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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Backcountry camping is the ultimate in outdoor adventures. There's an element of excitement every time you head into the back country.
But just because it's tough country doesn't mean that you have…
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…
