The Journal
Destinations to consider, gear we actually trust, checklists worth saving, and a few honest sounds and stories from the community.
5 One-Skillet & One-Pot Camping Meals
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure here. Every recipe here uses just the skillet or pot from our Essentials for Campsite Cooking — no extra pans, no dishes piling up at the end of a long day outside. […]
The Hidden Art Scene Inside America’s National Parks
Most people plan a national park trip around hiking trails and scenic overlooks. Fewer know that many of these same parks have a working relationship with art — one that goes back further than the parks themselves. The Paintings That Helped Create Yellowstone In 1871, painter Thomas Moran joined a government survey expedition into the […]
Why America’s Biggest Hotel Chains Are Suddenly Betting on Glamping
If you’ve booked a hotel room in the last year, you may have noticed something strange creeping into the loyalty program perks: cabins in the woods and canvas tents near national parks. This isn’t a marketing gimmick — Marriott, Hyatt, and Hilton have all made real moves into glamping over the past two years, and […]
Campsite Spotlight: Campspot, the Booking Platform Behind Thousands of Campgrounds
This post contains affiliate links. If you book through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure here. Most campground booking still means the same tedious routine: search a campground’s name, hope they have their own site with live availability, or just start calling around. Campspot exists to fix […]
Flock Cameras, a Land Deal, and Wildfire Season: Yosemite in the Headlines
Yosemite has had an eventful few weeks in the news — a privacy debate over surveillance cameras, a controversial land deal, and an active wildfire nearby. Here’s what’s actually going on. The Flock Camera Debate A crowdsourced surveillance-tracking site called DeFlock recently flagged what it identified as Flock Safety cameras — a brand of AI-powered […]
How to Stay Warm in a Tent
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure here. Cold nights are the number one reason people swear off camping after one bad trip. The good news: staying warm in a tent isn’t about toughing it out, it’s about the […]
The Rise of Women Solo Camping
A few years ago, a woman pitching a tent alone was treated as either fearless or reckless — there wasn’t much room in between. That’s shifted. Solo camping trips led by women have gone from a rare sight at most campgrounds to a genuinely common one, and the shift shows up everywhere from gear design […]
Nature Sounds and Beats
Sounds of Nature, Chill beats, Ambient — just something to help you explore on a walk, or chill out at home. More on Sleep & Slowing Down How to Actually Sleep Well at a Campsite 12 Ways to Actually Relax in Nature Never Miss a New Sound (or a Deal) We add new recordings and […]
How to Pick the Right Camping Tent
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure here. Most “best tent” lists compare the same style of tent against itself. This one doesn’t. If you’ve already read our picks for the best family camping tents, you’ve got the standard […]