Camping Weekend

Monday, October 17th, 2011 | 93 Comments

I went camping this weekend at Shenandoah National Park! It’s a 3 hour drive and we couldn’t get a campsite reservation. But we packed up supplies anyway. Figured we could just do another day trip if all the “first come, first serve” sites were taken. Got there and even though all campsites were listed as “full” we were SUPER LUCKY and snagged the 1 and only cancellation opening! So we parked the car and walked to the site and set up camp! Later that morning we went out hiking.

Camping at Shenandoah National Park

There’s a nearby lodge resort. It’s in easy walking distance from the campsites. There’s actually a FANTASTIC restaurant there. Because we weren’t 100% sure we’d get a campsite we only brought snacks to eat. So we had large meals here.

Camping at Shenandoah National Park

This was an EXCELLENT weekend. I loved it so much. Even though that night it was extremely windy with temperatures in the low 40’s, we had a an amazing time just being out in the woods working hard to keep the fire burning bright to keep us warm. We talked and roasted marshmallows all night. And surprisingly the tent didn’t get blown down, not even once! We saw other campers weren’t so lucky. And of course we saw tons of wildlife too. Deer and even bears! I hadn’t been camping since I was a kid. I would definitely do it again next year though~ … but maybe before the autumn temperatures set in, haha!