THE JOURNAL

The Journal

Destinations to consider, gear we actually trust, checklists worth saving, and a few honest sounds and stories from the community.

Utah might be the single best glamping state in the country —...

Colorado is where comfort camping meets serious mountain scenery — easy access...

Sleeping Bear Dunes has genuine bragging rights: a national TV audience once...

If you're chasing a genuine bucket-list waterfall without leaving the Midwest, Tahquamenon...

A good cooler is the quiet hero of camping. It's the difference...

Brown County — sometimes called "the Little Smokies" — is Indiana's outdoor-tourism...

The Missouri Ozarks — from float-trip rivers near Eminence to the Branson...

Illinois camping runs well beyond Starved Rock, its outdoor crown jewel —...

Ohio's camping scene runs deeper than Hocking Hills alone — though Hocking...