CAMPING: A Family
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| may/june 2021
Get-Away How-To
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Primitive or premium, there’s a camping style for you and the grandkids to get away
Going stir crazy? Have the travel itch but not yet comfortable with airplanes, hotels, and fellow travelers? Then consider taking the grandkids on a family camping trip at one of the nearby state parks. Several Louisiana and Mississippi State Parks are within one to two hours of New Orleans, with campsites and cabins open yearround.
First things first Choose your locale and decide whether you want to pitch a tent at a campsite (“primitive camping”) or go a little more upscale in an RV with electrical and water hookups (“premium camping”). Or plan a comfy experience with a furnished cabin. Multiple
