Do you prefer camping in the backcountry or in a campground?

Depending on your priorities, one may be preferable for someone like you who is camping on a budget.

Figure1. Grand Canyon - Lower Tapeats Campground at the Colorado River [Photograph] by Al_HikesAZ. 2007.

For a real wilderness experience, you may want to prefer backcountry camping so that you can appreciate the beauty of nature. There are a lot of fun camping ideas you can do such as exploring trails and bird watching.

If you are not ready to give up some comforts in life such as readily available water and electricity, you may prefer camping on a designated campground. It doesn’t mean that you it can’t be real camping if you’re not in the wilderness! There is a minimal fee for using a campground. You may want to camp on the grounds owned by provincial parks as they tend to be cheaper.

Which one do you prefer: renting a spot at a designated campgrounds or camping in the backcountry?