Camping Gear
A small device that tells you what direction to go in.
What is a compass?
What is a female deer called?
Doe
The activity of going for long walks, especially in the country or woods.
What is Hiking?
Which state has the most National Parks?
California has 9, followed by Alaska with 8, and Utah has 5, Colorado has 4.
What is the meaning of the abbreviation RV?
What is Recreational Vehicle
These are used to hold the tent to the ground and help give the tent its shape.
What are Stakes?
Bears will do this in the winter to conserve energy and cope with food shortage by lowering the metabolism.
What is hibernate?
This activity can be done for fun or profit, takes place on the water, and requires a pole or rod and bait.
What is fishing?
This park spreads into parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. This features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, forests, hot springs, and geyser's including its most famous, Old Faithful.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
The Teepee fire, the Star fire, Lean to fire, and the Log Cabin Fire are all types of _______.
Campfires
Bring this item to help treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
What is the largest mammal by mass in North America?
Bison
A popular activity usually done around the campfire at night, requiring a musical instrument.
What is sing songs?
The Appalachian Trail passes through how many states?
14 states -
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
What decade was Smoky the Bear born? Was he born in the 1940’s, 1950’s, 1960’s, or 1970’s?
1940’s.
Smoky the Bear was created by the US Forest Service in August of 1944. The first image of Smoky was of him holding a bucket and pouring water over a campfire.
This item has two straps and muliple pockets to carry your clothes and gear.
What is a backpack?
True or False
Animals are the biggest cause of death when it comes to being in the wilderness.
False. The most common cause of death in National parks is drowning, car accidents and falling trees.
A fun water activity done to cool off when it's hot.
What is swimming?
This park is one of the most well-known protected wetland areas in the United States. Located in Florida, it's renowned for its swampy terrain, and home to many birds and alligators.
What is the Everglades National Park?
Where can you find the first official S'mores recipe?
In the 1927 Girl Scouts manual.
Campers use this sling made of fabric, rope or netting, suspended between tow or more points. It is used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. Often placed between two trees.
What is a Hammock?
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
Mosquito
This activity requires binoculars and winged animals.
What is bird-watching?
What is the most visited National Park in the USA?
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Park hosted more than 11 million visitors last year—nearly twice the number of the second most visited park, The Grand Canyon.
When was the first tent developed?
1855
Henry Hopkins Sibley, a Confederate Army officer, designs the bell tent, based on the Native American teepee. A pole in the center of the tent hoists a piece of fabric—typically canvas—upward. The Federal Army used 44,000 such tents in the Civil War.