What to do while camping? Other than hiking etc.?

Question

I'm going camping with my boyfriend and some friends however they plan to go for a very long hike one afternoon and I recently twisted my ankle and don't think I'm up for that. What can I do/bring with me to keep busy around the camp site? It's in the middle of the woods so no access to anything really and doesn't sound like anyone will stay behind with me :(

**unfortunately I don't have any books to read either!!** Hopefully it won't be a boring afternoon!

Thanks!

Answer 1

Here's some ideas:



Run through a meadow

Hug a tree

Smell a flower

Hike a trail through the woods

Stop at a stream for a picnic

Swim in a stream or lake

Climb a mountain (or a mountain trail)

Explore a cave

See birds or wildlife

Mountain Bike

Photograph wild flowers

Collect leaves or pine cones

Enjoy the beauty and serenity of nature

Lie back and look at clouds

Find a waterfall

Take a canoe, kayak, raft or tube trip on a river or stream

Join a group and help maintain trails

Search for abandoned buildings/towns/mines

Check the park/ranger office for any scheduled activities

Go horseback riding

Fly a kite

Swing from a vine

Go fishing (with a license)

Skim stones across a pond

Catch a frog and let him go

Catch a (non-poisonous) snake and let him go

Practice using a map and a compass

Take lots of pictures

Run away from a bear

Don't feed that big kitty

Don't go near deer, (Bambi can kick the cr@p out of you)

Ditto for most other wild animals

Don't eat the mushrooms

Look for Native American artifacts, structures and paintings

Look for Civil War artifacts

Pick and eat your own berries, apples, corn, etc (only where permitted)



If it rains and you're stuck inside:



Card games (Solitaire if alone)

Checkers

Backgammon

Chess

Dominos

Mahjong (Chinese tiles game)

Go (also called Weiqi or Baduk), Chinese strategy game of white & black "stones"

Other travel- or full-size board games

Hemp or other string to make braided bracelets (friendship bracelets)

Supplies to make bead jewelry (beads, string)

Supplies to make native american-style jewelry/items (beads, feathers, string, wire)

Pad/paper, pens, pencils, charcoals and/or markers for sketching and drawing

Scrap material and sewing supplies to work on a patchwork quilt

Modeling Clay / Play Dough diorama

Popsicle sticks and white glue to make popsicle stick sculptures

Legos! (just don't leave them lying around to be stepped-on, it hurts!)

Pick-up Sticks

Barrel of Monkeys

Marbles (another thing to not leave lying around)

A good book to read

Rain Jacket, pants and boots to go outside anyway!



Most important



Be safe

Leave nothing but footprints (pack out all trash)

Take nothing but photographs (a few leaves, pine cones or berries are okay)

Have a good time

Answer 2

Pencil and paper, you could write songs, your biography, a letter to your bf or family, draw pictures. Bring binoculars and watch the wild life and birds and draw each creature you see just for fun, even if you cannot draw very well you can do well enough to know its a bird or snake or deer. Bring a crossword puzzle book or other game books. A hand held game with lots of batteries, check out the bugs, bring a metal detector and search around the camp site for buried items. If you piant, bring some paints, there are many things you can do to kill a few hours until the get back. Have fun!

Answer 3

A very long hike is much longer than one afternoon. If you only have one afternoon, then you only need a few chapters of one book. Download a few books on cooking while camping to a netbook or Kindle or other e-book reader. Take along the ingredients to experiment with dinner ideas at the campsite so you can have a great meal with your boyfriend when he returns from his stroll.

Answer 4

I don't accept the "I don't have any books to read" story one bit. Library's abound every where and everybody has a book or two or three to loan out.



As for what else to do look up where your headed and see what's around to go see within your ability. Bring a camera, bring a pencil and paper, write about what you take a picture of and what it was like being there to see it. Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau is just such a book get a copy and then do as he did.

Answer 5

The Northern Lights or Aurora Boreales only appear in the winter! So those are out of the question! I would recomend flying into Anchorage! I would recomend seeing Denali, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, and Glacier Bay! Um... best plac e to go whale watching would probably be Glacier Bay National Park! I know thats a very popular whale watching destination!

Answer 6

There is a great app you can download and it can list out the many activities that you can do in the area. If you are staying at a state park Pocket Ranger is an app that can list out all of the fun activities that you can specifically do at that park!



Hope you have fun!