Your Camping Checklist for Recreation Gear
Go camping prepared! Review this camping checklist for some of the basic gear you'll need on a camping trip. Included is a list for recreational items, kids stuff, fishing, and hiking.
Use this list on your next camping trip to be sure you don't forget anything
important. Click here to view all of our lists
for camping. We went camping with friends a few years back and guess what, they forgot their tent!! That was a very cosy night indeed...
Recreational Items
Photo by P Heijman
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- Guitar/harmonica
- Bikes/helmets
- Binoculars
- Cards
- Books
- Tape player
- CD player
- Portable television (as a last resort if it's raining! Remember don't tell the kids you have it unless absolutely necessary!)
Kids Entertainment Stuff
- Travel games
- Books
- Pencil and paper
- Crayons
- Rainy day games
- Kites
- Kid's backpack
- Buckets and shovels (maybe a garden spade too for Dad to use, kids love big holes at the beach! Just be careful with the kids fingers and toes)
- Frisbee
Fishing Stuff
- Fishing pole, etc
- License
- Bait
- Tackle box
Hiking Gear
Check out our
hiking tips page if you're planning a hiking trip.
- Backpack
- Light Weight Hiking Tent
- Cup, Spoon & Bowl
- Stove
- Stove gas
- Paper & Pen
- Matches & Lighter
- Compass
- GPS
- EPIRB
- Fanny pack
- First aid kit
- Maps
- Water bottle
Beach Camping
If you're planning on camping near the beach, a river, lake, etc.
- Body Boards
- Surf Fins
- Sun Shelter
- Surf Board
- Beach Towels
- Sun Glasses
- Swimwear
- Solar Shower
- Infant Personal Floatation Device
If you find anything important that we've missed from this list please let us know through our
Important Camping Check List page and we will make sure to add it in.