Overnight and Camping Trips with Kids

We pulled these 73 overnight trips out of our full catalog of kid-friendly spots in New York, Texas, Oklahoma and Hawaii. Every listing has the ages it suits, what it costs, how long to budget, parking notes, and what to pack.

Showing 45 of 73 adventures — pick a state above for the full list

Saranac Lake, NY

Saranac Lake Islands Camping

Paddle-in island camping on the Saranac Lakes with 87 primitive sites. Paid entry. Best from about age 5. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 5+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Blue Mountain Lake, NY

Lake Durant Campground

Lakefront campground in the central Adirondacks with beach and paddle access. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Bluff Point, NY

Keuka Lake State Park Camping

Open lakeside and shaded wooded campsites with a swim beach and boat launch on Keuka, the quietest of the big Finger Lakes

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Dansville, NY

Stony Brook State Park Camping

Wooded campsites beside two stream-fed swimming pools dammed right into the creek bed, a much quieter alternative to Watkins Glen

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Hague, NY

Rogers Rock Campground

Wooded lakeside campground on the quiet north end of Lake George. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Indian Lake, NY

Indian Lake Islands Campground

Paddle-in island camping on scenic Indian Lake in the central Adirondacks. Paid entry. Best from about age 5. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 5+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Indian Lake, NY

Lewey Lake Campground

Beach and boat launch between two lakes beneath Snowy Mountain, with wilderness trailheads and essentially no cell service

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Livingston Manor, NY

Mongaup Pond Campground

Sandy beach and motor-free paddling on the largest Catskill pond, with wilderness trails from camp and under three hours from NYC

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Old Forge, NY

Nicks Lake Campground

Sandy beach and a flat lakeshore loop trail on a quiet lake three minutes from Old Forge and the Fulton Chain of Lakes attractions

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Romulus, NY

Sampson State Park Camping

Big Seneca Lake campground with a pool, marina and beach, and the most reliable availability when the gorge parks are full

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Watkins Glen, NY

Watkins Glen State Park Campground

Camp above the gorge and walk the Watkins Glen trail at eight in the morning, before the tour buses and day-trippers arrive

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Bastrop, TX

Bastrop State Park Cabins

Historic 1930s CCC stone cabins among the Lost Pines east of Austin, among the hardest reservations in the Texas park system

  • Lodging
  • Ages 1+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Bend, TX

Colorado Bend State Park Camping

Rustic no-hookup river camping down six miles of gravel road, with Gorman Falls and guided wild cave tours for older kids

  • Camping
  • Ages 5+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Blanco, TX

Blanco State Park Camping

Compact CCC-era campground under pecan trees on the Blanco River, one of the gentlest first camping trips in the Hill Country

  • Camping
  • Ages 1+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Concan, TX

Garner State Park Camping and Cabins

Cypress-shaded campsites, screened shelters and CCC cabins along the Frio River at the most in-demand family park in Texas

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Fredericksburg, TX

Enchanted Rock Walk-In Camping

Walk-in tent sites and primitive backcountry camping at the granite dome, and the reliable way in when the day-use gate closes

  • Camping
  • Ages 6+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Fredericksburg, TX

Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park Camping

City-run RV and tent camping ten minutes from Main Street, the practical base for Enchanted Rock and the Fredericksburg peach stands

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Glen Rose, TX

Rough Creek Lodge

Luxury family ranch resort with outdoor activities near Glen Rose. Paid entry. Best from about age 5. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 5+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Junction, TX

South Llano River State Park Camping

Clear spring-fed river, four bird blinds and dark skies at a quieter western Hill Country campground three hours west of Austin

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Spicewood, TX

Krause Springs Camping

Camp above a spring-fed swimming hole and rope swing on a family-owned Hill Country property, with the water to yourself at dawn

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Spicewood, TX

Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area Camping

Primitive lakeside campsites, family-friendly singletrack and a famous spring bluebonnet field on the upper end of Lake Travis

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Spicewood, TX

Pace Bend Park Camping

Drive-up primitive camping right on the Lake Travis shoreline, with sheltered swimming coves on the east side of the peninsula

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Vanderpool, TX

Lost Maples State Natural Area Camping

Riverside campsites and hike-in primitive sites at the one Texas park with real fall color, and your guaranteed entry in November

