Our Fall Camping Trip

We took a 2-week trip in mid-September (sorry for the late posting).

Anyway, we traveled to several new-to-us locations . . .

Lake McSwain Recreational Area

We spent two nights here arriving on Friday, September 13. This was our first time at Lake McSwain.

Our site . . .

. . . a nice view of a small cove . . .

THE BAD NEWS

Our large living room slide out stopped working. Normally, we turn a switch to activate an electric motor which pulls the slide out in or out. However, now we either had to leave it in all the time and live with some pretty cramped space, or crank the slide in and out by hand . . .

Black Oak Casino

Black Oak was only 55 miles from Lake McSwain. Our first time here. We arrived on Sunday, September 15 and left on September 19.

Black Oak had nice showers, laundry, and a restaurant. There was also a walking trail around a large pond.

Grass Valley RV Park

This was about a 140-mile trip. We arrive on Thursday, September 19, and left on September 22.

This is a brand new park which just opened several weeks before we arrived.

The campground is just outside Grass Valley which has some great restaurants that we discovered when we bought our Sea View RV in 2021 at DeMartini RV, a local dealership.

We also went to the Draft Horse Classic in the nearby county park . . .

Dos Reis Regional Park

This was 115-mile drive from Grass Valley RV and our last stop . . . also our first time here.

This park was a big disappointment because of the campground’s shabbiness and its “berm” (see below).

We thought we would be able to see the San Joaquin River from the park.

Now we’re planning for next Spring’s RV trip!