Camping Tips
How Much Water to Haul When the Spigot Is Off
Dry campground, closed water system, or a site with no hookups: how much water per person per day for drinking, cooking and washing, and how to stretch it.
Articles
Campgrounds
Grand Canyon South Rim Is Still Dry. What a Camping Reservation Means Right Now
After the August 29 flash flood, the South Rim is running without piped water. Mather Campground is open as a dry campground, Trailer Village is closed, and water may not be back…
Camping Gear
Storing Camping Gear for Winter So It's Ready in Spring
Put gear away wet or packed tight and it'll be ruined by spring. How to store your tent, sleeping bags, stove, fuel, batteries and cooler over the winter.
Campgrounds
Burn Bans and Campfire Rules: How to Check Before You Go
Dry fall weather brings burn bans and fire restrictions. What Stage 1 and Stage 2 restrictions mean for your campfire, how to check the rules, and how to put a fire out…
Camping Tips
Camping and Hiking During Hunting Season: How to Stay Safe
Fall is prime camping season, and it's hunting season too. Where hunting is allowed, why blaze orange matters for campers and dogs, and how to share the woods safely.
Camping Tips
How to Keep Your Water From Freezing at Camp
On a cold night, you can wake up to a solid block of ice in your water bottle and a ruined water filter. Easy ways to keep water liquid at camp in…
Camping Tips
Tent Condensation: Why You Wake Up Wet and How to Stop It
It didn't rain, but the inside of your tent is dripping. Where tent condensation comes from, why fall nights make it worse, and simple ways to wake up dry.
Camping Tips
Layering for Cold-Weather Camping: What to Wear and Why
Staying warm at camp in fall and winter is about layers, not one big coat. How base, middle and outer layers work, why cotton is the enemy, and what to wear to…
Camping Gear
A Camping Gift Guide for the Holidays
Gifts campers actually use, sorted by budget and by the kind of camper on your list: stocking stuffers, upgrades for car campers, cold-weather gear and gifts for beginners.
Camp Cooking
Thanksgiving at the Campground
Spending Thanksgiving at a campsite or in the RV is a growing tradition. How to find an open campground, plan a holiday meal on a camp stove or Dutch oven, keep food…
Campgrounds
Dispersed Camping: Where It's Legal and How to Find Spots
Free camping outside a campground is legal on a lot of public land, if you know the rules. Where you can do it, the stay limits, how to find spots, and how…
Camping Tips
Leave No Trace in Plain Words
The seven Leave No Trace principles, in plain words, with what they look like at a real campsite: trash, fires, toilet trips, wildlife and noise.