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I love to camp. It easier when you plan (especially with kids) long before you get out there to pitch the tent. We go to a campsite that has fishing tournaments for the kids, youth hikes, and outdoor movies on the weekends. Its all covered with the rate we pay to get in. Plus we got a tent thats easy to pitch. LOL. We learned our lesson with the color coded poles that take 3 hours to match. We always bring the simple stuff (bug spray, easy cook food and lots of play clothes for the Toddler) and it usually works out great. We also only go for short trips with our four year old in tow, three days tops. We are going camping soon and I am so excited. We just got some new fishing poles and are ready to roll. Yee-haw! :)

Fishing is an entirely different story than camping for me - I love to go fishing - from a boat, a dock, or the beach, it doesn't matter to me.

There are tons and tons of campgrounds in this area and 95% on are some waterway and the others are in close proximity.

I still have the scars from my first foray in tent sleeping last Labor Day weekend. I needed to relieve myself about 3am, tripped over one of the tent ropes and landed in pine cones........thanks, but no thanks. When we do the same weekend this year I will either sleep in the car, or drive the 30 miles back home and sleep in my own bed.