Horse Country

Spring 2024: San Antonio, Texas

(April 6-10, 2024)

Highlights

  • Total Eclipse and BBQ
  • San Antonio: Riverwalk, Mission Tours, Japanese Tea Garden
  • Cowboy musical entertainment
  • History of Cowboys by curator Frontier Times Museum
  • Lecture by NASA contractor/Southwest Research Institute

Campground

Skyline Ranch RV Park & Cabins
2231 Hwy 16N
Bandera, TX

Cost per Couple:  $595 + site $204/4nights
# Coaches: 28

Fall 2023: Natchez, MS

(September 11-15)

Highlights

  • Stanton Hall
  • Frogmore Plantation
  • Trinity Episcopal Church
  • Longwood Octagonal Home
  • Magnolia Hall

Campground

River View RV Park
100 River View Parkway
Vidalia, LA

Cost per Couple:  $750
# Coaches:  19

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Spring 2023: Pensacola, FL

(March 20-24)

Highlights

  • National Naval Aviation Museum Tour
  • Pensacola Beach
  • Lunch at Crabs on the Beach
  • Naval Live Oaks Nations Park Visitor Center Tour

Campground

Splash! RV Resort and Waterpark
8500 Welcome Church Rd
Milton, FL

Cost per Couple:  $410
# Coaches:  32

Fall 2022: Foxborough (Boston), MA

(October 2-6)

Highlights

  • Boston City View Trolleys: Explore Boston with hop on/hop off privileges
  • Catered dinners
  • Coaches Open House
  • Happy hour
  • New Bedford Whaling Museum tour
  • New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center tour

Campground

Normandy Farms Campground
72 West Street
Foxborough, MA 02035
Phone: (866) 673-2767
https://www.normandyfarms.com

Cost per Couple:  $610
# Coaches: 
20

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Spring 2022: New Orleans, LA

(April 4-8)

Highlights

  • Tour of New Orleans
  • Tour of Destrehan Plantation
  • Eisenhower National Historic Site
  • Lunch at Ormond Plantation
  • Mardi Gras World Museum guided tour
  • National WW II Museum self-guided tour

Campground

New Orleans RV Resort (Formerly Ponchartrain Landing)
6001 France Rd
New Orleans, LA

Cost per Couple:  $650
# Coaches:  32

Fall 2021: Pigeon Forge, TN

(October 4-7)

Highlights

  • Information/discussion sessions by the fire pits
  • Happy hour
  • Catered dinners

Campground

Clabough’s Campground
405 Wears Valley Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

Cost per Couple:  $240
# Coaches: 
29

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Fall 2019: Gettysburg, PA

(September 23-27)

Highlights

  • Guided tour of Gettysburg Battlefield
  • Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center
  • Eisenhower National Historic Site
  • Lunch at the Dobbin House
  • Guided tour of Harley-Davidson Factory
  • Tour of York County History Center
  • Lunch at Roosevelt Tavern
  • Pride of the Susquehanna River Paddle Boat

Campground

Gettysburg Campground
2030 Fairfield Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Cost per Couple:  $566
# Coaches:  37

Spring 2019: Savannah, GA

(April 8-12)

Highlights

  • Guided Trolley Tour of Savannah
  • Hop-on, hop-off Trolley to Explore Savannah
  • Pin Point Cultural Heritage Center Tour
  • Lunch at The Crab Shack, Tybee Island
  • Captain Derek’s Dolphin Tour

Campground

Creekfire RV Motor Ranch (Resort & Camping)
275 Fort Argyle Road
Savannah, GA 31419

Cost per Couple:  $504
# Coaches: 
40

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Fall 2018: Asheville, NC

(Oct 22 - Oct 26)

Highlights

  • Blue Ridge Mountain Visitor Center
  • Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Tour of Carl Sandburg Home
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian
  • Great Smokey Mountain Railroad

Campground

Asheville Bear Creek RV Park & Campground
581 South Bear Creek Road
Asheville, NC 28806

Cost per Couple:  $536
# Coaches:  26

Spring 2018: Memphis, TN

(April 16-20)

Highlights

  • Bus tour of Memphis
  • Gibson Guitar Factory Tour
  • Rock & Soul Museum
  • Graceland
  • Memphis Riverboat Cruise
  • Musical performance by Eric Hughes

