Solo Mom New to Camping and Having Wildlife Anxiety (Sisters/Clear Lake, OR)
Hey all!
I am just getting into "real" camping. My past experience is limited to 3rd-grade Girl Scouts, but after a recent road trip with my husband from Idaho to the Oregon Coast I realized what an amazing area surrounds us and want to share these things with my kiddo during her summer off.
Since my husband has to work I planned a trip with just her and I for three days at Clear Lake Resort in Oregon. I wanted to educate myself and went down a rabbit hole watching things about bears, etc and ended up scaring myself out of going. I cancelled the non- refundable reservation and lost $500 but thought it was better safe than sorry with my lack of experience?
So our plans are now still to go to Clear Lake for the day but we're sleeping 27 miles down the road in town at Sisters.
Maybe it was for the best, I didn't even know that you aren't supposed to leave food in your camp, thought I'd just put it in the SUV. On top of that they said toothpaste, shampoo, and sunscreen are also things bears go after, I would have had all that stuff right next to us!!! I've been outdoorsy but I'm realizing it's always been on the water and land seems to come with a lot more things to learn.
I know I am probably overthinking this, mostly because it's just my kiddo and me out there but I also don't want to let fear keep us indoors and miss out on all this beauty.
Does anyone have good, practical advice for a beginner mom camping solo with her kiddo in these areas?
Edit: Thank you to everyone who was so kind and helped answer my questions.
I'm sorry to the people who didn't like my post or how I speak. I have left the camping group.
I'm sorry I thought staying in a cabin was camping as I mentioned my daughter and I are both autistic and even planning a 6 hour trip to stay away from home, alone was a big deal for us both. I thought camping would be good for us because it's quiet and might get us outside and quiet our minds that do not ever stop. I've always been afraid to talk to people because they are not always the kindest and have been told to stay off social media because I'm "too sweet" to be on it but it gets lonely not having a community.