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LR: The gravel is a good base for a tent. Unsurpassed drainage, so you don't have your tent in standng water, ,it's very easy to level so you don't slide down hilll... it's easy to define where you want pple to camp. right here! not tearing up the grass here and there and over there....
think of it as portion control for the rv park set. like a pad/hookup, just for tents. this particular park had ... a hundred rv slots and seven tent slots.
this wa sthe pick of the litter.
right ... no, fifty yards from the river. just lovely.

I could have pitched on the grass. it was quite dry, and flat. I mean level.. Iddidnt' check if it was flat. like no bumps.. .gravel was easier. espeically since I pitched the tent alone inthe dark with oly my headlamp at about midnigght after the football game.

SonofV was asleep in the car... I didn't have the heart to rouse him to pitch the tent. I did all the setup this time , shook him awake and led him to the sleeping bag after a quick stop to water the tree.

In wilderness camping I never get a layout like this. It's always primitive. This was .. .amenable to car camping. In fact, you can see the car in the second picture. It was just a couple steps.

Camping season is officially open though. I can't wait to get out into the woods. I **love** camping.