Have you ever drifted off to sleep listening to the sound of waves crashing on the shore of the New England Coast? Or pitched your tent in the damp, salty breeze while gulls cried out in the distance?

At some campgrounds, you're lucky to have a hot shower and a bathroom with flush toilets and fewer than 10 spiders. However, others offer so many luxe amenities, they feel more like amusement parks ...