camping with a tent?

Just a quick question: Is it possible at a CP Resort to camp with a tent? (Lighthouse Point, Camper village)

No.

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You wouldn't want to, anyway. If it rains really hard, your tent would be flooded.

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Flooded is an understatement.

If you were interested in camping (tent or camper) while visiting CedarPoint, there is a great campground down the road (under a mile) called BayShore Estates Camp Ground. It's relatively inexpensive, and a decent place.
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Try 'Bayshore Estates Campground'. Just a block down past the enterance. Check their website.

http://www.mhdcorp.com/Campgrounds/Bayshore/default.htm

Nice quite campground. It has tent camping. It also has bay front tent camping. They have a shuttle ($5.00 round trip) to CP. Nice. This is where we stay.

I stayed there a few times, back a few years ago (2000?). A few pointers from my perspective.

Negative:

1) The rain. As others have indicated, when it rains, your tent starts swimming. The internal presence of water in the tents starts an uncontrolable urge of most visitors to operate the dryers, as most sleeping bags are water-bearing. Shoes have also been known to tumble inside the dryers.

2) The train. For some reason, the train seems to pass by while you're sleeping. It apparently wants to be friends, as it cheerfully whistles at you while near. Some may find being friends with a train at 2 am not in their best interest.

3) The terrain. Unfortunately, the engineering department did not opt for flat land. This has caused the side effect of the inability to sleep in comfort on the bottom of the tent. Use of an air matress or other apparatus would be advisable.

4) Hey, it's camping. You get to sit with the bugs, and sometimes a pesky mosquito finds its way into the tent while you're sleeping. Also, if your neighbors are 'not quiet,' it can lead to a groggy morning and a feeling of floating like a dead person while in the park.

Positive:

1) Near the park. While they do offer shuttle service to the park, we opted to drive ourselves. Use of the season parking pass was to our benefit.

2) 24-hour store. If you needed lighter fluid, or milk, or whatever, most things needed hwile camping were located on-site. We did, however, drive to Meijer for some things.

3) Hey, it's camping. You get to roast marshmallows and sit by the fire and all that fun stuff.

4) The bloopers. When a bunch of just-graduated-from-high-school people, who have no clue how to start a fire, try to start a fire... not only does it take forever, but the numerous "false starts" make for some laughs. Also, trying to cook anything, if you take it that far, is quite interesting. It makes for some good reminesing when talking about it later on.

So, all in all, it basically comes down to if you're an outdoor-type person or not. Personally, after wandering the park for the entire day, I'd like to lay back in a hotel room and relax on a chair or bed, but the camping thing was still fun to experience.

Aaron

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17 straight years of real thrills and counting...

TekGuy,

Agreed.Tent camping is for those hardy outdoorsmen/women. Or for those wanting to look back in 10 years and have a good laugh. A full day at CP in 100 degree weather and hopping into a tent isn't my idea of fun. I have tent camped before in other regular circumstances and loved it.

Of course now my camper has king size beds, lounge chairs, furnace, air conditioning and a satellite dish for the kids on rainy days!

We still drive ourselves to CP too because we have our parking pass. If we get there early enough we park at the Camper Village overflow lot and go between the park and camper to cool off/relax/eat.

RV'ing to CP makes the trip inexpensive compared to an on-island hotel with the same amenities.

Bayshore is a very nice place to stay. My family and I went last summer and we stayed in a RV. The train did not bother me one bit when I went.

It's a very nice place to stay. Swimming pool, basketball courts, playground and so on. Plus the shuttle is very very nice.

Thats my 2 cents....

There is also a nice breeze of the lake. Waking up to a cool morning was great. It does get a little loud at night but after a certain time people are told to be quiet. Over all the positives outweigh the negatives.
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Point4Life said:
TekGuy,
RV'ing to CP makes the trip inexpensive compared to an on-island hotel with the same amenities.

Point4Life, that's true, but you have to buy the RV first. A luxury RV, like you have, would pay for a lot of nights at the Breakers, if you figure the purchase price before things get inexpensive.

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Florida may have Disneyworld and Key West,
but Ohio has Cedar Point and Put-In-Bay.
It's great to live in Ohio!

I wouldn't call it luxurious. Yes it does cost about as much as a new car. I call it my "Mobile Condo". I could have bought a timeshare and spent 1 or 2 weeks a year but with an RV, I can take it almost anywhere for any length of time. We spent sixteen days total at CP last year. Two days at Michigan's Adventure, several NASCAR races and numerous side trips, not to mention just old-fashion camping.

Not to get sidetracked from my original post, it is alot cheaper to RV, tent or otherwise, at least if you look at it over the long haul.

Does it HAVE to be an RV to stay at CV / LHS? Or can it just be a pretty big van or maybe a car with tents?

Thanks for all your answers

From Cedar Point Camper Village FAQ webpage:

no tents, car camping or van camping unless the van is a conversion style van with beds.

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/trips/resorts/camper/campinfo.cfm