Not-So-Roughing It: Camping with Restaurant Luxury Around the Country

More dining
options exist than ever before for campers. Sure you can still roast a hot
dog over a campfire, but you can also indulge in expertly prepared meals that
range from retro comfort foods to local favorites to exotic dishes. Here’s a
list of some of our favorite restaurant-campground mashups that will give you
a dining experience in the midst of a camping
adventure.

1. Old
   Quarry Ocean Adventures in Stonington, Maine – Savor
   fresh lobster every day at this kayaker’s paradise with access to more than
   60 forested islands. You can enjoy the feast on the deck overlooking the
   ocean or get it to go and dine at your campsite.
2. The
   Evergreens Campground & Restaurant in Solon,
   Maine – You won’t go hungry thanks to this campground’s restaurant, which
   features a well-rounded menu including burgers, meatloaf, chicken, pork chops
   as well as vermicelli marinara and vermicelli with meatballs. Even your
   pickiest eaters won’t be able to resist.
3. Kamp
   Klamath in Klamath, Calif. – Camping is hard work,
   so this campground offers all-you-can-eat salmon or chicken barbecues on
   Saturday nights during the summer months. Meals come with rice pilaf, stir
   fry vegetables and fresh salad, picked fresh from the campground’s
   garden.
4. Lake
   in Wood Campground in Narvon, Pa. – Located in the
   Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Lake in Wood is known as the “Home to the Gnomes”
   and features the very unique Gnome Cafe, a charming eatery where gnomes come
   out of their hiding to entertain the resort guests. The restaurant serves
   special breakfast dishes as well as themed dinners, which could vary from a
   pig roast to a German themed sausage fest with German potato salad to
   standard prime rib dinners. Other dinner specials have ranged from tacos to
   all you-can-eat chicken wings to Hawaiian
   pork.
5. Newport Dunes
   Waterfront Resort & Marina in Newport Beach,
   Calif. – Home of the Back Bay Bistro, the menu features extensive, upscale
   breakfast, lunch and dinner options as well as a Sunday brunch and holiday
   specials. Breakfast and brunch menus include eggs benedict, eggs florentine,
   omelets, pancakes and french toast. Lunch and dinner menu items range from
   portabello mushroom sandwiches to Baja fish tacos, salmon burgers and gourmet
   dishes, such as steak au poive, Hawaiian teriyaki steak and baked
   sole.
6. Schatzi’s
   4 Seasons Resort in Gordon-Wascott, Wis. – This
   park, located in Wisconsin’s North Woods, is home to the famed “The Golden
   Chipmunk Bar & Grill,” a 60-seat restaurant that is very popular with
   local residents and visitors alike. Favorite dishes include barbecued pork
   ribs, half-pound hamburgers and Friday night fish
   fries.
7. Sunset
   Lakes Resort in Hillsdale, Ill. – This park’s grill
   offers a full range of comfort food, including oven-baked chicken,
   tenderloins, jerked pork, prime rib and steaks. The grill also handles
   special menus for large groups, including weddings, rallies and retirement
   parties.
8. Thunder
   Bay Resort in Millman, Mich. – In the summer, enjoy
   a four-hour, world class gourmet dining and wine tasting experience at this
   park, followed by a horse-drawn carriage ride through a 130-acre elk
   preserve. Winter visitors can also indulge in the dining experience, capped
   off with a sleigh ride.
9. Wisconsin
   Riverside Resort in Spring Green, Wis. – Home to the
   Shifflet’s Bar & Riverside Grill, campers get amazing views of the
   Wisconsin River while savoring classics like steaks and pizza. Stop by on
   Friday nights for fish fry events or Saturdays for the prime rib
   dinners.