Camping is a perfect way to spend some quality time with your friends or family. It makes for awesome memories and some fun stories to remember. But how do you choose an ideal campsite? The basic idea is to find a campsite where you can easily set camp, play some games and make some wonderful memories. Here is the checklist you should refer to while choosing an ideal campsite for a group of people.

1. Convenience or Privacy

Perhaps the most important factor is privacy. Do you wish to trek the woods and camp into a decent vicinity or would you just like to find somewhere convenient and easy to access. Find out about the places where you can park the car if you wish to leave it behind. When camping with kids the convenience of the camping spot has a higher priority, but if you are camping with friends, a little privacy is always good.

2. Reservation

If you are going for an established campsite, availability needs to be checked beforehand so that you get to camp on the site of your choice. But if you are going for stealth camping, pick a nice flat and even spot to set camp.

3. Choice of Activities

Pick a campsite where you can easily do a lot of activities that everyone in your group can take part in. If you are planning a trip with kids, find a place where you can play with them. Otherwise, you can pick a campsite near a hiking trail, next to a lake if you enjoy fishing or some place that offers activities which your family enjoys.

4. View

Places of natural beauty make memories more pleasant and are a fine place to harvest those much-needed likes on your social media site of choice. An obvious choice is a campsite with a breath-taking backdrop, nice and fresh air and what not. Pick a spot that offers the scenery and trees for some shade.

5. Availability of Firewood

If you are planning for a campfire, you need to research about the availability of firewood. Established campgrounds sell firewood, some have plenty of firewood available for you to gather while in other places you may need to carry your own. You can also try camping without a campfire if you are not sure about the availability of firewood.

6. Proximity to a Water Source

The obvious choice for camping is near a water source as you will need it for drinking, cooking and clean up. But my choice is to camp at least 200 feet away from the water source so that you can easily fetch water for your use and save yourself the inconvenience put up by bugs and flash floods.

7. Check for Fire Bans

Many camping sites put fire bans in place according to season and climate, in order to prevent the spread of a wildfire. These fire bans may even be put just for a week. Check ahead before going if there is an ongoing fire ban or not. If there is a fire ban, plan for some interesting night time activities.

8. Consider Others

You will find a lot of people camping and trekking when you are out for camping. Try to choose a camping site that does not clutter the space for others, at least if there are other choices available. Also, try not to block the view of the scenery for other campers. Blending with the nature is the best way to enjoy a camping trip.

Selecting a camping site carefully can alter your whole experience for the better. Practice 'no trace' principles while camping. Leave no rubbish behind, and if you find some garbage left by the previous campers, try and collect it. Saving nature is a necessity and a wonderful experience in itself. Plan ahead and make some evergreen memories.