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There is nothing like camping
out under the stars. Camping is an outdoor recreational activity where people of all ages
leave their homes to enjoy nature by spending
one or more nights camping out, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, or
just a bedroll or sleeping bag, or a camper may use a car, tent-trailer, RV
or primitive structure for shelter. Campers may travel on foot such as hikers and backpackers or by vehicles, including cars, RVs and bicycles, or via boats and canoes. They may camp at established campsites in parks or in commercial camps along roads in the countryside. We cover some of the popular forms of camping in this topic. They include tent camping, RV and car camping, and summer and day camps. Also see our RV Travel, Adventure Travel, and Hiking sections. The National Park Service "Visit Your Parks" is your gateway to national parks in the United States where you will have a wonderful camping experience. |
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Search The Web To search the web for camping in a particular place, such as a specific park, state or province in a country, include the park name, or state or province name and the word camping. Also include other words to describe the type of camping (e.g., tent, RV). Many places require reservations, so you need to make a reservation, include that word in your search. If you are looking for camp gear or apparel, describe the specific gear or clothing you are interested in to narrow your search. |
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General Camping Information See the Camping USA - Checklists for a good series of camping checklists. |
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USA National Parks and Recreational
Areas - Camping Reservations. This is the United States
government website for reserving a camping spot at one of the national
parks, wilderness and other federal government recreational areas. |
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Wikipedia - Camping.
Their article on camping provides a good overview of the subject and they
have links to related Wikipedia articles as well as external links. |
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DMOZ - Camping
Directory. The most comprehensive directory of camping
websites we have found with a nice set of categories from which to to
choose. |
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| American Camping Association.
The ACA is one of the largest and
oldest (over 100-years) camp accrediting agencies. They are an association
of camp professionals who share their knowledge and experience to ensure
the quality of camp programs. Children and adults have the opportunity to
learn important lessons in community living, character-building, skill
development, and healthy living attending a good camp. |
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About.com - Camping Guide.
Includes U.S. state-by-state camping information and comprehensive
links to sites covering everything about any kind of camping. If you are a
beginner camper, see their
Camping for Beginners articles. |
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| Campnet.com.
Campnet America has excellent coverage of camping topics for camping
in the United States and Canada including extensive coverage of RV parks and
campgrounds. |
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Go Camping America. An
excellent website with
information on private parks and campgrounds in the United States and other
camping information including camper tips and things to do when you get
there. |
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CampingTips.org. A great website and good
source of camping tips and advice. |
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Wikipedia - Summer Camp. An excellent overview of summer camps around the world including descriptions of summer camp activities in many countries and the various types of summer camps. Good links to summer camp organizations. |
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Google - Worldwide Summer Camps. An excellent list of
websites with directories of summer camp programs worldwide. We have
selected a few of the most comprehensive and popular sites and listed them
here. |
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About.com - Summer Camps and Day Camps.
Comprehensive resource, directory and links related to summer and day camps.
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Choose A
Camp. An excellent, comprehensive website covering the USA.
You can search by an extensive list of camp activities, by state, by special
needs and by various types of organizational affiliations. |
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Summercampworldwide.com. They are a comprehensive yet easy
to use summer camp guide and community website. |
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MySummerCamps.com. They have a comprehensive, easy to use
summer camp directory for kids, teens and youth. The complete source for
finding
summer camps,
summer camp jobs and
camps for sale or rent in the USA, Canada and Worldwide. |
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World Camp Directory.
We like their nice directory. They also have
information to help parents choose a summer camp for their kids. |
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DMOZ - Camping Directory. The most comprehensive directory of camping websites we have found with a nice set of categories from which to to choose. |
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Let's Go Camping. A wonderful website covering camping destinations, gear and more. |
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| Findaguide.com.
Worldwide coverage of camping trip outfitters. |
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American Campground Guide. A good site with information on campgrounds in the United States. |
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| Camp USA. The complete directory of RV
camping destinations in the US. They also have some good links to other sites of interest
to RV campers. |
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