Campground

EZ Daze RV Resort
536 W E Ross Pkwy
Southaven, MS 38671

Cost per Couple:  $550
# Coaches: 
25

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Fall 2017: Pine Mountain, GA

(Oct 30 - Nov 3)

Highlights

  • Callaway Gardens and Butterfly House
  • Roosevelt’s Little White House
  • Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
  • George Washington Carver Museum
  • Musical performance by Tommy Joe Connor

Campground

Pine Mountain RV Resort
8804 Hamilton Road
Pine Mountain, GA  31822

Cost per Couple:  $460
# Coaches:  20

Spring 2017: Lafayette, LA

(Apr 24-28)

Highlights

  • Avery Island’s Tabasco Factory & Jungle Gardens
  • Vermillionville
  • Champagne’s Swamp Tour
  • Musical performance by Donny Broussard & the Louisiana Stars

Campground

Cajun Palms RV Resort
1055 N Barn Rd
Henderson, LA 70517

Cost per Couple:  $507
# Coaches:  20

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Fall 2016: Dearborn, MI

(Sept 26-30)

Highlights

  • Ford Rouge Factory Tour
  • Guided Tour of Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
  • Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum
  • Richard Powell, Caricature Artist

Campground

Cajun Palms RV Resort
1055 N Barn Rd
Henderson, LA 70517

Cost per Couple:  $564
# Coaches:  19

Spring 2016: Washington, DC

(Apr 25 - 29)

Highlights

  • Bus Tour of Washington, DC with stops at many sights
  • Mount Vernon
  • Cavalcade of Coaches
  • “New Orleans Stew” Dinner by Karon & Phil Milonzi
  • Comedian, Adam Ruben
  • Swing dancing in the ballroom

Campground

Cherry Hill Park Campground
9800 College Hill Rd
College Park, MD 20740

Cost per Couple:  $495
# Coaches:  22

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Fall 2015: Chattanooga, TN

(Oct 19-23)

Highlights

  • Buttonwillow Theater and Lunch
  • Tennessee Aquarium
  • River Gorge boat ride
  • Walking taco dinner

Campground

Holiday Travel Park of Chattanooga, TN
Phone: (706) 891-9766
chattacamp.com

Cost per Couple:  $489
# Coaches:  29

Spring 2015: Shreveport, LA

(Apr 26-30)

Highlights

  • Piggy-backed on the FMCA Into Rally

Campground

Louisiana State Fairgrounds
Shreveport, LA

Cost per Couple:  $225 (FMCA Into Rally Registration)
# Coaches:  12

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Fall 2014: St Augustine, FL

(Oct 27 - 31)

Highlights

  • Piggy-backed on FMCA INTO Rally

Campground

North Beach Camp Resort  (northbeachcamp.com)
4125 Coastal Highway (A1A)
St Augustine, FL 32084

Cost per Couple:  $489
# Coaches:  48

Spring 2014: Nashville, TN

(Apr 26-30)

Highlights

  • Nashville City Tour
  • Ryman Auditorium Tour
  • Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Tour
  • The Hermitage Tour
  • Belle Meade Plantation Tour
  • Wine Tasting at Belle Meade
  • Grand Ole Opry Show
  • Hermitage Smorgasbord
  • Many also participated in the FMCA INTO Rally, May 2-6 in Lebanon, TN

Campground

Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort
4001 Bell Rd
Hermitage, TN  37076

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $523
# Coaches:  28 

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Fall 2013: Mystic, CT

(Sept 30 - Oct 4)

Highlights

  • Mystic Seaport
  • Argia Schooner Sail
  • Guided Tour of Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
  • Submarine Museum
  • Shoppin in Olde Mystic Village
  • New England Lbster in the Rough

Campground

Ross Hill Park (rosshillpark.com)
Lisbon, CT

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $489
# Coaches:  29

Spring 2013: Natchez, LA

Highlights

  • Natchez Pilgrimage Tours

Campground

River View RV Park & Resort
100 River View Pkwy
Vidalia, LA  71373

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $515
# Coaches:  29

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Fall 2012: Hiawassee, GA

(Oct 9-13)

Highlights

  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway trip with stops in quaint towns
  • Georgia Mountain Fall Festival at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
  • CHOC Parade of Homes
  • CHOC Fall Olympics (games to play)

