It's the first edition of Friday Favorites for the new year and I'm excited to be working on our 2021 camping schedule. I have it all pretty much planned out and am just waiting to finalize a few last details for a trip or two this year. But first, let's chat a little about our favorite campgrounds. I think if I had to choose just 5 of our favorite campgrounds, I'd choose the following: Great Smokies KOA in Townsend, TN. This was our first campground to ever camp at as a family almost ...
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Tennessee State Parks Worth Camping At
It's no secret our family loves to camp. We love visiting new places, but we also love going back to our favorite places. Many of these include the Tennessee State Parks. We are so thankful our state takes pride in their state parks and we have been really impressed with all of the state parks we have camped at, but here are a few of our favorites that we think you'd like too. Montgomery Bell State Park: We usually camp here at least once a season. We have our favorite shady spots that are on ...
10 Toys to Take Camping
We are headed out on our first camping trip of the season in just a few days and we cannot wait. Camping is one of our favorite things to do as a family. I love to pack only what we need and not the entire house. When it comes to toys, the boys want to bring it all. Our answer? "We don't have room for everything, so just choose a couple things to take, everything else must stay." So, how do you decide which toys to take camping? We have found that bringing too many things (especially toys) ...
Weekend Mammoth Cave Camping Trip {review}
Jellystone Mammoth Cave Campground: We recently took a trip to Mammoth Cave and wanted to go camping. There is camping inside the National Park, but there isn't water or electric, both of which we usually need to have because, well, we just like to camp that way. (I am not a fan of "roughing" it that much). I had heard Jellystone Mammoth Cave Campground was close to the park and decided to give it a try. We booked our campsite a few months in advance to make sure we had a great spot. Our ...
7 Reasons to Go Camping With Your Kids
Camping season is officially here and we're so excited. We're heading out on our first camping trip in just a few weeks and we're so ready! I know some people just aren't camping people. Thats fine, but you're missing out. Really, you are. It's such great thing for kids especially. Here's why I think you should take your kids camping this year: 1. It's the best way to connect as a family. Really, nothing says connecting more than staying in a tent or camper together. No one runs off to ...
8 Camping Tips (for tent & RV camping)
I don't know what it is, but when Christmas is over, I'm always so ready for Spring to show up so our camping season can begin. We love to camp as a family. It's a relatively inexpensive way to get out of town, to lay down all of the stresses from everyday life, to get rid of your electronics for the weekend and focus solely on each other. We have done both tent camping and camper camping and currently have a Rockwood Roo Hybrid camper and LOVE it! We've learned a few camping tips from our ...