Favorite time/place to camp?

[moondawg]

What's your favorite time and place to camp?

I prefer cooler weather camping...daytime temps in 60s and lows in the 40's. 50s/30s is also good. Anything warmer than 70s/50s is too warm for me. I like to camp in the early spring, late fall, and winter. Less bugs and snakes, and sometimes, less people. Nothing like a good campfire...doesn't make sense if it's 80 degrees at night. :eek:

I like camping at Spring River or the White River, both in Arkansas. I usually go with my dad, brothers, and some friends. We have a fish camp, we do a lot of fishing. In November--the weekend of TN gun opener--there's a bunch of us that go to the White River in AR. For the most part, we're the only ones there at the park. We have lots of GOOD food, all prepared and cooked at camp. We eat like Kings! And we have a bonfire that you could probably see from outer space. Oh, and we do some fishing when time allows. :D It's the only time I see my uncle, he and some of his buddies come from Florida to partake in the fun.

 

[citico_tim]

Mountains of East TN especially during hunting season. Although I enjoy company some of my most memorable trips have been alone. Outside of Tennesse my favorite place was Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota but it's been awhile since I've been.

Backpack in and you can sometimes find some real game:

 

[medic]

Indian Boundary is probably my favorite with the camper. The back side of Parksville lake with a tent is my favorite of all.
Parksville lake is by boat or hiking only.

 

[ShaneHallum]

The dry lake beds of Center Hill lake. Beautiful place and all the fish you want.

 

[Football Hunter]

By the water,In the spring or fall,,,,,not in fall,hunting

 

[Mag]

Deep Creek, NC 3rd week in June

 

[GRAMPS]

My favorite time of the year is October. Favorite place would be hard to pick. I like Indian Boundary Lake, Fall Creek Falls, Roan Mountain State Park, Rock Creek Campground near Erwin, Piney at LBL, and many others. My wife and I camp a lot. There is also Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina, and Fort Desota Park near Tampa, Florida.

 

[JohnG]

Chilhowee Mountain, Indian Boundry, Gee Creek, Natchez Trace is okay in cooler weather.

 

[DEER DAVID]

Just about anytime and any place other than extreme hot weather..........

 

[TN RDG RNR]

Funny I just told a friend this less than a minute ago...Backwoods LBL just before it gets too cold for a tent.

 

[dcsoldier44]

Myaka State Park in Sarasota County Florida will always have a special place in my heart. My dad and I camped there so much the rangers gave him a key to the gates. alot of good memories from those days. I still remember everone one of those trips. hed set up camp and id be off getting poision ivy some where. and at night we'd mess with the coons and what not. that part of florida isnt known for deer but we always saw them and turkeys.

the army has soured me when it comes to "campin" so i havent gone in a very long time. but now that i have a son of my own i feel its time to get back into it. he loves to be outside so im sure he'd like it alot.

im having a hard time adjusting to city life here in el paso tx. luckly there are about 5 or 6 national parks within 3 hours of here. most are in the mountians to. i need a break and am headed to camp of the tall pines this weekend for just that. got my tent and cooler ready to go. kind of a fathers day gift to myself i guess ( and a big 3d shoot as well)

and as far as a time of year.....fall and early spring id say are my favorite times to camp or even be outside period. not to hot and not to cold.

 

[moondawg]

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[moondawg]

 

[Unicam]

Mount Baker in Washington State in late August Early Septemeber.

Hike in about 4 miles to a nice little trout stream I know, catch dinner, pull the cold beer outta the stream and the corn on the cob and taters from the fire!! MAN I need to make a road trip!!

 

[moondawg]

Where is that moondawg?

Nice tent

That is my brother's tent. I have one just like it, except mine doesn't have the vestibule.

That is at Bull Shoals State Park in Bull Shoals, AR. That is our gathering place for a few days to fish, camp, eat, drink, etc.

 

[moondawg]

Look on campmor's website...Cabelas' might have a tent like that. For backpacking tents, it's hard to beat Eureka tents.

 

[Pam]

Favorite places to camp

Enid/Mississippi

Bear Creek/Arkansas

Meramac St Park / Sullivan, MO...#!

 

[Radar]

Meriwether Lewis on the Natchez Trace.

 

[trealtree]

Chilhowee

 

[Whitetaillane8]

Davy Crockett s.p in the fall

 

[gtk]

Grand Canyon in the spring (cool enough to enjoy hiking)
Glacier/YellowStone/Grand Tetons in summer (excellent trout fishing)

Estes Park in mid-sept, simply to see the elk rutting like crazy. However, anywhere Mid to North Colorado in mid-late September, these aspen trees are unbelievably beautiful

 

[SOUTHERN CHICK]

Mount Mitchell in 2nd week in October

 

[akachuck]

From 2009? Come on now. They keep gettin older and older

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Topsail State Park in Florida and Friendship, Indiana home of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association.

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

Piney @ LBL in October was a great time.

I've camped @ DeFeated Creek only in July and August but I'd bet October is great there too.

 

[Smo]

Anywhere the sun goes down….

 

[Swampster]

Only camping I've done is on the Appalachian Trail during May - August. The weather has been comfortable, and the people have been nice. I think early Fall is nice also. On the flip side, before May, in the South, I think it would be miserable as the trail would be crawling with people. Seeing six or eight people a day or sharing a campsite with four other tents is fine with me, but twenty (or a hundred) would spoil it for me. Of course, there are plenty of spots where you can camp by your lonesome as well.

 

[jb3]

Smokies (TN/NC), Virgin Falls, Big South Fork, etc....

 

[jb3]

I enjoy car camping, but really prefer backpacking.

 

[tellico4x4]

Mountains of East TN especially during hunting season. Although I enjoy company some of my most memorable trips have been alone. Outside of Tennesse my favorite place was Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota but it's been awhile since I've been.

Backpack in and you can sometimes find some real game:

Boundary Waters & Quatico are awesome. Spent 12 days in there way back in 1983.