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Silver pickup truck with a white raised camper atop parked on a dirt mountain road among pine trees in a forested landscape.

Adventure, Camping, Camping Gear, Gear, Road Trip

Here’s How to Have Comfortable, Cozy and Easier Camping Trips

Why Soaring Eagle Campers are changing the way people camp

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Adventure, Camping, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: The Camping Mistake That Still Haunts Me

The worst ever camp misadventure when it comes to a whisky spillage mayhem happened a couple of weeks ago…

Person with pink jacket sits inside an orange tent, facing a rocky beach and calm sea at dusk/dawn viewable through the tent opening.

Adventure, Camping, Canoeing

I Took My Kids Into the Backcountry—Against Everyone’s Advice. Here’s What Happened

I learned how to have extended family backcountry trips with small kids. Here’s how you can, too.

Canoeists in outdoor gear preparing to dock by a rocky, forested lakeshore with a blue canoe and paddles in view.

Adventure, Camping, Ontario, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Returning to Algonquin’s Shirley Lake

It was the first time in my camping life when I seriously went back in the woods to look for a “low lying area” to weather out the storm.

View from inside an orange tent showing hills, trees, and a blue sky through the tent opening.

Adventure, Camping, Summer

Hate Camping? Here’s How You Can Learn to Love It by Summer

If you’re learning to love camping by summer, I can offer advice gained from experience.

White van parked on a gravel area with a river and snow-capped mountains in the background under a blue sky with clouds.

Adventure, Camping, Road Trip

Van Life as a Canadian in New Zealand: Here’s What I Wish I Knew Beforehand

But living in a metal box with wheels does not come without challenges, and I did not leave the van behind without taking some lessons with me.

Outdoor campfire with glowing embers and swirling smoke among charred logs on dirt, with tall grass in the background.

British Columbia, Camping, Editors' Picks, Spring

Campfires Are Already Banned All Summer

Campfires are banned in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, BC starting today until the end of October

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Adventure, Camping, Editors' Picks

10 Unique Ways to Camp in Canada: From Classic Tents to Cozy Glamping Adventures

I’ve rounded up 10 ways to spend the night in the Great Outdoors and get back to nature in Canada this summer.

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Adventure, Camping, Partner Content

Best RV Mattresses in Canada 2026

There’s a kind of deep, satisfying exhaustion that only comes after spending a full day at the lake. It is …

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Adventure, Camping, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: My Merch is Helping Send Kids in Need to Camp!

Looks like a lot of youth from Camp Outlook are going on a canoe trip this season.

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Adventure, Camping, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Camping Reservation Chaos Continues In Ontario Parks

Now you know why you’ll see a quarter to even half the campsites empty even though the park will tell you everything is totally booked.

Kettleby Valley Camp

Adventure, Camping, Summer

10 of the Best Outdoor Adventure Summer Camps across Canada

Although summer is several weeks away, now is the time to be thinking about summer camps.

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Adventure, British Columbia, Camping, News

BC Parks Announces First Camping Fee Increase in 10 Years, With Additional Charges for Non-BC Residents

This is the first significant camping fee change in more than a decade. It includes a new non-BC-resident camping surcharge.

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Adventure, Camping, Camping Gear, The Happy Camper, Winter

The Happy Camper: Two New Stoves for Your Next Winter Camping Trip

I discovered that a Canadian manufacturer—Esker—just released two similar portable winter tent stoves.

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Adventure, Camping, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Canada Ends Quetico’s Remote Area Border Crossing Permit

The Canadian government has terminated the traditional Remote Area Border Crossing Permit (RABC).

Ice Hotel Entrance

Adventure, Camping, Quebec, Winter

This Is Winter Camping—At the Only Ice Hotel in the Americas

At Québec’s Hôtel de Glace, art, Indigenous storytelling and smart preparation turn extreme cold into an unforgettable outdoor experience.

camping canada reserve

Camping, Editors' Picks, Most Popular, National Parks

When to Book Campsites Across Canada for 2026

Campsite reservation season is closer than you think—and in Canada, the best spots get booked fast.

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Adventure, Camping, Ontario, The Happy Camper, Winter

The Happy Camper: “Freezing Woman” Event Draws Hundreds of Women to Winter Camp Together in Algonquin Park

It seemed everyone was there to help one another out and there was so much knowledge to be shared throughout.

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Adventure, Camping, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Good Luck Trying to Volunteer for Outdoor Youth Programs Now

I think Lord Baden Powell, the founder of the Scouts, would be abashed.

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Camping, Editors' Picks, Opinion

Opinion: It’s Not Camping if You’re Not in a Tent

When I think about why I go camping—to feel small, to feel a lack of control, to feel a connection—I can’t imagine doing it without a tent to crawl into.

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