camping

Our team of testers vetted 20 new rucksacks. These ones came out on top.

13 tents went out into the wild. Only 7 made it back out.

14 testers snoozed on ten pads. These are the very best of the year.

14 testers spent over two months sleeping outside. These five sleeping bags are the warmest, lightest, and coziest of the bunch.

These three deluxe mattresses cured our testers’ campground insomnia.

Six testers tried six different sleeping bags. These ones came out on top.

These shelters will keep you warm and dry—no matter the weather

The comfiest base-camp bedding

A five-star kit for base-camp meals

This compact solar panel will juice up your next long-distance trek

The best gear for staying put outside

Click your way through our adventure guide to Baja California, Mexico.

The loop around Lake Tahoe is a classic adventure—and one of the best moderate long trails in the world. Tackle it with our guide.

Essential winter camping tips from a polar explorer.

Squeezed into the extremely rugged landscape of Dick Smith Wilderness, this 5-mile out-and-back features great streamside camping and plenty of solitude.

Escape the city's bustle by leaving the mainland. This 10.4-mile loop explores the crowd-free hills and beautiful gardens of Santa Catalina Island.

Bag a rugged fourteener on this 20.8-mile lasso loop linking shady evergreens and long sunny scrambles to a beautiful peak high above the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Earmark a long weekend for this 31-miler linking tree-shaded lowlands, old mining homesteads, waterfalls, and a beautiful alpine lake.

This 17-mile out-and-back in the Trinity Alps features pristine mountain lakes, stunning views and an easy, off-trail scramble.