I'm thinking of bringing a tent with me to allow my 1 year old a place to crawl around outside and get out of the sun and bugs. This will also double as a spot for my 11 year old to camp out with her friends so as to not keep the rest of the family awake all night with their giggling and the like.I was curious if you all have done this and if it is even allowed at campgrounds? I'd imagine some campgrounds would want me to also get a tent site for the tent?? That kind of defeats the purpose, but I'd understand if that was the rule.What are your thoughts on the subject??

Lots of people do it. CG rules will vary, you will need to check.

Do it all the time when our daughter joins us. Sometimes there is an extra vehicle fee.

I always bring my tent for the same reasons you mentioned, except we dont have a baby just an 11yr old and 9. in the 3 years we owned our TH we never had an issue. We never ask, i dont think its a big deal.

We have done it numerous times, Most places we go they only charge for an extra vehicle,On the coast they give a head count an charge for extra people, but allow overflow parking. When we had our PUP the tent held the baggage and became a changing room. Earlier this month we were camping and mosquitoes were thick,, a few sites down from us these folks set up two large 12x12 screen room tents!! One was over the picnic table! Great idea!!

I'd bring it along. Campground rules vary; some permit tents in RV sites, some charge extra, some simply don't allow them. Very broadly speaking, the more expensive or RV-oriented the campground, the less likely it is that they permit tents...though there's a whole lot of variation. State parks and similar usually tend to have no problem at all.

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toedtoes
Explorer III
Feb 27, 2016
From my experience, it's not usually a problem with public campgrounds (NFS, COE, BLM, etc.). State parks are usually OK, but may be a few that don't allow it. Private campgrounds and RV Parks, best to ask because many have rules against it.
Murphsmom
Explorer
Feb 27, 2016
Some campgrounds will require you to keep the tent out of the grass areas of your site, mainly due to the fact that driving tent stakes into the ground can damage the sprinkler systems.
elwood58
Explorer
Feb 27, 2016
Our family camped at COE Parks for may years, and always had a couple of tents for the kids to sleep in. Our family of six had a 16' Aristocrat Trailer, so no way we were all going to sleep in the TT.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Feb 27, 2016
State Parks in Indiana will allow a camper and a tent. We've done it many ties. Not so much with just the wife and me now, but when the kids were little, we did the extra tent all the time. Our Pop up did not have a bathroom. So we used a port-a-potty in the tent. It also gave us extra storage to put stuff up at night.

All you can do is inquire with the campground and see what the rules are. Each one is different.
bfast54
Explorer
Feb 27, 2016
Generally speaking the more exclusive -----the more you would find exclusion:W
High end parks Resorts ----NO WAY .
Been my experience as I tavel.
DrewE
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2016
I'd bring it along. Campground rules vary; some permit tents in RV sites, some charge extra, some simply don't allow them. Very broadly speaking, the more expensive or RV-oriented the campground, the less likely it is that they permit tents...though there's a whole lot of variation. State parks and similar usually tend to have no problem at all.
jake2250
Explorer
Feb 26, 2016
We have done it numerous times, Most places we go they only charge for an extra vehicle,On the coast they give a head count an charge for extra people, but allow overflow parking. When we had our PUP the tent held the baggage and became a changing room.
Earlier this month we were camping and mosquitoes were thick,, a few sites down from us these folks set up two large 12x12 screen room tents!! One was over the picnic table! Great idea!!
eDUBz
Explorer
Feb 26, 2016
I always bring my tent for the same reasons you mentioned, except we dont have a baby just an 11yr old and 9. in the 3 years we owned our TH we never had an issue. We never ask, i dont think its a big deal.
scrubjaysnest
Explorer
Feb 26, 2016
Do it all the time when our daughter joins us. Sometimes there is an extra vehicle fee.
Ductape
Explorer
Feb 26, 2016
Lots of people do it. CG rules will vary, you will need to check.

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