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
Robert H. Treman State Park Camping and Cabins
Ithaca, NY
CampingCampsites and simple cabins beside the stone-walled waterfall swimming hole at Treman, the best swim …
Nicks Lake Campground
Old Forge, NY
CampingSandy beach and a flat lakeshore loop trail on a quiet lake three minutes from Old Forge and the …
Saranac Lake Islands Camping
Saranac Lake, NY
CampingPaddle-in island camping on the Saranac Lakes with 87 primitive sites. Paid entry. Best from about …
Watkins Glen State Park Campground
Watkins Glen, NY
CampingCamp above the gorge and walk the Watkins Glen trail at eight in the morning, before the tour buses …
Lake Durant Campground
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
CampingLakefront campground in the central Adirondacks with beach and paddle access. Paid entry. Works from …
Keuka Lake State Park Camping
Bluff Point, NY
CampingOpen lakeside and shaded wooded campsites with a swim beach and boat launch on Keuka, the quietest …
Stony Brook State Park Camping
Dansville, NY
CampingWooded campsites beside two stream-fed swimming pools dammed right into the creek bed, a much …
Rogers Rock Campground
Hague, NY
CampingWooded lakeside campground on the quiet north end of Lake George. Paid entry. Works from toddler …
Indian Lake Islands Campground
Indian Lake, NY
CampingPaddle-in island camping on scenic Indian Lake in the central Adirondacks. Paid entry. Best from …
Lewey Lake Campground
Indian Lake, NY
CampingBeach and boat launch between two lakes beneath Snowy Mountain, with wilderness trailheads and …
Mongaup Pond Campground
Livingston Manor, NY
CampingSandy beach and motor-free paddling on the largest Catskill pond, with wilderness trails from camp …
Sampson State Park Camping
Romulus, NY
CampingBig Seneca Lake campground with a pool, marina and beach, and the most reliable availability when …
Inks Lake State Park Camping and Cabins
Burnet, TX
CampingWaterfront campsites and small cabins on a constant-level lake with pink granite shoreline and the …
Garner State Park Camping and Cabins
Concan, TX
CampingCypress-shaded campsites, screened shelters and CCC cabins along the Frio River at the most …
Enchanted Rock Walk-In Camping
Fredericksburg, TX
CampingWalk-in tent sites and primitive backcountry camping at the granite dome, and the reliable way in …
Lost Maples State Natural Area Camping
Vanderpool, TX
CampingRiverside campsites and hike-in primitive sites at the one Texas park with real fall color, and your …
Bastrop State Park Cabins
Bastrop, TX
LodgingHistoric 1930s CCC stone cabins among the Lost Pines east of Austin, among the hardest reservations …
Colorado Bend State Park Camping
Bend, TX
CampingRustic no-hookup river camping down six miles of gravel road, with Gorman Falls and guided wild cave …
Blanco State Park Camping
Blanco, TX
CampingCompact CCC-era campground under pecan trees on the Blanco River, one of the gentlest first camping …
Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park Camping
Fredericksburg, TX
CampingCity-run RV and tent camping ten minutes from Main Street, the practical base for Enchanted Rock and …
South Llano River State Park Camping
Junction, TX
CampingClear spring-fed river, four bird blinds and dark skies at a quieter western Hill Country campground …
Krause Springs Camping
Spicewood, TX
CampingCamp above a spring-fed swimming hole and rope swing on a family-owned Hill Country property, with …
Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area Camping
Spicewood, TX
CampingPrimitive lakeside campsites, family-friendly singletrack and a famous spring bluebonnet field on …
Pace Bend Park Camping
Spicewood, TX
CampingDrive-up primitive camping right on the Lake Travis shoreline, with sheltered swimming coves on the …
Beavers Bend State Park Cabins
Broken Bow, OK
LodgingRustic and modern state park cabins in the pines at Beavers Bend, minutes from Broken Bow Lake and …
Hochatown Cabin Rentals
Broken Bow, OK
LodgingThe private cabin market around Hochatown and Beavers Bend, where hot tubs, bunk rooms, game rooms …
Robbers Cave State Park Camping and Cabins
Wilburton, OK
CampingClassic Oklahoma state park with campgrounds, cabins and a real outlaw cave in the sandstone bluffs …
Beavers Bend State Park Campgrounds
Broken Bow, OK
CampingFamily campgrounds along the Mountain Fork River in Beavers Bend State Park. Paid entry. Works from …
Broken Bow Treehouse and Glamping Stays
Broken Bow, OK
LodgingTreehouses, A-frames, geodesic domes and canvas glamping tents scattered through the woods around …
Broken Bow and Hochatown RV Parks
Broken Bow, OK
CampingPrivate full-hookup RV parks along the Highway 259 corridor near Beavers Bend, plus the hookup loops …
Clayton Lake State Park Camping
Clayton, OK
CampingSmall quiet state park in the Kiamichi Mountains with lakeside campsites, a few cabins and some of …
Raymond Gary State Park Camping
Fort Towson, OK
CampingSmall shaded lakeside campground and swimming area east of Hugo, and a workable overflow option when …
Hugo Lake State Park Camping
Hugo, OK
CampingQuiet lakeside state park camping on Hugo Lake, a calmer alternative to Beavers Bend about 90 …
Talimena State Park Camping
Talihina, OK
CampingSmall wooded creekside campground at the western end of the Talimena Scenic Drive, the ridge-top …
Pine Creek Lake Camping
Valliant, OK
CampingBasic Army Corps campgrounds on a quiet reservoir west of Broken Bow, for families who want an empty …
Lake Wister State Park Camping
Wister, OK
CampingShoreline camping areas and cabins on Lake Wister in the Ouachita foothills, an easy pairing with …
Kipahulu Campground
Hana, HI
CampingOceanfront bluff-top camping at the end of the Road to Hana, a short walk from the Pipiwai Trail and …
Wai'anapanapa State Park Cabins
Hana, HI
LodgingSimple state park housekeeping cabins at the Hana black sand beach, one of the few affordable ways …
Namakanipaio Campground
Hawaii National Park, HI
CampingDrive-up tent camping in a eucalyptus grove inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, minutes from the …
Kalopa State Recreation Area Cabins
Honokaa, HI
LodgingGroup cabins and tent camping in cool misty native ohia forest above the Hamakua Coast, a half hour …
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Camping
Kaneohe, HI
CampingPermit-only weekend tent camping on garden lawns beneath the Koolau cliffs, one of the few quiet …
Hosmer Grove Campground
Kula, HI
CampingFirst-come tent camping at 6,800 feet in Haleakala, which turns the brutal predawn sunrise drive …
Camp Olowalu
Lahaina, HI
CampingOceanfront camping and glamping with excellent snorkeling right off the beach. Paid entry. Best from …
Malaekahana State Recreation Area
Laie, HI
CampingBeachfront camping with a wadeable offshore island on the quiet North Shore. Paid entry. Works from …
Koke'e State Park Camping
Waimea (Kauai), HI
CampingMountain camping at 3,600 feet above Waimea Canyon with cool forest air and stargazing. Paid entry. …