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T.O. Fuller State Park 1500 W Mitchell Rd, Memphis, TN 38109, USA Site 15 is in the middle section near the playground Why we chose here? The closest State Park to Memphis Location: 10 miles south of Memphis Sites: 45, some back in and some pull through, set in a woodland setting. Quite a number of sites fit large RV’s. All sites have 30 or 50amp and water and there is a dump on the way in/out. Facilities: Restrooms with showers, laundry $1/wash, $1/dry, playground. In another area of the park is an Olympic sized swimming pool. You also get free tickets to the Chucalissa Indian (prehistoric) Village that was found when they were digging a swimming pool in the 1940’s Groceries: Shops are about 5 miles away Reservations: Yes Cell Coverage / WiFi: Verizon 3G 1 bar, 4G with aerial Price Paid: $21.85 Date of visit: April 2016 Would we come here again? Yes, it’s a lovely park. Even if you don't want to visit Memphis, it's very peaceful to rest for ...

Memphis TN Hernando De Soto Bridge The I-40 took us across the Hernando De Soto Bridge and into Memphis. We prefer to have space and vegetation around us when we camp and we found a gem just south of the city. You enter the park through a tunnel of green trees which are gorgeous and makes you think of coolness, but when we got out we are hit with a blanket of humidity. Totally understandable since it’s supposed to rain the whole time we are here. Looking online there were lots of sites available so we didn’t book. The birds chatter constantly all day long and the setting is very peaceful. Lots of greenery - the road to the campground The park’s name comes from Thomas O Fuller who dedicated his life to empowering and educating African Americans. This was the first park that opened to African Americans east of the Mississippi river and was originally called the Shelby County Negro State Park. It reminds you that we are in the South now and memories of the bigotry portrayed...