Mystic Springs Cove WBCCI Airstream Campground - McDavid, Florida (February 2020)

It was easy to spot the Mystic Springs Cove Campground as we drove up to it. The unmistakable shapes and silver colors of Airstream trailers pointed us to our destination. There were more than a dozen Airstream trailers in the campground when we first arrived at the park. That number would double over the weekend.

Sign entering the campground

The Mystic Springs Cove Park is owned and operated by the Pensacola  Unit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI), the Airstream owner’s association. That meant this was an “Airstream Friendly” campground.

Checking in

We arrived at this campground in Rosie, our Airstream trailer, for a combined rally of the Alabama and Pensacola Clubs of the WBCCI. 

This park is located between the Alabama state line and Pensacola. It is situated along the banks of the Escambia River. It is wooded and quiet. Make that very quiet.

Along the river

The park had a clubhouse with a kitchen, a needed amenity for Airstream rallies. Several group meals were prepared in that kitchen.

Inside the clubhouse

Dinner time!

Discussing grits and eggs

A little entertainment in the club house

I’m not sure if this is exclusively an Airstream park. There were only Airstreams there while we were in that park, but some “Airstream” parks allow other brands in as space allows.

The rally was our excuse to take Rosie, our new Airstream trailer, out for a second shakedown trip. We needed to figure out where to logically put things in Rosie. We also wanted to hunt for any “bugs” that Airstream needed to fix. 

The temperatures dipped below freezing one night. Our heat pump automatically switched over to the furnace as needed and that kept us warm and cozy inside Rosie. 

Here are some specifics about this campground:

• Our site had 50 amp electrical service. Some sites had 30 amp service. 
• Our site had a water connection 
• Our site had a sewer connection . 
• Sites were paved with dirt. Our levelers sunk into the dirt during a rain storm. 
• AT&T placed a marginal signal over the campground 
• Park documents said that WiFi service was available at the clubhouse. We couldn’t find that WiFi service, but we didn’t invest too much time trying to find it 
• We were able to watch ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS using Rosie’s TV antenna. We also saw digital channels Charge, Court, Grit and ME-TV. 
• This is a pet friendly park.

There were some historical photos of the campground in the clubhouse. These were probably from the 1960s. What amazed me was that there wasn’t a pickup truck in the park. All of the Airstreams of that day were being pulled with family passenger cars. It is amazing how cars have changed over the past 50 years because you need a powerful truck to pull a travel trailer today.

Airstream trailers in the campground

More Airstream trailers

Sitting around the campfire

Talking with other Airstreamers

Suzy, our Yorkie, enjoys the company of other Airstreamers