What fun! We are spending five nights in Sevierville/Pigeon Forge, TN. Our granddaughters Harper & Saylor will be with us for the first three nights. They have been so excited to go camping in maw maw and papa's RV. We have lots planned for this special time with them.
We thought it would be nice to camp in Cades Cove right in the mountains but their largest sites only acoomodate up to 32' RV with no electrical hookups or generators allowed. I don't know about you but this girl requires some electricity, especially for air conditioning!
Since we enjoyed the RVC resort in Carrabelle so much, we decided to try their newly purchased resort in Sevierville called The River Plantation RV Resort. You can tell that RVC has updated and made some changes for the better in this resort. The location is great and close to everything in the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area. I agree with their website that this is probably one of the nicest RV Resorts in the area.
We checked in at the new registration office and lodge which was very nice. The staff is not as friendly as the wonderful staff in Carrabelle, especially the young lady who took our reservations over the phone. They mention on their website to ask their friendly concierge to help you and they will assist with finding shows and restaurants. I asked the young lady at the counter (who was chomping on an apple), if she could give me information on the Aquarium and she said, "I don't know, if there is information - it will be on the wall." This was after she knew that I had been standing at the wall forever looking through the brochures. Or...maybe, she didn't notice even though I was the only one in the building with her. Hello? It makes a big difference when you have a friendly and helpful staff. People are more apt to return, if you make them feel welcome and special.
After setting up camp, we spent the afternoon in the pool. There are two pools to enjoy, as well as a hot tub. We especially liked the zero entry pool with mushroom fountain. The downside was the furniture needs replacing and they only had one table without an umbrella. There is no shade at all in the pool area and umbrellas would certainly help. Plus, the arcade is very outdated and could use a facelift. You can tell that there are obvious improvements already in this park since RVC came onboard. The entrance is newly paved & around the perimeter of the park, as well as nice signage. They have remodeled the bath house by the pool.
The girls were also excited when the icecream truck went by! It comes by daily around 3 & 7PM. All & all, this is a very nice park and easy to get into this time of the year. We will definately return, as I wouuld like to go to Dollywood next time!
After setting up camp, we spent the afternoon in the pool. There are two pools to enjoy, as well as a hot tub. We especially liked the zero entry pool with mushroom fountain. The downside was the furniture needs replacing and they only had one table without an umbrella. There is no shade at all in the pool area and umbrellas would certainly help. Plus, the arcade is very outdated and could use a facelift. You can tell that there are obvious improvements already in this park since RVC came onboard. The entrance is newly paved & around the perimeter of the park, as well as nice signage. They have remodeled the bath house by the pool.
The girls were also excited when the icecream truck went by! It comes by daily around 3 & 7PM. All & all, this is a very nice park and easy to get into this time of the year. We will definately return, as I wouuld like to go to Dollywood next time!
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