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Need a stop about halfway!

Trying to plan a trip from birmingham,AL to key west! Suggestions for good stops and nice family campgrounds.

Looking to do a BIG family trip next summer. Anyone done either of these?

Just back yesterday! Beautiful park in the middle of nowhere but resting on the shore of part of the Alabama River. Clean, Clean, Clean! Level paved lots that were HUGE - some 90 ft long! Big gravel areas with fire rings and nice picnic tables. Not a heck of a lot to do but quiet and very relaxing!

Reservations here in September. Love that you can reserve a specific site and that they have huge sites as well as pull thrus.

We have a 37' fiver. Had trouble in the full hook-up sites due to tight turns with trees, etc. in the way. We will never sig nup for anything but a premium! Please see May trip report where we got stuck in the sand and had the entire loop blocked!

No sites are full hook up! We LOVE this place but on our last trip - which was our fist with the 5'er had great difficulty getting into any spot! Roads narrow, pull troughs taken by tent campers! Ended up on the East rim first site on the entrance! Wasn't bad site but we may not hurry back due to the backing difficulties. Also - this trip we had TONS onf tent campers and they had anywhere from 2 - FIVE tents on a site and nothing was done. The five tent site was right next door to us and they were LOUD and they had at least 6 cars- some of which were parked on our site!

Had the cornbread salad Thursday night! YUMMY!

Just back from the Fort. We liked the Magic bands. Yes I thought it made other lines longer but we tend to go to the park to ride certain things and eat and then head back to chill at the Fort. DH has said next Orlando trip we will stay at the Fort and head to Universal on park days. DD is more of a thrill ride kind of girl! Sad to say this trip confirmed that she has outgrown the Magic Kingdom - even though her 50 year old mother hasn't outgrown it. Just sighed when my two folks turned to me on Peter Pan and said "when do we get to shoot at stuff" !!! UGH!

Stayed at Big Oak - was OK. Kind of a dump and if you need a bath house you are out of luck as the only one is behind the front office. it worked for us but we won't rush back.

So excited - onlyfive days until we are at the FOrt!

Ended up making a ressie at Big Oak RV park in Tallahassee. ALL of the state parks booked solid!

Anyone stay at the tallahassee west KOA?

Title says it all. May stop overnight somewhere and wanted suggestions. Usually drive through Dothan and head down that way. Tallahassee? Or should we try to make it farther?

Pine trees fall! Especially in storms with high winds. Hate to see them go but totally understand the reason.