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Stephens Park near Hot Springs National Park: A Campground Review

November 13, 2022 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Dave and Baby the bird

The area around Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas is blessed with many well-reviewed campgrounds, from fancy resorts to state parks…so I don’t quite remember how we ended up at perhaps the tiniest of them all: little Stephens Park with all of nine campsites, right on the shore of Lake Hamilton. It’s a gem, though, […]

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Visiting Hot Springs National Park with Kids and Teens

October 12, 2022 by kokotg Leave a Comment

kids trying the water at Hot Springs National Park

travel dates: June, 2022 What Hot Springs National Park lacks in wide open spaces and scenic beauty, it makes up for in really hot water. Just kidding, Hot Springs: you are so much more than just hot water! Hot Springs is an unusual National Park, though, with its urban setting and focus on human history over natural […]

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Filed Under: 2022 Mountains, Arkansas, museums and attractions, national parks

Tom Sawyer’s RV Park in West Memphis: A Campground Review

September 25, 2022 by kokotg 5 Comments

barge on the Mississippi River

We had been itching to stay at Tom Sawyer’s RV Park in West Memphis, Arkansas (just across the river from Memphis, TN) for a long time. We had, in fact, booked two stays there in the past, both of which had to be canceled for assorted reasons. You have to call to book, and apparently […]

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Filed Under: Arkansas, Campground Reviews, Tennessee

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