Close to the Smokies
This is a Boondockers Welcome host in Maryville, TN
Max Rig Size
< 25 (ft)
Parking Spaces
1
Same Day Requests
Yes
Quiet neighborhood. Driveway is along the side of house and looks out into a pretty city park and creek. The driveway size and slope permits a 28’ class C or A motor home. I want to stay in the good graces with my neighbors so no popups, older bad looking units or schoolies. If your trailer is < 25’ coupler to the back of the bumper(or storage rack), you can fit with careful backing up skills. Greater than 25’ won’t work. The driveway is sloped so about 3" of lift on the curb side levels things up. You can walk down our steep grassed backyard into a city park with a stream, tennis courts, basketball courts and 3 playgrounds all within 5 minutes of our driveway. The walking and bike trail goes along Pistol creek for many miles. A 1.5 mile walk downstream will take you to 2 nice coffee shops, Vienna Coffee or Southern Grace. Maryville is a town of about 30,000, has a beautiful college(Maryville College) and an excellent library, 2 Walmarts, 3 large supermarkets, a HomeDepot, many restaurants, all within 15 minutes. Additional languages: Bulgarian and French. Local farmers' market is Saturday 9-12 AM during the warm months and is a 2 mile bike ride. Suggested Local Attractions: 30 minutes to Great Smoky Mountains National Park(Townsend) and Knoxville. Dollywood 1 hour, Chattanooga 2 hours, Nashville 3 hours, Atlanta 3.5 hours. Smokey Mt. Harley Davidson 15 minutes. (Drive times are for car not RV). Summer is hot and humid. Spring wildflowers, fall colors.
Vehicle Suitability Information
Pets Welcome
Water Hookup
Slideouts Allowed
Electric Hookup: 15A
Wifi
Outdoor Cooking Allowed
House Rules
Want to keep it very quiet and low profile for me and my neighbors(no generators, very quiet dogs/kids). I accept only those with photos of their campers and do not take those that are run down, schoolies, or homebilts. I like them all very much, but want to keep in the good graces with all my neighbors.
Location
Access Road Conditions: Access to driveway is via small paved city streets. Driveway is L shaped and requires backing into the space.
Parking Surface
Pavement
Hosted By Traveller
Age:
55-65
Wayfarer Details: I enjoy doing volunteer hiking, cooking, camping (23’ Olliver Elite II), and gradually working toward fluency in French. I have moderate skills in trailer maintenance. I am working on walking all the trails in the Smokies National Park and have walked the Camino Frances in Spain and GR 65 in France. Home Town: Maryville, TN Favorite Boondocking Locations: Colorado, Arizona,the Upper Penisula, and New Mexico so far. Skills or Expertise to Share: Dentistry, basic RV knowledge, good knowledge of places for hiking in the Smokies as well as surrounding areas, good local knowledge.
Availability for RV Camping
References for this location from other RVers
Jerryandkim
2 days ago
great hosts, very convenient. beautiful neighborhood.
Robert_and_Ingrid
2 weeks ago
Host Larry was not able to meet us, but explained everything by phone. The park behind the house has a hiking trail and a lot of people enjoy themselves with different kind of sports. Thank you Larry for letting us stay at your property.
Loverving
2 weeks ago
Thanks so much for inviting us to spend the evening to your accommodations. Overlooking a beautiful park. Enjoyed the morning sipping on coffee watching the sunrise so peacefully. Very knowledgeable couple on the area and sorry we didnt have more time in your area to discover. Thanks for the conversation as well.
Micheline_Alain
3 weeks ago
the host is very welcoming and takes care of us so that we have a memorable stay. You must go to the Great Smoky Mounts. It's of all beauty.
603Wanderers
2 months ago
Larry's place worked great for us. It was close to the mountains and convienient to stores and restaurants. A really nice greenway awaits at the back of his yard. u We would stay here again if in the area.
