This is a perfect place for anyone wanting to winter in lower Alabama. It's a clean, very well maintained park with a wonderful manager who lives off site, but visits at least twice a day. Plenty of area to walk a dog, close to all the good things Fairhope and Gulf Shores have to offer, a very nice clubhouse with full kitchen, great laundry facilities and a typical southern porch for sitting. A daily gathering on the porch at 4 p.m. gives everyone a chance to visit and get acquainted. Reasonably priced, asphalt streets, street lights, concrete pads and patios. We met some wonderful people here. More geared to adults, as there is no playground or pool. We'll be back.

Wales West offers large sites, plenty of room to walk a large dog, and plenty of interesting activity to watch as the owners expand and improve the narrow gauge railway that circles the park. However, the sites and roads are gravel and the cement patios are situated so that you cannot line up your entrance door with the patio. Therefore, dirt was a problem, at least for us. Also, there are no street lights, so bring a flashlight.

This was a wonderful park with the nicest people we've ever met. Noise from the adjacent highway keeps it from rating a 10, but if you're on the way to somewhere else it is the perfect one or two night stop. We liked the golf cart escort to our site, the free coffee, newspaper and popcorn, and the cleanliness of the campground. They actually picked up litter, butts and whatnot on a daily basis. We would definitely stop there again if in the general area.