Camping Fan

New Year’s Eve Camping

Now I know that some of you that have never been winter camping before are going to think I’m nuts but…

Some of my fondest New Year’s Eve memories revolve around the camping trips we have taken on that holiday.

There is usually NOBODY anywhere near you, you can spread out and have lots of room and pretty much do anything you want. If you think about it, most of the people that go winter camping are die-hards, boy scouts or really, really hardcore outdoor types.

Now on New Year’s Eve most of the boy scouts aren’t doing a trip because they are stuck going somewhere with their families or some sort of teen party. The die-hards and hardcore types are usually involved with some sort of friend/family get together so you can pretty much have the campground to yourself.

The only potential “sticking point” is if you want to bring alcohol. A lot of times the only campgrounds that are open on New Years are state or federal campgrounds which for the most part don’t allow alcohol and it’s pretty obvious to the people who work there that if you are camping on New Year’s Eve and there are more than say 4 of you that there will probably be alcohol involved. So they can either be nice and as long as you aren’t doing anything stupid leave you alone or they can bust your chops…it kind of depends.

But if you can find somewhere that will look the other way as long as you are being pretty responsible you can get outside and if you are lucky enough to be away from any major city you can enjoy the night sky with it’s million lights and just kick back and relax with a nice warm campfire.

That is my idea of a truly enjoyable New Years Eve party!

Eric