Loretta Lynn's Hurricane Ridge
Traveling across I40 in Tennessee George and I were looking for a place to stop for the night and saw signs advertising Loretta Lynn's RV park. Though I'm not a country western fan I do like some of her songs and we thought it might be fun to see. Turns out it is quite a big operation. We got bumped to the 50 amp, paved sites at the 30 amp price because the lower campground was filled with horse trailers and riders here for a week-long trail ride.
Her musuem is about a mile down the road in a cluster of gift shops, snack bars and a post office near the Plantation House and a recreation of Butchers Holler. You could take a tour of the houses and visit the musuem. We opted for the museum and were astounded by the collection of photographs, dresses and awards of Loretta's and those of family and friends. A couple of favorite autos and a tour bus were also housed in the huge building. We heard "Coal Miner's Daughter" at least a dozen times! (I like that one!)
The grounds were lovely and the campground nice. You could even rent her 1985 MCI tour bus, used in the movie Coal Miner's Daughter, for the night. Amenities included a pool and paddle boats. In the lower RV park I was amazed at the horse trailer/RV combos with slideouts and awnings that had to cost a mint. A 30 amp site was $36.50/nite. The Good Sam discount we got almost covered the 12% tax! Jaimie (Photos - By George)
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Her musuem is about a mile down the road in a cluster of gift shops, snack bars and a post office near the Plantation House and a recreation of Butchers Holler. You could take a tour of the houses and visit the musuem. We opted for the museum and were astounded by the collection of photographs, dresses and awards of Loretta's and those of family and friends. A couple of favorite autos and a tour bus were also housed in the huge building. We heard "Coal Miner's Daughter" at least a dozen times! (I like that one!)
The grounds were lovely and the campground nice. You could even rent her 1985 MCI tour bus, used in the movie Coal Miner's Daughter, for the night. Amenities included a pool and paddle boats. In the lower RV park I was amazed at the horse trailer/RV combos with slideouts and awnings that had to cost a mint. A 30 amp site was $36.50/nite. The Good Sam discount we got almost covered the 12% tax! Jaimie (Photos - By George)
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