Where do you camp?

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  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    In spite of the picture in my profile of me in front of a tent...I prefer to "camp" at a Ritz-Carlton.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I camp in a pop up these days...NM has an abundance of National Forest and BLM land to camp. There are numerous NFS campgrounds and BLM campgrounds, but it is also acceptable to just take off down a forest road or logging road and pull off to camp which is what we do most of the time so long as it is not marked otherwise. Occasionally we will camp at one of our State Parks or one of those forest service or BLM campgrounds as they are still relatively rustic but have a few conveniences like picnic tables and pit toilettes. I have never in my life set foot in an RV park and I've never used the hookups on my pop up other than at home when I'm cleaning it or something.

    I used to be an avid backpacker as well but the kiddos being born kinda put the kabash on that for the near future...I can't wait until they're old enough to start hitting the trails again as a family, it will be good times.

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    ^^^One of our favorite pull off spots from FR 103 in the San Pedro Mountains. This is from this past weekend for our annual Mother's Day campout with some friends of ours. We have come to this spot every year for the last three years for Mother's Day and love it because we might see two or three other people the entire weekend...it's awesome solitude.
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    We've camped at quite a few nice locations in our province (Manitoba). Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park, Rushing River in north western Ontario.

    Our favourite is Grand Beach...fine white sand, great campground with well maintained and private sites. This year we took the plunge and got a seasonal site we'll be pulling out and setting up camp on Friday night for the season (until the first week-end in September)
  • jacques57
    jacques57 Posts: 2,129 Member
    Close to where ever I live. Currently this is the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (largest state park in the lower 48), or the Cleveland Forest near Mt. Laguna. The profile photo is on the trail in Domelands, ABDSP, an area rich in fossils and vistas.
  • NS81
    NS81 Posts: 192 Member
    These are all great replies! Thank you! Love new campgrounds!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Camping on the Blue Ridge Pkwy was great...and since it was the end of the season and a weeknight I had the entire campground to myself!!

    Linville Gorge and Grandfather Mountain areas in NC are great for camping.
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    All over Colorado, especially in remote wilderness areas.

    When I was a kid, my favorite place was Glen Rose, TX. It was awesome, but I like to stay away from actual campgrounds now. Too many people.
  • prestonsnana
    prestonsnana Posts: 69 Member
    I live up north in the Adirondack mountains of New York and there is so many beautiful spots to camp, long lake, piseco, wells, speculator, blue mountain lake just to name a few. I have lived here my whole life and you can pitch a tent just about anywhere and have a fabulous time :-) Have fun !!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Boundary Waters on Lake Superior in MN/Ontrario is beautiful also with a lot of canoeing
  • NS81
    NS81 Posts: 192 Member
    All over Colorado, especially in remote wilderness areas.

    When I was a kid, my favorite place was Glen Rose, TX. It was awesome, but I like to stay away from actual campgrounds now. Too many people.

    I agree on the people part of it lol I'd rather be more secluded... since having children, we tend to do campgrounds if it's a long camping trip - once they're a little older, we'll probably head back out into the wilderness! :wink:

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