Maho tent recommendation?

positivevibration · Post by **positivevibration** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:22 pm

Well after lurking on this board for a while we jumped in and made a reservation for Maho tent camps today!!!! We will be going in May for my 40th birthday and cannot wait. I am wondering what some good choices are to put in for specific tent requests. We are bringing our 3 year old son and plan on spending most of our time at Maho. We are not renting a car- but I am under the impression that there are hikes we can go on from there and take cabs elsewhere if necessary? Thanks for any input

loria · Post by **loria** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:46 am

A 9 or A10

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:48 am

My favorite is A14 for the view. The As on the water side all have great views, longer walks to everything. With a 3 year old you may want to be closer to the potty and other amenities. Here's a trip report from my 2004 trips with my daughters:

http://www.garvin.us/STJ/Trip_Reports/2 ... round.html

I haven't been able to find an official online map of Maho Bay Campground. The question of tent-cabin locations come up routinely. So, I finally broke down and scanned the map I had from 2004. There might be some differences between this map and the one that Maho currently gives out. If you know of any please let me know.

JPEG version - http://www.garvin.us/STJ/Trip_Reports/2 ... 090117.jpg

Letter sized PDF - http://www.garvin.us/STJ/Trip_Reports/2 ... 090117.pdf

Ledger sized PDF - http://www.garvin.us/STJ/Trip_Reports/2 ... 090117.pdf

Cheers, RickG

positivevibration · Post by **positivevibration** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:56 pm

Thank you both for your suggestions. RickG your trip report was very helpful. I will check the map for updates and try to scan/ post if necessary when I return. Thanks again

snorkles · Post by **snorkles** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:51 am

RickG, I can't tell you how many times I have read your trip report from Maho Bay over the years and enjoy it so much each time. I have been to STJ 5 times and stayed at Maho 4. Once we stayed in a villa near Coral Bay and it just wasn't the same. This year we are staying at Maho for 2 nights, VG for 5 nights and then Concordia for 2 nights. I know the camping thing is not for everyone but we really love the get back to nature thingy.

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:19 am

snorkles, thanks for the note. My youngest daughter and I plot to go back without the anti-campers. We're split between Cinnamon and Maho campgrounds. She's like her Dad and would opt for whatever was more fun, and Inner Visions at Maho whip's the llama's ass!

Cheers, RickG

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