Nelson Family Camping


Have you ever gone camping and wondered "Have I forgotten anything?" Well, wonder no more! Organize your expedition with a Camping Checklist and Menu Planner. Download or print the checklists and customize them for your own family.


Wondering what to fix for meals? Try a few of our favorites or check out some books with oodles of recipes and tips for all cooking methods.





Finally, check out some of these camping links:

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Everything you need to know about planning a trip to the BWCA, including history, rules and regulations from the Forest Service, entry permits, entry points and routes, outfitters, primitive management areas (PMA), bears, insects, equipment guides, a map of BWCA, and even pictures. Also has other BWCA links.

Camping 'Round the World
Information on camping, alphabetized by state or country, and a gadgets, gear and more section with links to businesses selling camping equipment

CampUSA - National Campground Directory and Guide
A U.S. map that allows you to click on the state you are interested in, which leads to a page on that state with a searchable index of public, private, and government campgrounds.

Internet Camping Directory
This is an online classified ad page for advertising campgrounds, RV parks, or other camping related businesses, indexed by state.

Minnesota State Parks
Lists over 60 state parks with phone numbers and a one-sentence description of the park.

National Park Service
National Park information including park descriptions, phone numbers, fees, maps, and campground information.

National Park Service Maps
This is a wonderful site with great maps. They are quick downloading, too.

RV and Camping Information
This is a guiding home page to Usenet frequent posting and FAQs regarding camping.

Sporting Adventures Launchpad
The quickest way to locate fishing, hunting, camping and outdoor resources on the web. Click on a listed category or do a search:

Virtual Tourist II World Map
"Virtually Tour" the World, and find general information, tourist guides, and pictures for thousands of places. This is an excellent site. I got sucked in here for quite a while.


Usenet groups



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