alternative to dirt around campsite?

bukhrn wrote:

Naio wrote:
If your concern is the shoes getting dirty, how little are the boys? Are they small enough to stay on the rug? If not, I can't see it helping.

For boys who venture off the rug, I'd say you need some designated 'camping' shoes (maybe something easy to wash like crocs) or bare feet.

X-2, I have to agree with Naio, I mean, you are camping, as it were, and they are boys, dirt is part of the equation. ;)

Lol.
By the same token, having a long term campsite that is a dust bowl when dry and mud pit when wet pretty much sucks.
Seasonal campsite isn't roughing it out in nature, it's a place to relax and be comfortable and while my kids get dirty on a regular basis, I wouldn't want them running around all summer looking like orphans that hadn't showered in a month. Not to mention the mess in the camper, daily.
For an instant solution, gravel it. But don't use pea rock, it never stops moving. Get a dump truck load of crushed rock. Couple hours spreading it out and permanent, clean fireproof solution.
Won't help this year, but if it's dirt, why not plant grass? Maybe deal w it this summer and plant grass late summer or next spring.