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Recreation While Camping

Very few people go camping because they have to. For most people who make camping part of their family life, you develop camping skills for fun and to have a family activity that is healthy, wholesome and educational. So in a sense, camping itself is a great recreational outing all by itself.

The adventure starts as soon as you get to the campground. You've got to find a spot to setup your tent or camper. Then, if permitted, you can gather up firewood, and then later you can make s'mores and sig campfire songs. And for us city dwellers, just being able to see so many stars is kind of awe inspiring.

And the campground is only the beginning. State and national parks have a vast array of activities in store for you. Let's take hiking for example. I can't say I've ever camped at a park without hiking trails. And while hiking may sound boring if you've never done it, all I can say is you've got to give it a try. It gets in your blood.

Generally speaking, the park you're staying at is going to have a lake. Sure, there are some where there isn't one, but usually there will be at least one. And lakes offer a whole host of activities on their own like swimming, boating, and fishing. Swimming in a lake can make the local swimming pool seem like a boring place indeed.

And if you don't own a boat yet you still want to go boating, frequently you still can. Many parks offer boat rentals and the rates tend to be reasonable. And while you're out on the boat you may as well try your hand at fishing. You never know what you might catch. And heck, even if you don't catch anything you still can have a great time.

Most state or national parks are well staffed with park rangers who jobs are to protect the park as well as its visitors and to assure that your visit is safe and fun. A visit to the Visitor's Information Center can be a real education as they are almost always well decorated with maps, pictures and visuals of local wild life and videos of the history of the park. You can turn that visit into a recreational outing that will rival going to a Harry Potter movie for fun and excitement and it is educational as well.

But don't forget the park rangers when you leave the Visitor's Information Center. Very often rangers conduct nature walks, lectures, tours of local wild life locations and lots of other programs that are helpful in learning more about the geology and history of the area and lots of fun for the kids. You may have to finally rein your children in when they can't stop coming up with questions for the park rangers. But don't bother, the rangers love it because they live to teach excited young minds about enjoying and caring for the natural wonders of their national parks.

If you go out camping, you'll likely be pretty impressed with just how much you can do and how economically you can do it. Don't bother bringing your TV or any video games. Trust me, everybody will have a better time without it (even if they think they won't).

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Gray Rollins writes for CampingEarth - the number one source for camping information and great camping tips on the net. Visit his site to learn geocaching and for campfire cooking tips.

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