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 | Housekeeping Camp: Best choice
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 cabin by bee77
Housekeeping camp offers some measure of privacy, but not much. The camp caters mainly towards families who stay in camp probably for several weeks. When we visited in August, people brought their own grills and hung up lights and decorated their cabins. It is very family friendly.
Overall, the facilities were well taken care of. The bathrooms and showers were clean, although I made sure to use flip-flops when in the showers. There were laundry facilities available, as well as a place where you could rent linen. The store was small but carried most of the goods needed. The focus on Housekeeping is enjoying the nature and camp life. Although Housekeeping didn't have all the amenities like Curry Village (restaurants/stores), I liked the fact it was less crowded and simple. Back to the basics.
Prices have been rising over the last several years, I believe it is now $70 a night. Also, if you decide to go over the summer time (peak season), make sure to book well in advance as it gets booked up quickly.
I liked the fact that we could park right outside our cabins. The camp was also located by the river and if you were lucky enough, you'd get a spot with an amazing view. Each cabin also had their own fire-ring, and at night many famillies sat around the fire telling stories, singing songs...we made s'mores and cooked dinner over the fire.
Bears still roam the area freely, so keep an eye out for them. We had to get up early one day, and my brother spotted a bear on his way to the bathroom! Don't forget to make sure you lock up your food in the bear boxes!
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| Housekeeping Camp: Great for Family Camping
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Housekeeping is great for family camping. We brought two young children (3 years and 18 months). Electrical outlet makes cooking very easy. We brought a rice cooker (good to boil water, noodles, rice, etc) and an electric frying pan. Could cook steaks, eggs, bacon, chili, soups, ...anything in the electric fry pan. The bear containers are HUGE so that you can put all you need for cooking and dry goods in one large bin and slide it into the bear safety box. That still leaves room for a large cooler.
Easy access to Merced river is a key feature. You can keep kids happily playing in the rocks, water and surrounding river banks. Housekeeping is a short walk from Yosemite Village shops. We went on a Saturday for a "story time" on the trail benches. A volunteer read about 10 books. Good activity for kids. Housekeeping is also a a short walk to Curry Village...there is a pool open during summer season.
If you go early summer or early fall (we went mid-sept) I would recommend a small space heater for the morning. We didn't bring one b/c I felt like it was cheating. But, I think that for the first few hours in the morning it really can be cold (enough for gloves) and once they are out of their beds/ sleeping bags, it would have been nice for them to be able to keep warm and veg. a bit in the tent untiil the sun warms things up a bit.
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