If you’ve ever wanted to go camping but the thought of sleeping in a sleeping bag on the ground isn’t appealing, then glamping might be the perfect fit.

Typically, glamping is considered to be camping in thick canvas safari tent big enough for a bed with a mattress, electricity and Adirondack chairs around a fire ring. And most importantly, being up and off the ground on a wooded deck.

Grace Clayton, who owns Lizard Creek Campground in Lehighton with her husband Mark, said they have the safari tent sitting up on a deck complete with a patio table and chairs, electric lighting and a fire pit.

“There’s something about hearing the rain, the birds, and the frogs through the canvas,” Clayton said.

Veteran campers, the Claytons have setup their tents for camping adventures on four continents. Now with a young daughter, they camp in their safari tent whenever it isn’t rented out.

In addition to the 12-foot-by-12-foot tent, they also have some other glamping options, such as a recreation vehicle and a full-service, modern cabin with indoor plumbing, and two one-room cabins without indoor plumbing.

The two one-room cabins come with beds for four people, a mini-fridge, microwave, picnic table and fire ring. One of the cabins has a view of the peaceful Lizard Creek, while the other one is closer to the swimming pool.

The Claytons bought the campground a few years ago after searching for one up and down the Eastern Seaboard. It had to have mature trees and a water feature.

“Something that had character,” Grace Clayton said.

The couple left their former careers in business to start this new chapter.

“It was a leap of faith for us,” she said, but they wanted to be able to work and spend more time with their daughter.

They also wanted to help other families reconnect, and to create an environment where they could relax and recharge.

“It’s all about creating memories,” she said.

Formerly known as Blue Mountain Campground and Bake Oven Campground before that, Lizard Creek Campground fit their vision with its slow, meandering Lizard Creek, tree covered camping spots, plus a camp store and swimming pool. This is the second summer that they have been open.

The campground sits on a 44-acre property with trails for hiking and biking on the other side of the creek, which is shallow enough in most places to walk through the water.

“It’s a really beautiful undeveloped area,” Clayton said.

In addition to the campground’s glamping options, there are spots for people with tents and recreation vehicles.

Prices range from $39 to $55 per night for the tent and pop-up trailer sites. The RV sites range in price from $55 to $79 for creek side sites close enough to fish off the deck. And the rentals cost $130 per night for the full-service cabin, $95 for the RV, $80 for the safari tent, $77 for the water cabin, and $67 for the park cabin. There are 110 sites on the camp ground. For more information, go to www.lizardcreekpa.com.

Blue Mountain Ski Resort also discovered the growing interest in glamping about three years ago. That’s when they put up their first couple safari tents.

“They were so successful,” said Ashley Seier, marketing manager for the resort. “We started with two from an outside company, and saw a lot of demand. This year, we are going to 15 sites.”

By the end of August, they plan to have a total of 25 sites scattered across the wooded areas of the mountain and down on the open field.

“They all have their own different view and location,” Seier said. “You can be high on the mountain with a great mountain view. Or you could take a site that’s more in our prairie with a grassy field and have more sun and a larger flat area for kids to play.”

Like Lizard Creek, each tent sits upon a wooden deck. Two tiki torches are installed on the deck outside the entrance to the tent. Inside, the tent includes a solar light, queen-sized bunk beds for four people, a camping toilet and a large cooler. Outside, there is a solar shower, fire pit with Adirondack chairs, and a picnic table.

Each tent site is supplied with five gallons of water for the shower and five gallons of cold water for drinking, plus the option to order meal packages from the resort’s Slopeside Grill that are brought out to the camp to be prepared there.

“The whole appeal of it is that you still get the experience of camping, but you get the more modern, homey conveniences of it,” Seier said.

The campsites on the mountain are not accessible by vehicle, so guests meet the camp attendant at the Summit Lodge, load up the ATV, and take off for their tent, which is usually one of the most favorite parts of the experience, she said.

Camp attendant Kamy O’Rourke said she gets all kinds on the ATV; those who want her to go faster on those off-road trails and those holding onto the bars and bracing themselves from bouncing around too much. The ATVs have a roll cage, seat belts and door enclosures.

“It’s the best job in the world,” O’Rourke said. “I consider myself a facilitator of fun.”

Guests staying in the tents on the prairie can drive to their sites.

Blue Mountain also has a variety of activities for people to do including the aerial park with a high-ropes course, rock climbing wall, ziplining, outdoor laser tag; as well as hiking the 4.5 mile Blue Burn Trail, the Appalachian trail, and others; mountain biking including down the ski slope; three disc golf courses; and scenic lift rides.

“You’re by yourself in the middle of the mountain. You can do as many or as few of the activities as you want and really distance yourself out there. It appeals as a safe option,” Seier said for people looking to stay socially distanced on their vacation.

She said they are also seeing an increased number of local people wanting to get out of their house and do something special.

“People are taking more staycations,” she said.

The glamping tents can be rented for off peak which is Sunday through Thursday for $149 per night through online booking or $179 walk-up, or peak for Friday and Saturday for $169 online and $199 walk-up. Pictures, prices and reservations are under the outdoor adventures tab at www.skibluemt.com.

The resort also has 10-by-10 foot campsites for people who want to bring their own tent or RV, but there is no sanitation hookups for the RVs. There is access to restrooms and showers on the resort property.