...And Camping

[jcollins]

I've noticed a lot of members have "and camping" when they include information in the Interests section of the profile. Personally I'm not a camper. Staying at the Holiday Inn is camping to me.
Around here the only place that I know of is Hart-Miller Island where you can take your boat camping. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ ... iller.html

How about other places around the country?

[fisham]

Warren Island state park near Ilesboro in Penobscot Bay, Maine is a beautiful island, accessible only by boat. The park maintains free moorings for boaters on a first come first serve basis. The campsites are spectacular and set far enough apart so one is not disturbed. It is also a great day trip from any port in penobscot bay.

[Mariner]

Going camping by boat in Washington State is becoming more problematic. Most of our island state parks have seen their campsites designated as "water trails" sites, meaning that you can only arrive by "human powered craft", which basically means kayaks. Don't get me started on that, I think it's rediculous. Of course, most of the marine state parks that are also accessible by car have regular campgrounds, so they're fair game. Of course, if your goal is to camp in a regular campground, why go by boat? Not to mention, you have to pay for moorage at the state dock ($.50/ft) on top of your campsite fee ($16/night). Now, I go camping and bring my boat with me quite often. We have lakes with campgrounds that are too numerous to mention, and I'm just talking about the state parks. Thow in the Forest Service parks, US Army Corps of Engineers parks, the National Parks, and the National Recreation Areas and they must number over a thousand. And of course, the same is true across the borders in Oregon and Idaho.