<strong>Camping 101:</strong> If you're new to camping or want to start spending more time outdoors, this is the place for you.
Camping 101: If you're new to camping or want to start spending more time outdoors, this is the place for you.
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<strong>Car camping: </strong>At its most basic, car camping involves packing a tent, sleeping bag, fold-up chair, cooler and camp stove into your vehicle and staying at a drive-up campground.
Car camping: At its most basic, car camping involves packing a tent, sleeping bag, fold-up chair, cooler and camp stove into your vehicle and staying at a drive-up campground.
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<strong>RV Camping:</strong> Recreational Vehicles (RVs) are self-contained units with beds, toilet, shower, fridge, stove, air conditioning and maybe even entertainment options.
RV Camping: Recreational Vehicles (RVs) are self-contained units with beds, toilet, shower, fridge, stove, air conditioning and maybe even entertainment options.
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<strong>Backpacking:</strong> No vehicle required; just your feet and a good pair of hiking boots or shoes to get you to the next overnight spot.
Backpacking: No vehicle required; just your feet and a good pair of hiking boots or shoes to get you to the next overnight spot.
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<strong>Glamping:</strong> From safari-style tents, glamping has expanded into other options like yurts, teepees, treehouses, mini cabins and both vintage and brand-new travel trailers.
Glamping: From safari-style tents, glamping has expanded into other options like yurts, teepees, treehouses, mini cabins and both vintage and brand-new travel trailers.
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<strong>Dispersed Camping:</strong> Downside: There are no facilities or amenities of any kind. You need to bring everything with you. Upside: It's usually completely free to do this at national forests, national grasslands and BLM-managed lands.
Dispersed Camping: Downside: There are no facilities or amenities of any kind. You need to bring everything with you. Upside: It's usually completely free to do this at national forests, national grasslands and BLM-managed lands.
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<strong>Boat Camping:</strong> While this does involve owning or renting a watercraft or using a ferry or water taxi service to reach the overnight site, camping via canoe, kayak, raft or boat offers a similar get-away-from-it-all adventure as backpacking.
Boat Camping: While this does involve owning or renting a watercraft or using a ferry or water taxi service to reach the overnight site, camping via canoe, kayak, raft or boat offers a similar get-away-from-it-all adventure as backpacking.
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