Wednesday we moved from McKinney Campground in Ackworth, Georgia to Carolina Landing in Fairplay, South Carolina. Carolina Landing is owned by "1000 Trails", a membership campground organization that has campgrounds throughout the country. We were given a 1000 trails membership when we bought our camper and this is the first time we have used it (we actually tried before at other locations but they either had no vacancies or were closed for the season. Well, we were not impressed - they advertise 227 sites but in actuality the majority of them are rented out to seasonal campers and there are only a handful of sites available for travelers. The park is old and outdated, very hilly and tough to navigate - our first experience with 1000 Trails was not a good one although in fairness, the people that worked there were very pleasant and helpful. I guess we shouldn't complain as we got a free membership and it cost nothing to stay here.
Our Route
Our Site - We were jammed in between two permanently occupied campsites - very little extra space - barely enough to use the awning. This is not the worst place we have stayed in the last year and a half but it is in the top three.
We went hiking on Stumphouse Mountain and stopped to see Stumphouse Tunnel which was part of a plan to build the Blue Ridge Railroad from Anderson, SC to Knoxville, TN. The railroad ran out of money and ceased work on the tunnel in 1859. Then the Civil War came along and ultimately work on the railroad never resumed. The tunnel was hand dug and goes about 1/2 way through the mountain.
There is also a large waterfall nearby that we hiked to. The falls were nice but there has been a drought and I understand they are normally more impressive.
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