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Grand Lake / Afton Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023

AFTON/GRAND LAKE RESORTS

Wyndham Grand Lake

  • 0.7 miles to Shangri-La Golf Course
  • Pool, hot tub, & sport court

Worldmark Grand Lake (Club Pass Resort)

  • 0.7 miles to Shangri-La Golf Course
  • Pool, hot tub, & sport court

AFTON/GRAND LAKE RESTAURANTS/FOOD

AFTON/GRAND LAKE BARS

AFTON/GRAND LAKE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Afton Station Packard Museum
  • Ataloa Lodge Museum (Muskogee, OK)
  • Boating
  • Darryl Starbird’s National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame
  • Fishing
  • Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees
  • Many Route 66 attractions in area
  • Numerous casinos in the area
  • Quapaw Tribal Museum (Quapaw, OK)
  • Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum (Miami, OK)
  • The Five Civilized Tribes Museum (Muskogee, OK)

AFTON/GRAND LAKE GROCERY STORES

AFTON/GRAND LAKE OTHER INFO

AFTON/GRAND LAKE ADDRESSES

Wyndham Grand Lake & Worldmark Grand Lake
57020 East Highway 125
Afton, OK 74331
Phone: 918-257-8069

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Granby Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Colorado

GRANBY RESORTS

Worldmark Granby – Rocky Mountain Preserve (Club Pass Resort)

  • Access to Grand Elk Golf Club
  • Outdoor pool & hot tub
  • Units are amazing
  • Units have patios with grills

GRANBY RESTAURANTS/FOOD

GRANBY BARS

GRANBY ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Day trip to Estes Park (one-hour drive)
  • Dog Sledding
  • Fishing
  • Granby Ranch (skiing)
  • Grand Lake (head waters of the Colorado River) (rent a boat)
  • Hiking
  • Horseback riding
  • Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Winter Park (skiing)

GRANBY GROCERY STORES

GRANBY OTHER INFO

GRANBY ADDRESSES

Worldmark Granby – Rocky Mountain Preserve
1280 Ten Mile Drive
Granby, CO 80446
Phone: 970-887-1800

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Gordonsville Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Virginia

GORDONSVILLE RESORTS

Shenandoah Crossing™

  • 2- or 3-bedroom cabins, 1-, 2- or 3-bedroom townhouses,1- or 2-bedroom luxury yurt
  • RV sites with furnished patios and summer kitchens
  • Billiards
  • Clubhouse
  • Fitness room
  • Game room
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor & outdoor pools
  • Mini-Golf
  • Restaurants

GORDONSVILLE RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Bavaian Chef
  • BBQ Exchange
  • Burrito Baby
  • Citizen Burger
  • Fabio's (Italian)
  • Innwood Restaurant (great pies)
  • Ivy Inn
  • Junction
  • La Finca
  • Obrigado
  • Silk Mill Grille
  • The Local
  • Zions

GORDONSVILLE BARS

  • Blue Mountain Brewery
  • Michie Tavern
  • South Side Brewery

GORDONSVILLE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Charlottesville Historic
  • Day trip to D.C.
  • Downtown Mall
  • Exchange Hotel (Civil War Museum)
  • Golf cart rentals
  • Historic Montpelier Estate
  • Horseback riding
  • James Madison's Home
  • Keswick Winery
  • Luray Caverns
  • Massanutten Resort (indoor/outdoor water park)
  • Monticello Wine Trail
  • Shenandoah National Park
  • Skyline Drive Park
  • Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
  • Whitewater trips in Richmond
  • Yoder's Amish Market and Bakery (shop with petting zoo)

GORDONSVILLE GROCERY STORES

  • General Store
  • Food Lion

GORDONSVILLE OTHER INFO

  • Ask for lakefront cabin

GORDONSVILLE ADDRESSES

Shenandoah Crossing™
174 Horseshoe Circle
Gordonsville, VA 22942
Phone: 540-832-9400

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Galena Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Illinois

GALENA RESORTS

Wyndham Galena

  • 8 miles from downtown Galena
  • Even numbered units face the parking lot
  • Glassed-in indoor pool & hot tub (nice smaller resort)
  • No safes in the units
  • Odd numbered units face the valley
  • Renovating outside of resort in 2017
  • Units renovated in 2015

Worldmark Galena (Club Pass Resort)

