Adventures in Camping: Park-n-Drive

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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Park n' Drive: Inks Lake State Park

Know before your go - a park drive thru video.

Inks Lake State Park

We were in site #212, 50a/W

High Heat in the Hills; Going Underground

Monday, March 14, 2022

Tent on Wheels at DISNEY Park n' Drive: Fort Wilderness Campground

Know before you go - a park drive thru video

(Breaking this one into multiple videos, based on the site types)

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Preferred: Loops 100, 200, 300

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Premium: Loops 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400

Loops 400, 500, 1400

Loops 1200, 1300

Loops 1100, 1000, 900

Loop 800, 700, 600

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Full Hook-ups: Loops 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900

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Tent/Pop-ups: Loops 1500, 2000, 2100 (RV)

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Cabins: Loops 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800

Loops 2200, 2400, 2600

Loops 2300, 2500

Loops 2700, 2800

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We were in Premium Loop 500, site #539: easy enough to back into (as long as the campers across the way don't have their golf carts in the way). The pad was cut short side-to-side at the front because of an electrical junction box, and because of that the picnic table was at the back of our side, almost un-usable due to our slide outs. The foliage around the site makes it incredibly private, even though you're so close to your neighbors - it really felt very 'jungle-like' from the views out our back window and was a very quiet site thanks to all that landscaping. We had two days with torrential rain and our side flooded, but that (the massive rain) is really uncommon, and the park _is_ built on a swamp after all. The site has great morning and afternoon shade, but gets the full brunt of the mid-day sun.

I notified the park about the flooding situation and they immediately remedied it by having us move a few sites down, same loop, to #544. This one was easy to back into as well, and had the full width paved (since there was no electrical box in the way). It backs up to one of the main roads on the right side of the park, so your back windows will give you a view of the traffic driving by (and that means there's a fair bit of intermittent road noise during the day). Across that road is the dog park and a playground, so plenty of people watching - and a great spot if you're brought your furry friend along. This site is much larger than 539 - there's more space between you and your neighbors, too.

Premium loop 500, Buffalo Bend, was a great location close to the internal bus stop and a short distance from the marina with the option for dining, shopping, or catching a boat to the Magic Kingdom. You're also not far from the Meadows recreation area with the swimming pool, arcade, Chuck Wagon, campfire sing-a-long, and nightly outdoor movies. The loop shares a comfort station (bathhouse/laundry) with loop 400, and these two sites are on the opposite side of that are, so it's a bit of a walk if you're planning to use those facilities, but the tradeoff is that you're closer to the entrance of the loop so the bus stop, playground, and dog park are a much shorter walk.

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