Raleigh North Carolina and surrounding areas

wife is on the fence on if Gizmo gets to go or not, so we'll see if he makes the ride.

 

even the bed tent would benefit from the insulation. just an idea tossed out, you could cut it in such a way that it could be stored behind rear cab seat or something

 

ok, so when ? what time ? how many folk ? gotta be discrete about the booze, bored rangers this time of year and all

i'll probably be drinking coffee anyway

 

No drinks, lame!! This is why I like camping at Yates Place at URE

I'm good, I'll wait til next weekend and try some before I commit to a growler.

 

What's up guys? Not really new to the forum but new to this thread. Live in garner/Raleigh off hwy50.

 

Wanna camp Saturday at Jordan Lake? You got a couple guys out your way too.

 

Damn I'd love to roll the popup out Saturday but doubt I could pull it off with the wife on short notice considering she's been out of town with work this week. Probably wouldn't go over well. Maybe next weekend or the next? If y'all wanna do it again.

 

easier to ask forgiveness than permission..... ( says the guy whose wife has already let him out to play )

 

Next weekend I'll be in Columbia camping

 

Alright. I'll try my best. Might could just swing buy for a little while and have a few beers. What time are y'all getting out there?

 

here's the deal, I think the fee is $25 per site, ( might have gone up on the 1st ) SO, if we show up individually, we pay for one site per 2 vehicles ( excluding camper ) one tent and a camper or 2 tents on each site. you can get a second pass for second vehicle if you show solo, but they won't get past the front gate with out the pass or paying a day use fee. ( day use includes showing up to hang for a bit )

 

What about falls lake?

 

pretty much same deal, al the NC parks are like this

 

So we meet up and go in together and figure out who to put on the site. Umstead was 2 vehicles 3 tents or something like that,no big deal.

 

I think umstead is free but I think they're closed till around March. Could always head to one of the more quiet boat slips on Harris and camp/hangout there. If the game warden sees a full tent village he will say something but I've slept in my truck many times out there. There's also buckhorn damn on the cape fear. It's a great place to camp. They'll be some sketchy kids coming down there to smoke whatever they enjoy smoking but never give any trouble. Spent many nights out there and never been bothered. It's at the end of a long dirt road. I can show y'all on a map if you're interested. It's down past fuquay.

 

yeah, that will work.

My only problem with Umstead is its proximity to RDU arrival and departure, it's never quiet. Jordan has fly over traffic, but it isn't terrible, though probably more noticeable with little to no tree cover this time of year.