I know that just a few posts back I stated that Twin Fountains RV Resort in Oklahoma City was the nicest campground we had ever stayed in, but I think Catherine’s Landing has surpassed it. The sites here are very large and and each one has a a huge cement pad, picnic table, charcoal grill, fire ring, full hookups, and cable TV (analog). The campground is a former 400 acre dairy farm which has one mile of waterfront along the Lake Catherine waterway. The office and pool area are at the top of the hill (at the entrance) and overlook the park. The pool is heated through November and includes a “splash pad” for the kids where there are all kinds of sprinklers and fountains and they can blast each other with all kinds of water canons. Due to all these features there are a lot of high end rigs here (Entegras, etc on Prevost bus chassis, Newells, Allegro buses, etc). Seeing all these high end rigs works out quite conveniently since we are going to win the $1.6 Billion Mega Millions lottery tonight.
Catherine’s Landing – Site #51 – Passenger Side 
Catherine’s Landing – Site #51 – Driver’s Side
The weather was so nice that we decided to setup our outdoor TV so that we could watch football outside all weekend. In attempt to offset our slovenliness and debauchery we went for walks each day. On Friday we walked the outer perimeter roads of the camping area and one additional internal road to knock out 2.1 miles (it’s a big facility). On Saturday we walked their hiking trail (which goes around their 9 hole Frisbee golf course and most of the property at the entrance). This hike was easy, but nearly 2.5 miles. We stuck to the campground roads again Sunday.
On Monday we went into Hot Springs to tour bath house row. It was quite interesting. When we were done we drove up to the top of Hot Springs Mountain where they have built a 216 foot observation tower. The views from there are pretty incredible.
Buckstaff Bathhouse 
Ozark Bathhouse 
Quapaw Bathhouse 
Fordyce Bathhouse
Hot Springs 
View from Mountain Tower
We had planned to rent a pontoon boat on Tuesday and tour Lake Catherine, but unfortunately while we were touring on Monday the campground pulled all of their rental boats out of the water for the winter. Instead we decided to walk the campground hiking trail again, but were interrupted at 1.3 miles when Beth’s shoe blew out. The weather was perfect, so we spent time outdoors packing for our move the next day to Vicksburg and doing a little maintenance. When we were done we showered and had a late lunch at the Red Oak Fillin’ Station where I learned that I had completely wasted the first 55 years of my life having never thought to put 12 hour smoked brisket on my sourdough grilled cheese sandwich. Live and learn…
