| Finding a great campsite can be tricky. You need | | | | information that you're looking for but if you look |
| to be ready to pounce when you find one and | | | | hard enough you can usually tell if a site is family |
| you also need to be well connected and know | | | | friendly or not by the photos and language on the |
| where to look to find the best family - friendly | | | | website. |
| ones. Here are five tips you can use to help you | | | | 4. Be flexible with your vacation dates |
| find a great family friendly campsite. | | | | If you find a great campground that seems |
| 1. Ask around | | | | perfect for a family camping trip but they are all |
| Word of mouth is the best way to find a great | | | | booked up during the period that you want to go |
| campsite. Ask other parents and family and | | | | it's worth changing your plans. Being flexible about |
| friends that like to go camping where they had | | | | the dates that you're willing to travel can make |
| good experiences and where they had bad ones | | | | the difference between spending your family |
| so that you can avoid those places. Most of the | | | | camping vacation at a great campsite or spending |
| time people are happy to talk about the | | | | it trapped at a bad campsite having a miserable |
| campsites they would and wouldn't recommend. | | | | time. Remember, if your kids aren't having fun |
| 2. Scour the Internet | | | | neither will you. |
| Go onto some family camping forums or parents | | | | 5. Share |
| websites and do a little digging to find out what | | | | If the great campground that a friend |
| campsites and campgrounds other parents really | | | | recommended is full but your friends have a site |
| liked. Remember that you should take everything | | | | ask if you can share their campsite or ask them |
| that you read online with a grain of salt, but if you | | | | if they would be willing to split the time with you. |
| read between the lines you should be able to get | | | | If your families are close then a joint vacation |
| a pretty good idea of which places are good and | | | | with a shared campsite might be a lot of fun for |
| which ones aren't. | | | | everyone. |
| 3. Research before you go | | | | If your friends do agree to share the campsite |
| While you're online go to the websites of a few | | | | make sure that you pay for the half fees and be |
| campgrounds to view photos of the site before | | | | willing to pitch in and do a little more than your |
| you go there. Some campgrounds have fully | | | | share of the chores because they will be doing |
| interactive websites with virtual tours and lots of | | | | you a big favor. A little consideration when |
| information about the amenities they have. Some | | | | camping with others will go a long way towards |
| other sites make dig around the site to find the | | | | the making the trip more pleasant for everyone. |