Tyler Place, Vermont: A Family Camp for the Entire Family

Starting to plan your next family vacation? Consider a resort that the whole family will enjoy. When parents think of the word vacation visions of lounge chairs, frozen drinks, and sparkling blue Caribbean waters dance through their heads. For kids, it's loud, exciting rides, cotton candy, and life-sized characters from their favorite television show. Think there's no happy medium?

Think again.

The best way to describe Tyler Place Family Resort in Highgate Springs, VT on Lake Champlain is a summer camp not only for the kids, but for the parents, too. Truly. Let's look at a typical day on a family's vacation at Tyler Place:

Mom, Dad, and the kids wake up, walk out of their quaint cottage and hop on their bikes they've been given for the week. The parents drop the kids off with their "group", designated by age, where they'll convene for breakfast with their friends, some new and some they see year after year during the same week. Mom and Dad will enjoy a quiet breakfast together, leisurely reading a paper, sipping on coffee, and waving "good morning" to other parents as they go to and from the buffet.

Mom might then head off to a yoga class while Dad joins a guided mountain-biking trip for the morning. Meanwhile, the kids are having the times of their lives exploring the Children's Garden, learning how to kayak, or sliding down the water slide at the pool. After the morning's activities, the groups all eat lunch together while the parents lunch with friends and enjoy some uninterrupted adult conversation.
The afternoon options are endless but this is the time of day designated for families spending time together. Perhaps a fishing trip is in order, or a game of miniature golf, maybe some bouncing on one of trampolines and a pass at the zip line. Some families with younger kids take advantage of the afternoon for nap time...parents included, of course!