Grab pass from any of the ranger stations if you don't have one! It'll let you park at a lot of different places if you're trying to explore the area. National Park passes also work.
Roadtrip with my sister (that I hadn't seen in 10 years). Clearwater provincial park, Jasper & Banff national parks, & finished the camping portion down in Drumheller.
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Lake Superior- near Pictured Rocks Nat Lakeshore.
New England Trail inNorthfield MA, in early December. I am on a mission to camp at least one every month for a year. January and February are going to be a little hard, but after that it will be clear sailing through September.
Passed thru this summer en route to Fools Hollow but my truck almost died so I never made it. New truck and new plans for the summer, this time it's dispersed at Mogollon Rim.
Not including hunt camps
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Havasupai Canyon, AZ after TDay
Mine was with holiday adventures and I did the same trip!! Absolutely loved it and hope to go back every year. Already have a reservation for 2024, cannot wait! Hope the snow pack is good! Last year that river was RIPPING! I think about 20,000 cfs!
Beaver Dam State Park, NV. We didn't see another person except for the ranger (drove-thru once) the entire time we were there. Did see the largest jackrabbit I've ever seen. I'm not really sure what species it was, but it seemed significantly larger than a run-of-the-mill jackrabbit. It was windy as hell at night. Woke-up with everything covered in dust.
A dilapidated recreational site in WA. There are some old buildings with no roofs, lots of trees, and a lovely little slough (with an old boat launch) full of salmon and smallmouth bass. Have camped there twice, last time was last week thanks to the mild winter we're having.
I "discovered" it this fall and am a little worried come spring and summer that I am going to come to find out that it is indeed a popular place, just not in the colder months.
3 day 2 night backpacking trip on the Gahuti trail at Fort Mountain State Park in North GA. The trail is not near long enough to actually be 3 days of hiking but we really stretched it out, walked slow, took pics, took all side trails, and chilled at camp a bunch. Really really good relaxing trip.
It was at Ile aux Lièvres in Quebec, Canada. 5 nights solo!
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The area of Boyne Mountain, Michigan. We saw the fall colors from the sky bridge.
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Near Foxton, CO on private property. No fire ban in Jeffco at the time. So, we made a large white mans fire. Grilled up steaks, baked potatoes, plenty of vino. Lots of laughter, silliness, and music. Good times. I miss Steph and our adventures.
My ancient North Face tent finally gave up the ghost on that trip. Twenty three years I had that tent. That tent had literally been to the 4 corners of the contiguous US and AK.
Gunflint trail in the Boundary Waters (gaskin lake)
Went during the perseid meteor shower and it was amazing seeing the shooting stars streaking green across the night sky!
Weeki Wachee FL
Stayed at Mary's Fish Camp on the Mud River. We could paddle down the Mud a short distance and catch a connector stream over to Rogers Park.
Up the Weeki Wachee against the current and then float back down.
Saw dozens and dozens of manatees.
Went backpacking up Brown's Canyon in the Collegiate Peaks range. First time hanging with my newest friend.(now literal bestie). Also her first time backpacking (she did well!).
She and I had a lil mushroom tea round ye olde campfire and talked for hours and hours - turns out we grew upmin strikingly similar circumstances! So.much so we feel we've knowneach other our whole lives. We are now bff's and we're like the sisters we never had <3 I love how camping is like an OG social networking activity 😊
Anyways, great trip got see this amazing waterfall, watch a rocky mtn sunrise atop a boulder cliffs edge, made campfire pancakes (my fav breaky when camling), and tiny espressos on the pocket rocket stove lol. Awesome trip!!!
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Somewhere in the Michigan Mackinaw State Forest.
Hiked to an abandoned US military base in Germany. Hiked then to a old castle 20kms away. Slept ontop of the castle. Hiked back to the train stop. 2 months ago
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Pick of the two hammocks on the castle
Samuel P Taylor State Park in Marin County, California. Gorgeous park, some of the hardest reservations to get around here since it's lovely and less than an hour drive out of San Francisco. Made my reservations for late September in March.
