Our Second “First” Camping Trip

When:  Saturday, May 11, 2019 (one night)
Where:  Cottonwoods RV Park (Columbia, Missouri); Site 44
Cost:  $47/night  ($42.50 with Good Sam) for pull-through with full hook-ups

Now that we had all of our camping accoutrement purchased and had the travel trailer named (“Sally”) and dewinterized, we were FINALLY ready to camp.

Sorta.

Percy felt right at home at Cottonwoods RV Park in Columbia

Because we were newbies, we wanted to ease into “camping.”  That meant staying at an RV park just seven miles from our house in Columbia, Missouri.   If something went wrong, we wanted to be close to home, especially because we were bringing the dogs with us.

Cottonwoods RV Park is very nice RV park with a good mix of long and short-term residents.  The sites are all very level, usually with paved/gravel pads.  There’s a pool, gazebo, laundry, and a nice store (with local craft beer from Burr Oak Brewery and Logboat Brewing).  Little did we know that Cottonwoods would be one of the nicer RV parks we would stay in over the next few years.  Their slogan is “A Nice Place for Nice People.”  They let us stay there anyway.

In all seriousness, Cottonwoods made for an excellent first-time RV campground experience. The manager told us about all of the facilities, and made sure to let us know that there would be a free Mothers Day breakfast the next morning. We joined about 30-50 other folks with heaping plates of crock-potted goodies, including some biscuits and gravy that deserved second helpings. If this was what RV life was about, I was sold!

The RV park staff was not the only ones who wanted to make sure we had a good time. Our friends Scott and John decided to stop by the park and check in on us Saturday evening.  Then, our friends Ashley, Stacy, and their two-year-old also swung by for a few minutes.   It was nice to have guests in our new little “home.”  

At some point, I’ll do a separate post on biking, bucket lists, and beer in Columbia, Missouri.   There is a lot to see and do here (and we l.o.v.e. having our “sticks and bricks” home here).  But the bottom line is that if you are ever traveling to CoMo, Cottonwoods is a nice option, and I would recommend it.