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This camping word search hides words like campfire, lantern, compass to find. Play it free online or print the PDF with the answer key, a handy camping vocabulary activity.

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Tap the first and last letter of a word — or use arrow keys and Enter. Dragging works too.

  • MARSHMALLOW
  • FLASHLIGHT
  • BINOCULARS
  • CAMPFIRE
  • KNAPSACK
  • CAMPSITE
  • WILDLIFE
  • LANTERN
  • COMPASS
  • HAMMOCK
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campfire
A traditional fire piston lights tinder by rapidly compressing air, using pressure-generated heat to make a campfire starter without rubbing sticks together.
lantern
Thin sheets of horn once served as lantern windows, admitting light without the fragility of a pane of glass.
compass
At a magnetic pole, a compass has no clear direction because Earth's field points vertically, leaving a flat needle without its guide.
knapsack
The word knapsack comes from an old German term meaning to snack, since the bag once held a traveler's food for the road.
hammock
Christopher Columbus brought the hammock back to Europe after seeing islanders in the Bahamas sleeping in woven nets between trees.
flashlight
Early flashlights gave such a brief, weak glow that you flashed them on and off, which is how they got their name.
campsite
A tent can get wet inside even without rain, when water vapor from breathing condenses on its cooler walls.
wildlife
Scientists found that brown platypus fur glows greenish-blue under ultraviolet light, revealing a hidden color in wildlife that looks ordinary by daylight.
marshmallow
Marshmallow takes its name from a real plant whose roots once supplied a sticky ingredient, before modern sweets switched recipes.
binoculars
During World War I, the U.S. Navy borrowed civilians' binoculars for a dollar, turning field glasses into equipment for watching the sea.
stargazing
One apparent star in the Big Dipper's handle belongs to the six-star Mizar-Alcor group, hiding extra company in a familiar sky pattern.
waterfall
Angel Falls in Venezuela drops so far that much of its water scatters into fine mist before ever reaching the ground below.
mosquito
Only female mosquitoes bite; they need a blood meal to make eggs, while males live quietly on flower nectar.
hiking
Old packhorse bridges had low side walls to clear loaded bags, leaving hikers on crossings shaped around the width of horse luggage.
canoe
The oldest known boat is a canoe carved from a single pine log in the Netherlands over 10,000 years ago.

Trivia

  1. What seven-point code teaches campers to pack out their trash and protect wild places?

    Leave No Trace.

  2. In a tent, what do you call the waterproof groundsheet that keeps moisture from soaking up through the floor?

    A footprint (or ground tarp).

  3. The Boy Scouts' two-word motto urges campers to always carry the right gear. What is it?

    Be Prepared.

  4. Which bright circumpolar star sits almost directly over the North Pole and helps lost campers find north?

    Polaris, the North Star.

  5. What U.S. agency, founded in 1916, runs the national parks where millions camp each year?

    The National Park Service.

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What seven-point code teaches campers to pack out their trash and protect wild places?
Leave No Trace.

In their words

In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.

John Muir

Keep close to Nature's heart, and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.

John Muir

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This camping word search is a free printable puzzle with 10 hidden words in an 11×11 grid. Find words like MARSHMALLOW, FLASHLIGHT, BINOCULARS hidden across, down, and diagonally. You can play it right here in your browser — tap the first and last letter of a word — or download it as a printable PDF with the full answer key on page two. It's free for personal and classroom use, so teachers can print copies for a whole class with no sign-up and no account. Word searches like this one are a proven way to build vocabulary, spelling, and word-shape recognition, which is why they're a favourite with ESL learners, elementary classrooms, and anyone who likes a quiet puzzle with their coffee.

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Sources: Grandma Gatewood, Appalachian Mountain Club · Dale Sanders oldest thru-hiker, Washington Post · Pesse canoe, oldest known boat · Quotations of John Muir, Sierra Club

Word list, facts & trivia researched and compiled by Sam Letterman — spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.