GoCampingAmerica.com | Posted August
    1st, 2014

    Taking Care of Business in the Great
    Outdoors

    Happy Camper Blog

    Campgrounds
    offer the ideal setting for meetings and retreats — anyone who has ever sat
    through a presentation in a bland meeting room can relate to how quickly
    boredom and daydreaming can set in. But there’s an easy solution for that
    dilemma: consider holding your next meeting or executive retreat at a
    campground.

    Not only do campgrounds offer a breath of fresh
    air — both literally and figuratively — but many of them offer the conference
    facilities and teambuilding activities needed to make meetings more
    productive. Here are a few examples of campgrounds across the country that
    are well equipped for taking care of business:

    Putting Golf on the
    Agenda

    Thunder Bay
    Resort

    Hillman,
    Mich.

    Set in the beautiful northeast corner
    of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Thunder Bay Resort offers a choice of luxury
    cabins, charming chalets, spacious villas and deluxe fairway suites as well
    as private facilities for meetings and events. Catering services are also
    available, and when it’s time for golf, the resort’s 18-hole, 6,700 yard
    tree-lined course promises to deliver plenty of
    challenges.

    Diamond
    Caverns RV Resort & Golf

    Park
    City, Ky.

    Located in southern Kentucky at
    the gateway to Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system in the world, Diamond
    Caverns RV Resort offers one and two bedroom condos for rent as well as full
    hookup RV sites. When it’s time for recreation, there’s an 18-hole golf
    course as well as basketball, bocce ball, volleyball, billiards and hiking
    and biking trails.

    Meeting Under the Sun or by the
    Sea

    Marina
    Dunes Beach Resort

    Marina,
    Calif.

    Located 10 minutes north of Monterey,
    Marina Dunes Beach Resort provides a choice of fully-furnished cottages and
    group tent sites. For meetings, the resort has a clubhouse with a fireplace,
    and when it’s time to enjoy some fresh ocean air, a short walk across the
    dunes gives the group access to 10 miles of Monterey Bay
    beachfront.

    Sun N Fun
    Carefree Resort

    Sarasota,
    Fla.

    With its choice of vacation home
    rentals, RV park and campsites, Sun N Fun RV Resort offers everything needed
    to take care of business, including meeting facilities, free Wi-Fi service
    and audio visual equipment. When they’re ready for a little R and R, meeting
    attendees can head for the heated lap pool, steam room, sauna or one of two
    exercise rooms. For dining, there’s the Boondocks Restaurant and Poolside Bar
    and Grill.

    Taking Time for
    Teambuilding

    Grand
    Oaks RV Resort &
    Museum

    Lady Lake,
    Fla.

    Set amid the majestic oaks and gently
    rolling pastures of Florida’s horse country, this equestrian-themed resort offers
    homes and cottages for rent, as well as meeting facilities and food and
    beverage services onsite. For teambuilding, groups can choose from a menu of
    activities, including fly fishing, tennis, horseback riding and a polo camp.
    The resort is also home to the Florida Carriage Museum, which contains one of
    the world’s largest private collections of carriages and equine
    artifacts.

    Angels
    Camp RV & Camping
    Resort

    Angels Camp,
    Calif.

    Featuring tent and RV sites, cabins
    and country lodges that sleep up to six, and a meeting room, Angels Camp RV
    & Camping Resort is located in the Central Sierra foothills east of
    Stockton and Modesto. For teambuilding, there’s championship golf, zip
    lining, and fishing at one of the largest lakes in the state as well as a
    beach volleyball court and horseshoes.

    Staying Close to the
    City

    Normandy
    Farms Family Camping
    Resort

    Foxboro,
    Mass.

    Located one hour southwest of Boston,
    Normandy Farms is well-equipped to handle business meetings in its 20,000
    square foot lodge that also includes an indoor pool, fitness center and
    wellness center. There’s even a full-service business center onsite. For
    accommodations, groups can choose from campsites, deluxe cabins and yurts,
    only these aren’t your typical yurts – they come equipped with flat screen
    TVs and fireplaces.

    The
    Vineyards Campground & Cabins

    Grapevine,
    Texas

    Located near Dallas on the shores of
    beautiful Grapevine Lake, The Vineyards Campground & Cabins features
    a group pavilion as well as fully-furnished cabins that include Wi-Fi. For
    teambuilding and recreation, the resort offers a choice of fishing, hiking,
    horseshoes, kayaking, basketball and volleyball.