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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am looking for something to do the last week of August with my 8, 6, and 3 year old boys that will get us away from the norm here.  I discovered the idea of Family Camping Vacations and wonder if anyone has done this before and can offer any BTDT?  I would love to have a week away where we are all together, and thought it might be fun to spend a week in a rustic cabin (or even tent, if I plan well) and have semi-structured stuff we can choose to do.  Has anyone done anything like this before and can give recommendations on camps or places to go?  Willing to drive, and even fly, if need be- but it would be one parent with three boys- so hopefully not too much hassle to get there.  
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Veteran parent camper here.  We have been camping several times a year since before we were married, while pregnant, with babies, toddlers, etc. and now our kids are 10 and 5.  To pull off what you are considering, however, with kids as young as 6 and 3, you really need two caregivers.  Someone needs to be able to watch the little ones while you shower, go to the bathroom, get water, etc., and 8 is kind of young for that responsibility.  My 10YO could do it, though.  So unless you can bring a friend, I would give it a couple of years.  By then, your 6YO will be 8 and the 3YO will be 5.  3YOs and younger tend to like to wander from camp and they really don't think about danger, so someone needs to be vigilantly keeping track of them at all times.  Camping is a fabulous way to vacation with kids.  They love being outside all the time, biking, fishing, hiking, hanging out by the campfire.  We have done it for up to a week at a time.  This is pleasant so long as you are not at an overly crowded campground.  Even one that is crowded during the weekends, but thins out during the week is fine.  It does get old having to wait for toilets, showers, etc. day after day.  In late August, places like Assateague and Shenandoah will likely be crowded all week long, but most others should be fine during the week.[/quote]

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