Anonymous
01/15/2015 08:52
Subject: Glamping?
This probably won't help, but "El Capitan" is north of Santa Barbara, CA and they have tents, but also cabins with showers and microwave and a fabulous bed. They also have yerts. There is a store with supplies and yummy food (hot food too), an outdoor stage with sometimes a performance, and easy access to a beautiful beach. When we went with kids there was a herd of llamas you could feed.
Anonymous
01/15/2015 07:49
Subject: Re:Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:I would never take my young child camping. Too many crazy people out there. Backyard camping is safer.
Is this serious? We took our oldest calming around 2 yo, and our second was 4 mo on her first trip. No problems like you describe. OP, I agree with others about finding a cabin. Check out Catoctin Mtn, Shenandoah, or Pohick Bay. Or just try it with an actual tent somewhere nearby. Car camping really isn't roughing it. We even use an air mattress.
Anonymous
01/15/2015 00:49
Subject: Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a horrible idea OP. I like someone's suggestion to just let your kid camp in the backyard.
Why?
Anonymous
01/14/2015 19:29
Subject: Glamping?
Check out www.glampinghub.com
Anonymous
01/14/2015 09:56
Subject: Glamping?
If you like glamping overseas, stay away from KOA. I've stayed in tons of them and they arne't posh at all. I don't mind it, but I think shared bathrooms might not be your idea of glamping.
Anonymous
01/14/2015 09:56
Subject: Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:We did a cabin rental at Douthat State Park in WV - they have affordable two bedroom cabins with climate control, fireplace, full kitchen & bath etc & a fire ring and picnic table you can use outside. The park features a lake, restaurant, nature center, a waterfall hike and a creek. It's also a short drive to some great hikes and fishing rivers as well as the Homestead resort and Jefferson Pools.
Big Meadows in Shenandoah also has cabins and lodge rooms that could ease you in, the hiking in the meadow at the entrance to the lodge road would be plenty of adventure for a 3 year old and the short hike down and back from Dark Hollow Falls would be doable with a baby carrier.
2 places I have been looking at are cabins and camping at Blackwater Falls State Park and Canaan Valley State Park.
There is a yurt you can rent at Kiptopeke State park, over on the bay side of the Eastern Shore near Cape Charles. I have been to the bay beach there and it is very clean with lots of ocean water mixing in to the bay down there, small waves and nice white sand. Its an hour to the Virginia beach boardwalk and an hour and a half to the beach near Chincoteague. I can recommend The Shanty in Cape Charles for a kid friendly lunch or early dinner.
Cunningham Falls near Thurmont has camping and a waterfall and a swimming lake, it's also a short drive away so if you want to bail you could easily. Try the Shamrock for lunch or dinner. Another close by camping place is Pohick Bay. There's a waterslide park there called Pirate's Cove that is open in summer.
Our first camping outings with the kids were with our tent at Assateague State Park (there is a company that will set up an RV for you http://www.assateaguecampers.com/ ) and at Loft Mountain which was an easy overnighter with a camp store etc.
Yes, we have rented a cabin at Douthat several times with young kids and had a lot of fun. It is "roughing" it a bit because no tv and no dishwasher. We stayed at Canaan in a cabin at Thanksgiving and had a ton of fun sledding down the 20 inches of snow they had at that time. Plus there was a dishwasher and a tv.
Anonymous
01/14/2015 09:53
Subject: Re:Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would never take my young child camping. Too many crazy people out there. Backyard camping is safer.
???
We've taken our kids to some beautiful camping spots ever since they were babies. We avoid the big, commercial campgrounds. If we want to go to a pool we can do that here at home.
I've heard the camper/RV sites usually attract a lot of crazies. Maybe that is what PP means?
Really? When I camp around the RV's, the campground is usually full of old retired people who you hardly ever see. I hardly disagree with this assessment.
Anonymous
01/14/2015 09:50
Subject: Re:Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:Not at all fancy, but we stayed at the KOA campground at Harper's Ferry last summer, staying in one of their cabins, and my kids loved it. It has a pool, mini golf, jumping pillow, pancake breakfast along with plenty of hiking trails in the area.
With kids, we have stayed at the KOA's in Harper's Ferry and Harrisonburg, VA, and we had a lot of fun. Like pp said, they have all that stuff plus activities like hay ride and crafts as well. Lots of fun, and it is safe. I have camped all over the place, and never had a problem. Well one time, I was terrified when I heard scratching at my tent door. Turns out, it was a kitty cat. She loved having leftover sausage with us for breakfast.
Anonymous
01/14/2015 09:24
Subject: Re:Glamping?
Anonymous wrote:I would never take my young child camping. Too many crazy people out there. Backyard camping is safer.
???
We've taken our kids to some beautiful camping spots ever since they were babies. We avoid the big, commercial campgrounds. If we want to go to a pool we can do that here at home.
I've heard the camper/RV sites usually attract a lot of crazies. Maybe that is what PP means?