Rainbow Plantation - Escapees Park

Location: Summerdale, AL
Site#: 64
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP (just make sure you ask for 50AMP, about half of the sites are 30amp only).
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: No, but we used our Verizon Aircard which worked fine.
Cable: No.
Pros: Very Large (both wide and long) back-in grass sites. Great location for touring, Pensacola, Mobile, and Gulf Shores area. Lots to see and do in the area, many great restaurants, and lots of shopping within 30 minutes. Lots of fellowship and activities are occurring at this park. Very quiet and reasonably priced.
Cons: No easy access (lots of stop and go lights) to the Plantation, so we wouldn't just stay there for a night or two but if you are planning on spending a week or more it is definitely worth the drive. Fire ants are found all over, so you have to watch where you walk. They do spray for them, and we didn't have a problem with them in the rig.
Cost: $85.00/week + Electricity
Rating: 8.25
Notes: We will definitely come back to stay when were are in the area, it is a very nice place to stay with lots of activities going on.

Montgomery South

Location: Hope Hull, AL
Site#: 3
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes worked excellent, and our Verizon air card worked fine as well
Cable: Yes, but we didn't use it as we have Satellite.
Pros: All gravel pull through sites, and very friendly owner/staff.
Cons: No trees or landscaping just a big open gravel sites with a patch of grass between sites.
Cost: $26.00 / Good Sams discount
Rating: 7.5
Notes: We stayed here for three nights to tour Montgomery. It is ok for a quick stop, but nothing else special here.

Defeated Creek Campground

Site# 39 (above)

Site# 32 (above)

Location: Carthage, TN
Site#: 32 (50 amp & W- 2 days ) & 39 (Full-hookups-12 days)
Type of hookups: See above site description
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: No, but our verizon air card works just fine; and we had good cell phone coverage.
Cable: No, but our satellite lock in OK.
Pros: Beautiful peaceful park, just the kind of place you can just sit and relax. Sites were very well maintained.
Cons: Can't think of any???
Cost: $25.00/night for full hookups, and 22.00 for site 32 (E & W only)
Rating: 9.5
Notes: About a 1/2 hour from the interstate, but roads are in good condition and wide enough for a big rig, definitely worth the extra drive. Hiking/Mountain Bike trail in the park.

J Percy Priest COE Seven Points Campround (COE)

Location: Hermitage, TN (near Nashville,TN)
Site#: 11
Type of hookups: Water and 50 AMP, dump station available. The dump station is a bit tight for big rigs, but we did make it ok.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: No, but our Verizon Aircard worked just fine.
Cable: No, but we were able to lock in our satellite system.
Pros: Very beautiful peaceful park, and not that far from Nashville to tour the sites. We had a site on the water, which made it extra special.
Cons: The roads going down to the park are very narrow, but we felt it was worth the drive.
Cost: $24.00
Rating: 8.75
Notes: We would stay here again, maybe longer the next time.

Whittington Woods Campground

Location: Whittington, IL
Site#: 82
Type of hookups: Full hookups 50 AMP.
Big Rig Friendly: Yes.
Wi-Fi: Yes, excellent coverage from our site, and Verizon air card and cellular service was excellent as well
Cable: No, but we were able to get Satellite coverage from our site. Lots of trees, so I think satellite would be difficult for many of the sites.
Pros: Pull through sites available, very nice clean campground and owners/staff at campground are very friendly and helpful. Excellent overnight stop.
Cons: Large pull-through sites are a bit narrow, but for an overnight stop (or 2 days for us) it is was OK.
Cost: $30.10 (Good Sams discount)
Rating: 8.5
Notes: We stopped on our way south and only a few other rv'ers were in the park. Excellent stop, and would stay here again!!!! We also toured the Wayne Fitzgerald SP and Rend Lake while we were here, very nice.