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Camping and Hiking

For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack. Tips, trip reports, back-country gear reviews, safety and news

2.8M subscribers256 posts / mo in Sep 2026223 authors / mosince 2008

r/CampingandHiking has 2.8M members (+2.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 256 posts a month from 223 people. Top topics: Backpacking Gear & Recommendations, Camping Spots and Sleeping Bags.

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Size and growth

How r/CampingandHiking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.7%in 12 months · +0.5% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20262.8M
Growing2.8M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/CampingandHiking

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−40%vs Sep 2025 · −28% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026256
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Oct 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CampingandHiking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Backpacking Gear & Recommendations0.7%
  2. Camping Spots0.5%
  3. Sleeping Bags0.4%
  4. Camping Sites & Experiences0.4%
  5. Morning Hiking Trails0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. National Park Service
  2. AllTrails
  3. Backcountry
  4. NPR
  5. Decathlon

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research