Crooked River State Park Campground Tour Georgia (RV Living Full Time)

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  • Crooked River State Park was our first trip with our new to us used 2017 Grand Design RV 310 GK. We considered this practicing for RV Living Full Time. There was so much to see in the park (but parts of the Boardwalk were closed) and close by; we wish we could have stayed longer. Very dog friendly park.
    In this video, we show you the entire state park, with a site by site tour of the campground and a look at the day use.
    See chapters below
    0:00 Intro
    1:07 Park Entrance
    4:32 Sites 1-10
    6:39 Sites 11-38
    11:48 Sites 39-62
    17:25 Park Map and Day Use
    Crooked River State Park Campground Tour - Georgia (detailed look of each campsite)
    Early October 2019
    Description of the park:
    "Located just a few miles from I-95 on the southern tip of Georgia’s Colonial Coast, this park is the perfect spot for enjoying the Intracoastal Waterway and maritime forest. Campsites are surrounded by palmettos and Spanish moss-draped oaks, while cottages are set near the tidal river. A boat ramp is popular with anglers who often take to the water before sunrise.
    The park’s nature trail winds through forest and salt marsh, and hikers may see gopher tortoises, fiddler crabs, herons and other birds. A nature center features fish, snakes, turtles and other animals native to coastal Georgia."
    Nearby Attractions: Pictures are on our Instagram account
    "Visitors may venture to the nearby ruins of a tabby mill, built around 1825 and later used as a starch factory during the Civil War. "
    Very close to the Tabby Mills is the King's Bay Submarine Base with a huge attraction of a submarine replica.
    St. Mary's has a picturesque downtown along the water where there was an annual Rock Shrimp Festival the day we were there, along with a hometown parade. This is also where you catch the ferry.
    "Just down the road is the ferry to famous Cumberland Island National Seashore [we missed the boat-literally] known for secluded beaches and wild horses."
    Link to Crooked River/Reserve America:
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    Link for park map:
    gastateparks.org/sites/defaul...
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    We are a married couple in our mid 50s downsizing/selling our house so we can see the sights and enjoy every day- along with our two dogs, Scrappy & Chewie.
    Revised 6-2-21
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  • @DownsizingMakesCents
    @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is our first campground review video. Please come back and check our other videos

  • @dianecicotta800
    @dianecicotta800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best campground video I've seen thus far. Thanks for making such a detailed look at each camp site. Very helpful!!!!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diane Cicotta Diane, hi. Larry does these exactly for this. We look for pictures or videos to help us pick a site but can’t find any. We have spent the rest of out time in Florida but we will be traveling elsewhere soon. Maybe more Georgia parks. Thank you for the compliment. Alice

  • @mickeyrakes2231
    @mickeyrakes2231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We absolutely love and appreciate your Campground Site Tours! We find them very informative and helpful. In fact we ironically will be staying at campsite 58 in Crooked River State Park Campground in a couple of weeks. We appreciate them so much that this is the first comment I have ever made for any video! You are doing a great job! Thanks!!!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mickey, what a great compliment. We really need to hear this from time to time. Larry sometimes asks if we should stop the site to site but I say we need to do them because no one else does.
      This was our first with our new rig and our channel was much newer. Glad you could handle us in our earlier days. We hope our campground tours have gotten better 🤣.
      Thanks again for this special feedback 🤗
      Alice

  • @lisasummerlin3238
    @lisasummerlin3238 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for taking the time to video this beautiful state park. My husband and I will be visiting in a few weeks.

  • @rbrown2895
    @rbrown2895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent audio and video!! This is a beautiful rv Park. Thanks!!!!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. This was our first campground after we bought our fifth wheel. We hope to visit Georgia more in the future. It’s beautiful. Alice

  • @RunawaywithShortie
    @RunawaywithShortie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this park. We stay there often..and are actually returning this coming Monday for a week. We often stop there on our way to Savannah..Skidaway state park is another wonderful one.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wendy, it was our first park we went to with our fifth wheel. We hope to spend more time in Georgia.
      Alice

  • @valeriebusico2648
    @valeriebusico2648 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you we just booked site 14 because we saw your video!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Valerie, awesome. That means our video served it’s purpose. It’s so much better to see a video of a site.
      Enjoy,
      Alice

  • @dalerobinson8456
    @dalerobinson8456 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crooked River is one of our favorite GA State Campgrounds. The bath house on the third loop is one of the best designs, and cleanest I've ever used, especially in a state campground. I'm enjoying your detailed campsite reviews.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dale, we hope to visit more Georgia state parks soon. This was the only one. And our first in our new to us fifth wheel.
      Thanks for the added info. It will help others who read the comments.
      Alice

    • @dalerobinson8456
      @dalerobinson8456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DownsizingMakesCents You need to try Skidaway Island in Savannah, nice, wooded, convenient to Savannah sightseeing too. Don't come during summer, hot humid, and buggy. Late fall, early spring are the most comfortable. Stay safe.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds perfect.

