r/camping
r/camping is a Travel & Places community on Reddit with 5,595,310 members, ranking #3 of 1,085 in Travel & Places. A subreddit for campers concerned more about the act of recreational camping and less concerned about hiking long distances or light gear. Primarily for tent/hammock camping. No RV camping here.
How big is r/camping?
Created in 2008, r/camping has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Travel & Places it ranks #3 of 1,085 communities we track — the top 0.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 5,443× the median Travel & Places subreddit, which has 1,028 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Travel & Places community we track is r/travel with 14,363,834 members — roughly 3 times the size of r/camping. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/camping on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 5,595,310 |
|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Rank in category | #3 of 1,085 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,028 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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