Family camps are a great type of outdoorsy getaway, with lodgings, meals, and many activities included, outdoors and in; affordable, too. And here's a chance to take advantage of the brief but sweet "Maple Sugaring" time of year, with special Maple Sugaring weekends at the Frost Valley YMCA Camp in New York State. Lodging options include an inn-style castle!
Maple Sugar Weekends at NY State Frost Valley YMCA "Family Camp"
The 6000-acre Frost Valley YMCA Camp, in the Catskills in New York State, offers Maple Sugaring weekends on March 21-22 and 27-28 2009, with many activities and a range of accommodations for families, from cabins in the woods, to inn-style Forstmann Castle, lodges, and a turn-of-the-century country inn.
Maple Sugaring activities include a hike to the Maple Sugar shack, and learning how to identify a good sugar maple tree, tap the tree, and boil sap to make maple syrup.
Families can also snowshoe, cross-country ski, ice skate, tube-slide, hike; many indoor activities, too. Gear is available; guests can choose guided programs or independent activities.
Prices start at $139/person for the weekend and include lodging, meals, guided indoor/outdoor activities, and interpretive programs from Friday evening to Sunday lunch.
Right: inn-style Forstmann Castle, just one of the lodging options.
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Photos courtesy of Frost Valley YMCA.