  • @KathysOutdoorAdventures
    @KathysOutdoorAdventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love all your campground reviews. When I start booking my Florida trip these will be so helpful

  • @BTenn183
    @BTenn183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing your review.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      BTenn183 I hope it was helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting ❤️

  • @mariaappel-holistichealing1845
    @mariaappel-holistichealing1845 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, thank you, you guys helped me to pick the perfect campsite!!!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maria, awesome. That’s exactly what we want to hear. Thank you. And enjoy. Alice

  • @journey2fifty
    @journey2fifty 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very detailed! I wish every campground had a video like this thank you 👍🏻

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind comment, our very first comment on this channel!

  • @dianekirvan9906
    @dianekirvan9906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! Thank you for showing every campsite and more. I wish there were more videos this thorough. We are staying at Crooked River in late February and the sites were almost full when we booked so I am happy to see our site #26 is very nice. I didn't see a really bad site in the entire park. Beautiful park! Next visit we hope to get site 12 because we have a Grand Design 2500 RL so we can view the river from our back window and slide.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dianne, I’m glad the video gave you peace of mind.
      We wish all campgrounds had videos like this- that’s why we started doing them.
      Unfortunately, this is the only Georgia one we have done. But we hope to camp more in Georgia this year.
      Enjoy your stay and your Grand Design,
      Alice

  • @RVUNDERWAY
    @RVUNDERWAY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You two have a very nice delivery style. Very well constructed video. Great looking park...we love that area around the Navy Submarine Base. Thanks.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      RV UNDERWAY thank you for the encouraging Comments, it’s not easy to put yourself out there, still working on getting in front of the camera

  • @trailheadtribe
    @trailheadtribe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We just got back from our trip to Crooked River and this was helpful! Thank you for posting

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey. I’m glad Georgia left their campgrounds open. Florida closed their state park campgrounds very early. We love hearing that our tours are helpful. We hope to do more soon. We still need to do two before the lockdown. Wekiva Springs State Park and Salt Springs. Stay safe. Alice

    • @trailheadtribe
      @trailheadtribe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We were disappointed as well since we are based out of Florida. We have been wanting to start our TH-cam channel on different hiking opportunities at state and national parks and Florida closed everything. Hope you can get those two parks done as soon as they allow! You stay safe as well ~Candace

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trailhead Tribe Candace. It will open soon. I hope. We actually have the footage from before the lockdown. We just need to edit. I would love to see hiking in Florida State Parks. Good luck. Stay safe. Alice

  • @lindabarker7142
    @lindabarker7142 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched Bluwave Odyssey tonight and decided to check you out and subscribe. I'm a wannabe and have been tweaking my campervan, taking camping trips, (usually to state parks, of up to 10 days) optimizing my gear and dreaming of my epic trip but can't shake free yet, with family obligations. I've wanted to do this for 50 years. I bought my van and started camping in July 2016. I'm excited to watch you go full time! Thanks for the inspiration.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Linda, Thank you so much. Bob is awesome. We like state parks too. Good luck on your soon to be adventurous. Alice and Larry

  • @josephpurcell1182
    @josephpurcell1182 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the most big rig friendly state park I have ever visited.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph, this was our very first campground with our fifth wheel, and our first Georgia park we videotaped. But in the future, we will do one on High Falls,
      Alice

  • @yankeesusa1
    @yankeesusa1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So on this review you didn't mention which sites had sewer but it's also one of your first videos and as always, a great video.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jaz, yes. This was our first campground tour. I hope we have gotten better 😂.
      I wish I could fix that, but I don’t remember. Maybe it’s on the campground map?
      Sorry about that,
      Alice

    • @yankeesusa1
      @yankeesusa1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DownsizingMakesCents it's no problem at all. For this being your first video it was great. It is still very helpful.

  • @MetroOnTheMove
    @MetroOnTheMove 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How are the hiking trails in the area? Is there any back country camp spots? Just subbed!

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Metro On The Move Hi. Unfortunately, we visited this park when we were just weekenders. If it were now that we are full timers, we would have been able to explore more. I wish I had the information you are looking for. Our later yours have much more insight. Sorry. Thanks for joining us. Take care. Alice

    • @MetroOnTheMove
      @MetroOnTheMove 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DownsizingMakesCents No worries! This is one of the few state parks left to visit and it quite a drive from Atlanta. There is a ton of hiking / camping videos on my channel that you may be interested in. Would love to hear your feedback! Cheers

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I will check it out.

    • @MetroOnTheMove
      @MetroOnTheMove 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Downsizing Makes Cents cheers! Hope you enjoy the channel

  • @lisatighe7656
    @lisatighe7656 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you remember if dogs were allowed on the boardwalks that are on the trails? I've been pretty disappointed to go to a state park in Florida only to find that half the trails don't allow dogs because they contain boardwalks.

    • @DownsizingMakesCents
      @DownsizingMakesCents  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question. I don't remember any signs saying no dogs but I think that was one of the parks that at some of the trails were shut down because the boardwalks were run down and rickety.I usually add that if it says no dogs allowed- like in our Curry Hammock video.Alice and Larry