Planning Successful Camping Trips For Kids

Vol. 5

Randy messaged me a while back to ask for advice on taking his kids camping. “I’d love to hear your thoughts or recommendations on outdoor activities and adventures for little kids,” he wrote. “I didn’t do this when I was a kid but want to experience this with my kids.”

Randy has triplets, who are seven years old, and they live in northeast Ohio. I don’t know that area very well so I’m going to ask for a little help with this one: If you know any good campgrounds, areas to visit, or maybe even a dispersed camping location on public land in the area, would you mind dropping it in comments? Remember, this little project is all about adding community participation around the topics I write about, so your participation is key to making this a success. 

To answer Randy’s question, I reached out to some actual parents for help. Let’s dive right into their advice. 

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1. Start camping with them when they’re young. 

2. Go places (especially in the beginning) you’v…