Camping Recipes
Camping Recipes Your Whole Family Will Love
Jellystone Park locations offer on-site food options but it's always fun to cook some of your own meals outside as well!
Simple Meals for Campers
Foil Packet Breakfast
Throw your bacon, eggs, and other ingredients into an aluminum foil packet, then sit back and take in your surroundings while the fire does all the work.
Foil Packet Dinners
Make a foil packet supper or make stews and roast over the fire! Just toss potatoes, carrots, onions, beef, or fish filets.
Snacks for Hikes
Prepare a camping snack pack by rounding up your favorite trail mix, granola bars, and fruit. Don't forget your water bottles!
Kid-friendly Treats
Cup of Dirt
- You'll Need:
- Chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, gummy worms.
- Directions:
- Spoon chocolate pudding into dessert cups. Place crushed cookies and gummy worms on top.
Banana Butterfly
- You'll Need:
- 2 pretzel twists, 2 raisins, 2 apple slices
- Directions:
- Peel banana and use for the butterfly body. Then press pretzel twists (wings) into sides of banana. Use raisins for eyes and apple slices for antennae. Recipe from superhealthykids.com
Chocolate Bird Nests
- You'll Need:
- 8 oz semi-sweet or milk chocolate, chopped
- 2-2.5 cups chow mein noodles
- Small jelly beans, speckled malted milk eggs, or other egg-shaped candy
- Directions:
- Line a baking pan with a piece of aluminum foil, smooth the foil, and then butter or spray the foil with a non-stick vegetable spray. Melt the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Gently fold in the chow mein noodles, being careful not to break them. Spoon six mounds of the mixture onto the prepared pan and, using your fingers, form each mound into a 4" (10 cm) nest shape. Make a small indentation in the center of each nest. Place the pan, with the chocolate nests, in the refrigerator to set (about 30 minutes). Just before serving, remove the nests from the refrigerator and place some small jelly beans or other egg-shaped candy in the center of each nest. Makes about six 4" nests. Prep time: 30 minutes. Recipe from joyofbaking.com.
Campfire Cones
- You'll Need:
- 1 ice cream cone
- Variety of fillings like chocolate chips, butterscotch morsels, white chocolate morsels, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, toffee pieces, mini marshmallows, brown sugar, coconut, banana pieces, dried fruit
- 1 piece of foil, big enough to wrap the cone
- Directions:
- Allow each camper to design their cone with their fillers of choice in layers. Wrap securely with foil and place over heat near campfire or on grill to allow the chocolates to melt. Unwrap and enjoy. Recipe adapted from chefjessicabright.com
Frog Face
- You'll Need:
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- Peanut butter
- 2 grapes
- 2 chocolate morsels or raisins
- Directions:
- Cut two slices of the apple for the upper and lower lip of the frog. Spread peanut butter on the slices and press peanut butter sides together. This makes the mouth. Spread peanut butter on the bottom of two grapes and stick onto top apple slice to make the eyes. Optional: place chocolate morsels or raisins on the grapes to make the pupils. You can use a toothpick to keep them in place.
Breakfast Bears
- You'll Need:
- Slices of bread
- Peanut butter
- Banana slices
- Blueberries
- Directions:
- Spread peanut butter on bread in a circle. Place banana slices on the bread for the bear ears and snout. Place blueberries for eyes and nose.
Crabby Snack
- You'll Need:
- 1red apple
- 2 strawberries
- 1 large marshmallow
- 2 chocolate chips
- Directions
- Core the apple and slice in half. Place on plate as shown. Cut marshmallow in half. Press one chocolate chip each, pointy side down, into the sticky side of each marshmallow half. Put in place above the apple for the crab's eyes. Cut each strawberry into 4 slices. Use 2 slices for each set of pincers. Cut the other slices in half. Use the end halves for the pincer connectors. Use 4 halves for the legs. Arrange everything on the plate as shown. Recipe from recipe.com.
Doughboys
- You'll need:
- Refrigerated biscuits
- Squeeze margarine
- Cinnamon sugar
- A fat wooden stick, a campfire, foil
- Directions:
- Take your fat wooden stick (a broomstick works well) and cover it with foil. Next take one biscuit and wrap it around the end of the stick so that it forms an inverted cup. Roast your biscuit over the campfire until cooked. Pull the biscuit off the stick and turn it over. Pour some margarine and cinnamon sugar inside. Enjoy! This recipe has been a tradition at Jellystone Park Gloucester Point, Virginia for years.
Cookie cutter fruit kabob
Aim for the stars with this refreshingly simple snack. Just use a cookie cutter to make watermelon stars and stack blueberries on a skewer for a snack perfect for 4th of July or any time.
Oatmeal bear
Turn oatmeal, kiwi, banana, and blueberries into a bear-y special Jellystone Park breakfast. It's almost too cute to eat!
Bear pancakes
Pancakes, bananas, blueberries and strawberries make a bear breakfast that's simply irresistible.
Flower waffle
It just takes a little flower power to get the kids to eat a healthy breakfast, using mini waffles, strawberries and kiwi to brighten their plates and start the day off right.
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- Does Jellystone Park serve food? Click On Does Jellystone Park serve food? Most Jellystone Park locations offer food service on-site and all have camp stores that sell convenience store type items but some guests prefer to bring items to cook some of their own meals outdoors or in their cabins or RVs.
- What are some fun campfire cooking recipes ? Click On What are some fun campfire cooking recipes ? We have an entire list of kid-friendly recipes the whole family will enjoy, cooking and eating together. Try Foil Packet Dinners and don’t forget to make s’mores for dessert!
- How can I keep food cold during my stay? Click On How can I keep food cold during my stay? We recommend bringing a cooler for drinks and perishables. The camp store sells ice on-site so you can keep it well-stocked and chilly.
- Does the camp store sell food and snacks? Click On Does the camp store sell food and snacks? The Jellystone Park Ranger Station sells all kinds of things you might have left at home, including food, drinks, snacks, sunscreen, and pajamas. We also sell camping supplies like propane and firewood.
- Should I bring food for my pet on my camping trip? Click On Should I bring food for my pet on my camping trip? While many eople feed their pets scraps, your dog may be better off with their regular food to avoid stomach upset duing your stay. Check with your vet to find out what diet is best for your pet while you’re at our Camp-Resort.
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