Breckenridge Lake RV Park

Last year, we met up with my parents in Chattanooga for a quick weekend camping trip to spend time with them and enjoy the fall leaves. This year, we made plans to meet up with them just South of Crossville, Tennessee at Breckenridge Lake RV Park.

The RV park is about a 2.5 hour drive from our home in Spring Hill. We got a late start, which put us getting to the park after dark. That made backing into our campsite a little interesting - but with some lanterns, flashlights, and help from my dad, we backed the trailer in and got everything hooked up. Once we had the camper set up, we headed over to my parents' trailer to eat dinner and visit a while.

Our site at Breckenridge Lake - right behind the campground office.

Breckenridge Lake is actually a nice, well-kept campground. There aren't many amenities, but that also means you aren't paying an arm and a leg for a site. There is no cable TV, but they do offer free wi-fi. For recreation, you are a short drive from Crossville, TN, and an even shorter drive from Cumberland Mountain State Park. If you do stay at the campground, keep in mind that they don't take credit or debit cards - only checks or cash.

The next morning, after walking and feeding the dog, I set up my outdoor coffee bar to make coffee without disturbing the rest of the family. Once my coffee was brewed, I enjoyed some outdoor quiet time before everyone else woke up.

Once everyone was up and ready to start their day, we headed back over to my parents' camper for breakfast together. After breakfast, we set up the hammock behind our campsite and enjoyed some down time.

The view from the hammock

This year, our fall was unusually warm. Typically, October 21st is usually right at the peak of fall color in Tennessee. Because of the warm weather, peak color was delayed - but there was a trace of color beginning to show in the trees.

For the majority of the year, my parents spend their time traveling around different parts of the country serving as mobile missionaries. They spend several weeks on-site at a Christian camp or college, doing maintenance and construction projects. One of the organizations they serve is CBM (Children's Bible Ministries). A few years ago, CBM purchased and began renovating an old church camp in nearby Ozone, Tennessee. While they were in the area, they wanted to visit Camp Ozone to see how the camp was progressing and see if it could possibly be a project they serve on in the future. After lunch we drove over to the camp and spent an hour or so walking the grounds and talking with the camp director.

Just South of the camp is Ozone Falls State Natural Area, featuring the 110 feet Ozone Falls. Normally, Ozone Falls is pretty impressive. However, due to near drought-like conditions, Ozone Falls looked more like Ozone Trickles. After visiting the top of the falls, Haley, Aaron, and I took a sort trail down to the base of the falls.

What was left of Ozone Falls, after a drought-ridden summer and fall.

Haley doing a little exploring

Aaron looking at the disappointing trickle that was Ozone Falls

After visiting the falls, we headed back to the campground, swinging by Cumberland Mountain State Park on the way - just to see what it's like. Back at the campground, we had dinner together and enjoyed a campfire by the campground's community fire pit.

The next morning, we packed up camp and enjoyed a simple breakfast together. We then said our good byes and headed off in opposite directions - my parents back to South Carolina, and us back to Spring Hill. All in all, a short get away, but it was nice to see my parents again before they head off for their 11 month mobile missionary trip up to Alaska and back.