So it appears that my camping reservation is legit, yay! At the end of August I will be taking my family (me and DW, DS and DD ages 5 and 2), along with a few in-laws and their kids. We have two housekeeping camp sites booked, will arrive on Friday and leave on Sunday.
Being in Orange County, I've been lucky to get dragged to Yosemite a handfull of times over the years by my parents. We've stayed at different campgrounds, although I was so little I could not remember all of the exact details. My only firm memory of Yosemite was 5 years ago, when I went with 4 of my BIL's and got a campground at Upper Pines. It was fantastic, although roughing it in a tent, a very small bear locker and no electricity was kind of a bummer.
Probably I would love to see Yosemite by staying at the Ahwahnee, but at $500/night per room it would be a little bit on the high side. Is Housekeeping Camp a good middle ground? Anything I should be aware of before I get there (like where we would get water, how much showers cost, what we need to bring, what to do, where to pick up food and supplies, how and when we can cook, etc). While I figure myself a pretty smart and self-sufficient person, I'm not much of a Bear Grills survivor kind of guy, so any advice on actual camping would be appreciated. And it will make me look like hero Dad to my family.
Thanks so much!