Five people in a four man tent...and no breeze, and it was 90 degrees. One might think this could have been a disaster of a camping trip, but it was really a fantastic trip. We looked for a kid-friendly location within a three hour radius and decided on Copper Breaks State Park, near Quanah, Texas. This was a lucky move on our part because the other place we planned on going looked like this during the time of said camping trip.
Fortunately, we avoided New Mexico's largest EVER forest fire and escaped to the serene Copper Breaks. Now I say serene because I am pretty sure we were the ONLY family there. As stated before, Texas has been suffering from an drought. Exhibit One: Swimming Beach at the lake of Copper Breaks.
YIKES! Just an incline of sand leading to what used to be a lake. But, I will tell you that didn't stop us from having fun. We had packed a water sprinkler for the kids to use and they had fun enough with that. The lake was at less than half capacity, but it was still good for a little fishing.
Each of the boys pulled in a small catfish and Miss G got a turtle. We cooked out hot dogs and s'mores. When it was time to retire, we climbed in our tent and began to sweat. I had feared that we would freeze during the night, but I was mistaken. Our tent has no side windows and we could not catch a breeze regardless of the 20+ mph winds that night.
We woke up feeling less than refreshed, however found time to hike a bit and let the kids practice taking pictures.
Overall, the trip was a great little one-night adventure for the kids. As far as the park goes, it would rank really high on the family camping locations if not for the lack of water recreation. The park had a great little interpretive center and the rangers were super excited to have the kids there. They had a flint napping demonstration, and a hands-on room featuring animal hides, bones and track stamps. I also need to tell you a portion of the state herd is living there and they come up near the entrance for feeding time.
I was one happy mom to get to spend this time with my family. **Beware "Scary-Face" picture--me with no make-up**
Five people in a four man tent...and no breeze, and it was 90 degrees. One might think this could have been a disaster of a camping trip, but it was really a fantastic trip. We looked for a kid-friendly location within a three hour radius and decided on Copper Breaks State Park, near Quanah, Texas. This was a lucky move on our part because the other place we planned on going looked like this during the time of said camping trip.
Fortunately, we avoided New Mexico's largest EVER forest fire and escaped to the serene Copper Breaks. Now I say serene because I am pretty sure we were the ONLY family there. As stated before, Texas has been suffering from an drought. Exhibit One: Swimming Beach at the lake of Copper Breaks.
YIKES! Just an incline of sand leading to what used to be a lake. But, I will tell you that didn't stop us from having fun. We had packed a water sprinkler for the kids to use and they had fun enough with that. The lake was at less than half capacity, but it was still good for a little fishing.
Each of the boys pulled in a small catfish and Miss G got a turtle. We cooked out hot dogs and s'mores. When it was time to retire, we climbed in our tent and began to sweat. I had feared that we would freeze during the night, but I was mistaken. Our tent has no side windows and we could not catch a breeze regardless of the 20+ mph winds that night.
We woke up feeling less than refreshed, however found time to hike a bit and let the kids practice taking pictures.
Overall, the trip was a great little one-night adventure for the kids. As far as the park goes, it would rank really high on the family camping locations if not for the lack of water recreation. The park had a great little interpretive center and the rangers were super excited to have the kids there. They had a flint napping demonstration, and a hands-on room featuring animal hides, bones and track stamps. I also need to tell you a portion of the state herd is living there and they come up near the entrance for feeding time.
I was one happy mom to get to spend this time with my family. **Beware "Scary-Face" picture--me with no make-up**
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