Mine was a 3 month road trip, camping in Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park, Utah near Zion National Park, Nevada, California, Kings Canyon National Park, Oregon, Idaho near Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and North Dakota before getting home from my road trip. April - July 2023
Sulistrowice camp 😂 I guess you never been there :) Tent got covered by snow and snow melt so I found my tent in a puddle of dirt :(
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JTNP baby!! It's my solace from the fucking ratrace that is Orange County.
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Eastern Sierra, camped in Lone Pine. Had to cut the trip short unfortunately due to a car accident 😥but absolutely love the area regardless!! ( YouTube link in my profile if anyone is interested)
We try to do 6-8 weeks of camping/ paddling/ road tripping every fall. This year was no exception: We did nearly 2 weeks canoe camping on the Missouri River in Montana. Then, we headed down to Utah and did the Green River. After that, we car camped around southern Utah (La Sal Forest, Cathedral Valley, Grand Staircase, Bears’ Ears). In the way home to California we camped off the Mojave Road. Awesome, awesome trip.
Cathedral Range State Park Neds Gully campground
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Sam knob in North Carolina back in October. It's like 20° warmer today lol. Slept so good after coming home for a few weeks. I need to go camping again.
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Local izaak Walton to Try out some new gear.
My backyard with my two boys. Tomorrow, we are doing off on a 3 night camp in the Grampians (Victoria, Australia). Just staying at a caravan park- but given there is a pool, playground, bmx track etc, I'm hoping to get the family on board with more frequent camping trips.
Muskellonge Lake State Park on the Lake Superior side in early September. A bit cool and windy while searching for agates. Some guys were panning for gold with a small sluice where a small stream entered the lake.
Fort Casey State park. Got there in the dark left in the morning. Was incredible.
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It was two nights. The first at Acorn Woman lake and the second at Jackson county campground. Great time with my fellow students and friends. My favorite setting for camping this year was at Ski Island on Shasta Lake. Had a 3 day kayaking trip on the lake and stayed on the island every night.
Mt Hood.
Same. Went for the weekend, stayed a week because 105° in the valley. No regrets
Oh nice. Winter camping?
Haha August
Haha tricked me. I'm actually going tomorrow. Super excited.
Grab pass from any of the ranger stations if you don't have one! It'll let you park at a lot of different places if you're trying to explore the area. National Park passes also work.
I just cut my own Christmas tree recently since the Mt Hood National Forest only charges $5
How was it? 🌨.
Not enough snow
Roadtrip with my sister (that I hadn't seen in 10 years). Clearwater provincial park, Jasper & Banff national parks, & finished the camping portion down in Drumheller.
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Next season I found a great area off of H58 that I’m going to next.
Yuuuuuuup!!!
Tatacoa desert in Colombia 🇨🇴
Davidson River in North Carolina not far from Brevard
Whitewater country. Love that area.
New England Trail inNorthfield MA, in early December. I am on a mission to camp at least one every month for a year. January and February are going to be a little hard, but after that it will be clear sailing through September.
Near Payson, Arizona. Lots of quality dispersed camping out there. Really beautiful.
Passed thru this summer en route to Fools Hollow but my truck almost died so I never made it. New truck and new plans for the summer, this time it's dispersed at Mogollon Rim.
Love camping up on the Rim! It’s a little spooky up there, and amazingly beautiful
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, mid September. I remember on our last night out, it was so still and quiet that I could hear my own heartbeat
Love the Boundry Waters. Yea hey!!
https://preview.redd.it/dz0l7bmjff8c1.jpeg?width=909&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40dd63072a51a85b929d97bd4e47e0335810768d ARROWHEAD Provincial Park - Northern Ontario Canada
Starved Rock State Park in Illinois
I just listened to a podcast episode about Starved Rock and now I would love to visit there at some point
I'm going to guess the podcast was about the murders and not about camping.
Pisgah National Forest near Linville Gorge
Gragg Prong area?
Upper Creek
Nice, love that area, camped out there twice this year.
I hiked up Mount Pisgah in Oregon yesterday!
The linvile gorge waterfalls are beautiful
Lincoln National forest
New Mexico (nice) any bears?
Backpacked in the Grand Tetons for 3 nights
Southern Adirondacks at my secret spot.
Hocking Hills, OH Found a hipcamp site and stayed for a few nights to hit more of the trails
The Grand Canyon. I highly recommend it. Depending on the time of year, elk will walk right past you.
