It’s no secret that going camping is a popular vacation option for people of all ages. In fact, camping vacations with the family are one of the most popular choices for American families: families together spent about 534.9 million days out camping in 2011. In 2010, about 40 million people altogether went on a total of 515 million camping trips. In the 2014 American Camper Report, studies show that in 2013, 40.1 million Americans (that’s 14% of entire United States population, over the age of six.

And camping is still growing in popularity. Back in the spring of 2008, about 29 million people in the United States reported that they had gone hiking or backpacking within the last 12 months. Six years later, in the spring of 2014, that number was up to about 38 million.

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Planning a camping trip can at first be an intimidating task. A camping trip is a great way to spend a vacation — 2010 alone saw 40 million people go camping for a total of 515 million outings. Camping gives people a chance to enjoy the great outdoors and get in touch with nature. When you’re camping, you’re able to take time away from technology and remember what you really like to do. Of course, the issue with camping is that, unlike outings that involve going to resorts or cities, you need to plan out a lot of things yourself. You can’t just check into a hotel; you have to pick a good campground. For that matter, you need to take into account things like weather and the dangers of certain wildlife. You’ll also want to make sure that the campgrounds you visit have things like bathrooms available,