Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. – George Carlin
The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness. – Henry David Thoreau
Camping: The art of getting closer to nature while getting farther away from the nearest cold beverage, hot shower and flush toilet. – Author Unknown
But the place which you have selected for your camp, though never so rough and grim, begins at once to have its attractions, and becomes a very centre of civilization to you: “Home is home, be it never so homely.” – Henry David Thoreau
The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition. – Dave Barry
We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven. – Henry David Thoreau
Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared. – Jack Handey
It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. – Dave Barry
How is it that one match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire? – Christy Whitehead
When using a public campground, a tuba placed on your picnic table will keep the campsites on either side vacant. – Author unknown
The glories of a mountain campfire are far greater than may be guessed…. One can make a day of any size, and regulate the rising and setting of his own sun and the brightness of its shining. – John Muir
A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp. – Raymond Duncan
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. – Garrison Keillor