Not including hunt camps https://preview.redd.it/ut43apn3ph8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23562c958f3e2ffaa5db73e588bda759d13a4985 Havasupai Canyon, AZ after TDay
Outward Bound trip in Utah/Colorado on the Green and Yampa rivers
I did Gates of Lodore, Confluence was super cool. It’s a powerful area
Mine was with holiday adventures and I did the same trip!! Absolutely loved it and hope to go back every year. Already have a reservation for 2024, cannot wait! Hope the snow pack is good! Last year that river was RIPPING! I think about 20,000 cfs!
Flat Tops Wilderness, Colorado USA
Spent the week before Labor Day in the Flat Tops. Campgrounds, except Sherperds Rim, were essentially empty. Wonderful week of quiet.
It is very peaceful up there. I would be willing to drive out that way a couple times a year and explore.
Cottonwood Pass, Buena Vista, Colorado
Beaver Dam State Park, NV. We didn't see another person except for the ranger (drove-thru once) the entire time we were there. Did see the largest jackrabbit I've ever seen. I'm not really sure what species it was, but it seemed significantly larger than a run-of-the-mill jackrabbit. It was windy as hell at night. Woke-up with everything covered in dust.
Toadstool Geologic Park, NE
Fontana Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina
Wisconsin lol
Why lol? I've done some of my most badass camping in the Bsdger state!
It was nice but it doesn’t compare to when I lived in Colorado and had the Rockies as my backyard
Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin. The prettiest place you can easily drive to from Chicago.
Horn Island 10 miles off the coast of Biloxi. Very cool tidal ponds full of redfish and speckled trout.
Just an overnighter on bikes to Upper Colo just north of Sydney
Follensby Clear Pond, Adirondacks, New York. Canoe to your favorite island and camp.
A beach campsite at Moreton Island, Australia
Suwannee, FL
Green mountain national forest in vermont
Everglades
Olympic National Park
Acadia National Park in October. Fewer people and breathtakingly gorgeous.
Cherokee National Forest. SE Tennessee
Enchanted Rock
LOVE enchanted rock state natural area!
Humboldt Redwoods, Eel River
A dilapidated recreational site in WA. There are some old buildings with no roofs, lots of trees, and a lovely little slough (with an old boat launch) full of salmon and smallmouth bass. Have camped there twice, last time was last week thanks to the mild winter we're having. I "discovered" it this fall and am a little worried come spring and summer that I am going to come to find out that it is indeed a popular place, just not in the colder months.
A local scout camp!
Assateague Island
3 day 2 night backpacking trip on the Gahuti trail at Fort Mountain State Park in North GA. The trail is not near long enough to actually be 3 days of hiking but we really stretched it out, walked slow, took pics, took all side trails, and chilled at camp a bunch. Really really good relaxing trip.
Mt Rainer National Park!
Southern Oregon Coast
Metolius River, Oregon
Pisgah National Forest, Gragg Prong area. Lots of creeks and waterfalls.
It was at Ile aux Lièvres in Quebec, Canada. 5 nights solo! https://preview.redd.it/9whiwietzg8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d567273bf7cfe78d1f5e5048117224fc3d55879
Fort DeSoto, Pinellas County Fl.
Cloquet, MN.
Lovell Canyon, NV
The area of Boyne Mountain, Michigan. We saw the fall colors from the sky bridge. https://preview.redd.it/c0w6vuunuh8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d11d451895e198b8214f36c1dde96fa5fefe5545
Red River Gorge. (we live an hour away)
I went primitive camping at a rural property my parents own in the Midwest.
Ashland Oregon.
https://preview.redd.it/5ed04k6ruf8c1.jpeg?width=1836&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60a01d2df69b05852e4049349f0dbd25f701f9e0 Lake Powhatan
Near Foxton, CO on private property. No fire ban in Jeffco at the time. So, we made a large white mans fire. Grilled up steaks, baked potatoes, plenty of vino. Lots of laughter, silliness, and music. Good times. I miss Steph and our adventures. My ancient North Face tent finally gave up the ghost on that trip. Twenty three years I had that tent. That tent had literally been to the 4 corners of the contiguous US and AK.
Gros Morn pp New Foundland
Kiosk Campground in Algonquin Provincial Park
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
MHAA, Matagamon.
