Backyard Campouts

My 4-year-old daughter has been asking to go camping…I was thinking that a campout in our backyard might be a good place to start…and then I saw this event, “The Great American Backyard Campout,” sponsored by the National Wildlife Foundation. What a wonderful idea! We already have a vacation planned that overlaps this event, but you can bet we will try it out later this summer.

If your family is ready to venture beyond your own backyard, here are some sources for family-friendly camping ideas:

The Essential Family Camper by Zora Aiken

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

GORP — A wealth of information on adventure travel and outdoor recreation.

National Park Service – everything you need to know about visiting one of our beautiful National Parks. 

State Parks in the US

Happy Camping (be sure to tell me how it goes!),

Michelle