TENTS CAMPING

Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs for 469 miles from Northern Virginia North Carolina in the South (and slightly over the border in Tennessee) is one of the most scenic drives in the United States. He is famous for not being particularly RV-friendly in many parts of big rig drivers tote along another vehicle and parked the motorhome at a campsite is centrally located for exploring the parts of your unit. The route is well signposted from milepost (so marked points, below), and a good place to start planning your trip is the official website.

The view along the Blue Ridge Parkway is hard to beat.
However, except for the tunnels around Asheville, NC, the majority of the road can be done in a trailer; you want to get a good map of the motorway and pay attention to notices on narrow sections and look for baldock which are marked as bigger, as well as keeping an eye out for tunnel heights all together.

Highlights include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Here are some other options for the activities of:

Mill Mountain Zoo (MP 120.3) is a pleasant pause near Roanoke, Virginia, with more than 160 animals, including small exhibitions of big cats, primates, wolves. There is a garden of wildflowers and a train (surcharge), and the views are spectacular.

Mabry Mill (MP 176.2, 276 952 2947) near Rocky knob, Virginia is a fresh ground mill with living history re-enactments that makes different demonstrations depending on the time of year. SOAP-making, Apple butter, wood carving and cloth-making are among them. There is a nice restaurant nearby of the same name which serves dishes prepared with local ingredients.

The Mile High Swinging Bridge is not for those with height problems.

Grandfather Mountain (MP 305) has a Mile High Swinging Bridge that makes children squeal and lots of adults close their eyes and, well, I usually swear. Once you are in everything, however, I will say that was great fun. Promise. Don't forget your camera, because there is also a "zoo" of sorts, where you feel as if you're in the cage, and animals you get to roam free. It's pretty cool.

Altapass Orchard (MP 328.3) near Linville Falls, N.C., is better at collecting apples, of course, but throughout the year it offers products made from apples (cider, juices, jams, etc.) as well as a flux and also has a pavilion of monarch butterflies for kids.

Sliding Rock (MP 407.6) near Pisgah, N.C., is a paradise for children, a natural water slide ending in a small pool. It costs a dollar for it, and good luck tearing children away on a hot day.

Graveyard fields (MP 418.8), Mount Pisgah, are also a great place to get out and stretch your legs; several waterfalls, including Yellowstone and Upper Falls, worth trying, although the latter requires a trip of 3.2 miles.

The roadtripster is the handle of a long ammirareun that travels the country with every means possible, sometimes in a campervan, sometimes car camping or in the backcountry, with children or without.

FAMILY TENTS FOR CAMPING