Alexander City natives John and Lacey Howell and Tallassee natives Bobby and Tera Cagle opened a new campground last month near the Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Association’s Overlook and Deadening Trail network, offering 61 sites for RV campers and eight wooded primitive sites.
Whiskey Ridge Campground is situated on 12 acres of woods near the Union boat ramp. Amenities at the new campground include a 2-acre fishing pond, 30/50-amp service, sewer hookups, a community fire pit, a pavilion, a laundry facility, three private bathhouses and more.
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The park offers bathhouses and a laundry facility
Audra Spears
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