Camping offers numerous benefits for physical and emotional well-being. Going camping can reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance overall mental health—not to mention the exercise that comes from accompanying physical activities, such as hiking, fishing, and paddling. The Best Tent Camping books are comprehensive guides for...
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The world is a weird place (and probably not the safest to explore) right now. We hope you’re tucked in and doing OK. Staying healthy. And staying home. But if you are (and if you’re like us around the office at Menasha Ridge Press), you’re...
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As soon as the snow melts and the days grow longer, lots of people in Minnesota understandably want to spend most of their time in the outdoors and sleeping under the stars. Which is all well and good until the campgrounds overflow with RVs and...
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Winter in Minnesota is long, and spring often comes late. By the time the last snowdrift is melting, we’re more than ready to get those summer camping reservations made. But why wait to pitch that tent until summer? If you’re itching to get back to the...
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When our authors research for our Best Tent Camping series, they have an incredibly difficult and subjective job to find the very best campgrounds in a state. A campsite has to be near perfect in terms of beauty, spaciousness, quiet, security, privacy, and spaciousness to...
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After a long, cold winter in Illinois, the thought of spending a blissful weekend sleeping in a tent and breathing fresh air sounds downright sublime. In theory. Our hearts want us to go camping and our dry winter skin longs to soak up the sunlight, but...
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Welcome in 2019 properly by spending New Year's Eve weekend camping in Washington. The evergreen state's temperate climate makes year-round camping a breeze. Usually literally, since campers may have to contend with some wind and mist, but that's nothing for hearty Washington residents! Here are three...
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Winter weather is fun for a few weeks, but eventually it gets old and you long for the days where the sun warms your skin and you can spend time outside and still feel your extremities. Which is why a trip to Arizona this winter is...
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True outdoor adventurers know there's no off season for camping. When the weather gets cold, you just need to add some layers and change out some of your gear. And winter camping has many benefits—no people, better views once the leaves fall, fewer bugs and...
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It's a holiday week! How would you rather spend it—stressed out trying to clean your house/cook a feast/juggle family commitments/avoid your crazy uncle/battle Black Friday crowds, or relaxing calmly car camping in the Washington wilderness surrounded by mountains and water and friends and/or family? If you...
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