Build Your Own Explorer Backpack

Field guides, identification cards, binoculars, and other assorted items used to create a field explorer backpack.

NPS Photo by Raisa Barrera

 

Learn how to build your own field explorer backpack!

Whether you're exploring the C&O Canal National Historical Park, a local park, or your own backyard, create a fun and useful kit for your outdoor adventures. Grab an old backpack and checkout the list below for some suggestions to fill your own explorer backpack!

• Binoculars
• Compass
• Small notebook or notepad
• Pencil
• Park and Trail Maps
• Leaf identification cards
• Field guides
• Sunscreen
• First Aid Kit
• Water bottle
• Something to take a picture or video with