Tent? Check. Sleeping bags? Check. Coleman stove? Check. Marshmallows and chocolate bars for s'mores? Double check. In campgrounds from Yosemite to Big Sur, "No Vacancy" signs are being hung out this ...

Kristen Tate camps a lot. The freelance book editor from San Francisco takes car camping trips for two weeks every summer, during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and often on weekends. She ...

Imagine: You awaken on a crisp, sunny morning to the sound of a curious Steller's jay and the smell of coffee steeping in your neighbor’s French press. Bundled in your sleeping bag, you consider what ...

Recreation.gov, the website that books campsites for many national parks, forests and other public lands, is telling travelers there’s no guarantee their reservations will be honored during the ...