  • 8 miles from downtown Galena
  • Glassed-in indoor pool & hot tub

GALENA RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Big Bill’s Sandwich Shop & Coffee Bar (has tallest sandwich in Illinois) (listed on Only in Illinois)
  • Durty Gurts (great shrimp & awesome burgers) (great malts & shakes)
  • Embe Eatery & Lounge (best bread pudding)
  • Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill (live music & Irish dancers on Friday & Saturday)
  • Freddie’s Popcorn (great tasting popcorn) (1086 Main St, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Galena Brewing Company
  • Gobbie’s Sports Pub & Eatery (great pizza)
  • Great American Popcorn Company (have homemade popcorn & fudge) (have ice cream)
  • Green Fried Tomatoes
  • Happy Joe’s Pizzagrille (NOT recommended) (food mediocre & overpriced) (service was awful)
  • Little Tokyo Japanese Restaurant (great lunch menu)
  • Otto’s Place
  • Poopy’s (excellent breakfast) (Savanna, IL) (45-minute drive)
  • Root Beer Revelry (50 types of root beer) (root beer on tap is very good)
  • Stella’s Café & Catering (Stockton, IL) (one-hour drive)
  • The Rafters Restaurant (Lena, IL) (40-minute drive) (excellent food) (lunch & dinner)
  • Victory Café (for breakfast)
  • Vinny Vanucchi’s Little Italy (Italian Food) (good food but a little pricey)

GALENA BARS

  • Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape (wine & martini lounge)

GALENA ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Amelia’s Ghost Tours
  • Annie Wiggins Ghost Tours
  • Apple River Fort State Historic Site (only open Wed. – Sun. 9 AM – 5 PM) (Elizabeth, IL) (20-minute drive)
  • Barrel Head Winery (9995 Lauderville road, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Belvedere Mansion
  • Blaum Bros. Distilling Co.
  • Chestnut Mountain (winter skiing & scenic views all year)
  • Day trip to Dubuque, IA (1/2-hour drive)
  • Diamond Jo Casino (nice casino) (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Dowling House
  • Downtown Galena (old downtown are has many shops & restaurants)
  • Field of Dreams (Dyersville, IA) (one-hour drive) (actual field that is in the movie Field of Dreams)
  • Galena & U.S. Grant Museum
  • Galena Canning Company (BBQ sauces, dips, & jams) (can taste test before you buy)
  • Galena Cellars Vineyard (wine tasting - $5 to taste 6 wines)
  • Galena Garlic Company (have oil infusions & balsamic infusions you can taste test before purchasing) (homemade spices)
  • Galena River Trail (10-mile trail)
  • Galena River Wine & Cheese (many different cheeses, can taste test before purchasing)
  • Galena Trolley Tours
  • Ghost Tours of Galena (the original walking ghost tour) (815-777-9252) (meet at DeSoto House Hotel Lobby)
  • Grateful Gourmet (a cooks paradise) (lots of kitchen items for cooking, etc)
  • Haunted Galena Tour Company
  • Iowa Greyhound Park (Dubuque, IA) (dog races) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Linmar Gardens (downtown Galena) (open mid-May through October)
  • Main Street Walking Tour with General Grant
  • Mississippi Riverwalk (44-mile trail along the river) (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Numerous golf courses in area
  • Old Stockade on Cobblestone Street
  • Phat Quarters (nice little quilt shop)
  • Promise Land Winery (39053 Great River Road, Guttenberg, IA) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Q Casino (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive) (at greyhound track)
  • Sky Tours Zipline at YMCA Union Park Camp (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Stone Cliff Winery (wine tasting - $5 to taste 5 wines) (600 Star Brewery Drive, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Sunset Ridge Winery (12615 Highway 52 North, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • The Cotton Cabin Quilt Shop (quaint little shop) (1075 Main ST, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • The Old Blacksmith Shop
  • Thunder Bay Falls
  • Tri-State Trolley
  • Ulysses S. Grant Home

GALENA GROCERY STORES

GALENA OTHER INFO

GALENA ADDRESSES

Wyndham Galena / Worldmark Galena
5129 West Longhollow Road
Galena, IL 61036
Phone: 815-776-9020

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Francestown Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • New Hampshire

FRANCESTOWN RESORTS

Crotched Mountain Resort (Associate Resort)

  • 1.9 miles to Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride
    Golf course & driving range
    Restaurant & Bar on-site
    Walking trails on-site

