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Originally Posted by ShilohRed
Hey Pete,
We'll be camping at the Paris Landing State Park. You can launch your boat at the marina by the park or we can show you other ramps that will put you in Big Sandy and you won't have to make as long a run on the water.
Here's a link to the park website:
Tennessee State Parks: Paris Landing
Vonna,
Are you going to have any of your apple pies there?
Do you think there will be spots open then? Or go ahead and book a site? I'm going to be there on Thursday am.
Will everyone be trying to get in one section of the campground? Or just where ever we can get?
Looking forward to this one.
Pete
If your booking a site for this gathering, please post what site you have. That way, others can book within the same area.
We will be in a tent. So I'll have to call about a site that is good for that. Since some sites aren't set up for tents. As we found out at another gathering after booking.
Richard, you always expect apple pie!
Unfortunately, the state park does not allow us to reserve sites. Right now, I don't know of anything big going on that weekend that would fill up the park. If I know for sure you're coming, I'll pay for some sites in advance and stick a lawn chair or small tent on them. I'll get the site numbers for that section. It generally doesn't fill up unless it's a big weekend like July 4th. The central section of the campground has a large grassy area next to several sites and they've let us have as many as 3 tents tents on one campsite. That's one of the reasons we're not camping at LBL. You can reserve there, but they don't allow multiple tents or a tent and camper on one site, you have to keep ALL your campers, tents and vehicles off the grass and it's just too far from Big Sandy.
Pete, if you're gonna be there Thursday for sure, we'll be happy to get you a spot. I think we're gonna take the pop-up to the campground on Wednesday.
I will let you know a week ahead. but sounds like its like Pickwick. Should be plenty of spots open then. I do plan on getting there on Thursday. Marilyn may not get there until Friday. As she has to work.:eek: But will not be that far from us when she gets off work. I think she works in Parsons Tn that day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Crappie Stalker
Pete
Looking over the image of the campground, we will have to load our boats after every trip. Wish we were on the water so to keep boats in water while there. Unless we rent space at the marina. I have a bucket, that I sink to hold minnows for long term. Hope someone doesn't borrow it or the minnows.
We are taking off friday and monday that weekend. Flutterby gets off at 5 pm and has a 35 minute drive home. I'll have the truck loaded, but a 2 1/2 hour drive to the park would put us in the dark. So we will load last minute things friday morning and head your way. Decide if we will pack up sunday afternoon or monday morning.
Was just down to Clarksville to see my 84 yr. old uncle. Took him over to Paris Landing. While we were there the wife said, "Honey why don't we take uncle Bill over to Piney Campground where we stayed when we fished KY lake a few years back?"
Piney CG takes reservations. Many sites on the water (nice). Most have electricity, and some have water also. 2 boat launches. Not that far from Paris Landing either. Just an FYI.
http://www.lbl.org/CAMPPiney.html
You can drill down to make reservations and see the sites and all info along with avail. Pretty sweet.
U. D.
The problem with Piney (aka LBL) is that it's quite a distance from Big Sandy, which is where the better fishing is and where we have waypoints to share with folks who aren't familiar with the lake, also, they do not allow you to have multiple tents on one site, nor can you pitch your tent in the grass or park your boat or your truck or your camper with any of the wheels on the grass, also, they charge you to come into the park to visit other campers and they're not nearly as friendly as the state park folks.Quote:
Originally Posted by yankee doodler
Tenn. folk not friendly??? Come on. :rolleyes: