Camping Destinations

News & Tips: Best Places for Winter Camping in the U.S....
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Best Places for Winter Camping in the U.S.

Baby, it’s cold outside—but that doesn’t mean you have to put your love of camping on hold for the next few months. In fact, winter camping can be a great experience to beat the summer crowds,…
News & Tips: Exploring a Nature-based Family Vacation...
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Exploring a Nature-based Family Vacation

The 6-year-old chuckled at the sight as if he was watching his favorite cartoon. The entertainment wasn't coming from a monitor, but from a yearling deer playfully bouncing around its mother feeding…
News & Tips: Have a Backup Plan (For Shutdowns, etc)...
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Have a Backup Plan (For Shutdowns, etc)

Each autumn, the wife and I round up our two kids, now in their twenties, and head to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since the kids were young, we laced up our hiking boats and hit a trail…
News & Tips: 3 Unsung National Parks You Should Visit...
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3 Unsung National Parks You Should Visit

Yosemite is America's most famous national park. It's so famous, in fact, that park officials recently released a 2,500-page plan to close down a 200-acre portion of Yosemite to the public to…
News & Tips: Grand Canyon Activities for the Whole Family...
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Grand Canyon Activities for the Whole Family

As one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is an incredibly popular vacation destination for those who enjoy the outdoors. In fact, last year alone, nearly 4.5 million people…
News & Tips: Avoiding the Camping Crowds
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Avoiding the Camping Crowds

Getting away from "it all" is the intention of most campers who break free of their daily routines. The summer camping season has started and this weekend, the Memorial Day holiday, thousands of…
Tent camping on the water
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3 of America’s Craziest Campgrounds

When you think of your favorite camping destination, a few mental snapshots of America probably come to mind: cooking over a campfire, tents surrounded by trees and a beautiful vista, perhaps a lake…
News & Tips: Consider a State Park on Next Camping Trip...
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Consider a State Park on Next Camping Trip

While cruising through a campground at a state park looking to photograph a bald eagle reported to be nesting in the area, I noticed how quiet it was as only a few campsites were occupied since the…
News & Tips: Travel-by-Tent Vacations
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Travel-by-Tent Vacations

The short outlook for long-distance vacation travel is not as bright as it once was. High fuel prices are making an impact on the nation's willingness to go big on the family vacation. With this…
News & Tips: Planning a Weeklong Camping Vacation
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Planning a Weeklong Camping Vacation

Many families and individuals are still doing the weeklong vacation, but instead of spending scarce vacation dollars on a condo or cabin, small RVs and tents of various shapes are becoming the…
News & Tips: Best Locations for Fall Camping in the Northeast U.S....
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Best Locations for Fall Camping in the Northeast U.S.

 Goodbye, summer. Goodbye, hiking, swimming, fishing, and camping? No way! Most people think that camping season ends on Labor Day— but that is just not true. There are many reasons to camp later…
News & Tips: 10 Things You May Not Know About Our National Parks...
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10 Things You May Not Know About Our National Parks

August is National Parks Month, which is the perfect excuse to get out and see some summertime beauty, as well as the majesty of the onset of fall. In addition to our list of 10 National Parks Not…