FRANCESTOWN RESTAURANTS/FOOD

FRANCESTOWN BARS

FRANCESTOWN ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride
  • Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center (folk art)
  • Miller State Park (oldest state park in NH)
  • Peterborough, NH (artist colony)
  • Shieling State Forest hiking trails

FRANCESTOWN GROCERY STORES

FRANCESTOWN OTHER INFO

FRANCESTOWN ADDRESSES

Crotched Mountain Resort
1 School House Road
Francestown, NH 03043
Phone: 603-588-2000

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Flagstaff Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Arizona

FLAGSTAFF RESORTS

Wyndham Flagstaff

  • Golf course onsite
  • Nice resort
  • Spa

FLAGSTAFF RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Brandy’s Restaurant & Bakery (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
  • Salsa Brava (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)

FLAGSTAFF BARS

  • Drinking Horn Meadery

FLAGSTAFF ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Antelope Canyon (Page, AZ) (3-hour drive)
  • Bearizona (Williams, AZ) (wildlife drive through park) (go early for the bears to be active) (39 miles away)
  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument (in Chinle, AZ) (3-1/2 hours away) (Indian ruins)
  • Colonino Center for the Arts
  • Drive from Flagstaff to Sedona is beautiful
  • Flagstaff Art in the Park (4th of July weekend & Labor Day weekend)
  • Flagstaff Farmers Market
  • Ghost town of Jerome (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Glen Canyon Dam
  • Grand Canyon (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Grand Canyon Railway (in Williams, AZ) (36 miles west of Flagstaff) (thetrain.com) (to Grand Canyon)
  • Heritage Square Amphitheater (live performances)
  • Historic Route 66 attractions
  • Horseshoe Bend (Page, AZ) (3-hour drive)
  • Kaibab National Forest
  • Lake Powell
  • Lowell Observatory
  • Meteor Crater (Winslow, AZ) (one-hour drive)
  • Museum of Northern Arizona
  • Old Town Flagstaff (historic downtown & railroad district)
  • Orpheum Theater (live performances)
  • Out of Africa Wildlife Park (Camp Verde, AZ) (one-hour drive)
  • Page, AZ
  • Painted Desert (2-hour drive)
  • Petrified Forest National Park (2-hour drive)
  • Pioneer Museum
  • Prescott National Forest (2-hour drive)
  • Riordan Mansion State Historical Park
  • San Francisco Peaks (remains of an eroded stratovolcano) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (lava fields) (one-hour drive)
  • The Arboretum at Flagstaff
  • Verde Canyon Railroad (in Clarksdale, AZ) (65 miles southwest of Flagstaff) (very pretty) (one-hour drive)
  • Walking & hiking trails
  • Walnut Canyon National Monument (Indian ruins)
  • Wupatki National Monument (Indian ruins) (1-hour drive)

FLAGSTAFF GROCERY STORES

FLAGSTAFF OTHER INFO

  • See our Sedona page (one-hour drive)

FLAGSTAFF ADDRESSES

Wyndham Flagstaff
1900 North Country Club Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Phone: 928-526-3232

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Fairfield Glade Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Tennessee

FAIRFIELD GLADE RESORTS

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Glade

  • 5 golf courses
  • 8 sections
    • Kensington Woods (has fewer stairs) (conveniently located)
    • Laurel Ridge
    • Nottingham Villas (newest units) (best units all on one level) (units renovated in 2016)
    • Oak Knoll (tri level units, many stairs)
    • Sterling Forest (best units in the resort) (oldest units) (units renovated in 2017)
    • StoneCastle has 12 two-story townhouse style units with carport)
    • StoneCastle Place
    • Wellington Place (2-story units) (units renovated in 2017)
  • Great activities at resort for kids & adults (tye dye shirts, woodturning, glass etching, fishing derby)
  • Indoor & outdoor pools
  • Lakes & marinas
  • Mini golf
  • Nice beach at lake (has lots of activities)
  • Nice indoor recreation center
  • Nice little arts & craft area in activity building
  • Pickle ball courts
  • Riding stables
  • Swimming pools (nice indoor pool area) (great pool) (has adults-only pool)
  • Tennis courts

