Bayfield Meadows is located in Bayfield, Ontario and is close to beautiful sandy beaches, marinas, hiking trails, golf courses, unique shops and restaurants.
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Bayfield Meadows
Bayfield Meadows is located in Bayfield, Ontario and is close to beautiful sandy beaches, marinas, hiking trails, golf courses, unique shops and restaurants.
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true
BY ELLEN CREAGER • FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER • May 31, 2009
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KIMBALL, Mich. -- Don't think camping. Think Kamping. Don't think solitude. Think socializing.
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The Port Huron KOA private campground, following a national trend to more cushy camping options, has 13 new family lodges -- really like little houses -- with kitchens, full bath and even an upstairs for children.
Set in a row near the back of the 75-acre campground, they're for social people who like being near others while getting away from it all.
"This is the direction campgrounds are going. We're about six to eight years ahead. I think the old camping stuff is gone," says general manager Anthony Jacobs. "We're more of an amusement park or family fun park. People pull in here with a tent and upgrade to a Kabin or a Lodge. Once they stay in a Kabin, you'll never see the tent again."
Amenities and atmosphere -- and spelling -- are the huge differences between private campgrounds such as KOA and more stately traditional camping parks, such as Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario.
But before you write a eulogy for traditional camping, hold on.
"We will not be changing our approach anytime soon," says Alistair MacKenzie, ecologist at the Pinery, which has 1,000 campsites and not a single cabin. "A lot of people still value sitting around a campfire and sleeping in a sleeping bag under the stars." On a busy summer weekend, the Pinery can have 8,000 to 10,000 campers.
Nature isn't the point
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true
BY ELLEN CREAGER • FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER • May 31, 2009
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KIMBALL, Mich. -- Don't think camping. Think Kamping. Don't think solitude. Think socializing.
Advertisement
The Port Huron KOA private campground, following a national trend to more cushy camping options, has 13 new family lodges -- really like little houses -- with kitchens, full bath and even an upstairs for children.
Set in a row near the back of the 75-acre campground, they're for social people who like being near others while getting away from it all.
"This is the direction campgrounds are going. We're about six to eight years ahead. I think the old camping stuff is gone," says general manager Anthony Jacobs. "We're more of an amusement park or family fun park. People pull in here with a tent and upgrade to a Kabin or a Lodge. Once they stay in a Kabin, you'll never see the tent again."
Amenities and atmosphere -- and spelling -- are the huge differences between private campgrounds such as KOA and more stately traditional camping parks, such as Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario.
But before you write a eulogy for traditional camping, hold on.
"We will not be changing our approach anytime soon," says Alistair MacKenzie, ecologist at the Pinery, which has 1,000 campsites and not a single cabin. "A lot of people still value sitting around a campfire and sleeping in a sleeping bag under the stars." On a busy summer weekend, the Pinery can have 8,000 to 10,000 campers.
Nature isn't the point
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