| Whether you are a first time camper or you've | | | | period of time for the campground. In those |
| been camping for awhile, in most cases you can | | | | cases it is usually first come first serve. |
| still find places to camp that are fairly close to | | | | Campgrounds range from the privately owned, to |
| home. For the first timer a nearby campground is | | | | county, state, or national parks. If you are tent |
| good because you will inevitably forget something. | | | | camping, State and National parks are beautiful. |
| The closer you are to home the easier it is to get | | | | While they don't offer a lot of the amenities of a |
| what you've forgotten, and if you really don't like | | | | private park they give you a feeling of being far |
| it after a day or two, it is easier to get back | | | | from home and usually have some very pretty |
| home. There are many campgrounds near cities | | | | sites. Photo opportunities abound at these parks |
| and towns that give the feeling of being far away | | | | as well. Sate and National parks are good for |
| from home while you are really only a few miles | | | | RVer's as well if you don't mind dry camping. |
| away. Finding these can be as easy as looking in | | | | Most of these parks do not offer hook-ups for |
| the phonebook or going online and searching for | | | | RVs and many have length restrictions. Be sure |
| them. The nice thing about close campgrounds is | | | | to look into that before driving there. The most |
| that you can drive by and check them out before | | | | important thing is to have fun! Take the kids, the |
| ever making reservations or going there. | | | | dogs, plenty of food, and don't forget the pillows! |
| A bad first experience can turn a first timer | | | | For the Veteran Camper close to home |
| away from camping for good. Make sure the | | | | campgrounds offer a relaxing getaway while |
| weather will be nice when you go and in some | | | | saving you the time and gas to drive a distance |
| cases you can even drive through and pick which | | | | for camping. When time is an issue, you can still |
| site you want, provided that you don't plan to | | | | get away for a relaxing weekend. |
| stay over a holiday weekend or during a busy | | | | |