Family Camping Packing List
The interactive family camping checklist from Camping Simplified. This is the default minimalist packing list. For the full interactive checklist (with minimalist and maximalist lists, custom items, and saved progress), please enable JavaScript.
Before Leaving
- Check the weather forecast
- Charge phones & power bank
- Empty & take out the trash
Gear
- Tent + stakes
- Sleeping bags
- Sleeping pads
- Pillows
- Lanterns / Headlamps / flashlight
- Camping chairs
- Camp toilet + bedding and toilet paper
Kitchen
- Camp stove + fuel
- Lighter
- Cook pot & pan
- Plates, bowls, utensils, cups
- Pour over coffee + filters
- Cooler with ice
- Trash bags
- Dish soap
- Rags / paper towels
Food
- Water
- Breakfast supplies
- Easy lunches
- Easy dinners
- Snacks & trail mix
- Coffee / tea
Kids
- Shirts
- Pants & shorts
- Socks & underwear
- Shoes (tennis, boots, sandals)
- Pajamas
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Extra clothes layers
- Favorite comfort item
- Simple games / cards
- Battery powered night light + extra batteries
Adults
- Shirts
- Pants & shorts
- Socks & Underwear
- Shoes (tennis, boots, sandals)
- Pajamas
- Toiletries
Miscellaneous
- First aid kit
- Medications
- Sunscreen & bug spray
- Reusable water bottles
- Phone charger
- Phillips head screwdriver
- Cash for firewood
Random
- Swimsuits
- Swim / bath towels
- Water shoes
- Rain coats & rain pants
- Rain boots
- Extra blankets
- Extra clothing layers
Family Camping Packing List (Maximalist)
The fuller maximalist packing list from Camping Simplified. For the full interactive checklist (with minimalist and maximalist lists, custom items, and saved progress), please enable JavaScript.
Before Leaving
- Check the weather forecast
- Charge phones & power bank
- Empty & take out the trash
- Water plants
- Feed animals / arrange care
- Set the thermostat
- Leave itinerary with a friend
Gear
- Tent + stakes + mallet
- Tent footprint / tarp
- Tent entry rug / blanket
- Sleeping bags
- Sleeping pads / air mattress / cots
- Pillows
- Lanterns
- Headlamps / flashlight
- Battery / solar powered string lights
- Camping chairs
- Folding table
- Rain fly & extra tarp
- Rope / paracord
- Screen tent
- Camp toilet + bedding and toilet paper
Kitchen
- Camp stove + fuel
- Lighter
- Cook pot & pan
- Kettle
- Plates, bowls, utensils, cups
- Coffee percolator / French press
- Sharp knife & cutting board
- Aluminum foil
- Cooler with ice
- Trash bags
- Dish washing tub
- Dish soap & sponge
- Rags / paper towels
- Wet wipes
Food
- Water
- Breakfast supplies
- Lunch supplies
- Dinner ingredients
- Marshmallows & s'mores kit
- Snacks & trail mix
- Condiments & spices
- Cooking oil / butter
- Coffee / tea
- Juice / drink mixes
Kids
- Shirts
- Pants & shorts
- Socks & underwear
- Shoes (tennis, boots, sandals)
- Pajamas
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Extra clothes layers
- Favorite comfort item
- Simple games / cards
- Battery powered night light + extra batteries
- Books
- Coloring books + art supplies
- Outdoor games (Bocce, Ladder Golf, Bags aka Cornhole)
- Scooters & bikes + helmets
Adults
- Shirts
- Pants & shorts
- Socks & Underwear
- Shoes (tennis, boots, sandals)
- Pajamas
- Toiletries
- Books
- Simple games
Miscellaneous
- First aid kit
- Medications
- Sunscreen & bug spray
- Reusable water bottles
- Phone charger
- Firewood & kindling or cash to buy local (check regulations on moving firewood)
- Battery powered fan + extra batteries
- Multi-tool / pocket knife
- Sun hats + sunglasses
Random
- Swimsuits
- Swim / bath towels
- Water shoes
- Rain coats & rain pants
- Rain boots
- Extra blankets
- Extra clothing layers