Point Mallard Reality

 

ADVENTURE LOCATION:

DECATUR, ALABAMA

POINT MALLARD PARK

DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2024

The morning was very brisk so the OFM was clothed for fairly cold weather and he needed it for the first half of the walk. But mornings around here warm up very fast once they start to warm up.

These were the cold looking clouds we first had when the walk started and we needed all the clothing we had on. About thirty minutes later when we got to the turning point it was a good bit warmer. By the time we got back inside the campground the OFM was wanting to be back in a tee shirt and shorts to cool off. Yep in this area almost year round plan on two sets of clothing. A daylight set and an evening set. The temps range a significant bit.

Now we need to bust another bubble. Apparently the OFM needs to clarify the happy camping ground bubble we seem to have painted in some minds. This is a nicer than many places around the country. And it is not cheap but in the middle range. We pay $580 a month for our site that includes the site and all utilities. The campground is a bit rustic but very functional and pleasant. Next is a picture to show the snugness of the sites to each other.

The grass area to the right is a utility easement that the rest of the sites in the campground do not have available for using. The other sites have another row of rvs right across the one way street from them just like the one you see to the left in this picture.

So you can see there is not a lot of room between sites to spread out. All the trails we write about are outside the campground in the rest of the park and golf course properties. As you can see this is not the place to go to “get away from it all” if that is what you are hoping for. There is a little over 200 campsites inside the campground. A good feature is the campground is city owned, patrolled by city police and only 4 miles to the little Walmart and the local hospital if you need either of them.

If you make trouble you get one reasonably nice warning. The second time your warning will be from the police officer escorting you from the campground.

We hope this presents a clearer picture of what it is like here. If you want more details go to Point Mallard Campground on the Internet. We like it enough to have been coming back here for 13 years each summer. Now get out there and try to have tooooo much fun.