Camping with Kids

[Finaddict]

Hey all you fathers out there that have taken your kids camping. I was planning on taking my 3 year old daughter camping in late June, but the situation has fallen through. She was very excited about sleeping in a tent in the woods.

So I am looking for a recommendation for the Mass area - preferably near the Mass coast or Southeastern CT - so that we can get back home easily enough if it doesn't work out with her -- actually it's so we can go fishing too, try to combine the two if possible.

I am looking for a campground or park - essentially a good place for us to pitch a tent, build a fire but also has activities close by. Per her age, it needs to be easy access in and out.

Appreciate any insight you can share.

Thanks,
Andy

[tattoobob]

You may want to try Salisbury State Park,, they have fishing and a nice play ground, ocean and river beach. Plus close to your house

[Saltheart]

I don't know about MA or CT but Burlingame in Charlestown , RI is great. Except for the big holidays , its never full. it has showers , a store , easy access to good beaches and restaurants , stores , etc. Cheap too.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Wish I could help ya out....but I only deal with the Boy Scout campgrounds...don't do a whole lot of family camping.

[american spirit]

in new hampshire, but ideal for kids and family's.

google country bumpkins campground. franconia nh

Originally Posted by Finaddict

Hey all you fathers out there that have taken your kids camping. I was planning on taking my 3 year old daughter camping in late June, but the situation has fallen through. She was very excited about sleeping in a tent in the woods.

So I am looking for a recommendation for the Mass area - preferably near the Mass coast or Southeastern CT - so that we can get back home easily enough if it doesn't work out with her -- actually it's so we can go fishing too, try to combine the two if possible.

I am looking for a campground or park - essentially a good place for us to pitch a tent, build a fire but also has activities close by. Per her age, it needs to be easy access in and out.

Appreciate any insight you can share.

Thanks,
Andy

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

I don't know about MA or CT but Burlingame in Charlestown , RI is great. Except for the big holidays , its never full. it has showers , a store , easy access to good beaches and restaurants , stores , etc. Cheap too.

spent my childhood there, most every weekend in the summer coming up from CT. It was $8 a night. The other weeks we went to Dunes Edge in Ptown.

I had a weird experience taking my son camping at 3. He would wake up disoriented and screaming in the tent. Not fun in a campground at 3am. He then went on a 2 month strecth of wetting the bed after being dry for 6 months. Weird. We havent tried it since!

[chris L]

I have never been to a campground that catered to young kids . I have always taken them to nickerson campground in Chaplin Ct . nowhere near the salt . right on the natchaug river with a small playground . state forest next door . My kids even at a young age loved to hike with me .
strawberry park in preston Ct has some playground stuff for various ages .