Hey guys, my wife and I are looking for suggestions for a 3-4 day trip over Thanksgiving. We'll be leaving from Oxford and do not want to drive further than 6 hours. Flying is not an option.

We both like to be outdoors and our plan right now is to rent a cabin in the mountains near a lake/river so that we have easy access to fishing and hiking. However, we are also open to hearing suggestions for any cities/towns that are good places to visit for a few days.

We've done some research on Tallulah Falls, GA and Hot Springs.

We've already been to the following: Nashville, New Orleans, Little Rock, Memphis, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Gatlinburg.

Thanks for any suggestions!

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Posted by Gaston

Dirty Coast

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Posted on 10/26/20 at 3:34 pm to TheJunction

You can stay in Helen, Ga and hit Tallulah Gorge, gotta hike down in there to have fun. Tons of hiking in the area. Horse Trough, Davis Creek...another cool thing to do is go fly fishing with the guides from Unicoi Outfitters.

Might want to start planning the trip from the outfitters, I bet they know of a cool arse place to rent. Helen can be a PITA. Hiking is easy.

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Posted by Coater

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Posted on 10/26/20 at 9:11 pm to TheJunction

Pickwick

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Posted by Reservoir dawg

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Posted on 10/27/20 at 4:52 am to TheJunction

Grand Harbor Condominiums, Pickwick lake on the Mississippi/Tennessee line.

Grand Harbor

You can also hike in JP Coleman State Park outside of Iuka, MS. There's a beautiful waterfall on the lake, largest in state I believe.

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Posted by TheJunction

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Posted on 10/27/20 at 7:18 am to TheJunction

Thanks for the suggestions, I will check them out!

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Posted by KillTheGophers

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Posted on 10/28/20 at 6:56 am to TheJunction

Rent an RV an go to the Arkansas diamond mine state park

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Posted by hogfly

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Posted on 10/28/20 at 11:38 am to KillTheGophers

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Rent an RV an go to the Arkansas diamond mine state park

Don't do this. Lots of better places to see in Arkansas.

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Posted by TimeOutdoors

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Posted on 10/28/20 at 11:50 am to TheJunction

Muscle Shoals, Sipsey Wilderness, area.

Natchez Trace in NW Alabama is great. Stop by the Hendrix Wall at MP 336 (or maybe it's 338), spend the night in downtown Florence. Go spend a day exploring the waterfalls in the Sipsey Wilderness and then head to Huntsville.

I also enjoy Tishomingo State Park, but you have probably been there before.

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Posted by TheJunction

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Posted on 10/28/20 at 1:09 pm to TimeOutdoors

We've been to Tishomingo State Park twice this year, really enjoy it as well! Never heard of the Sipsey Wilderness, will check it out. Thanks!

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Posted by AUCE05

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Posted on 10/28/20 at 5:38 pm to TheJunction

Gatlinburg. It is a great time of year to go.

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Posted by KillTheGophers

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Posted on 10/29/20 at 6:57 pm to hogfly

quote:
Don't do this. Lots of better places to see in Arkansas.

Well... I like it.

Arkansas is lucky to have so many great state parks....very RV and primitive camp friendly.

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Posted by KamaCausey_LSU

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Posted on 11/5/20 at 12:17 pm to TheJunction

Just got back from the Eureka Spings, AR area. Stayed in an awesome little cabin on Beaver lake in Garfield, AR (Lost Bridge Village). It's a little farther than you want to drive but I've never heard a bad review from people that have gone to that area.

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