FAIRFIELD GLADE RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Cancuns
  • Catfish Cabin
  • Cheese House (great food & gift items)
  • Dorchester Country Club Restaurant (have a prime rib night)
  • Dublins Crossing
  • Forte’s (Crossville, TN) (very good food) (lunchtime prices very reasonable)
  • Glade Café (on Peavine)
  • Gondola
  • Homestead Harvest Restaurant (in Cumberland Mountain State Park) (great ribs on Saturday night) (has great buffet on Friday night)
  • Lefty’s Barbeque (in Crossville)
  • Legends (good food) (Sunday brunch) (at Druid Hills Country Club) (have a prime rib night)
  • Manny & Isabella’s (on Peavine) (limited lunch & dinner hours) (excellent & reasonably priced meals)
  • Miss Miller’s Donuts
  • Nick’s Italian Ice
  • Pizza Palace (Knoxville, TN) (one-hour drive) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
  • Reds Ale House (great food) (karaoke on Friday & Saturday nights)
  • Spikes Bar & Grill (grilled tenderloin)
  • Stonehenge Grille (good food)
  • The Beef & Barrell Restaurant & Lounge
  • The Pour House Bristo & Wine Bar
  • Vegas Steakhouse & Lounge (Crossville)
  • Villa Pizza & Pasta (great pizza)

FAIRFIELD GLADE BARS

FAIRFIELD GLADE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • 5 golf courses in area (Durid Hills, Dorchester, Stonehenge, Heatherherst Brae, Heatherherst Crag)
  • Big South Fork Scenic Railway (Stearns, KY) (2-hour drive)
  • Big South Fork County (pretty place to visit)
  • Boating
  • Burgess Falls (Sparta, TN) (one-hour drive)
  • Cahoots Two-Gals General Store (Crossville, TN)
  • Chuckles Family Fun Center
  • Crossville Depot (historic site)
  • Crossville Flea Market
  • Cumberland County Playhouse (Crossville, TN) (2 theaters – Adventure & Mainstage)
  • Cumberland Homesteads
  • Cumberland Mountain State Park
  • Cummins Falls (Cookeville, TN) (one-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Chattanooga, TN (2-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Gatlinburg, TN
  • Day trip to Knoxville, TN (one-hour drive (lot to see there)
  • Day trip to Nashville, TN
  • Fairfield Glade Community Craft Fair (held on Memorial Day & Labor Day weekends)
  • Fall Creek Falls (beautiful waterfalls) (Spencer, TN) (one-hour drive) (can swim there)
  • Fishing
  • Flea market in Crossville, TN on weekends
  • Golf courses in area are awesome
  • Good Times (craft beer tasting bar)
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2-hour drive)
  • Hiking trails (many in the area)
  • Horseback riding
  • Kayaking & pontoon boat rides at Lake Dartmoor
  • Lake Dartmoor Boat Tour
  • Mennonite Store
  • Military Memorial Museum (Crossville, TN)
  • Mirror Lake
  • Mirror Lake Blast (weekly events during summer)
  • Mitchells Drug Store (Crossville, TN)
  • Muddy Pond General Store
  • Muddy Pond, TN (30 miles) (Mennonite community) (craft shops & has a nice café}
  • Oak Ridge, TN (one-hour drive) (first atomic bomb made here) (great tour)
  • Ozone Falls
  • Rock Island State Park (go back by power plant) (breathtaking waterfalls) (Rock Island, TN) (one-hour drive)
  • SGT Alvin York Homeplace (Pallmall, TN)
  • Stonehaus Winery (Crossville, TN)
  • Stonehenge Winery
  • Train Museum (Chattanooga, TN)
  • Turkey Creek (Farragut, TN)
  • Unclaimed Baggage Store (www.unclaimedbaggage.com) (Scottsboro, AL) (2-hour drive)
  • Used book store in Crossville
  • Waterfalls (many in the area)
  • World’s Largest Tree House

FAIRFIELD GLADE GROCERY STORES

  • Food City (about 3 miles away)
  • Kroger (not too far from resort

FAIRFIELD GLADE OTHER INFO

  • See our Nashville, TN page (2-hour drive)
  • See our Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg / Sevierville, TN page (1-1/2-hour drive)

FAIRFIELD GLADE ADDRESSES

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Glade
100 Stonehenge Drive
Fairfield Glade, TN 38558
Phone: 931-484-7521

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Fairfield Bay Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023

FAIRFIELD BAY RESORTS

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Bay

  • 2 golf courses
  • 4 Pools
  • 4 sections
  • Cliffside (rooms have been updated)
  • Hamilton Cove (closest to the lake)
  • Mt. Meadows (not all units updated yet)
  • The Fairways (quiet area) (by golf course)
  • Have informative breakfast about resort & area (not a sales breakfast)
  • Lake is great
  • Lake with beach & marina
  • Main pool often has movie nights
  • Nothing to do after dark
  • Resort is a little boring
  • Very good resort if all you want to do is relax
  • Very secluded and need to travel to do or see anything

