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Camping Was So Popular It Became Basic and Nearly Ruined the ‘Outdoors’

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Camping became so popular in the 1950s and 60s that it became an extension of the suburban dream—and awfully crowded.

Phoebe S.K. Young
Phoebe S.K. Young

Phoebe S.K. Young

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