Natchez, MS and Vidalia, LA - River View RV Park and Resort - Sept 3 - 10, 2014

We had a nice drive from Pensacola to Natchez/Vidalia. The River View RV Park was easy to find, coming from the east using Hwy 84, the first left after crossing the Mississippi bridge into Vidalia, LA and 7/10 mile turn left into the park.

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Park Information:
Office was nice and clean with the laundry located in a room just inside the front door. The office staff was friendly and helpful. We were assigned site 107 which is a pull though concrete site with a view of the river. There was a low hanging branch so I called the office to ask about another site. She gave us 105. Every other site is concrete with a grass site in between. Full hookup, cable isn't really cable but an antenna. Wifi was good most of the time. Drops every now and then. Picnic table at each site, it would be nice it the patio was concrete too. Bathhouse was family style, each room with shower and bathroom. Pool and hot tub closes at 7 pm. Would have been nice to be opened a little later as it is too hot during the day to enjoy.

Weekly rate of $210.33, 50 amp $15, taxes crazy at $32.33. TOTAL $257.66

Site 105

The Mississippi is in view from our site although this picture was taken from the bank.

Our visit to Natchez:
We stopped at the Natchez visitor center to purchase antebellum tour package - 3 for $30. It would have been $12 each without the package deal. Customer service could have been better, not much information was provided.
Stanton Hall - since this was one of the top rated tours on Trip Adviser. The tour group was only us and another couple so that was nice to have a small group. Guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. The home had been bought by the Garden Club and they have done a great job in restoration and tour information.

Stanton Hall

Photography is not allowed inside the mansion. I wish I could show how they used large mirrors at both ends of the long room to reflect light and make to room appear even larger.

A room upstairs originally was a sitting room that connected 2 bedrooms. At one time Stanton Hall was a bed and breakfast so they left the room as it was for it. I would have like to see it placed back as it would have been originally.


Day 4, Saturday. We planned on a guided tour of downtown that was supposed to start at the William Johnson house. We arrived at 1:20 pm but found the house closed with a sign that they were closed 1-1:45 daily for lunch. We took a walk down Main St waiting for them to reopen. At 2 pm they were still not open so we decided to take a drive to the 2 cemeteries in town.

Example of the beautiful ironwork gates and fences.

Natchez National Cemetery - founded in 1857.

Last stop of the day - the oldest tavern in Natchez - Under the Hill on Silver street.

Bruce and Kathy enjoying a cold one.