With wild camping, the mindset is “hike less, camp more, explore everywhere,” he said. In order to wild camp, Owens said there needs to be lawful land recreation and uninterrupted wilderness.

According to recreation.gov, which handles reservations for nine federal agencies, the number of camping reservations increased from 2.72 million in 2019 to 4.14 million last year.

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