We stayed 6 weeks at the RV park in Cullman, Alabama for 6 weeks (January 1, 2021 through February 14, 2021). We were put in the new extension area they had recently added on. And they were in the process of adding more. I just read some current reviews and they seemed pretty positive, especially for overnighting.
Would we go back? Not for 6 weeks again. Maybe an overnight if passing through the area.
There's nothing to do there. No swimming pool, no trails, no recreation building, no outside recreation activities. They do have a nice size dog park fenced in area that we used a lot. (that was nice).
We worked from the camper during that time (information technology) on our company laptops. We connected through the paid wifi provided and it worked very well. This was before we discovered Visible and cell phone boosters too. The wifi worked very well for us.
However, they are sticklers on the rules,.... which is really good. Their park, their rules of course. But at least they enforce the rules with everyone, and not just those transients passing through.
Pizza delivery is banned from that park (or at least it was when we were there) because too many pizza delivery drivers were speeding through the park. Speed limit is 10 mph. The owner's house is right in the middle of the park, and he sees absolutely everything going on. He'll track you down and tell you slow down or pack up your stuff and get out. He's not forgiving at all. Second time speeding, and you're out! (don't ask how we learned this.... I think you know).
They have pinned in farm animals, the pond is fenced off, and ducks the run loose. The neighbor property had donkeys and another neighboring property had chickens. Between the horses, chickens, donkeys, and dog barking in the far distance, it made for some pretty interesting sound effects. But.... no highway or road noise at all!
I'm a bit bewildered now, looking back ... why we stayed for 6 weeks. But the alternative back then, was to return back to Indiana and face the -15 degree weather and snow storms that hit during that timer period. We stayed where it was a bit warmer.
Over all, we had a good time there.
The Ava Maria Grotto is well worth visiting. We absolutely enjoyed the miniature building built out of stone and rock, the chapels, and the school campus across the road. We purchased the bread sold in the store there and picked up a few Catholic memorabilia items. In addition, a few gifts for some friends of ours who are Catholic. (we are not Catholic), but still enjoyed the visit there very much. We actually went back to the gift store about 3 or 4 more times to purchase more stuff for gifts for friends and relatives back home.
Beyond THAT! .... we found nothing else to do in Cullman, Alabama except visit a McDonalds and we did purchase a pair of cowboy boots for my wife... And oh ... we did find a meat market and purchased some local meats and deli items that were fabulous.
As a destination vacation point, not much there though, either in the campground or the town.
It did serve our purposes though for which it was intended ... it gave us a destination for 6 weeks to escape the horrid frozen conditions of Indiana in spite of the "Pandemic" that was in full swing then. It let us escape the cold and gave us a place to self-isolate! In that, we were very grateful!
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