Sherry's Place

Looking for a great RV park near Indianapolis, Dayton, or Cincinnati? Look no further than Deer Ridge Camping Resort at Richmond, Indiana. With easy access from I-70 at Exit 153, this beautiful RV park is close to the highway, yet far enough away to muffle most of the traffic sounds.

From the pretty tree lined drive into the property to the nicely shaded, nearly level sites, you get the immediate feeling that you will have a great time camping at Deer Ridge. The staff is very friendly and most helpful.

The park is intelligently laid out with interior roads that are easy for even the big motor homes and large fifth wheels to negotiate. The weekend we stayed was later in the season and we were able to use one of the large pull through sites. It even had a nice large wooden deck, and was close to the main building with the rest rooms and showers.

Our granddaughter was with us on our visit. She really enjoyed the large playground. I got a kick out of seeing the old fashioned kid powered merry go round and the nice old swing sets. In addition to the playground, this park also offers a large miniature golf course with African animals galore on the different holes. A clean heated pool is also available for the visitors’ pleasure.

The main building has an extensive loaner library of books. In addition there is a very nice pool table and full laundry equipment. Those of us from the boomer generation will also enjoy the vintage posters form some of our favorite bands. You have to love the old Led Zeppelin posters.

Deer Ridge is a Good Sam Club member park, and will honor your membership card with the 10% discount.  Rates are reasonable, with full hook up, back in, 20/30 AMP sites beginning at $28.00. Free WiFi is available. If you want WiFi, be sure to ask for a site with access. Not all sites are within router range. We heartily recommend Deer Ridge. Check their extensive website for details.

There it sits, wheels chocked, stabilizing jacks down, power cord plugged into the garage, and looking much much larger than it did on the lot at the Camping World RV dealership. As I gaze at our Starcraft AR-ONE travel trailer, I reflect on the long road that brought us to RV ownership.

Sherry and I have been talking about traveling and owning an RV for years. We always laughed about selling the house, buying one of those huge fancy motor homes and living full time “on the road”. As the years went by and our five kids began to graduate college and move on with their lives we realized we would eventually be empty nesters. I would say that when our last two kids were enrolled in college we got serious in our search for an RV.

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