Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor. For her 63 Parks column, she visited every U.S. national park. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running ...

Camping is expensive. If you want to be comfortable while sleeping outside, it requires a monetary investment on some level. But how much should you spend? A good car-camping tent can cost several ...

Exploring nature and sleeping under the stars can be viewed as an economical vacation. But buying gear and booking campsites or renting an RV can add up. With some cost-saving strategies, camping can ...

If you haven't been camping for a while — or much at all — it's easy to forget how dark it gets out there. Woods, desert, frozen tundra, the setting doesn't matter; the farther you stray from ...