Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 22:35     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
OP, a few resources:

Glamping Near DC: http://pursuitofitall.com/glamping-near-washington-dc/

Gampling in MD: https://glampinghub.com/unitedstatesofamerica/midatlantic/maryland/

Glamping in VA: https://glampinghub.com/unitedstatesofamerica/midatlantic/virginia/
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2016 20:41     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think you need to define glamping a bit more. When I've googled glamping you get all kinds of results and it obviously means different things to people responding to this thread, from a state park cabin which may be adequate (and you aren't sleeping in a tent) but I hardly think it puts the "glam" in glamping.

Is your priority avoiding tent camping or do you actually want tent camping but the very upscale version. Look up Paws Up in Montanta looks pretty awesome right?

More locally, you could just do something like Jellystone which your son would probably love but I suspect the cabins are just okay. There's a place I've looked up called Shenandoah Crossing which gets mixed but decent reviews where you can stay in yurts which looked kind of interesting to me.


OP here. When I first posted, I was looking for a local weekend getaway where we could stay in a cabin with beds and hot water. I am still looking for that option. Shenandoah or Jellystone cabins work for that. I will look into the KOA cabins. We want a fire. We may still pitch a tent. Just want the option and comfort of being able to go inside to sleep.

We have stayed at Wilderness Lodge at Disney. That was fun but not exactly a camping experience.

When I started researching, I found the Aman resort in Wyoming, which is more my type of vacation. I would love to do that trip along with Yellowstone. That is not glamping or camping.


Avoid KOA and Jellystone. You won't get a nature experience at all. They have all the natural ambiance of a strip mall. I think there's one basic model of cabin for cabin camping that KOA and Maryland state parks use (at least Cunningham Falls and Elk Neck State Parks)--the state parks make you feel like you're in a park, surrounded by nature. KOA and Jellystone are pretty bad.

You could make tent camping work. All the actual state park tent camping sites I've stayed in have a bathroom building with hot showers. Throw in a couple of air mattresses with an electric pump and a tent, and you can totally do tent camping if the comfortable beds and hot water are your main concerns.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 22:05     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Anonymous wrote:Moab Under Glass in Utah.


Oops, under canvas, as someone else already pointed out.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 22:04     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Moab Under Glass in Utah.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 16:34     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Pohick Bay in Lorton has nearly brand new cabins. We tent camped nearby and thought they looked really nice. They are climate controlled but don't have bathrooms. It's really close by, though, and if you go in the summer your boys can also enjoy the water park there. It would be a nice warm up to camping. You wouldn't need to take as much gear but could still enjoy eating outside, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 14:26     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Wow, not glamping but that Amangani resort in Wyoming looks stunning! Add that to my bucket list!
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 11:27     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
Anonymous wrote:I think you need to define glamping a bit more. When I've googled glamping you get all kinds of results and it obviously means different things to people responding to this thread, from a state park cabin which may be adequate (and you aren't sleeping in a tent) but I hardly think it puts the "glam" in glamping.

Is your priority avoiding tent camping or do you actually want tent camping but the very upscale version. Look up Paws Up in Montanta looks pretty awesome right?

More locally, you could just do something like Jellystone which your son would probably love but I suspect the cabins are just okay. There's a place I've looked up called Shenandoah Crossing which gets mixed but decent reviews where you can stay in yurts which looked kind of interesting to me.


OP here. When I first posted, I was looking for a local weekend getaway where we could stay in a cabin with beds and hot water. I am still looking for that option. Shenandoah or Jellystone cabins work for that. I will look into the KOA cabins. We want a fire. We may still pitch a tent. Just want the option and comfort of being able to go inside to sleep.

We have stayed at Wilderness Lodge at Disney. That was fun but not exactly a camping experience.

When I started researching, I found the Aman resort in Wyoming, which is more my type of vacation. I would love to do that trip along with Yellowstone. That is not glamping or camping.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 11:14     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
I think you need to define glamping a bit more. When I've googled glamping you get all kinds of results and it obviously means different things to people responding to this thread, from a state park cabin which may be adequate (and you aren't sleeping in a tent) but I hardly think it puts the "glam" in glamping.

Is your priority avoiding tent camping or do you actually want tent camping but the very upscale version. Look up Paws Up in Montanta looks pretty awesome right?

More locally, you could just do something like Jellystone which your son would probably love but I suspect the cabins are just okay. There's a place I've looked up called Shenandoah Crossing which gets mixed but decent reviews where you can stay in yurts which looked kind of interesting to me.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 10:58     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I think I want to go to Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. https://www.aman.com/resorts/amangani

We are trying to go somewhere closeby for 1-2 nights for this glamping trip.


There is a Yellowstone Under Canvas for the glamping portion!
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 08:45     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
OP here. I think I want to go to Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. https://www.aman.com/resorts/amangani

We are trying to go somewhere closeby for 1-2 nights for this glamping trip.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2016 08:29     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Any holiday inn is a glamping experience.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2016 21:49     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
if you want a long trip, Moab Under Canvas in Utah is the very definition of glamping (http://www.moabundercanvas.com/). Gotta be willing to shell to big bucks, though.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2016 14:49     Subject: Re:Best place to go glamping?
Go to Ft. Wilderness or the Wilderness Lodge at Disney
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2016 10:08     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Lydia Mountain is very nice. I'm not sure it's camping, though!

If you just want vacation accommodations near a state park, I'd suggest Rocky Gap Resort in MD.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2016 09:55     Subject: Best place to go glamping?
Graves Mountain Lodge