The Best Fall Camp Sites in America

Huffington Post names the best camp sites in America for the Fall time, some even offer glamping options.

Autumn is the most glorious time of the year, it brings cooler temperatures for trekking outside, the leaves are changing and the air becomes more crisp.

With the weather changing, now is the perfect time to take a vacation outdoors and spend some quality time with loved ones.

Here are six perfect autumn destinations for fall camping trips in our own backyard.

Big Sur, California
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From the jagged bluffs that overlook the stunning Pacific to camping in lush forests, Big Sur offers easy and abundant opportunities for exploring the most excellent part of coastal California.

Grand Canyon, Arizona
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The Grand Canyon is vast, magnificent and beautiful. This amazing landmark is easily Arizona’s most distinguishable destination and a natural wonder that you simply have to see to believe.

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
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Visit this awe-inspiring place where visitors can experience volcanism in action by hiking through lava tubes, sulphur banks and black lava fields.

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virgina
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As celebrated for its beauty as the Pacific Coast Highway, the Blue Ridge Parkway winds, meanders and bends for an astonishing 469 miles through 29 North Carolina and Virginia counties. And, if you’re visiting in autumn you’ll be hitting the mother lode of changing leaves and crisp mountain air!

Colorado National Monument, Colorado
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This place is a testament to the astonishing geographical diversity of the state of Colorado. It is comprised of huge canyons created by sandstone, and includes many stunning sandstone formations and numerous desert creatures with nice autumn temps in the upper 70s.

Catskills, New York
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The Catskills is a mountain range in the southeast portion of New York and is not far from the big cities, making it the perfect weekend escape in the early autumn months.

Try Glamping Near Birmingham for Half-Term

Want to get away but, still need to stay close to home over the October half-term break?

Try glamping, it involves domes, pods, yurts, treehouses, tents, huts and cottages all close to home for a quick getaway into nature.

Glamping gives you the great outdoors with creature comforts of indoor lodging.

With glamping, you don’t have to worry about roughing it and you get the bonus of an abundance of outdoor activities.

Just outside of Birmingham there are hobbit huts, yurts, mini houses, gypsy caravans and even geodomes.

Check out the 10 best places to glamp just outside of Birmingham for a well needed break from your studies.

The Treehouse
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Bullbell’s Nest, located in Osbaston, Leicestershire, at Dandelion Hideaway a whimsical canvas cottage with amazing luxurious: french day bed, mahogany sleigh bed, antique leather chesterfield, hot tub, roll top bath and a wood-burning stove.

The Miniature House
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This Tiny Wood home is nestled in Southam, Warwickshire offers all the comforts of a well-appointed home with solace.

The Gypsy Caravan
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In the quiet hills of South Shropshire, the 1920’s restored caravan with a luxurious wooden cabin offering glampers the amenities of their own home with the panoramic views of the hillside.

The Hobbit Hut
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These unique huts, in Stratford-upon-Avon, are ideal for families as they offer snug equivalent to tents. Also, the park has beds, refrigerators, heaters, lights and electrical outlets.

The Canvas Lodge
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This posh lodge in Rutland, Leicestershire offers lux amenities to make sure the guest’s have an unforgettable stay right down to their hot blankets for stargazing on the deck.

The Yurt Village
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These handcrafted yurts give glampers a chance to experience off the grid living in nature, offering beds, showers and toilets to make the stay comfortable.

The Alpaca Dens
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This glamping destinations offers, a bow top gypsy wagon, shepherd’s hut and a cabin on the lake in Tenbury Wells. This place has all the accommodations to make for the most comfortable stay in nature.

The Shepherd’s Hut
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This quaint 1800s shepherd’s hut is perfect for a weekend getaway, located on a 450-acre farm in Southam, Warwickshire, offers fabulous views and breakfast.

The Bargain Break
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Glamping pods located in Broadway, The Cotswolds at Manor Farm Bluebell offer stunning views for a fun place to relax and play in nature for one night or for a weekend.

The Geodome
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These homemade geodome tents, located on Racquety Farm, sleep anywhere from two-eight people and come fully furnished as well as carpeted to give guest ultimate comfort while enjoying their stay on the organic farm.

Unique and Unusual Ways to Glamp

On your next trip to Yosemite National Park, ditch the camping and try glamping in a caboose.

A vintage Santa Fe Railroad caboose sits near the park at Oakhurst, California.

This unique glamping accommodation can provide you with the same sleeping quarters that conductors and brakemen slept in when the Iron Horse was king.

As trains were the only means of transportation in the olden days, they were built to be comfortable for the passengers aboard.

Luckily, today’s “glamping” caboose quarters are a like night and day from the when the freight train crews rested on bunks beside a cast-iron stove.

Instead, today’s guests can enjoy a jetted tub, full bathroom, satellite tv, hair dryer, kitchenette, outdoor patio, and scenic views of the golden state.

If you’ve tried glamping, this caboose should definitely be on your list of to-do’s, it’s definitely on ours!

Also, be sure to check out our complete list of unique and unusual glamping locations.

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