The major takeaway here is that your camp is not an actual location on the map that you have to go to, but just a function of the resting/replenishing system of the game.
One of the non-spoiler reviews I read talked about going to your camp and I read that as it being a physical place I have to find.
I still think sending a companion to your camp, before you've even been there yourself, could be done better, but at least I know that I should be long resting regularly to go through unique dialogs and advance stories.
Thanks all.
