Your Favorite Place To Camp And Why

[tahoecampers]

Debbiedee, Where exactly is Sand Flat? I know that i have seen signs, but at the moment can't place it. we are always looking for out of the way places to go that offer some peace and quiet. Thanks, Karen

[NightOwl]

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[MommaMia]

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[Miss-Teri]

I don't know that there are many places that aren't my favorite, lol!  When I try to narrow it down, I think, "Oh, but what about this place...".  I think it's the memories more than the actual campgrounds.
 
At Rocky Mountain National Park, the lot was fairly small and there weren't many trees, but there was the river right beside the site that both my daughter and Collie fell into (separate times!), and the moose that travelled into the campground.  

At Ft. Wilderness, well, that was Disney World, nuff said.

Manatee Springs was so much fun, but sooo cold!

And locally, Lake Murray and Lake Tenkiller are great.  Lake Tenkiller was once a town that was dammed and flooded to make the lake.  It's very rocky along the shores, and the kids love to go down to the water's edge, sit on a rocky cliff, and stare down into the water thinking about all the "treasure" that might be under the surface.

And then there is...  Nope, no way I could pick just one!

[Used 2B PopUPTimes]

The Cove CG in Gore VA is my favortie CG. 3500 acres, 100 campsites, off road trails for ATV / 4 WD , shooting range, BIG fish in the lakes, no big RVs, lots of wildlife - including some of the other campers.

[debbiedee1957]

About 30 minutes or so north of Placerville, just before Kyburz on the right hand side of 50.  The camp ground is nestled right between 50 & the American River.  Don't worry about road noise, your down below road level in the campground and the river noise overrides it nicely anyway.  Hiking available on the opposite side of the river back along the river.  Quiet, rustic nice spot.  Check it out

Debbiedee, Where exactly is Sand Flat? I know that i have seen signs, but at the moment can't place it. we are always looking for out of the way places to go that offer some peace and quiet. Thanks, Karen

[Gone-Camping]

I have a few favorites depending on the location I'm going to. If it's the beach and the NC OuterBanks, I like to go to Ocean Waves Campground, it's a commercial campground with full hook-up's, but it's simply the best one down there (and I've been to all of them!!!)

In the mountains, I've got to toss a coin between Sherando Lake Campground (USFS) near Waynesboro and Goose Point Park (Army COE) near Martinsville, Goose point is the nicer of the two, but Sherando is easier/quicker to drive to...
 
Locally it's Newport News Park by a landslide, nothing else in the local area comes close to comparison!
 
Up north I'm rather partial to Coolidge State Park (Plymouth Notch Vt.) especially if I can get a lean-to site on the A-Loop with a view of the valley below. This one is strictly dry camping, but I can handle that!!!

[NCSunshine]

At the beach, it is Apache CG in Myrtle Beach.  It is small and maybe not the fanciest but they are strict about the quiet hours.  I also love the entertainment on the pier everynight during the summer.  It is just a simple place to be, but all that we need and like.

Near home is Dan Nicholas Park.  It is about 20 minutes away, is a public park with soccer and baseball fields, tennis court, pond for paddle boat and fishing, all kinds of playground equipment, miniature golf, nature center with bears, hawks, and other animals, carosel, miniature train ride, gem mining.  The CG is located in the trees away from the park but just a short walk or bike ride.  It only has electrical and water hook up, which is all we really need.  The gate closes at 8pm when the park closes.  Wonderful place for the girls and they love going there.

In the mountains the only one we have been, but also really liked is Boone KOA.  Near all major attractions and is off the beaten path and just a great place to be.  People who run it were very helpful, as that visit was our first camping trip and we didn't do our homework.

[Steve-o-bud]

Well, we've been to several great places to camp, Yosemite, Sequoia, Shaver Lake, etc.

However, the one that sticks out is Twin Lakes, CA, in the Mammoth Lakes area of the high Sierra's. It is memorable not only for it's physical beauty, but also for sentimental reasons.

