Get tips on packing and planning, camping gear, activities, camping recipes, and some road trip and vacation tips too! Your complete guide to family camping and hiking!
Start here – the most popular family camping reads
Family camping basics and how-to’s
- Your complete guide to camping with toddlers (seriously, this is huge!)
- Camping Cooking Essentials (your everything guide to the camp kitchen)
- Simplify your family camping (How to do Lazy-Mom Camping)
- Grab these family camping packing checklists
- 5 quick tips for camping with toddlers
- How to find the perfect campground
- Tips for camping with dogs
- How to find the perfect campground
- Staying dry when camping in the rain
- How to sleep comfortably in a tent
- Tips for camping storage and organization
- How to wash dishes while camping
Family camping activities and games
- Your ultimate Family Camping Playbook (skip the overwhelm, get organized, and have the best camping trip possible!)
- Activities to keep kids busy at the campground
- Scavenger hunts for the Campground
- Books to get your kids excited about camping, hiking, and adventure
- Managing the disappointment of a cancelled camping trip and having some camping fun at home!
- Camping games to play at night
- Free camping printable activity sheets – for all ages
- 10 fun and easy family camping activities
- 15 Easy and Cute Camping-Themed Crafts for Kids to Make!
Backyard Camping + Campfires
- Backyard camping (because it’s just as fun and so much easier!)
- Must have backyard fire pit accessories and tools (good for the campfire too!)
All things RVing
- Take a tour in our vintage camper (spoiler: it’s not fancy!)
- Get ready for camping season with this RV spring checklist
- Camper and RVer gifts under $20
- Super cute vintage camper craft kits (to gift or make from Etsy)
- First time travel trailer camping tips
- What is dry camping or boondocking?
- How to heat a camper without electricity?
- How to keep your RV fridge cold while driving
- Decorating your Camper for Christmas: ideas, tips, DIYs
- Super important and often over-looked RV camper trailer tips!
Family hiking, backcountry camping, and paddling
- Top 10 tips for hiking with kids
- Tips for success – how to prepare for backcountry hiking
- How to keep your family safe when hiking in bear country
- How to pack your daypack (and a checklist)
- Making family connections through hiking (a shared nature story)
- How to choose safe winter hiking trails
- Beginner Kayaking with kids
- Trail Games and Walking Activities to keep kids moving and having fun
Camping and hiking gear
- The best gifts for outdoorsy women
- Outdoorsy gifts for couples (think weddings and holidays!)
- Make sure you know how to use your bear spray (it won’t help you otherwise)
- Grab this camping gear checklist and make sure you’ve got everything you need
- Enamel camping mugs – one for everyone
- Do you really know what the camping essentials are?
- How to choose the perfect tent
- Your quick guide to tent features
- How to properly care for your sleeping bag (washing, drying, and storing)
- How to stay warm inside your sleeping bag
- How to stay warm when camping in a tent
- Staying dry inside your tent – whys and hows
- How to keep your camping and hiking gear clean
- Camping tea kettles
- Campfire Cooking Kits
- How to get campfire smell out of clothes
- An honest review of the EBL Portable Power Station and Solar Panels
- Cool Camping Gift Ideas for Campers and RVers
Camping recipes and food
- Ham and egg cups over a campfire
- Campfire pita pizzas
- Tacos in a bag (your kids will love this!)
- Homemade instant oatmeal (6 flavor combos you’ll actually eat)
- Pie iron apple and cinnamon pies (with a raisin twist!)
- Healthy snacks for the trail, backyard, and park
- 19 pie iron recipes for breakfast, supper, and dessert
- 19 dutch oven camping recipes you’ll want to try
- Campfire foil pack meals – why, how, and a bunch of great recipes
- 26 camping breakfast ideas
- Boiling water when camping – all your questions answered
- 100 Easy Camping food ideas (no refrigeration needed!)
- 3 of our favourite easy campfire recipes for busy families
- Quick and easy tips for outdoor cooking with kids
- How to cook chicken when camping (and how to store it and dehydrate it too)
- 40 no cook meals for camping – easy lazy food ideas!
- Easy Camping lunch ideas
- Best canned foods for camping – plus practical recipes too!
- Easy RV camping meal ideas for the whole family
