Nothing to Do in Red Bay? Here's 101 Things to Do...

Really?
Red Bay Alabama is one of America's great cities.  I love it there.

It's a small working town in the Northwest part of the state and the home of Tiffin Motorhomes.  And Sunshine Mills.  And lots of other businesses.

It is not Pensacola FL or Albuquerque NM or Detroit MI.  It is a city uniquely its own.  And we love it there.  I am always surprised to hear, "There is nothing to do in Red Bay." I beg to differ.

There are lots of things to do and see here and in the surrounding areas.  It does not have a lot of high end restaurants or like some other places, but we always find plenty to do here.  And we love to come back each year or so.

I took the time to jot down some things.  Some may appear a little redundant but not when you really look at it.  For example, breakfast, lunch and dinner at Jack's are all very different and are therefore listed separately.  But there are tons of other things to do there also.  Here's a start:

1. Stay at the Allegro Campground
2. Take Tiffin factory tour
3. Breakfast at Mason Jar on the Main
4. Take tour of Tiffin Paint factory in Belmont
5. Get new tires or shocks at Bay Diesel
6. Dinner at Red Bay Mart
7. Stay at Downtown RV Park
8. Visit Red Bay Museum
9. Wash Car  at Red Bay Car Wash
10. Breakfast at Red Bay Mart
11. Visit Bay Tree Park and Heritage Park - Red Bay
12. RV Stay at the Red Bay Campground
13. Visit Coon Dog Cemetery
14. Wash and wax RV at Downtown RV Park
15. Shop at Walmart in Russelville
16. Lunch at Sparks Restaurant in Belmont
17. Visit parts store at Allegro Campground
18. Say hi to Bob Tiffin in Corporate Offices
19. Dinner at Sparks Restaurant in Belmont
20. Tour Helen Keller Home in Tuscumbia
21. RV stay at Custom Body (Bruce Deaton's)
22. Lunch at Fourth Street Grill and Steakhouse
23. Take Van Leigh 5th Wheel factory tour in Iuka, MS
24. Ice Cream the Cardinal Shack in Belmont
25. Dinner at Jack's
26. Wash RV at Allegro Campground Wash Rack
27. Lunch at Red Bay Mart
28. RV Stay at the Detail Depot campsites
29. Breakfast at MacDonald's
30. Attend Annual Coon Dog Cemetery Labor Day celebration
31. Lunch at Jack's
32. Talk to Wade in the Service Center and get him to reduce your bill
33. Dinner at Mason Jar on the Main
34. RV Stay at Chris Berrry's Woodshop (water and electric)
35. Individual tour/walk through Tiffin factory on your own
36. Breakfast at Jack's
37. Meet with Sales Director in Tiffin Corporate offices
38. Lunch at Piggly Wiggly Deli
39. RV Stay at Bay Diesel (Electric Only when service not completed.)
40. Walk through Tiffin Service Center and watch work being done
41. Lunch at Swamp John's in Red Bay
42. Walk through the Parts Store at Custom RV in Vina (Brannon Hutcheson's)
43. RV Stay at the Red Bay RV Self Service Campground
44. Dinner at Rattlesnake Saloon
45. Have biscuits and chocolate gravy at Red Bay Mart
46. Get fried baloney sandwich at Mason Jar on the Main
47. Walk around campground and talk to other Rvers
48. Lunch at McDonald's
49. Lunch at Swamp John's in Tuscumbia
50. Wax RV and polish wheels at Downtown RV
51. Happy hour at Downtown RV Park
52. Take in the sweet smell of the dog food baking at Sunshine Mills
53. Check out Tiffin Service Center Customer Lounge
54. Dinner at Reeves Fish and Steakhouse (between Belmont and Fulton
55. Attend Red Bay High School Football Game
56. Visit Allegro Club Offices in Allegro Campground
57. Dinner at MacDonald's
58. Visit Corinth National Battlefield
59. Look around used parts store at Allegro Campground
60. RV Stay at Custom RV in Vina (Brannon's - water and electric

61. Visit tool store in Belmont

    Go for walk around Red Bay (Downtown RV Park to Allegro Campground and return

    RV Stay at the Bunkhouse RV Campground

    Visit Tiffin Hardware Store

    Get Weenie Biscuit at Jack's

    Visit Sherman RV in Tupelo

    Hit golf balls at the Redmont driving range in Red Bay

    Attend Red Bay Baptist Church Service

    Get warranty service work done at Bunkhouse RV

    Visit Elvis birthplace in Tupelo

    See the Car museum in Tupelo

    Shop at Walmart in Fulton

    Dinner Mexican Restaurant in Belmont

    Get eyes examined at Dr. Mothershed in Tupelo

    Get haircut at Sassy Salon Red Bay

    Visit Shiloh National Battlefield

    Dinner at Fourth Street Grill and Steakhouse

    Wash Car at Downtown RV Park

    Get new RV Tires in Muscle Shoals

    Wander through BunkHouse (formerly McKinney RV warehouse)

    Talk to Downtown RV caretakers (Bill and ???) and ask where Freedom Hill got its name

    Visit Whitten Corps Of Engineers (COE) park in Fulton and go to museum

    Attend Founder's Day in Red Bay (held every September)

    Walk over to the Powerglide plant and check it out (no longer a part of regular Tiffin tour)

    See Belmont High School Homecoming Parade (in September)

    Attend Watermelon Festival in Russelville (in August)

    Chat with Norris at the Tiffin Service Center about his tour in Iraq

    Check out the Red Bay Waterpark

    Walk the Hoyt Keeton Walking Trail in Red Bay

    Walk the Northwest Loop of the North Alabama Birding Trail (site #51)

    Attend local play at Spirit Bank's Weatherford Center in Red Bay (Feb, Apr and Nov)

    Visit Farmers Market Red Bay (Tu, Th, Sat)

    Play golf at Redmont Country Club - Red Bay

    Eat at Sonic in Belmont

    Visit Huntsville (day trip) Space Museum

    See Belmont MS annual car show

    Have prime rib sandwich and gelato at Founder's Day

    Attend Little Theater in Red Bay

    Walk around Tiffin Lumber and Supply Center in Red Bay

    Visit Space Museum in Huntsville AL (day trip)

    Shop at Silver Dollar discount grocery near Belmont

    See Friday night High School Football game in Belmont

    Lunch at Mason Jar on the Main

    Visit Red Bay Library

62. Get RV washed and waxed at Detail Depot

There are a lot of things I failed to mention --- maybe you'd like to add a favorite that you don't see listed?

Thanks for joining us today on the Roadrunner Chronicles!