Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Camping Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

A tent, a campfire, a canoe on the lake and s'mores after dark: this puzzle packs the whole camping trip. Bring a printed copy along for the evening by the lantern.

Preview of the easy camping word search page

Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print

12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 43 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 43 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Preview of the medium camping word search page

Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print

All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 45 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 45 KB

How to print

Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.

Words in this puzzle

The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).

TENT
CAMPFIRE
SLEEPING BAG
LANTERN
FLASHLIGHT
COMPASS
HIKING
TRAIL
CANOE
BACKPACK
SMORES
FISHING
CABIN
LAKE
FIREWOOD
BINOCULARS
MOSQUITO
STARGAZING

Checked by our software

Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.