While Tom and I were exploring the National Park sites in eastern Tennessee, we stayed at the Clinton Knoxville KOA. KOAs are our go-to campsites. They aren’t the most spacious or scenic places we could stay. Instead, they are usually close to the interstate and thus convenient for what we call “park and play”. We …
From May 2022
Big South Fork National River
Another National Park site that is just a short distance from Knoxville is the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. In fact, the Big South Fork is about the same distance west from Knoxville as the Great Smoky Mountains are to the east. Yet Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area only …
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tom and I have been to Great Smoky Mountains National Park many times. I went on vacations there with my family when I was young. Tom and I camped and hiked there when we were newly married. We have pictures of hiking on the trails when John was a little guy. Gatlinburg was our “home …