Trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway.

[BGMAC]

Hay all,
This is our annual trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway to see Nascar Roval race Oct 9th.
1st day; We will travel to Raccon Mountain where they have a Caver tour and Jim mine at the campgrounds. Along the way we will stop at the Lodge Cast Iron Pots plant Visitors store.
2nd day; Travel to Ela Campground. Owned by the Cherokee Nation.
3rd day; Travel on the Great Smoky a mountain Railroad. 4 /12 hrs through the mountains while taste testing moonshine.
4th day; Travel to Yates Family Campground. This use to be Robert Yates family farm until the speedway bought most of the land for a parking lot. Now the nephew runs it. Almost all the RV’rs are return customer and he knows everyone on a first name bases. Plus his rates are tremendously cheap for that week of racing. Will be here for several days and leave after the race.
The return trip is a luck of the draw. No plans what so ever on where we’re going and where we’re stopping. That really the way I like to travel.

 

[rudyyoko]

Ive got 5 more years until I retire, I'm really looking forward to not having a real daily schedule as you described.

 

[Rich W.]

That sounds great - I have a bunch of appointments over the next month, but maybe we can tag along next year…I’d love it and I have a whole lotta kin folk in the area.

 

[BGMAC]

That sounds great - I have a bunch of appointments over the next month, but maybe we can tag along next year…I’d love it and I have a whole lotta kin folk in the area.

Sounds great. A lot of places to go around here.

 

[BGMAC]

We took off about 8:30 this morning and headed to our first stop Lodge Cast Iron cookware. There redoing the place and are adding more parking. There also creating a museum that is opening in a few days. We got a couple things and wend on to Raccoon Mtn campground. Nice place easy in with a chase cart to guide you to your spot and help setup if you want. They have cavern and gem mining on site. Easy to get to from I24.
BTW; that’s my mom 91 chilling out on the couch listening to a book on her IPhone while going down the road

 

[Jim]

BTW; that’s my mom 91 chilling out on the couch listening to a book on her IPhone while going down the road

Awesome!

 

[BGMAC]

We made it to Ela Camground. After leaving the Chattanooga area going east on Hwy 64 it became very scenic. This area is known for white water rafting, and fly fishing. We got to our spot along the river that comes with a deck over the river.

We let mom take a turn at the wheel. .

 

[Jim]

Nice place. And the coach is looking good!

 

[BGMAC]

Thanks Jim, we looked at staying at your place, but when I looked you were booked and we we were only staying one a 2 nights a stop.

 

[BGMAC]

We made it to Ela Campground on the 5th. Very quiet and not too many people here and we got a spot right on the river. On the 6th we went over to Bryson City and road the Smoky Mtn Railroad moonshine tasting tour. That was fun.