Racheylou, when people really get to know me, they often end up wondering how I can be related to my family. For the past couple of years, my son has said the same thing: "I don't see how you came from them".
I only know one couple in the US who hikes in. We were car camping in a state park. He sure seemed to like it at the time, despite his later comment.
Camping in Europe is all kinds. I know one family that has camped on the same N Sea island every summer since the parents met there as children camping with their parents. The children of this family now bring their own kids to visit their grandparents on the island. No cars are permitted on the island, so it is technically not car camping, and they break camp every winter, set up tents etc every June. There is a showerhouse, and their campsite is very well organized and comfy. I also know a family who used to take their six kids camping in Italy every summer. I think they took the train down. Those kids' kids are now mostly teens or older. A friend from grad school has a camper on his git in France, generally drives over from the U.K. And the "KOA" places I mentioned have cabins.
I nearly forgot--we stayed in a cabin a few years ago and kiddo loved it. I want to stay in a cabin to watch the coming eclipse. That's my birthday weekend, so I also want to go rafting. The boy is not enthused, but I think he'll be happy about it in the end.