Scenic Mountain RV, Milledgeville, GA is approximately 25 miles from the north south Route 441/72 corridor confluence at Eatonton, GA. We prefer this 441/72/25 corridor access, from Florida, to points north, ie. Lake Greenwood RV, Greenville, Spartanburg, Ashville, Asheville Bear Creek RV, etc. This corridor features mostly four lane empty roadway affording a pastoral vista of rural GA and SC as an alternative to bustling I75/I85 when traversing between Florida and the Smokey’s.
The entrance into the park is rather narrow so our 45’ motorcoach with tow had to occupy the left lane of Rte 441 Business to navigate the turn into their short driveway.
Take Note: It is best to raise your motorcoach before proceeding down the little hill at the welcome center in order to avoid possible undercarriage damage; it is mandatory to unhook your tow in order to navigate either of the two u-turns that must be navigated in order to exit (staff will tell you that you can make these u-turns with your tow vehicle hooked up-not true. In fact both u-turns require a 2-point turn in a 45’ motorcoach; perhaps a 38’ motorcoach with tow can make the turn).
The petite welcome center is situated at the entrance; an orderly and tidy office where one registers. The streets are paved and afford easy navigation with a tow vehicle (caveat see note above). This park is located on a hill and the sites themselves are crushed stone and relatively level. The pull thrus are generously long and it appeared that most of the back-ins were occupied by permanent residents. It is worth mentioning that site#6 provided much needed shade from the western setting sun and the trees were trimmed back so as not to interfere with our motorcoach. The park grounds are maintained and trees are trimmed up and back so our 13’ foot height was not an issue. Located 35 miles northeast of Macon take note that this is an area of summer heat (when we visited beginning of September the daily temperature for over a week was 95-99 degrees and is not unusual). This park cannot be called rustic, more pastorally pleasant would define its environs. Several bathouse/shower buildings are dispersed among the campsites. They appear to be sheds or small cargo containers finished-out on the inside in early camp fashion. They are clean, well air conditioned and are not community bath/shower facilities; instead offering individual bath/shower suites -nice. Laundry facilities are likewise located in converted sheds. A pleasant amenity are the dog wash stations located outside each bath/shower building. There is also a clean and modest club house.
The clear saltwater pool, although older, apparently has had a recent apron resurfacing and the pool liner is also rather new with no bathtub ring-one of the very few we have experienced without that “ring-around-the-collar”. A testament to how clean they maintain this crystal clear pool. The pool apron has several chairs and tables with umbrellas, however no lounge chairs. Although located in rural Georgia there are nearby attractions. The most notable is Milledgeville, former Georgia capitol during the Civil War, located 5 miles to the north of the campground.
Like so many full time, or like us travelers for 7 months of the year, the ability to wash our motorcoach is always an issue as campgrounds normally prohibit vehicle washing. This park allows washing for a nominal fee which is a welcome benefit.
A fine amenity is the live music provided Saturday nights at the pavilion.
The FHU is functional and the 50 amp service stable supporting our continuous 65 amp draw. WiFi internet is provided and although the brochure states it will only support email we found it to be more robust. Our signal was 77%, -56dBm which although marginal did provide streaming music for Pandora, Prime Music, and Google Play. Also we were able to stream in HD movies, although at times the quality morphed into SD or came to a standstill; still it exceeded expectations. Our OTA (over the air antenna) received several channels, one in HD from nearby Macon.
The Takeaway: a pastoral park in rural Georgia near historic Milledgeville and close by Macon and Lake Sinclair. Individual bath/shower rooms are early camp chic and these buildings dispersed among the campsite are clean and include an outside dog wash. A good stopover as well as a longer stay to explore the area offers a sparkling saltwater pool, live Saturday music venues, and a quiet experience in a well maintained rv park. We visited September 2019. Go to www.rickpicks.com for other reviews, critiques and essays with links to area attractions and a more detailed review of this park as well as reviews of restaurants, etc.
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