There’s more to backcountry cooking than boiling water. After all, dehydrated meals and oatmeal get old after a few days. Many backcountry hunters, anglers, and campers have shared the disappointing ...

Backcountry campsites are kept more natural and only have room for a very small number of campers. They lack public facilities like restrooms and showers, but those willing to do the work to reach ...

Camping is booming in the United States. According to KOA's 2025 Camping & Outdoor Hospitality Report, a record 58 million American households made the outdoors a focal point of their travels in 2022, ...

Whether you’re a seasoned backcountry camper or someone looking to brave their first night under a starry sky, countless outdoor adventures await throughout New York’s vast networks of state parks and ...

Many simple pleasures spring from basic backcountry camping on the ground — a 20th-century art that my Crane Country Day School colleague Phil von Phul carefully called dirt camping. The idea that ...

June is traditionally the most challenging month for managing human-bear conflicts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. By mid-month this year, the park had already closed several campsites where ...

I hated everything about the outdoors as a kid. Bugs. Dirt. Poison Ivy. No showers. No WiFi. Did I already mention the bugs? When I was young, family camping was at the very bottom of my family ...