Campground Events and Activities

[Brandon]

What are your favorite events/activities put on by the campground for kids and/or adults?

Examples:
Christmas in July
Halloween festivities
Pancake breakfast
Bike rentals

[sourdough]

I go fishing.....

[66joej]

Mostly to get away from having to do activities.

[chuckster57]

Originally Posted by 66joej

Mostly to get away from having to do activities.

Got that right!! Only time I'm actually NOT working on someone's something.

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by 66joej

Mostly to get away from having to do activities.

X3 or 4 or 5 or ??? The best activity any campground can provide is "PEACE AND QUIET" !!!

That's partly why my favorite campground isn't a campground, but is a "quiet place that's level, next to my favorite lake and 13 miles down a "two track" that I can negotiate with the trailer and then go back to the highway for the boat... Nope, no cell service, no TV, no electricity and the only water is for boat floatin'

[Thundershorts]

Sit by the campfire and drink beer or whiskey.

[bagged123]

the CG's we go to have a pretty cool adult activity, they call it 'relaxing in a chair'. I participate in that every time we go camping.

[Javi]

Campground activity for me is always gonna involve a comfortable chair, good whiskey, and depending on the time of year a fire or shade and light breeze... Don't need or want nothing else..

[notanlines]

Being a grandfather to eight I guess I better head in a different direction. We have camped a number of times in Lone Pine RV/Campground just north of Burlington, Vermont. Every night about 6:30 or so the camp operator drives their old fire truck completely through the entire camp, bell ringing and loaded with virtually every child (and some adults) in the area. I simply can't tell you the high ol' time these kids have and how they look forward to this activity. Now, once the sun starts to go down, Brenda and I virtually every single night during the Wisconsin summer sit by a campfire at least for an hour or more talking about where our next days ride might take us or where the trout might just "jump in the boat."

[SAABDOCTOR]

During the day I get out a 4 meter glider and a lawn chair and see how long i can keep that thing airborne or take rides with the dogs. At night light the camp fire and rid the world of those nasty cans / bottles of beer and wine

[PARAPTOR]

Comes down to personal preference or you can say their definition of camping. Those who enjoy somewhat constant outside group parties at home are generally found at campsites with dayly group activities such as Band and Dancing, Gym activities, Kid and Adult Craft,................ Others prefer being alone or with a friend or two, sort of I want to get away from this hectic STUFF

Just reading posts from long time campers in the wilderness with just a tent, outside facilities and a few essentials and now camping with 40 foot 8K + campers.

I prefer Full Hookups at a minimum. But have to admit have been to a few really fancy campgrounds with all sort of activities going on all day

[canesfan]

Originally Posted by SAABDOCTOR

During the day I get out a 4 meter glider and a lawn chair and see how long i can keep that thing airborne or take rides with the dogs. At night light the camp fire and rid the world of those nasty cans / bottles of beer and wine

^^^ I don't need activities, I can entertain myself, but I don't mind them, as long as they are not totally in my face. I frequent a local SP and they are starting hay rides this Summer. Fine by me. In the middle of the Summer, when the place is full, it's still a nice place to visit. Plenty to do outside the CG, so it's usually only full in the evenings, and even then, it's usually pretty quiet. I don't mind hearing others talking and laughing. I DO mind hearing a dog(s) barking incessantly all day and night long.

[B-O-B'03]

We are not "activity" people, other than the "shoot from the hip" kind, which is probably why you will never see us on a cruise ship.

To us a vacation is to get away from it all, other than any friends we can convince to come with or meet us.

Dry camping, away from it all, suits us just fine, but SP, NP, BLM and FS camp grounds are perfectly acceptable.

After a day of snooping around, where ever we are, there is nothing better than cooking outside and enjoying adult beverages with the one I love and have been married to for 37 years.

-Brian

[BuxCamper]

If the activity interests me I'll do it. No CG public or private with any organized activity has forced me to participate in an event. Unlike other types of travels you don't have to feel compelled to partake in offered activities.

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[CaptnJohn]

I prefer none! I come to relax and explore the area then move on in a few days, weeks, or months.

[Cheryl]

Originally Posted by B-O-B'03

We are not "activity" people, other than the "shoot from the hip" kind, which is probably why you will never see us on a cruise ship.

To us a vacation is to get away from it all, other than any friends we can convince to come with or meet us.

Dry camping, away from it all, suits us just fine, but SP, NP, BLM and FS camp grounds are perfectly acceptable.

After a day of snooping around, where ever we are, there is nothing better than cooking outside and enjoying adult beverages with the one I love and have been married to for 37 years.

-Brian

Lovely! Curious as to what the campground acronyms stand for?

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[chuckster57]

SP- State park
NP- National park
BLM- Bureau of land Management
FS- Forest service

[ctbruce]

Stayed at Yellowstone's Edge outside of Livingston MT last summer. They didn't allow individual fire rings at sites which suited us fine as DW doesn't care for the smoke or the smell. Too many trips to Haiti were everything is charcoal cooking 24/7 I guess. Anyway the owners lit a fire every night and put out chairs. We all came together to talk, share stories, meet new people, and have a drink or ice cream together. I really enjoyed this.

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[Desert185]

Boondocking with one or two other ATV folks. Ride/explore or shoot during the day and cook/eat afterwards with a sip of whiskey or two. Crowds, screaming urchins and organized activities are not our formula for relaxation.

I like flying into the backcountry for some camping with a nightly fire. No fly-in's. Just one or two other airplanes, at the most, for tagging other interesting airstrips during the morning hours. One of my favorites is the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho.

[canesfan]

Originally Posted by ctbruce

Stayed at Yellowstone's Edge outside of Livingston MT last summer. They didn't allow individual fire rings at sites which suited us fine as DW doesn't care for the smoke or the smell. Too many trips to Haiti were everything is charcoal cooking 24/7 I guess. Anyway the owners lit a fire every night and put out chairs. We all came together to talk, share stories, meet new people, and have a drink or ice cream together. I really enjoyed this.

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I had stayed in a CoE park a few times where some campers would setup and have a fire and invite others in the CG over for the evening. It was usually Fall and not a ton of people around, but enough. I was hesitant the first time, but a buddy talked me into going and I had a very enjoyable evening. Met some new folks I otherwise wouldn't have met. Talked about all sorts of stuff. Good times.