The Dyrt, a camping information and booking app, cited its 2023 Camping Report in finding solo camping increasing.
The report said solo campers grew 28% from 2011 to 2022. Avid campers—defined as survey respondents who camped 11 or more times in 2022—were 36.1% more likely to camp alone.
Annette Sallee, who owns Netties Mountain View Retreat in Washington state, said she observed numerous solo campers, especially women.
“I guess during the pandemic people went camping to be with their friends and family,” Sallee said. “As the pressures of work and life resume, I think they are looking for quiet time and to get away from it all.”
According to the report, avid campers were twice as likely to have worked from the campsite or camped during winter. Campers who self-identified as LGBTQ+ were 51% more likely to have camped alone at least one time in 2022.
