{"id":187064,"date":"2023-03-23T10:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=187064"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T21:09:35","slug":"cool-kids-hipcamp-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/cool-kids-hipcamp-locations","title":{"rendered":"Five Cool Hipcamp Sites for Kids\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some kids are born campers. Others need a little convincing. Lucky for parents, Hipcamp<\/a>, an online site and app that enables people to discover places to stay on private and public land, offers a variety of kid-friendly outdoor stays that will appeal to even the most ambivalent adventurers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make the search for your next outdoor overnight trip a little easier, REI Co-op partnered with Hipcamp to select five child-approved stays in various regions of the U.S. These sites offer a range of outdoor activities fit for little ones, from fishing and paddling to playing in tree houses and hiking with goats. They also showcase the variety of lodging choices available through Hipcamp\u2014furnished cabins, cozy yurts, spacious campgrounds and more\u2014that allow parents to customize their family\u2019s outdoor experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on for our five favorite Hipcamp stays for kids across the U.S., from the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four Springs Farm<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: Myles T. \/ Hipcamp.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

A sunrise cresting over a hilltop, chickens clucking nearby, fireflies revealing themselves at dusk\u2014this is what you can expect from a stay at Four Springs Farm in South Royalton, Vermont. This 70-acre farm on a lush, west-facing hillside includes four tent sites that can sleep groups of all sizes (one sleeps up to 24). Kids will enjoy watching the chickens and resident cat, Luna. During the day, they can participate in farm chores; explore paths, streams and woods on the property; and eat their lunches at picnic tables. Once the sun sets, they can tire themselves out by counting and chasing the fireflies they spot, allowing the light-up beetles to perch on their tiny fingers.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Location: <\/strong>South Royalton, Vermont 
Number of sites:<\/strong> 4 
Type: <\/strong>Tent 
Cost per night: <\/strong>$29 
Amenities<\/strong>: Toilet, showers, sink area <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Snow White Sanctuary<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: Alyssa P. \/ Hipcamp.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

If your little <\/span>ones<\/span> love animals, bring them to Snow White sanctuary. This campsite\u2014described as a \u201cswampland oasis\u201d\u2014sits on <\/span>24 acres<\/span> in Vinton, Louisiana, and <\/span>is<\/span> home to many wild and domesticated animals. Kids can spend the day spotting aquatic birds, hiking with goats or hanging with <\/span>rescue animals like friendly <\/span>dogs and elderly <\/span>horses. If your kids let you pull them away from the animals long enough, you can take them out on one of the <\/span>sanctuary<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> five ponds in a paddleboat or kayak (included with <\/span>booking<\/span>). Once the stars come out, roast s\u2019mores over a campfire.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Location: <\/strong>Vinton, Louisiana 
Number of sites:<\/strong> 15 
Type:<\/strong> RV and tent 
Cost per night:<\/strong> $30 
Amenities<\/strong>: Renovated bathroom with a shower and bathtub <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Windy Goat Acres<\/strong><\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n
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This hobby farm in Iowa has all the fixings of a kid’s oasis: a furnished tree<\/span><\/span> house, creative lodging (more on that later), a <\/span>rope <\/span>swing<\/span>, kid-friendly hiking trails and affectionate animals, including potbell<\/span>ied<\/span> pigs, goats, <\/span>llamas<\/span> and horses. As if <\/span>that\u2019s<\/span> not enough, <\/span>the family<\/span> can also head <\/span>to nearby Otter Creek Lake (<\/span>less <\/span>than 5 miles away) for fishing, kayaking (Windy Goat Acres has two kayaks <\/span>available<\/span>), swimming and more. The unique overnight sites also make this a worthy experience\u2014choose among yurts, lodges or hanging <\/span>tree<\/span><\/span> pods<\/span> (<\/span>kind of like<\/span> a small, suspended tent). <\/span>You\u2019ll<\/span> enjoy a weekend of family bonding and return home with tired <\/span>kiddos. I<\/span>t\u2019s<\/span> a win-win. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Location<\/strong>: Chelsea, Iowa 
Number of sites<\/strong>: 4 
Type<\/strong>: Lodging (cabins, yurts and tree pods) 
Cost per night<\/strong>: $50\u2013$125 
Amenities<\/strong>: Renovated bathroom with a shower and bathtub <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jug Handle Creek Farm<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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If <\/span>you\u2019re<\/span> seeking a spacious campsite with room for several families, consider Jug Handle Creek Farm in Caspar, California, a small town along the Golden State’s northern coast. One of the 14<\/span> available tent <\/span>sites<\/span> at this <\/span>33-acre <\/span>farm and nature <\/span>center boasts<\/span> enough room for you and a couple other families to comfortably spread out three to four tents. <\/span>(<\/span>It\u2019s<\/span> the one dubbed \u201cThe Family Spot.\u201d) <\/span>You can play campsite games, build a <\/span>campfire<\/span> and recline in sun or shade<\/span>\u2014<\/span>this space has plenty of both<\/span>. When your kids get squirmy, you can take them to explore <\/span><\/span>Jug Handle Creek Farm’s<\/span><\/span> native plant nursery, community gardens, nature trails and forests. If you have a water-loving crew, take a 5-minute walk to Jug Handle Beach for a picturesque dip. This farm also has one RV site and three lodges available<\/span>.  <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Location<\/strong>: Caspar, California
Number of sites<\/strong>: 14
Type<\/strong>: Tent, RV and lodging
Cost per night<\/strong>: $45\u2013$135
Amenities<\/strong>: Toilet, potable water, water hookup\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Glen Isle Resort<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Seeking the solitude of the backcountry without having to log the <\/span>mileage<\/span> by<\/span> foot<\/span>? Consider Glen Isle Resort in Bailey, Colorado. Situated near the Platte River and surrounded by wilderness, this space feels far from city life\u2014and <\/span>that\u2019s<\/span> by design. Glen Isle was built <\/span>in 1901 <\/span>to be an escape from nearby Denver<\/span> <\/span>and had been family-run since the 1940s until it was bought and renovated by two longtime visitors who couldn’t pass up the chance to reclaim its glory days<\/span><\/span>. Kids can also learn a little history here\u2014this space was once a Native<\/span> encampment<\/span>, <\/span>and tribal artifacts have been unearthed on the property even in recent years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Location: <\/strong>Bailey, Colorado 
Number of sites:<\/strong> 6 
Type:<\/strong> RV and tent 
Cost per night<\/strong>: $35 
Amenities<\/strong>: Toilet, potable water <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some kids are born campers. Others need a little convincing. Lucky for parents, Hipcamp, an online site and app that enables people to discover places to stay on private and public land, offers a variety of kid-friendly outdoor stays that will appeal to even the most ambivalent adventurers.\u00a0\u00a0 To make the search for your next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14208,"featured_media":187319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[588,2168,1044,727],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-187064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camp","tag-camping","tag-hipcamp","tag-kids","tag-latest-posts"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/camp\/cool-kids-hipcamp-locations","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Five Cool Hipcamp Sites for Kids\u00a0","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/cool-kids-hipcamp-locations","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/cool-kids-hipcamp-locations"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/03\/HipCampQ3-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/03\/HipCampQ3-3.jpg?fit=2500%2C1669"},"articleSection":"Camp","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Grothjan"}],"creator":["Sarah Grothjan"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["camping","hipcamp","kids","latest posts"],"dateCreated":"2023-03-23T17:38:07Z","datePublished":"2023-03-23T17:38:07Z","dateModified":"2024-02-28T21:09:35Z"},"rendered":"