FAIRFIELD BAY RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Bogie’s Restaurant (at Mountain Ranch Golf Club)
  • Huddle House (in Clinton, AR) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant (in Edgemont, AR) (15-minute drive)
  • JoJo’s Catfish Wharf (at Jack’s Resort in Mountain View, AR) (one -hour drive)
  • Wing Shack & Cheeseburger Grill (in Mountain View, AR) (one -hour drive)

FAIRFIELD BAY BARS

FAIRFIELD BAY ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • 3 golf courses nearby
  • BC Stained Glass (Shirley, AR) (15-minute drive)
  • Blanchard Springs Caverns (one-hour drive)
  • Boating on lake at resort
  • Devil’s Fork Beach (1/2-hour drive)
  • Fishing on lake at resort
  • Flea markets in Greenbrier, AR (one-hour drive)
  • Golfing in the area
  • Good trout fishing on Little Red River below Greer Ferry Dam (one-hour drive)
  • Heber Springs (historic downtown & mineral springs) (one-hour drive)
  • Hiking trails
  • Indian Rock Cave & Trail
  • Mountain Ranch Golf Club
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain Island (hiking trails)

FAIRFIELD BAY GROCERY STORES

  • Craven’s Hillcrest Foods (just outside the resort

FAIRFIELD BAY OTHER INFO

  • Breakfast not a sales presentation (a talk about resort & surrounding area)
  • In a dry county so you needed to bring your own alcohol (nearest liquor store is about 30 miles away)
  • Purchase pass at Mt. Ranch Golf Course when you arrive if you plan on golfing

FAIRFIELD BAY ADDRESSES

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Bay
110 Village Lane
Fairfield Bay, AR 72088
Phone: 501-884-7000

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from personal visits, comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Estes Park Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • Colorado

ESTES PARK RESORTS

Worldmark Estes Park (Club Pass Resort)

  • 1.3 miles to downtown Estes Park
  • Located on Big Thompson River

ESTES PARK RESTAURANTS/FOOD

ESTES PARK BARS

ESTES PARK ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Bear Lake (in Rocky Mountain National Park)
  • Old Town Fort Collins (one-hour drive) (model for Disneyland’s Main Street USA)
  • Rocky Mountain National Park

ESTES PARK GROCERY STORES

ESTES PARK OTHER INFO

ESTES PARK ADDRESSES

Worldmark Estes Park
701 Riverside Drive
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: 970-577-7517

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Edisto Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
Last Updated: 20 August 2023
  • South Carolina

EDISTO RESORTS

Wyndham Ocean Ridge

  • 3 outdoor pools & 1 hot tub
  • 3 tennis courts
  • 9 sections
    • Bay Point
      • Best units 949 through 991
      • Good idea to rent a golf cart
      • Less than 2 blocks from the ocean
      • No pool but have access to all the pools in the other sections
      • The best section
      • Units have 1 or 2-bedroom
      • Units have been updated
      • View of beach & inlet waterway
    • Beach Walk
      • All units are 4-bedroom
      • Beachfront condos
      • Couple of blocks walk to beach
      • Large units
      • Only Waterfront
      • Overlooks St. Helena sound
      • Restaurant in section
      • Unit 970 is nice
      • Units dated and need renovations
      • Views are breathtaking
    • Egrets
      • All units are 2-bedroom
    • Fairway Terrance
      • All units are 2-bedroom
    • Marsh Point
      • Beach is 4 blocks away (1 mile)
      • Close to pool
      • Great pool
      • Nice section
      • Units are 1 or 2-bedroom
      • Units renovated
    • Sea Oaks
      • Units are 1 or 2-bedroom
    • Sea Palms
      • Units are 1 or 2-bedroom
    • Southpointe
      • 1.5 miles to main pool & activities
      • Pool on property but is very small
      • Units are 1, 2, or 4-bedroom
      • Units are gorgeous
      • Units have been renovated
      • Walking distance to beach
    • The Village
      • Section next to marina
      • Units are 1, 2, or 4-bedroom
      • Units are super nice
      • Very nice pool
  • Golf course
  • Has great bike path
  • Meet & Greet (on Monday night)
  • Not a place to go it you are looking for night life or excitement
  • On a small island
  • Rent golf cart during your stay (great way to get around island & not use your car)
  • Shrimp boil (on Tuesday or Wednesday night)
  • Very relaxing & quiet

