I wasn’t crazy about Elizabethtown Crossroads Campground when we arrived on July 25, 2017–Stop #15 on Road Trip 2017.
My first complaint was that our site had no trees, although (almost) all the other sites have very mature trees. (Since then, I have decided I prefer fewer trees on my site, but I like them on the property for viewing pleasure!)
Plus – the pool is our immediate neighbor… It’s not fancy, but when it’s hot out (as it was), people definitely gravitate to it! It was quiet when I took the photo in the afternoon. Activity seems to ebb and flow in terms of population. But the campground’s rules say all out by 8 pm so we can expect some peacefulness we wouldn’t have if we were one of many sites in a row.
But we do have a clear driver side and green space behind us.
This view is behind us… much nicer than our last site in Ohio. This provides ample space to meander with the girls, which has become a high priority to me. More of a priority than trees, for instance.
But this is the real view behind us… I need to keep my blinders on. There is plenty of room to meander but not completely picturesque. On the other hand, we’re not feeling claustrophobic here so… glass half full.
As it turns out, this has been a nice quiet little campground and being next to the pool wasn’t as bad as I had feared. Especially thanks to thunderstorms…
Here’s the tent area along the walk to the pond.
This is actually a relaxing view. Here we’re looking back towards the campground which is barely visible from here.
Then the sun came out and hit the trees and made a nice view even nicer!
Lincoln-Themed Sightseeing
While we were here, we did some exploring! We started with the birthplace of Lincoln… that’s what you did in 1909-build huge monuments on top of historical places… removing any hint of historicity from the place.
56 steps lead up to the monument… one for each year of his life. Somehow I never gave much thought to the fact that Lincoln died at 56… now it doesn’t seem very old at all!
The inscription above the columns of the memorial: “Here over the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born, destined to preserve the Union and free the slave, a grateful people have dedicated this memorial to unity, peace, and brotherhood among the states.”
In 1909, people thought this WAS the original cabin. By the 1940s, someone realized not true. It’s a replica but… it does accurately represent the style in vogue for log cabins in 1809 when Lincoln was born.
We also went to the location of his childhood home on Knob Creek. It’s about 15 miles from birthplace and much less developed out here than the birthplace area.
Hodgenville also has a small museum dedicated to Lincoln which was worth wandering through, even if parts of it were a bit cheesy. Such as recreations of scenes from Lincoln’s life…here in a cabin as a boy with his parents.
Our next destination is also in Kentucky, Singing Hills RV Park & Campground.
