Creating Family Connections One RV Adventure at a Time
First a confession: We didn’t expect much out of our stay at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware, Ohio, given its close proximity to the metro-Columbus area. Some prior experiences camping at state parks near big cities have not always turned out so well, so we were skeptical. But on our first visit we were pleasantly surprised–and it prompted a return visit this fall. This state
We’ve traveled a lot of miles over the past four years of RVing with our kids and we’ve seen a lot of amazing places. But every so often we stumble upon spots that capture our hearts and leave us yearning for the next time we can return. Charleston has been one of those places for our family. When we first visited nearly four years ago,
Each year Kristin and I spend some time between Christmas and New Year’s Day reflecting back over the past year and setting camping goals for the next year. This year that conversation included The Touring Camper. One of our goals for 2014 was to post reviews of all the campgrounds that we have pictures and information for, going back to our first year of married
Mohican Adventures Campground and Cabins in Loudonville, Ohio, is not the typical type of campground we stay at during our touring adventures. In my campground research phase for this trip, Mohican Adventures had received high marks while other area campgrounds did not get very favorable reviews. Given the number of people at the campground during our visit, it definitely appeared to be a popular destination
We stayed at Croft State Park in Spartanburg, S.C., while visiting family in the Greenville, S.C., area earlier this year. This 7,000 acre park has 45 campsites, so it’s not a very big campground. Since we spent most of our time with family, we didn’t have a lot of time to explore the park, but it offers 12 miles of biking and hiking trails as
Over the weekend we met up with family for our last camping trip of 2014–and Ohio’s fall foliage was at its prime! This was our first visit to Geneva State Park in Geneva, Ohio, although we had attempted to go last year but at the last minute discovered we would be camping the same September weekend as Thunder on the Strip. Since that’s not our
Salt Fork State Park is Ohio’s largest state park, which makes it a great place for destination camping or for a base camp to tour east-central Ohio. Our visit brought back a flood of memories since Salt Fork is one of the primary places my family camped when I was a kid. Back in the mid-1980s this was a relatively new park, located outside of
During our visit to the Savannah, Ga., area, we stayed at Skidaway Island State Park. The park is located about 30 minutes from downtown Savannah and about 30 minutes from the popular tourist stop of Tybee Island. We enjoyed our time in Savannah but the experience would have been much better had it not rained almost the entire time we were there. Just means we
We used the Charlotte/Fort Mill KOA campground in Fort Mill, S.C.–just outside of Charlotte, N.C.–as a stop-over en route to Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga. At the time of our stay, the campground was undergoing construction and renovations due to a newly erected supermarket next door. Our general impression of the campground was that most of the sites were on top of each other and
For many families making their rounds of the Utah 5 National Parks, a visit to Bryce Canyon is a highly anticipated stop. With its sweeping vistas and spectacular hikes, Bryce offers something for everyone. But with most of the camping options concentrated immediately around Bryce, families that want to escape the crowds and explore Bryce…
For many families planning a trip to the Utah region, their itineraries often center on hitting the high points of iconic stops like Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, and Arches. Several lesser-known parks are also worth the stop, though, and for families looking for ways to escape the crowds, Cedar Breaks National Monument should be on…
