Colonial Creek Campground (First Camping Trip!)
LOCATION: North Cascades National Park (5 miles from Diablo, WA on HWY 20)
CAMPGROUND: Colonial Creek Campground south
PRICE: $16-40/night
We paid $26 for our site
AMENITIES: Riverfront sites! Potable water. Bathrooms with running water (no showers, though). Reservations accepted, but also walk in sites. No Showers, No electrical hookups.
HIKING OPPORTUNITIES: Yes
MORE INFO: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/255201
06.15.2019 through 06.16.2019
The Squish is 3 months old
Camping Trip #1
Being avid outdoorsy people, and hoping for the same of our son, we were chomping at the bit to see if The Squish's love for hiking would transfer over to camping.
I did a bunch of research about parents bringing babies camping, to try my best to be prepared for any scenario.
Our biggest concerns were: sleep, and noise. Most specifically, we didn't want our neighbors to have to deal with a noisy baby if he had a hard time sleeping, or woke in the night (atypical of him).
Luckily, he wasn't any different than he was at home, except for having a hard time getting TO sleep, and waking up early with the sun.
Usually he goes to bed at 7:30pm, and he was up until 8:30.
He usually wakes between 7:00-7:30am, and he was up at 6:00ish.
His favorite things were:
hanging with us
being in the tent in the morning (never seen him so excited!)
swinging in the hammock staring at the trees
I am really glad we brought the hammock.
It will forever be a camping staple.
We saw another couple with their 2 kids, who also had a hammock, and I know why now!
Our other favorite baby-specific piece of "gear" was The Squish's bed! Since we didn't want to bring a pack and play, or bassinet, we got creative and used a tupperware which was a suggestion we came across in our research.
It's a hard flat surface, and can prevent rolling over as well (which The Squish hasn't been doing, but still).
PUTTING BABIES DIRECTLY ON AIR PADS IS NOT RECOMMENDED, by the way.
We wanted to only camp for 1 night for our first trip, so it seemed really short. And was a long drive for such a short stay.
But it doesn't get much prettier than this!
Another fun thing we did was drive across the Diablo Dam.
There's also an educational center just past the dam, and it's worth checking out! (even to try and scope out the illusive albino deer!)
And we also drove up to the Mazama Store (they have the best baguettes ever).
Even if you're gluten free, the drive up there is worth it for the views alone. If you're traveling with a partner, switch places when you turn around so each get a turn to ogle at the views.
Excited for our next camping adventure!
CAMPGROUND: Colonial Creek Campground south
PRICE: $16-40/night
We paid $26 for our site
AMENITIES: Riverfront sites! Potable water. Bathrooms with running water (no showers, though). Reservations accepted, but also walk in sites. No Showers, No electrical hookups.
HIKING OPPORTUNITIES: Yes
MORE INFO: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/255201
06.15.2019 through 06.16.2019
The Squish is 3 months old
Camping Trip #1
Being avid outdoorsy people, and hoping for the same of our son, we were chomping at the bit to see if The Squish's love for hiking would transfer over to camping.
I did a bunch of research about parents bringing babies camping, to try my best to be prepared for any scenario.
Our biggest concerns were: sleep, and noise. Most specifically, we didn't want our neighbors to have to deal with a noisy baby if he had a hard time sleeping, or woke in the night (atypical of him).
Luckily, he wasn't any different than he was at home, except for having a hard time getting TO sleep, and waking up early with the sun.
Usually he goes to bed at 7:30pm, and he was up until 8:30.
He usually wakes between 7:00-7:30am, and he was up at 6:00ish.
His favorite things were:
hanging with us
being in the tent in the morning (never seen him so excited!)
swinging in the hammock staring at the trees
I am really glad we brought the hammock.
It will forever be a camping staple.
We saw another couple with their 2 kids, who also had a hammock, and I know why now!
Our other favorite baby-specific piece of "gear" was The Squish's bed! Since we didn't want to bring a pack and play, or bassinet, we got creative and used a tupperware which was a suggestion we came across in our research.
It's a hard flat surface, and can prevent rolling over as well (which The Squish hasn't been doing, but still).
PUTTING BABIES DIRECTLY ON AIR PADS IS NOT RECOMMENDED, by the way.
We wanted to only camp for 1 night for our first trip, so it seemed really short. And was a long drive for such a short stay.
But it doesn't get much prettier than this!
Another fun thing we did was drive across the Diablo Dam.
There's also an educational center just past the dam, and it's worth checking out! (even to try and scope out the illusive albino deer!)
And we also drove up to the Mazama Store (they have the best baguettes ever).
Even if you're gluten free, the drive up there is worth it for the views alone. If you're traveling with a partner, switch places when you turn around so each get a turn to ogle at the views.
Excited for our next camping adventure!
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| Well the drive in sure wasn't ugly |
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| The drive in, pt II |
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| Happy camping boy |
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| Hammock: baby camping necessity! |
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| Most naps were in the "being held" fashion |
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| Daddy time is our favorite time! |
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| The Squish's sleeping arrangement Note: safe sleep practice would be to NOT have the blanket in there. |
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| Amazed by the orange walls of the tent in the morning |
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| Happy boy in the tent |
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| Drive up to Mazama |
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| Drive up to Mazama |
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| Mountains in the front, Mountains in the back Drive to Mazama |
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| Mountains everywhere Mazama bound |
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| Driving over the Diablo Dam |
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| Watching the albino deer |
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| Albino Deer!! |
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