As I am sitting here and enjoying one of a few amazing Coors Lights after a Monday of work, I can’t help but think about what my favorite camping trips of the year have been so far. My family and I have enjoyed some of the best camping of our lives this year and I can’t really narrow it down to just one favorite quite yet. With that said I think I need to do it by category, so for this article we are going to talk about my favorite campground for just my family.
The majority of the camping we do is with lots of family and usually “off the grid.” I would not chose this campground for multiple trailers in a group since each campsite is separated by a fence. I will say that for just one RV and my family it was amazing.
Road Up
The road going up to the resort was not fun by any means. I am confident that my wife would have been better off if I pulled over and grabbed a bottle of wine out of the trailer for her. The road is very narrow and at times feels like my F-250 would fit on it, let alone the 35ft trailer attached to it. (We found out later on from the camp host that we went the “hard” way. Mental notes all around… DO NOT GO THROUGH DRY CREEK DR.!) That being said we made it and the many beers after we got to the site were much more enjoyable.
The Site
The sites are amazing. They are separated by wooden fences and have their own grassy areas to enjoy being outside. And the views. We walked the camp ground a few times during our stay and I am confident that there is not a site in the place that doesn’t have a perfect view. When I go camping I want to be outside, I don’t like spending all the time in the RV. I want to set up corn hole, crack open a cold one, and not feel like I am having to move chairs and tables out of the way to get from one side to the other. This place has a great area for the kids right next to your trailer and you don’t have to worry about the kids wondering off to the other campsites. Bonus point for having room for all that, with a 35 ft trailer and park the truck. This place has room for everything!
The Campground
There are so many great things about this campground. The individual sites are amazing and have full hookups. There is also a pretty good size pond that you can walk down to and enjoy. While we were there we didn’t have time to do anything at the pond and it was still fairly cold in the water at that time. They do have boats you can take out if you want to spend some time on the water and a grilling area with patio lights that overlooks the pond.
I asked the kids what they thought about the resort, and they loved the community area. The community area really made the campground feel complete. It was equipped with horse shoes, and enough area where the kids enjoyed a game of soccer with some kids they met out there. I am not a real outgoing “meet your neighbors” kinda guy, but it was pretty cool that the community area brought that out of not only me, but other families around the campground. I would recommend this place to anybody that has enough time to really enjoy being at the camp and wanting to be close to the national Park.
All and all, this campground really did have it all. My only regret was not staying longer! My family had a great time, it was a beautiful, and being 20 minutes from Sequoia National Park, it is just a great family spot!
Have some ideas on places to go? Let me know!
