Parents of teens.

Of course.

At 12, she can stay alone, but inside. If she has a reasonably responsible friend with her, they have a great deal more freedom.

If we had met the neighbors with kids and the kids played together, I would be even more comfortable, though she would have to stay inside while we were gone.

My 17-year old daughter usually goes with me, but it's her choice. She doesn't like to hang out alone and she doesn't have many friends that want to go camping with us. To be honest, when we're camping, we go to hang with the family and get away from daily life, so we don't expect to leave her alone.
Otherwise, we have left her alone when she was sleeping/napping, but I usually don't leave the park and the dogs keep her company. And do I worry about her? She shoots much better than I ever will, so not really!

A pretty broad question, it would depend on the maturity of the kids more so than age and where I was camped. I would easily leave my boys alone for an hour or longer in their mid teens. I’d be more wary of leaving girls alone at that age. My boys hunted with me at that age and were relatively independent. The girls were pretty level headed in the mid teens and I might leave them, but not for the same length of time as the boys. I generally tried to give the kids some slack to prove their responsibility, but not so much that anything serious could happen. The DW is more protective than me, but she recognizes it and tries to temper it.

Against the DW’s wishes, my granddaughter and a friend at 14 wanted to wander off in the forest. Boy, those genes are strong.:D I let them go but I followed at a distance. Not a lack of faith in her, but I wanted to be close enough to put an end to anything untoward that might happen. So much for stealth, she spotted me in short order. But she has an uncanny ability to spot game in heavy cover, far better than me or any other hunter I know. So we turned into a threesome wandering around the woods. Had I not followed I likely wouldn’t have let her go, though. She just didn’t have the training and experience the boys had in the boonies.

I have a couple of opinions...... They are probably safer in the campground than home alone......... if they can be left home alone should be no problem in a campground.....

Depends on the kids I was thinking 10 was probably old enough.........

We let our younger use our camper alone (with his friend she had never been camping before) for a weekend for the first time (he just turned 25).

Kids 14 & 12 hang out in the coach while Dad & Mom go walk on the beach or out to dinner. They are good kids. To the OP, you really have to do what YOU feel is right for. You and your children, care not what others say.

Been leaving DS (16 now) in S&B house since he was 10 & I didn't get home until 1.5 hours after he did. He's been allowed to go off by himself at CGs since 12. Wouldn't hesitate to leave him alone at the CG now for most of a day as long as he has his cellphone. But I haven't had to.

when they are trusted to stay home by themselves AND they know the systems of the trailer so if there is a problem they can understand what is happening. such as the heat or a/c stop working. would also leave them with a cell phone and the number of the campground office and local 911 with their location to tell dispatch.

Not parents but Grandparents of teen boys 16 & 14. They will be on there own at times next week at Fort Wilderness various times (with DD and SIL approval). They have been on there own, at home, before and after school holidays etc. for three years.
The 16yr old knows how to do the hookups for the RV and when and how to properly dump the tanks. They also have cell phones if needed.

Beverley & Ken

You can let your teens dip their toes in the water, or push them off the end of the dock!