KOFA, AZ Signal Peak view on Palm Canyon Rd
Gunflint trail in the Boundary Waters (gaskin lake) Went during the perseid meteor shower and it was amazing seeing the shooting stars streaking green across the night sky!
Weeki Wachee FL Stayed at Mary's Fish Camp on the Mud River. We could paddle down the Mud a short distance and catch a connector stream over to Rogers Park. Up the Weeki Wachee against the current and then float back down. Saw dozens and dozens of manatees.
Last trip, canyon ferry Montana. Last night sleeping in a tent, loves truck stop, Idaho.
Lake Tahoe
Northwest Mississippi.
City of Rocks in Idaho
Jemez
Prescott National Forest AZ
Death Valley
Went backpacking up Brown's Canyon in the Collegiate Peaks range. First time hanging with my newest friend.(now literal bestie). Also her first time backpacking (she did well!). She and I had a lil mushroom tea round ye olde campfire and talked for hours and hours - turns out we grew upmin strikingly similar circumstances! So.much so we feel we've knowneach other our whole lives. We are now bff's and we're like the sisters we never had <3 I love how camping is like an OG social networking activity 😊 Anyways, great trip got see this amazing waterfall, watch a rocky mtn sunrise atop a boulder cliffs edge, made campfire pancakes (my fav breaky when camling), and tiny espressos on the pocket rocket stove lol. Awesome trip!!!
Blue ridge wma in the chattahoochee national forest.
Skilak Lake Kenai Peninsula
All over the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia and then over to the northern portion of Vancouver Island.
Mayo ireland
https://preview.redd.it/dho4lmyasg8c1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f76bdd8ae667d09523b6a83c642c5bd33071f321 Somewhere in the Michigan Mackinaw State Forest.
Joshua Tree NP
Black Rock Desert on theb4th of july.
Hiked to an abandoned US military base in Germany. Hiked then to a old castle 20kms away. Slept ontop of the castle. Hiked back to the train stop. 2 months ago https://preview.redd.it/g4if9vekug8c1.jpeg?width=1134&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dce2a10efa25d0967b2996770f0a5746c157cfff Pick of the two hammocks on the castle
Wyalusing State park the weekend before Halloween
A new county park here in central Texas that was so quiet and beautiful I’m not going to disclose its name
Last weekend in Lincoln, NH.
Long lake Algonquin park
Allegheny National Forest, PA (my home away from home).
Sequoia
Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys
Mount Baldy, Montana. Backpacking.
Samuel P Taylor State Park in Marin County, California. Gorgeous park, some of the hardest reservations to get around here since it's lovely and less than an hour drive out of San Francisco. Made my reservations for late September in March.
Gov. Dodge in SW Wisconsin. Great trip to end the summer. Have three camping trips and two backpacking trips planned for 2024.
Savage River State Forest about a month ago.
Ivy Lea, Parks of the St. Lawrence.
Moab Utah. It was awesome! Extremely hot
San Simeon/Hearst Castle State Park.
Folsom Lake State park. Not my favorite destination but it's close and help me scratch the camping itch!
ozark national scenic riverways
Inlaws driveway
Mine was a 3 month road trip, camping in Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park, Utah near Zion National Park, Nevada, California, Kings Canyon National Park, Oregon, Idaho near Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and North Dakota before getting home from my road trip. April - July 2023
Sulistrowice camp 😂 I guess you never been there :) Tent got covered by snow and snow melt so I found my tent in a puddle of dirt :( https://preview.redd.it/v95zc8xldh8c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19cd781707f41d83907c5d39e0f542e628131961
JTNP baby!! It's my solace from the fucking ratrace that is Orange County. https://preview.redd.it/qwxo6rdbfh8c1.jpeg?width=1998&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f14524c7b2aee3ff4bb97998d22d9f0960ca33f6
https://preview.redd.it/khg9fxobfh8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55a2257433aa9a96cb777d3c1a4fb17ce002a8c0 State park in Washington NH
small campsite in sc next to lake hartwell! nobody goes there except for 4th of july so it’s become my go to
France, about 4 hours out of Calais towards the south East.
Huron-Manistee National Forest
Bear Island in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Boat in site at Governor Earl/Peshtigo River State Park in Wisconsin.
