Why parents deserve a spring camping weekend without the kids

May 22, 2025

​Imagine your eyes opening gently, naturally rested without the usual alarm clock or children jumping on your bed at home. You experience the peace of realizing you are camping or cottaging.

As you unzip the tent flap or open the cabin doors, the fresh morning air hits you and you can finally breathe for a few days over a long weekend retreat from the city chaos. A light dew glistens on the trees and grass as you cast your gaze over the lake. A mist hovers, but will soon clear, inviting you to take a kayak or canoe ride and explore, alone or with your partner.

The kids will be fine. Even better because you will be better after this brief, deserved retreat. When you return home invigourated and ready to face things again, all your family will appreciate you even more!

The sights and sounds of nature and your fellow travelers in the serene Camping Union village are simple – but profound for your mental health, and a very welcoming change of scene.

Your movie script during the week is so eventful, and while you love it, who doesn’t need some space and time to recharge and relax? Take in the fresh air, ditch the car or the bus, and sleep an extra hour, before getting busy with all the activities and amenities on offer here.

In the surrounding region to explore, you have the opportunities unique to Quebec, Canada, this great country of natural beauty and enriching culture.

Say “hello” to your neighbours as they emerge from their various types of dwellings and enjoy that cup of coffee as you pass the fire pit, still smoldering from the night before. You remember the songs and stories with new friends from last night, and from decades gone by when you used to do this more often. Before life got so busy. When was the last time you really had time to yourself, before the children, the demanding job? Wow, how time passes, and we forget what made us feel free.

This is what you deserve, periodically,  and affordably, to bring you back to yourself and make you the best version of a parent, partner,  worker, and friend in your daily life.

The Rioux family, owners, managers, and stewards of your whole Camping Union experience from booking day to when you return home, cares deeply about your right to detach and join us for the renewal you need in the beautiful and strategically situated landscapes of Quebec. Whether you need to come to one (of our 9 campgrounds) that are close to Montreal or Quebec City, or you prefer to be in the mountain region of the Laurentians, we hope you’ll take the leap and give yourself the gift of camping.

We always valued the family time we shared over the years, even when sometimes nature calls to be away from the kids for a few days or a week. Our legacy of exploring the world, climbing mountains, racing bikes, swimming, boating, and now making it our life’s mission to give that opportunity to other families, well, that’s why we get up in the morning and work year-round to prepare for your camping season in one of our villages by the pristine lakes and rivers of Quebec.

So, remember you need to take care of yourself before you can be resilient and take care of others, among all the challenges life throws at you. 

Work, family, and life balance call for taking action to keep your heart close to nature, take space for yourself, and the time to reflect in health and peace with Camping Union as your guide.

Won’t you join us again, or for the first time? We are eagerly waiting to show you what’s new we have for you to discover, and what’s very old, always dependable, gifted to us all by the nature we inhabit.

Discover your affordable refuge and re-discover your joy of camping today.

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