The Hogback Lake recreation area in Minnesota's Superior National Forest has a rustic campground with three sites, a 5-mile trail system and five backcountry campsites. (Courtesy of the U.S. Forest ...

Camping season is just around the corner. For some of the heartier types it might have already commenced. I know some of my buddies are spending weekends at their camp, if they are lucky enough to ...

There’s no better way to spend time outside with your friends and family, or even by yourself, than taking out a kayak for a camping trip to your favorite river or lake. Camping by kayak is an ...

These days, scoring a backpacking permit or campground in the country’s most popular national parks can feel like a chore — and that’s if you’re lucky enough to get one at all. But conventional park ...

The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permit was intense again this year, even briefly bogging down the government’s reservation system after bookings went live Jan. 29.

We are nearly a month in since permits were made available for camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Although what’s the outlook this spring for people wanting to explore the BWCA? The U.S.

As it gets warmer, folks in the North Country are dusting off their canoes, and we’re starting to see more and more boats out on the region’s rivers and lakes. In early May, I set off with two friends ...

I became enamored of Sir Ernest Shackleton 25 years ago in a Pickle Lake, Ontario, motel room. A friend and I had just completed a seven-night winter camping trip where the temperature reached zero ...

Join us on an overnight canoe-camping trip in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia, known for its abundant wildlife. We spotted our first alligator within 30 minutes and encountered a ...