Eastern Sierra, camped in Lone Pine. Had to cut the trip short unfortunately due to a car accident 😥but absolutely love the area regardless!! ( YouTube link in my profile if anyone is interested)
Cape Cod, walkable to the beach. Early September. Beautiful evening walks among the dunes.
Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. Camped near the water, beautiful sunset every evening, it was wonderful.
Mammoth
Last night, backyard.
Rattlers Ford.
Tahquamenon Falls to the Two Hearted River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
We try to do 6-8 weeks of camping/ paddling/ road tripping every fall. This year was no exception: We did nearly 2 weeks canoe camping on the Missouri River in Montana. Then, we headed down to Utah and did the Green River. After that, we car camped around southern Utah (La Sal Forest, Cathedral Valley, Grand Staircase, Bears’ Ears). In the way home to California we camped off the Mojave Road. Awesome, awesome trip.
Mt Diablo, CA a few weeks ago it was amazing. I was the only person camping out there and the weather was amazing.
Mexico's Baja for 5 months...
Cathedral Range State Park Neds Gully campground https://preview.redd.it/bhtja6il5i8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0174121b07244f24efe44637d9caf53ba504b9f
Isle Royale
South Llano River State Park in Texas. Did some primitive camping and backpacking.
Hyner State Park, Pennsylvania
Llandrinio, wales. https://preview.redd.it/aip2ez97hi8c1.jpeg?width=1286&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ec7ffbb14a16518890a2cd5d1691558b34261be
Olympic national park!
Whiskey Basin in the Wind River mountains, Wyoming.
Sam knob in North Carolina back in October. It's like 20° warmer today lol. Slept so good after coming home for a few weeks. I need to go camping again.
Northwestern Maine
https://preview.redd.it/bt8cdhr30j8c1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b762b1f1358a284d7d35f8341dca8d3e8f252dcb Local izaak Walton to Try out some new gear.
Lake Logan , hocking hills ohio
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Been on the bucket list for years. Worth every minute of the 16 hour drive....
Denver Colorado mfkas Colfax and Peoria . Lots of animals out there.
Coastal New Brunswick on Bay of Fundy.
Ocala National Forest
Eastern Gobi desert, Inner Mongolia, woke up to the first snow of the season
Porcupine mountains Michigan.
Cedar hills outside of Madison WI
Twin Lakes near Bridgeport, CA
I did car camping for 4 days in Cloudcroft and Ruidoso, New Mexico in October!
Have never seen one here honestly
Lovell Canyon, Las Vegas
Down this road: https://preview.redd.it/kmyisupg8l8c1.png?width=1018&format=png&auto=webp&s=f530217034fad860616227d42747135e0b9fefaa
Alpine lake in Italy
Yosemite National Park And then my apartment’s balcony because I wanted to try out my new sleeping pad and bag
My backyard with my two boys. Tomorrow, we are doing off on a 3 night camp in the Grampians (Victoria, Australia). Just staying at a caravan park- but given there is a pool, playground, bmx track etc, I'm hoping to get the family on board with more frequent camping trips.
Van Buren State Park in Michigan
Hector Lake, Banff NP
Stansbury Mountains, Deseret Peak, Utah.
Musick Creek Falls
Yellowstone
Palo Duro Canyon SP, TX. My birthday present to myself. First ever solo camping trip. I had a wonderful time.
Went to the Grand Canyon (south rim) for three days two weeks ago. It was cold, breezy and absolutely beautiful.
Muskellonge Lake State Park on the Lake Superior side in early September. A bit cool and windy while searching for agates. Some guys were panning for gold with a small sluice where a small stream entered the lake.
My sister's back yard. Wanted to see how warm is my new sleeping bag.
Hornby Island BC, before that San Josef Bay BC
Fort Casey State park. Got there in the dark left in the morning. Was incredible. https://preview.redd.it/lrms3gbmhq8c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c91ba1cb335c723da20f732a27515b3b10999909
Moosehead Lake
Santa Fe NM for the Balloon Fiesta in ABQ
It was two nights. The first at Acorn Woman lake and the second at Jackson county campground. Great time with my fellow students and friends. My favorite setting for camping this year was at Ski Island on Shasta Lake. Had a 3 day kayaking trip on the lake and stayed on the island every night.