Habitat For Humanity International’s RV Care-A-Vanner program offers anyone who travels in a recreational vehicle the opportunity to help build houses with families in need, tour America, make a difference and have fun while doing it.  The RV Care-A-Vanner program welcomes people of all ages and from all walks of life who are ready to pick up a hammer and help change lives (no experience necessary) Please visit www.habitat.org/rv/ for more information regarding this program and how members get involved.

If you are planning a trip to Phenix City; please call (334) 448 8275.  We would like to confirm the length of your stay, arrange for accommodations, verify any dietary needs and answer any additional questions you all may have.  We are again very excited you are coming to work with our affiliate and look forward to meeting you soon! 

The RV Park:

HFHRC has established a partnership with Eric Ward & Ponderosa Trailer Park.  However, members are welcome to arrange for their own lodging elsewhere if they so choose.  The campground at Fort Benning is also a popular spot.

Hook-up fees at the Ponderosa RV Park are $25/week and include water, power and sewage drop.

Mr. Ward needs to be notified in advance when the groups/couples will be arriving in order to make sure that there are spaces available and enough room in the park.

(The RV Park is located on Ponderosa Drive – off of HWY 80W in Ladonia.  Ponderosa Drive is on your Left in between Piggly Wiggly Shopping Center and Ladonia Baptist Church.)

Directions to Ponderosa Trailer Park:

If coming in on I-185, take Phenix City Exit. I-185 connector (US80, JR Allen Parkway) ends at Hwy 431/280 (Opelika Exit).  Turn Left onto Hwy 431/280.  (at second traffic light) Turn Right onto Hwy 80W.  Continue through traffic light, past Ladonia Piggly Wiggly Shopping Center and look for ‘Physic Readings’ – Big Hand sign on the left side of the road.  Ponderosa Drive is on the Left shortly before this sign. 

If you prefer to MapQuest directions, the physical address is:

5 Ponderosa Drive, Phenix City, AL 36870

Directions to HFHRC office from RV Park:

Exit Park on Ponderosa Drive – Turn Right onto HWY US80. Continue Straight into Phenix City. (80W becomes Crawford Rd and then becomes 13th St).  Remain in Left Lane – at a traffic light with a left turn arrow, this lane splits off 13th and becomes 14th St.  Turn Left on 9th Ave. (at 14th St Grill).  Rd will turn to the right and end at 16th St.  Turn Right and Habitat office (two story white building) is ahead on your Left.  Please park in the lot across the street.  The entrance is around the building on the right side.

If you prefer to MapQuest directions – our physical address is:

714 16th St, Phenix, City, AL 36867

All Care-A-Vanners will have a release waiver from HFHI.  We also ask that each builder fill one out that is specific to HFH of Russell County.

While Visiting/weekend and free time:

Phenix City is in prime location to visit Chewacla State Park (Auburn, AL), Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, GA), explore the River Walk in Columbus and tour FDR Warm Springs. Many of our Care-A-Vanners are repeat guests and may already have an idea for weekend activities.  Additionally, we are not far from Americus, GA (about 60 miles), HFH Headquarters and the RV Care-A-Vanner info desk.  Americus offers the Discovery Center – a tour and model of the homes that Habitat builds around the world. 

To get to Americus and the Discovery Center, travelers can take US280 East through Columbus, Richland, Preston and Plains into Americus.  Here they will travel straight across Hwy 19 intersection, veer to the right onto Church St and approach The Discovery Center on the left.