Is This Camping?

As we were planning our next family camping trip last month, Cari and I started to get nervous about cold weather.  We started looking at the possibility of cabins and she ended up finding these small units at Lake Hartwell State Park in Fair Play, SC.

I'm not sure I would call it a cabin.  It's basically a bedroom.  There is a set of bunk beds and one full bed in the room.  There is an air conditioner / heater and lights in the room.  It's also cheap.  Where most cabin rentals are at least equal to a hotel, this rental is around $30 a night.  Is this really camping?

 This past weekend was our trip and the weather was amazing.  Lake Hartwell State Park is a great camping area and we found very few other campers joining us.  Our campsite was on a hill but was laid out perfectly.   There were steps leading down from the "house" to the fire ring and picnic table.

From there a few more steps down lead you to the lake edge.

During the weekend we ate pretty well causing me to wonder, "Is this camping?" 
For one dinner we had what Randy calls "hobo" meals.  It's ground beef mixed with vegetables and some A1 sauce.  Wrap the mix in foil and throw it on the fire for a while. Results are delicious.

We also had a great sausage and egg breakfast one morning.

We also made s'mores for dessert but with these giant marshmallows.  I bet you can't eat more than one.

A few other highlights of our weekend include:

Playing monkey in the middle at the playground.

Beautiful scenery.

A few games around camp

Plenty of relaxing.

Our little cabin made a big difference and we all loved it.  It made sleeping comfortable and it was much roomier than climbing over each other in the tent.  It turns out that camping doesn't have much to do with comfort or eating good.  You can have those things and still be camping.