There are two kinds of camping trips. Real backwoods camping where you are truly roughing it(adult camping trips) and camping family style at a campground. This is definitely the second type. Pretty much every group here was a family with young kids. If that’s the kind of camping trip you’re in the market for, The Spruces is an ideal campground. It’s got everything you’d want – fire pit, grill, picnic table, a paved parking spot for each site, a nice flat clearing for your tent, a spigot with fresh water, and nearby bathrooms with flush toilets. Word to the wise though – not all sites are created equal. I happened to drive up and stake out the sites before our camping trip and found a nice shady site, tucked away, near a creek. You don’t need to stake it out though. Basically, when you’re reserving your site online, they categorize the sites as basic site and preferred site. Go with preferred. I also like Area 2 best, especially if you plan on hiking Donut Falls, so I’d have to recommend that, but really, the whole campground is beautiful. The spruces and aspens reminded me of being up at Glacier National Park, but this is only 15 miles from my house. Unreal. It was a great mini-getaway from real life!