My wife and I were married for a couple of years. My wife was starting to get the urge for children, but I was not yet quite ready. We went camping  at Twin Lakes with some dear freinds of ours, who have a wonderfull daughter, who was about 2 years old at the time. She was (and still is) well behaved, and a real joy to be around.

As we sat in front of a gorgeous fire, we decided that night that it was time to add children into our happy lives. It was the second best decision that we've ever made.

Catalina Island (Two Harbors) is another favorite. My daughters and I went there with our Indian Princess group. Our tents were on a bluff, near the waters edge. We had a great time, playing in the water, building sand castles, kayaking among the sailboats that were moored off the shore. That evening, as the sun set, the sky was a gorgeous blue, and the sailboats with their anchor lights on their masts were swaying in the harbor. We had a great campfire, the girls were wolfing down some smores, and singing songs. In the distance, you could see the lights of Long Beach and Palos Verdes, and the stars were outrageous. When it was time to hit the sleeping bags, all I could hear was the waves, the bells in the harbor, and my girls sleeping soundly....

As Carly Simon sang... "These are the good old days"

[NightOwl]

these are such WONDERFUL POSTS!  :# :# :#  I just never get tired of reading them.

And those of you with kids--cherish these days.  They will end all too soon  (I know from experience!)  That's why it was a special treat for me to read some of the replies mentioning  camping wiith your children.  :S :W

I hope more of you will join in.

[hbfc6]

We like Myrtle Beach. We have been there 12 times in the last 18 years. We like Pirateland campground. We like the lazy river and pool. Every year I ask if they are tired of going and everyone in the family says no they want to go back. I like to go there and just relax. Go to the beach in the morning. Sit on a rented chair and read a book. I like the little picnic shelters. We like all the campgrounds down there. It's a 1000 mile trip for us we are looking forward to going again in June. My wife likes to go to resort type campgrounds with elec. and showers and nice facilities such as Harper ferry Koa or San Antonio koa. I like to go to campgrounds without elec. and noise such as Andrus lake in the Michigan UP. The best "resort type campground" I have been to was the Petoskey Koa in Michigan. Just super clean and pretty.
 John

[sully349]

Hard to narrow this one down!!!! Indiana State parks are all wonderfull!!! My favorite for quick getaways would be either Pokagon State Park in Angola or Potato Creek State Park near Liberty Indiana. Both parks are clean, wooded and family oriented. Potato Creek has a beautiful lake with good fishing and a nice beach. Indiana State parks strictly enforce their quite hour policies which make them great for the family campers.
     My favorite camping spot for long trips without any doubt has been at Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Clean, quiet and in the heart of the American West. Where else can you see wild buffalo roaming in large herds? Every morning I would take my coffee and wander to the edge of the campground and watch the buffalo feed. National monuments to see, historic towns and some great trout fishing. The scenery is awesome!! As my wife discovered the antique hunting is limitless. My kids absolutely love the area and my 13yr old now wants to live there and work in the parks as a ranger. Ive been to the park twice in the last 3 years and we're planning another trip for 2006.

[NightOwl]

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And dont fforget, if you dont want to disclose the location of your favorite Shangri-La, you dont have to tell  Just describe why it is special if  you prefer to keep its whereabouts a secret.

[Campaholics]

For my all time favorite, to date, it has to be one campsite at Interstate State Park, WI.  The sites are densely wooded, private and quiet.  The back of the site is about fifty feet above the St Croix river.  In the morning sitting in a chair looking down on the river watching a heron on a sand bar, and these little birds that move down tree trunks with their heads pointing down towards the ground.  I just can't imagine it getting any better.

Running a close second are another eight or nine Wisconsin State Parks.
But, I can't omit Porkypine Mountains SP, MI.  There was only one tree on the site, but you get to look out onto Lake Superior, and the most gloriously hot showers ever!

Then again, there are some really nice State Parks in the southern tip of Illinois.  We had the CG almost to our selves, well us and a family of wild turkeys.

Bob

[OC Campers]

Can't tell you, it's getting crowded!
 
Randy