[bazzert]

I love this, with research and forward planning you can create magical experiences. One of my favorites when my son was very young is there is an island on cape cod we could paddle our canoe to and camp fronting a sandy beach under the shade of pine trees with warm protected waters for $8 a night (MA residents); the catch is that you had to book one of the dozen or so sites months ahead.

[avasylev]

That's sound awesome. What's the name of the island/camp?

Writing from the Nickerson state park at Cape Cod which is also one of great parks with prestine lakes (and cheap for MA residents $20). Though cheapness makes it really hard to book, July-August you have to book at the opening date 6 month in advance.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

Unfortunately, in most cases, the reason you have to do this is because >50% of reservations no-show.

[bazzert]

right, for this particular place the cancellation fee is more than the night camping rate!