We stayed at Red Bay Acres RV Resort in Red Bay, Alabama. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A nice full-hookup RV park in the hometown of Tiffin Motorhomes.
Dates:
- Check in: 2023-11-07
- Check out: 2023-11-18
- 11 nights
Weather:
- Partly cloudy, some rain
- High temps ranging between 63-80°F, lows around 41-62°F
- A little wind, gusts to 24 MPH
Noise:
- No road noise
- No train noise
- Hourly clock tower noise
- A little neighbor and tech services noise
Site:
- #31, back in, concrete
- Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
- Level; used air and hydraulic leveling at different times
- Concrete driveway about 60 feet long by about 12 feet wide
- Grass between sites wedge-shaped, from about 20 to 35 feet wide
- Picnic table on 12 by 12 feet concrete patio; fire pit
- Clean site
- Lots of ladybug-like insects invading our coach; we kept finding them for months afterwards
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, conveniently located
- 60 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, fairly conveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 55 Mbps down, 18 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
- AT&T: 117-122 Mbps down, 11-16 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- Verizon: 4-28 Mbps down, 9-12 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage pickup from site
- Package delivery to site
- Onsite restaurant
- Pond
- Hometown of Tiffin; local RV repairs
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Nice place to return to after service
This is the place to stay when in Red Bay for service. It is a beautifully maintained park, with all the sites facing the fishing pond. All the other parks in town were basic gravel lots. The one drawback is having to back in to the site when coming back from service each day, but that’s not a big deal. The concrete pad was nicely level and all the utilities were good. It’s also nice to have the Yacht Club on-site for a bite to eat at the end of the day. If you’re looking to get service done on-site, make sure to check the list of approved vendors. We camped at Red Bay Acres RV Resort in a Motorhome.
Tip for Other Campers: Lost Pines Coffee had decent coffee and baked goods for a midday pick-me-up. The Natchez Trace Parkway is fairly close and a very nice scenic drive.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site was one of the Luxury sites on the corners, with more space and a fire pit (which of course we didn’t use):
Staying here was a bit different than most campgrounds, as we drove our coach to RV service companies in town on several days; waking up early and driving about 7 minutes to get some services done, then driving back to our site to spend the night. So we used air leveling and didn’t put on the Magne Shades on those days.
But we did have several days without any services in the middle of our stay, so we put on the Magne Shade and used hydraulic leveling then:
We boarded Paladin at a local vet during the first few days of our stay, since the techs needed frequent access to the inside of our coach during that period. So we were able to leave our entry door and screen door open; very unusual for us (though we didn’t leave it open long, to avoid bugs invading):
Later in our stay, there was an influx of Asian Lady Beetles, invasive ladybug-like beetles. We spent a few days catching dozens of them (and releasing them outside):
A nice sunset:
Other sites; since Red Bay is the home of the Tiffin factory, most of the people staying here were also Tiffin owners, also here for servicing:
The RV park features a nice pond in the center:
It also has an onsite cafe and lounge, called the “Red Bay Yacht Club” (because motorhomes are like land yachts):
We ate there several times, with pizzas the first night:
Loaded fries and wings another night:
Breakfast:
Sandwiches for lunch:
A view of the pond from the cafe:
Pickleball court:
The office and general store:
We enjoyed our stay, and have already booked another stay for when we visit again in early 2024.
