We started camping as a family when our girls were 3 & 9. And we are tent campers. We have camped in Arkansas at Lake Catherine SP and DeGray Lake SP and both times spent time in Hot Springs NP. We rented a cabin in Smoky Mountain NP and drove every scenic road and part of the Blue Ridge Pkwy. We rafted in Durango, went off road jeeping and horseback riding in Ouray. We've camped at several state parks and national forests in Texas. Our girls are now 18 and 11 and we have a 1 year old son. Last summer we drove to Minnesota for a friends wedding and ended up driving up to the Chippewa Flowage in Northern Wisconin to camp for a week on an island. The campsites are on islands and only accessible by boat. No facilities but an open pit toilet in the woods and a fire ring. We hung our hammocks on trees out over the water, the kids jumped off the small dock, we fished and swam and just had a fantastic time. My 17 year old daughter didn't even mind not showering or having no phone reception for a week. It was a long drive but that was my kids favorite trip. My husband loves the smokies. I prefer the Rockies and I am hoping to maybe do pikes peak and rocky mountain NP soon.