  • Camping
  • Ages 4+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Wilburton, OK

Robbers Cave State Park Camping and Cabins

Classic Oklahoma state park with campgrounds, cabins and a real outlaw cave in the sandstone bluffs of the San Bois Mountains

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Broken Bow, OK

Beavers Bend State Park Cabins

Rustic and modern state park cabins in the pines at Beavers Bend, minutes from Broken Bow Lake and the Mountain Fork River

  • Lodging
  • Ages 1+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Broken Bow, OK

Beavers Bend State Park Campgrounds

Family campgrounds along the Mountain Fork River in Beavers Bend State Park. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Broken Bow, OK

Broken Bow Treehouse and Glamping Stays

Treehouses, A-frames, geodesic domes and canvas glamping tents scattered through the woods around Hochatown and Broken Bow Lake

  • Lodging
  • Ages 4+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Broken Bow, OK

Broken Bow and Hochatown RV Parks

Private full-hookup RV parks along the Highway 259 corridor near Beavers Bend, plus the hookup loops inside the state park

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Broken Bow, OK

Hochatown Cabin Rentals

The private cabin market around Hochatown and Beavers Bend, where hot tubs, bunk rooms, game rooms and fire pits are the family standard

  • Lodging
  • Ages 1+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Clayton, OK

Clayton Lake State Park Camping

Small quiet state park in the Kiamichi Mountains with lakeside campsites, a few cabins and some of the darkest skies in Oklahoma

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Fort Towson, OK

Raymond Gary State Park Camping

Small shaded lakeside campground and swimming area east of Hugo, and a workable overflow option when Beavers Bend is booked solid

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Hugo, OK

Hugo Lake State Park Camping

Quiet lakeside state park camping on Hugo Lake, a calmer alternative to Beavers Bend about 90 minutes west of Broken Bow

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Talihina, OK

Talimena State Park Camping

Small wooded creekside campground at the western end of the Talimena Scenic Drive, the ridge-top highway through the Ouachitas

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Valliant, OK

Pine Creek Lake Camping

Basic Army Corps campgrounds on a quiet reservoir west of Broken Bow, for families who want an empty boat ramp over restaurants

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Wister, OK

Lake Wister State Park Camping

Shoreline camping areas and cabins on Lake Wister in the Ouachita foothills, an easy pairing with the Talimena Scenic Drive

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Hana, HI

Kipahulu Campground

Oceanfront bluff-top camping at the end of the Road to Hana, a short walk from the Pipiwai Trail and the Oheo Gulch pools

  • Camping
  • Ages 4+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Hana, HI

Wai'anapanapa State Park Cabins

Simple state park housekeeping cabins at the Hana black sand beach, one of the few affordable ways to actually sleep past the Hana road

  • Lodging
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Hawaii National Park, HI

Namakanipaio Campground

Drive-up tent camping in a eucalyptus grove inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, minutes from the Kilauea overlooks after dark

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Honokaa, HI

Kalopa State Recreation Area Cabins

Group cabins and tent camping in cool misty native ohia forest above the Hamakua Coast, a half hour from the Waipio Valley Lookout

  • Lodging
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Kaneohe, HI

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Camping

Permit-only weekend tent camping on garden lawns beneath the Koolau cliffs, one of the few quiet non-beach camping options on Oahu

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Kula, HI

Hosmer Grove Campground

First-come tent camping at 6,800 feet in Haleakala, which turns the brutal predawn sunrise drive into a fifteen-minute one

  • Camping
  • Ages 5+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Lahaina, HI

Camp Olowalu

Oceanfront camping and glamping with excellent snorkeling right off the beach. Paid entry. Best from about age 3. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 3+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Laie, HI

Malaekahana State Recreation Area

Beachfront camping with a wadeable offshore island on the quiet North Shore. Paid entry. Works from toddler age. Plan to stay overnight.

  • Camping
  • Ages 2+
  • Overnight
  • Paid

Waimea (Kauai), HI

Koke'e State Park Camping

Mountain camping at 3,600 feet above Waimea Canyon with cool forest air and stargazing. Paid entry. Best from about age 4.

  • Camping
  • Ages 4+
  • Overnight
  • Paid