I've got a couple small lakes/large ponds right near home that all have good populations of black crappie. For me, there's nothing better to get rid of the stress from the work-week, than putting my little rowboat in one of these little lakes and catching a few speckled critters for the deep fryer.
As for a vacation... we go to a small man-made lake (350 acres) up in the Northern Adirondacks in July each year and I catch a ton of crappie in the 10 -12" range. Generally get 5 or six each 2 hour outing (3 outings/day), along with another 5 or 6 big bream. Other reason it's a good low pressure vacation spot include:
-Only 1/4 shoreline is developed - wilderness all around
-Wild Hemlock forest all around
-Great scenery
-Nearby streams with brook trout, smallmouth bass and walleye in them.
-Generally no more than 2 or three boats on the lake at a time - even on weekends.
-Friendly neighbors
-Peace and quiet for relaxing