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Beautiful Camping Journal Review
DIR By: Penny
Date: June 30, 2022, 11:34 pm
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Beautiful Camping Journal Review – 201 Pages, Full Size and all
Color!
January 14, 2020 by Stacy Bressler
If you’re looking for a pretty, non worklog feeling camp
journal, then I have some great news for ya – I’ve got the first
full color, full size (8 1/2″ by 11″) camp journal
out there!
It actually all started as making some more printables (all my
articles with printables end up doing well… we all like free
camping stuff!) and I was looking for some inspiration. I didn’t
have any printable camping journal (I do have a very simple
template here, but it’s nothing like my book) and knew that I
needed to add some to my website.
I looked at Etsy and Amazon, and it seemed the most popular camp
journals/logs had really pretty covers, but were mostly black
and white inside and full of lots of tables and checkboxes… meh.
Our camping journies are beautiful, unique, and at times pretty
exciting, and I wanted to make something to reflect that. I
started on making them a printable format, but realized I might
be able to reach more people if I actually had it printed and
ready to buy on some place like Amazon!
Anyways, I’m sure you didn’t come here to listen about the story
of how it came to be… but rather what the heck it is!
Let’s dive into all the awesome sections of this journal, and at
the end I’ll show a video!
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Make it personal with picture spots for your camping rig and
crew!
A picture says a thousand words, right? So let’s save some space
and… use some actual pictures! I wanted to start this journal
off by adding some very personal touches that will already set
you apart from any other camper.
Also, who doesn’t like to sit and daydream about where they’ll
take their camper next!
camping journal with calendar and picture page
Highlight days you’ve camped and paste in your pictures!
“The places you’ve been” section for campsite names, location
and dates stayed!
While this is fairly standard, I did want to add more color,
more spaces (there are 81 spots!) and make it a bit more fun by
leaving a big spot for your favorite!
At the end of each page I created a “I gotta do that again!”
space that was a bit larger so that you could write down your
favorite and some details about it!
There are just some campgrounds thare are so magical that it’s
worth going twice – and there’s some people as forgetful as me
that I need to make sure to write it down!
See also
13 Best Camping Porta Potty Toilets to Go On the Go!
campground list
Don’t forget to fill in the bottom with your favorites!
National Parks badge list
If you’re from the US, you might make visiting as many National
Parks as possible a priority (quite a few day based on my market
research from various RV FB groups) so I made sure to include a
nice, pretty section for you to write down the date you visit
each one!
Each National Park is represented by a beautiful representative
image and they are organized by state so they are easy to find!
This section takes up four pages (I didn’t want it to feel
crammed) and on the last page, I have left a section for you to
fill in any other special places you’ve been that weren’t
listed. This might include State Parks, other countries National
Parks (such as Canadian ones) or points of interest that are
important to you.
national parks camping journal list
“Friends I’ve Made” while camping list
This was one of the ones that I was surprised people wanted, but
perhaps that’s because I typically go digital for this and add
any new friends I make on Facebook.
After thinking about it, it’s actually pretty cool to have a
physical record of all the interesting people you’ve met while
out and about camping!
The three columns on this page include their name, phone/email
and where/how you met the person.
friends and bucketlist page
“Bucket List” camp spots journal section
EVERYONE has some bucket list camping spots or destinations
they’d love to go! Mine are typically the ones that you need to
reserve 6 months in advance (that I always forget about!) or
ones that are really far away and just aren’t an option with my
kids being so young and not loving super long car rides yet.
This is another one of those things that I know are super
personal, so I wanted to leave a couple of spots for photos to
paste in once you get there!
There are four photo spots and an additional page with 12 more
lines should you be someone who has alot of dreams and goals!
bucketlist for camping
Campground Details and Notes Section
This is the beefy important part that takes up most of the book!
The constant complaint from people was that there just wasn’t
enough space for all their camp trips… so I have ALOT of spaces
for entries!
Each entry is two full pages long, and they are next to
eachother (as opposed to on the back of the page) so that you
can write and see all your camp trip information without having
to flip pages!
See also
27 RV Office Ideas to Transform Your Space [Video + Pictures!]
Here’s a list of what details you are able to fill in on the
actual “log” for your camptrip!
Campground name
Location
Cost per night
Dates stayed
Spot number
Average temps
Best spot number for next time
Amenities (there are 21 options to select so you know what was
available at the site and are pretty standard when compared to
other journals)
Nearby attractions
Favorite memory from the camp trip (large section)
Notes to remember for next time (large section)
Spot for a favorite picture or funny story to smile about later
=) (large section)
This is what I really wanted to improve the most one – I don’t
want to feel like a graph or a worklog is being filled out. I
took some bullet journaling elements (open space, no lines in
some sections, doodle style boxes etc) to make it feel more
“relaxed”.
This section last from page 24 to 193, so you have tons of room
for all your awesome camp adventures!
camping log with details and picture spots
Departure checklist
Who here has left the steps down, a valued camp item behind or
forgot to plug in their lights? ME! I’m really terrible at going
through the list mentally, and figured other people might be
too, so I added in a general departure checklist.
It won’t be everything, and not every item will be applicable,
but it’s meant to serve as something to read over before you go.
It might also be helpful for the new RVer/camper who might need
to read it over the first couple of outings before getting into
the flow of things.
Check out the picture below to see what it covers!
departure checklist for rvs
“Tools to have on Hand” while traveling and camping
I actually have an article on this topic that does fairly well,
so figured I’d add it to the book too!
Being stranded and having limited options (especially if you
have limited cell service) can be pretty frustrating – heck,
sometimes scary if you have kids who have needs! These tools
will cover MOST problems with your camper and are just good to
keep in your toolbag.
It might save your trip or atleast allow you to limp by till you
are able to return home!
There is a spot at the bottom to paste/write any insurance
information you have so that it is easy to access.
“Personal item” pack list for camping
Again, this is meant as more of a “guideline” because everyone’s
personal needs will be different, but it’s just nice to have a
basic list to start with until you know more about what you
need. It takes awhile to figure out how not to overpack!
See also
DIY Camping Christmas Wine Bottle Ornament [Free Labels!]
There is a giant spot at the bottom for you to fill in with
items that are important for you to bring each trip!
personal item check list for rvs
Notes pages
Just incase there is something that I didn’t include a dedicated
page for, or you really just want to jot down a couple of notes,
I included four full size and lined note pages.
It might be easier to keep track of than 20 different post its
or written on napkins!
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