Wyndham Vacation Resorts King Cotton Villas

  • 3 outdoor pools & 1 hot tub
  • 3 tennis courts
  • All units are 2 level, 3-bedroom Presidential
  • Beautiful resort
  • Even number units face the golf course
  • Golf course
  • Odd number units face road & driveways between units

EDISTO RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Dock Side (good happy hour)
  • Finn’s Island Grill (at the Pavilion) (for dinner)
  • Flowers Seafood (excellent fried seafood)
  • Kings market (great key lime pie)
  • McConkey’s (great fried shrimp)
  • Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room (www.mrswilkes.com) (Savannah, GA) (real southern food)
  • (usually has a line to get in, get there an hour before it opens)
  • Po Pigs Bo-B-Q (great BBQ)
  • Pressley’s at the Marina (is awesome) (bang-bang shrimp is good)
  • SeaCow Eatry (homemade pies) (for breakfast or lunch)
  • The Coffee Shop
  • The Old Post Office Restaurant (great for dinner)
  • The Waterfront Restaurant
  • Whaley’s Restaurant & Bar (for dinner) (have karaoke night on Thursday nights)

EDISTO BARS

EDISTO ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Angel Oaktree
  • Biking (is big here)
  • Bingo (at Lions Club) (on Tuesday & Thursday)
  • Botany Bay Plantation
  • Brickhouse Plantation Ruins
  • Captain Cook Sunset Cruise (Edisto Marina)
  • Charleston Tea plantation (Wadmalaw Island, SC)
  • Day trip to Beaufort, SC (civil war homes)
  • Day trip to Bluffton, SC
  • Day trip to Charleston, SC (one-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Hilton Head
  • Day trip to Savannah, GA (2-hour drive)
  • Dolphin Cruise (through Botany Bay Ecotours Center)
  • Dolphin watching (Bay Point, at tide change, near inlet entrance, St. Helena Sound)
  • Edisto Historic Site Tour
  • Edisto Island Serpentarium (reptile center)
  • Edisto Park State Park (check out web site)
  • Edisto Shrimp Boat Charters (Cap’n Clif)
  • Farmers Market (in nearby town)
  • Firefly Distillery
  • Fishing offshore or in channels
  • Fort Sumter
  • Go shrimping
  • Golf
  • Hunting Island State Park
  • Kayaking
  • Kazoo Factory (Beaufort, SC)
  • Look for shark teeth & shells on beach
  • Magnolia Plantation
  • Pat Conroy (author) Literary Center (Beaufort, SC)
  • Patriots Point (USS Yorktown) (Charleston, SC) (one-hour drive)
  • Pink Van Tours
  • Plantation Tour
  • Pressley’s at the Marina (has music on the deck on Friday & Saturday night)
  • Sea Turtle Festival (in June)
  • Sea turtle walk with state park ranger
  • Shell Island
  • St. Helena Island
  • Sunset Cruise Boat Tour (nothing fancy but nice & informative)
  • The Citadel Military Academy
  • The Hunley (first confederate submarine) (at Warren Lasch Conservation Center) (Charleston, SC)
  • Tidal Creek Boardwalk

EDISTO GROCERY STORES

  • Bi-Lo (on the island) (good fried chicken)
    Kings Farm Market (fresh fruits & Vegetables)

EDISTO OTHER INFO

  • One hour from Charleston, SC (Also see Charleston, SC list)
  • edistobeach.com
  • If you want entertainment (movie theaters, chain restaurants, etc.) this resort is not for you
  • If you want to spend time on the beach, kayaking, boating, fishing, biking, hiking this is the right resort Island is isolated & not very crowded

EDISTO ADDRESSES

Wyndham Vacation Resorts King Cotton Villas
Physical address
1 King Cotton Road
Edisto Beach, SC 29438

Check-in address
203 Sea Cloud Circle
Edisto, SC 29438
Phone #1: 843-869-2561
Phone #2: 843-869-4516

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

  1. Durango Recommendations
  2. Destin / Miramar Beach Recommendations
  3. Dennis Port Recommendations
  4. Daytona Beach Recommendations
  5. Clearwater Recommendations

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