Treasure Lake Resort
November 2006,
Our Virgin Venture

We ran into RV'rs in Springfield that carried on about this private camping resort that we decided to make it our first adventure and sallied forth for four days and three nites at this gorgeous  Branson, MO park.  http://www.tlresort.com/

Branson is the live entertainment capitol of the world, but the best part was it was their annual 'Veterans Week' so there were thousands in town, ending with the Veterans Day parade on Saturday.

The park is member owned and out- standing.  We spent a lot of time checking it out, and also other parks in the Branson Area.   Outside the east edge is a subdivision of privately owned lots, Forest Park Estates.  The park belongs to Coast To Coast and Resort Parks Int.

Leveling was a bit of a problem but rectified quickly.  Sewer hook up took some time to get the connectors on the hose and hooked up.  The water hook up leaked both at the hydrant and the coach and did what I could but a permanent solution waited until our return home.  I added a quick connect right to the well used coach connector and now that does not leak.  Progress.

The TV did not bring in a thing with the coach antenna.  Talked with a number of campers and will take our DirecTV into the coach and get a portable dish/stand kit.  Special parts of TV are just to much a part of our day to abandon it completely ... FOX News, Mail Call and others ... and even a few programs on regular TV.

Signed up for a week of WyFi and used the new lap top with a small degree of proficiency.  Need to spend some time with it at home to gain a good familiarity.

Talked to lots of very nice and helpful people even thought the park attendance rapidly declines as members move south/west for the winter season.

All in all ... a good  Trial Run.

MONTE NE @ BEAVER
LAKE CAMP
May 2007,
Rogers, NW Arkansas

Deciding to put our ranch on the market and not knowing where we wanted to move to, we decided to check out NW AR.

The park we chose was the only one listed on the Coast To Coast web site for the area, and it turned out to be 'just acceptable'!  Full 50A hook up on an old gravel site was everything this old park could offer ... nothing else.  But that was OK for we were there only to sleep.

Mike, coworker with Katy in WI, had moved here 13 years ago and he and wife Lorraine became our exclusive tour guides and they made our stay.  We found a realtor, got some info and then toured from Bella Vista on the Missouri border, south through Bentonville and into Rogers (didn't make it to Fayetteville.  Excellent into to the area and we were impressed with what we found.

All in all ... a great adventure and oh yes, we stayed at a camp ground.

LAKE LENWOOD CAMPGROUNDS
July 2007,
West Bend, WI

This trip centered on my 50th Rufus King High School reunion in Milwaukee, WI and was extended to spend time with family and old friends and a trip to Waupacca, WI..

For the trip back to Milwaukee area we went right through Saint Louis on 44 to 55 and crossed the Mississippi .. a bit harrowing for this new pilot but shortest way.  We found an excellent mid trip campground alongside 55 in  Litchfield, IL, Kamper Kompanion.  Low rates, immaculate, level sites with full services including 50A.  Great owners ... we stopped there on the way back too.  Just the perfect mid trip evening stop over.  Can't say enough about it.  

We chose Lake Lenwood not that it stood out above the rest but based on its looking a little better than just  three in the area just north of Milwaukee.  It caters to the Day Camper and summer long campers with nice lake front facilities, and the rules are so based.  Older campground, lots of woods, not level, close sites and you pay for electricity when you leave.  The owners are very, very touchy and seem to be looking for trouble in the questions you ask.

We were first put in an area where there was NO chance of a signal for DirecTV and then moved to a tight circle of campers who were working on building a new power plant in Port Washington.  Nice folks but we were in like sardines ... but an opening in the trees that did yield DTV. 

After a week I got so sick that we stayed an extra day there to rest but headed home, canceling the rest of our trip.