Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Spring Fling 2026 - Day 14: Philpott Lake COE Camping

A relatively short drive today, and except for an annoying detour by Google Maps who routed us through a narrow road neighborhood, it went without incident.  Sometimes,  Google Maps sucks.

I am rethinking the concept of using COE camping almost exclusively while on the eastern half of the country. Some of the ones we have ended up at were pretty out of the way and whatever savings there was to be had through my veterans discount were negated by the extra gas used to get there.  

Also, so far they have been accessed via narrow country roads which though paved have no shoulders and significant drop offs at times which makes for some nerve-racking driving. 

Having electric power is really nice on cold nights but not sure the trade off is worth it in the long run. 

Anyhoo, we got there safely and after some careful maneuvering got the RV and the CRV inserted into the camping spot I had selected.  Let's just say the site looked a lot bigger in the pictures when I made the reservation online. 




We will be here till Friday morning and from there head to the home of friends of mine from college in Marshall, VA.

The afternoon was sunny but the plethora of trees kept things rather cool.

Altitude: 1165 Feet

High temp: 73F

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