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Free Camping in Tennessee: Meriwether Lewis National Monument Campground

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Our Dry Camping (or Boondocking if you will) adventures this Spring have been taking us down some interesting roads to beautiful spots in the middle of nowhere. But often cell signal has been weak, and the nearest town may be 45 minutes away or a town may be too small to get supplies. But we struck gold at Meriwether Lewis National Monument Campground near the town of Hohenwald, Tennessee. Find out why this is one of the best free campgrounds in Tennessee.

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Fall Branch Falls, Blue Ridge Georgia – Family Hike

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Do you love waterfalls? We do! Both Jessica and I enjoy getting out of the campground and stretching our legs and ambling about the great outdoors for the simple joy of being out in nature and finding waterfalls.  We’re not the best at packing for spontaneous trips so we were thrilled when we discovered nearby Fall Branch Falls south of Blue Ridge, Georgia, a rewarding short hike that Nadia, and even Daniel(!) loved.

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5 Things to do at Blue Spring State Park

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We have been to Blue Spring State Park many times over the years – as day visitors, on field trips, tent camping, and now RV camping.

Blue Spring is located in Orange City, Florida and about 40 minutes north of Orlando.

The park offers swimming, manatee viewing (usually in the winter months), kayaking/canoeing, hiking, camping, cabin rentals, picnicking, and walking trails.

Here are our favorite things to do at the park.

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Free Checklist: 48 Things to Do Before Breaking Camp

This 6-page checklist will help you break camp. You can download it to your phone and always have it handy…and if you have adobe on your phone, you can check it off right from your phone. It even has some extra places where you can add your own items.