Glamping up the site

Take a look at your camping space.

If you are in a tent, bring fancy pillow covers and bedding; splurge on solar lamps that look like lamps; invest in an XM radio for a broad range of sounds. Find the perfect folding table, cover it up with a vintage blanket designed with a western feel. Add books and bottled water. Cover the tent floor with layers of rugs in different sizes, create a section for personal matters. If you are in a trailer, build a camp bar when you arrive, decorate the area with solar string lighting and fancy coasters. Change up the curtains, cover camp seating with blankets or have them re-done in leather or plaid. Add lots and lots of pillows for furniture and floor space. Finally, if your ride is a fifth wheel or mega RV, you are already glamping, invest in an outside pizza oven or espresso machine.

Set up a camping bar for adults & Kids

Bling the campsite with outdoor lighting, putting down layers of outdoor rugs, covering up the picnic table with fancy tablecloths, add solar candles, lamps, and tiki torches for a magical outdoor atmosphere.  Set up games, plan a scavenger hunt.

Plan a trip outside the campground with, hiking, whale watching, horseback riding, and scenic tours.

Bring out the yoga mat, sit on a picnic bench and sketch or paint the view, listen to music in a hammock.

Cook up breakfast burritos, afternoon nachos’, caesar salads. BBQ meats and vegetables on skewers served with fancy sauces. Make a charcuterie board filled with family favorites. Create a hamburger bar with all the trimmings, have pizza delivered to your campsite, and don’t forget the s’mores package for the fireside.

Think about meal place settings and food prep for the least amount of work and clean-up.
Go with recyclables, bamboo, paper.

Sit in a circle, tell stories about the campground, play games, play music, bring musical instruments, have a sing-along before the 10 PM campground curfew. Before going to bed, take a hot shower or create a wash station with fancy towels, hot washcloths, and scented lotions.
move outside candles inside, snuggle under an oversized comforter-listening to old-time radio.

Wake up early, make coffee, sit by the fireside, watch the sunrise still in your jammies, or better yet, lounge around in a big thick white robe.

Camp Secret: Most campers sleep in-get up early and enjoy the sunrise.