{"id":4697,"date":"2018-02-15T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestcamping.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/16\/lovin-corinth-cg\/"},"modified":"2018-01-22T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T23:06:19","slug":"lovin-corinth-cg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/lovin-corinth-cg\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovin’ Corinth cg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our campsite at Corinth Campground<\/p><\/div>\n

I met a man at the Louisville KOA who stays only in KOA Kampgrounds. I asked if he had every tried a national forest campground. He looked at me as if I had a second head and responded, \u201cI need full hook-ups.\u201d As I sit here in my spacious Corinth campground site, I send up a small \u201cthank you\u201d that he has not discovered the delights of the Forest Service\u2019s Southern Region campgrounds.\u00a0 He left more room for me!.<\/p>\n

Surprises to be enjoyed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I sit in my site, typing with a big Yellow poplar tree on one side\u00a0 and a stand of Wild magnolia and Short-leaf pines on the other side.\u00a0 A delicate-looking doe nibbles the grass along the roadway.\u00a0 I give thanks to whoever was responsible for the creation and construction of Corinth campground in Bankhead National Forest<\/a>. Did I mention it has FULL HOOK-UPS! Although hook-ups is not common elsewhere, the Southern Region seems to have made a serious effort to provide electric and water hook-ups in at least one campground in every forest in their region.<\/p>\n

Hiking trail to enjoy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This morning, the \u201ckids\u201d and I took a hike from Firefly loop to Corinth campground\u2019s tent only spur along the shore of Lake Lewis Smith (over a mile). It was a pleasant stroll through the area\u2019s hardwood forest with occasionally glimpses of water. Being able to hike the trails of Bankhead NF\u2019s campgrounds was a pleasure we didn\u2019t have when first here, some 13-years ago. The lake level is down but the recent rains have brought the level up a bit. The rain, plus continuing warm temperatures, have encouraged a variety of fungi to grow along the trail. I want to hike this trail again before we leave and get some photos of these interesting plants.<\/p>\n

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