A new report published by the camping information and booking app The Dyrt found that there was a growing interest in camping alone among its community.
According to The Dyrt’s 2023 Camping Report, solo campers increased by 28 percent from 2021 to 2022.
“It’s the perfect time to reconnect with nature and with yourself, and maybe even make new friends,” said The Dyrt camper Rachel P. of Georgia. “I can’t even describe how peaceful it is just to sit and listen to the sounds of the woods. There’s nothing like it.”
According to the company’s report, avid campers, defined as survey respondents who camped 11 or more times in 2022, were 36.1 percent more likely to camp alone. Avid campers were twice as likely to have worked from a campsite or camped during winter. And campers who self-identified as LGBTQ+ were 51 percent more likely to have camped alone at least once in 2022.
“I saw a lot of solo campers this year, especially women,” said Annette Sallee, who owns Netties Mountain View Retreat in Buckley, WA. “I guess during the pandemic, people went camping to be with their friends and family. As the pressures of work and life resume, I think they are looking for quiet time and to get away from it all.”
