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Family camping articles about the best places to camp with your family, the best camping gear to take, and how to keep the family busy once you are there.

5 Reasons Family Camping is Fantastic

August 29, 2010
Spending time outdoors with your kids is a rich and rewarding experience

Your family can get a lot more out of the camping experience than just campfires and marshmallows. Spending time outdoors with your kids is the best way to experience nature in real-time, without the electronic distractions of our everyday lives. Here are five reasons that family camping is fantastic. Do you have some others? I [...]

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How to Keep Camping After School Starts

August 18, 2010
Quick weekend getaways can be just as rewarding as longer family camping trips

Where did the summer go? It seems like just a few weeks ago, when we were making plans for spring camping and, now, here we are with the kids heading-off to school! For the majority of family campers this, along with the upcoming Labor Day holiday, marks the end of camping for the year. But, [...]

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What is Your Favorite Camping Trip this Summer?

August 1, 2010
One of our favorite camping trips this summer was one we took by ourselves - without the kids

There is a lot of camping left this year, but now that we’re kicking-off the month of August I thought it would be a great opportunity to reflect on our family camping trips, this year. We have certainly noticed an increase in campers – several of our popular spots are booked solid, into September. Despite [...]

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The Plague of Campground Garbage

July 17, 2010
Abandoned campfire full of garbage

During our recent multi-state family camping excursion I was struck by the amount of leftover trash that we found in many of the campsites that we occupied. “Dad, why are you taking pictures of garbage?” Asked my oldest daughter, who is used to seeing me snap lots of pictures for “the website,” but she thought [...]

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Planning a Great Summer Family Camping Vacation

July 11, 2010
The experiences from a big family camping vacation can be rewarding

A big summer family camping trip is not something that I would want to do every year and, indeed, it’s been four years since our last one, but with two full weeks of vacation available, this seemed like a great time for another. The difference between a “big” family camping trip and a regular summer [...]

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5 Great Camping Spots in the South

June 14, 2010
5 great camping spots in the South

This was a guest post by John Colville, an avid camper and outdoorsman. John has been camping all over the Southeast and has “hike the entire Appalachian Trail” on his bucket list. John also runs Buy Camping Chairs, which is dedicated to helping you research, find and buy top quality camping chairs for your next [...]

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Protect your Family against Mosquitoes

June 3, 2010
Mosquito repellents for family camping

This is a guest post by freelance writer Leslie Douglas. If you would like to guest post on CampingBlogger, please see the About page for my contact information. After being cooped up during a long, cold winter, everyone looks forward to the weather warming up to enjoy the outdoors again. But along with warmer weather [...]

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Make Your Next Family Camping Trip Better

May 31, 2010
Kids setting up their own tent

Memorial Day marks the traditional start of the camping season, for many families across the country. Having dusted-off the camping gear and gotten through the first trip of the season, now is a great time to assess your family’s experience and think about how to improve your next outing. Stay updated on new posts by [...]

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Easiest Way to Camp at a National Park This Summer

May 9, 2010
Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic National Park

If you haven’t made plans to camp at one of the national parks, this summer, you might be thinking that it’s too late to get organized and make reservations. This is likely the case, if you try to make all of your own plans, but there is another way to make this happen and that [...]

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