127 and there were plenty of sales along the way.

               

Mile after mile of little yard sale villages.

 

I kept thinking...

 

They must  be re-selling all the stuff that all the RV-Dreamers sold to start full-timing;o))

 

 

After 44 miles, the Yard Sales headed left and we headed right on Rt. 28.

 

 

 

The ride south from there was beautiful and traffic free!!

 

           

 

 This is Baby’s first visit to Alabama.

 

 

 

Monte Santo State Park sits on top of the mountain just outside of Huntsville, Alabama.

 

 

Monte Sano, Spanish for “Mountain of Health,” rises more than 1,600 feet above sea level.

 

 

Be sure to come in from the south on Monte Santo Blvd

to avoid the length restricted route from the north.

 

 

Monte Santo is another CCC built State Park and Campground.

 

 

When you make a reservation, you cannot reserve a specific site.  Upon arrival, you get to ride through and choose the site you want from those that are available.  We had made reservations for a 30amp W&E site.  

 

 

However, there was a very nice FHU 50amp pull-thru, Site 82 available and we took that one.

  

 

 

Once we got set up, we took a walk to check out the park.

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There are 13 CCC built cabins, updated with modern amenities, available to rent.

 

 

 

 

 

Monte Sano Lodge can be rented for special functions, but not for overnight lodging.

 

 

              

 

 

There is an 18 hole disk golf course through the woods ?!?!!!

        

 

 

 

There is a Planetarium which has a different program every Saturday evening.

 

 

 

The campground has 2 loops and a total of 84 sites.

  

 

 The sites are well spaced out and level:o))

 

 

 

We came here with hopes to do some hiking.  The park and surrounding preserved lands provides miles and miles of hiking trails for all skill levels.  Now, if only the weather will cooperate.  The forecast for our week here calls for rain almost everyday with temperatures near 90 degrees. 

 

Hopefully,

we can get out early and beat the rain and the heat ;o))