When I was not an "older" camper, I was a younger boater. We had a bunch of friends we boated with every weekend. Because we were (sail)boating, we never went far from the moorage where we kept our boat. We saw the same people every weekend, and quite frankly it was sometimes a drag. Now DW and I go camping about once a month and enjoy meeting new folks each time. In 8 years of RVing, we have only met one couple that we have stayed in touch with. We camp with them every year or so. My advice would be, if you have friends your age who like to camp, plan a short trip with them and see how it goes. It it's good, repeat, if not meet some new friends on the next trip.