Campground

Bald Mountain Camping Resort
751 Gander Gap Road
Hiawassee, GA  30546

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $450
# Coaches:  36

Spring 2012: Lancaster, PA

(May 13-16)

Highlights

  • Amish Day:  Tour Amish Farm, House, and Schoolhouse, Pennsylvania Dutch lunch at the Good ‘N Plenty farmhouse built in 1871, optional visit Old Country Store and Quilt Museum
  • Hershey Day:  Great American Chocolate Tour then Create your Own Candy Bar—who will be the most creative or the craziest?  After lunch on your own, a fun and unforgettable trip on the Hershey Trolley Works to learn more about Mr. Hershey and Chocolate Town USA
  • Who doesn’t need a laugh?  The Rainbow Dinner Theatre has been laughing for 27 years, and we will join them for lunch and a comedy play

Campground

Pinch Pond Family Campground & RV Park
3075 Pinch Road
Manheim, PA 17545

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $515
# Coaches:  27

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Fall 2011: Stone Mountain, GA

(Sept 22-26)

Highlights

  • Atlanta Yesterday and Today Tour
  • Stone Mountain Park
  • Ride the Ducks Tour
  • Laser Show Spectacular at Stone Mountain Park

Campground

Stone Mountain Park Campground
4003 Stonewall Jackson Dr
Stone Mountain, GA  30083

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $536
# Coaches:  37

Spring 2011: Branson, MO

(May 16 - 20)

Highlights

  • Georgia Mountain Fair ???

Campground

America’s Best Campground (abc-branson.com)
499 Buena Vista Rd
Branson, MO  65616

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $532
# Coaches:  42

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Fall 2010: Sarasota, FL

(Oct 4-8)

Highlights

  • Ringling Museum of Art
  • Mote Maine Laboratory and Aquarium
  • Chartered Sea Life Encounter Cruise
  • Shopping & eating at St. Armands Circle
  • Some followed this rally by a group stay at Disney’s Ft Wilderness Resort and Campground (Oct 8-13)

Campground

Sun N Fun Resort and Campground (sunnfunfl.com)
7125 Fruitville Rd
Sarasota, FL  34240

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $495
# Coaches:  30

Spring 2010: Asheville, NC

(May 17-21)

Highlights

  • Trolly Tour of Asheville
  • Bus Tour of Historic Hendersonville
  • Theater production of Steel Magnolias at Flat Rock Playhouse
  • Biltmore Estate Tour

Campground

Bear Creek RV Park (ashevillebearcreek.com)
81 S Bear Creek Rd
Asheville, NC  28806

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $475
# Coaches:  57

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Fall 2009: San Antonio, TX

(Oct 12-16)

Highlights

  • Tour of King William Historic District (Steves Homestead, Guenther House and La Villita, dating from the 1750’s)
  • Cruise down the Paseo Del Rio and visit SAS Shoe Factory
  • Optional Texas Hill Country Tour, including the LBJ Ranch
  • Fredericksburg for lunch and shopping along Hauptstrasse (Main Street)
  • Mission San Jose and Tour of the Alamo
  • Evening Entertainment: Action Comedy Gunslingers

Campground

Blazing Star Luxury RV Resort
1120 W Loop 1604 N
San Antonio, TX  78251

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $555
# Coaches:  44

Spring 2009: Charleston, SC

(May 4-8)

Highlights

  • Historian/naturalist from the the Ravenel Caw Caw Interpretive Center
  • Bus Tour of Charleston, visit Palmer House
  • Shopping at the Market
  • Gullah Storyteller
  • Optional Magnolia Plantation
  • Boat trip and tour of Ft Sumpter
  • Lunch aboard USS Yorktown
  • Patriots Point Naval and Military Museum in Historic Charleston Harbor
  • The Have Nots! Comedy Improv Company

Campground

Campground at James Island County Park
871 Riverland Dr
Charleston, SC 29412

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $505
# Coaches:  54

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Fall 2008: Williamsburg, VA

(Sept 29 - Oct 3)

Highlights

  • Jamestown Settlement
  • Yorktown Victory Center and bus tour of the Battlefield
  • Colonial Williamsburg
  • Dinner and entertainment at Southern Mansion Boxwood Inn

Campground

American Heritage RV Park
146 Maxton Lane
Williamsburg, VA  23188

Cost per Couple (includes camping):  $505
# Coaches: 
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