Fugawetribe

Sloppy Floyd State Park is a nice hilly little park centered on Sloppy Floyd Lake.  James H. “Sloppy” Floyd was a long-serving state congressman.

The park straddles Sloppy Floyd Lake road, which is fairly narrow, but the road’s really narrow near the lake.  A turn into the office area can be made but large units might have a bit of trouble getting back out.  Following the road across the lack toward the campground turnoff,  it’s curvy and narrow with an abrupt steep dropoff on the lake side.  Put a wheel over and you’ll roll over right down the bank.  They’re working on widening the road in that area.

The campground is on a hillside and the sites are constructed as terraces; they’re level and graveled, as are the picnic-table and grill areas.

Miss Lueffie in site 25, top of the hill.

Campsites down the hill.

Mountain Girl TheMrs said we wouldn’t need a heater in May.

The exit road from the CG is mighty steep but at least it’s short.

Sloppy Floyd Lake.

F.D. Roosevelt State Park is a very large park centered on Pine Mountain in west central Georgia on US 27. It has 140 developed level campsites, two lakes, cabins and lots of trails.
We arrived on a Thursday in early May and it was virtually empty, but when we left on Saturday it was packed. It’s very popular with families with popups or tents, lots of children and lots of dogs, so if you want tranqulity go on weekdays.
The little town of Pine Mountain is just a couple of miles from the back gate and has a grocery store, gas and several small restaurants.

Here we are snuggled up to the creek running alongside Loop 2.

The creek runs down toward Lake Delano.

Lake Delano.

Kolomoki Mounds State Park in southwest Georgia surrounds an ancient Indian mound complex and has two lakes and 24 RV sites. The sites are level and shaded, and most offer a great view of Kolomoki Lake. The park office/museum houses an excavated burial mound and you can climb to the top of the 57-foot-tall temple mound.
The park was practically empty during our stay in early May.

Kolomoki Mounds SP site #7

Kolomoki Lake

Purple Martins nest in these gourds; we used to call then Gourd Martins. Martins eat lots of bugs, especially mosquitos, and you’ll see gourds on poles and wires throughout the southeast.

This is part of the excavated burial mound.

The “temple mound.”  It’s thought that the chief and his wives and families lived atop the mound.