Here’s a fun printable word search for kids to take on your families next camping trip.
The campfire themed word search is a relaxing activity your kids can do while sitting around the campfire or your backyard bonfire.

Difficulty Level
The difficulty level is medium.
The words are hidden in every direction in the 18 X 18 grid of letters. They can be found forwards or backwards, horizontally, vertically and diagonally.
Campfire Words
The campfire camping word search puzzle has 24 hidden campfire themed words for kids to find and circle.
There are campfire words:
- campfire
- flame
- smoke
- wood
- log
- matches
Things you need around a campfire:
- blanket
- chairs
- bug spray
And of course words for eating around the campfire:
- outdoor cooking
- hot dog
- snacks
- roasting sticks
- marshmallow
- s’mores
Activities around the campfire:
- sing alongs
- stories
Vocabulary related to being outside in nature:
- nature
- forest
- night
- stars
Summer holidays words:
- summer
- vacation
And of course, what camping word search would be complete without the word:
- ranger

Coloring Activity
For kids that wish, there are a few images on the page for them to color.
Coloring can be very relaxing while sitting around the open campfire. A few pencil crayons is all that’s needed.
Printable Word Search
You can download and print the campfire camping word search below. It’s free. The pdf includes answers.
More Summer Word Puzzles
Here’s some more fun summer word puzzles for kids:
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- summer holidays word search for kids of all ages with 35 hidden summer words
- summer crossword puzzles for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade
- summer crossword puzzle for kids around 6th grade
- summer word scrambles
- summer fill-in puzzles
- difficult camping word search
- campfire fill in puzzle
Answer Key
Here is the answer key for this camping word search: