The Mental Game. While kids generally know what to do in nature, keeping themselves entertained with the earth’s gifts of rocks, sticks, mud, and foliage, making it from point A to point B on a ...

Backpacking With Children. June 19, 2004. Ready to lead your own kids into the backcountry? The most basic rules for camping with kids are the same as with any family vacation: ...

For Rosie and Ben Platt of Portland, Ore., the keys to a successful backpacking trip with kids are “trail treats” and short distances. For Michael Lanza and Penny Beach of Boise, Idaho, plenty ...

Best Kids’ Backpacking Gear: The Items You Need to Keep Your Toddler Happy in the Backcountry. After a summer of backpacking with our 2 year old, here are my family’s must-have pieces of gear. By ...

Her kids are 6-years-old and 3-years-old and spent six nights at wilderness campsites this summer in Rocky Mountain National Park, hiking in to remote sites about a mile.

Hiking such a pitch in sneakers and under the weight of a pack takes some getting used to. At age seven, Pippa hauled her own sleeping bag, pad, and rain gear. She weighs 52 pounds, and her pack ...

I have a five-week holiday, but I'm scared to travel with my young kids. Help! "Backpacking with young children is a lot easier than you'd think and you'll be surprised … how many other families ...

PHILIPSBURG — Is there a better way for a kid to spend a summer weekend than playing with frogs, looking at bugs and checking out plants while hiking through the ...