Finding a campground

I've been wanting to get out of the house for a while and camp for a couple of days.  The places I usually look to are at an elevation where snow is still on the ground or conditions still exist to get fresh snow.  Campgrounds are mostly closed but if you camp there you won't have water available.  

A day or so ago I heard a news clip about the police looking for the person who broke into a house and fatally stabbed an 8 yr old girl, and this is in the county I considered most favorably for camping.  After the week's events in Cleveland I'm a little skittish about spending the night in a canvas tent in a remote location where a murderer might still be at large.  I must be getting a bit cautious in my old age.  The Cleveland victims were young teens when abducted, and the little girl who was stabbed was only 8, but the next time some creep might decide there are too many old ladies in the world!  

So I called a Corps of Engineers campground that is open year around and spoke with a ranger who told me the camp host job is contracted out, and the host lives on the premises all year.  There are also other folks who monitor the area plus regular checks by the ranger.  I explained my age and situation, including the fact that I haven't camped without a dog in nearly 20 years, and that I wanted to come for a couple of weeknights.  She assured me that I would be safe and would feel secure there.  She herself will be patrolling next week, so I will introduce myself if I actually go camping there.  Being a retired COE employee won't hurt either.

I will get a carotid artery scan next  Tuesday and could leave the following morning.  I don't have much energy and hope I can scrape up enough of it to get my gear and food ready, buy several gallons of bottled water, etc. Wish I could find a rent-a-dog, but I'll be ok by myself.  I spent a week camping last year after I lost Lady, and I can do it now.