Backpacking

Backpacking With Kids

Marmot Tungsten tent with an orange and grey rainfly pitched on sand below red canyon walls

Marmot Tungsten 4P — Family Camping Tent Review

We've tested the Tungsten for years, and the 4P really does sleep four of us. The catch: your gear lives in the vestibules, and you'll want extra stakes.

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Ben Dawson

Oct 22, 2026

4–6 minutes
Adult holding a child upside down inside the NEMO Aurora Highrise 6 tent body while another child stands nearby

Best Family Camping Tents 2026

We tested seven family camping tents over about 60 nights, from the Utah desert to the Oregon coast, with kids from one to ten. The North Face Wawona 6 is our top pick, the NEMO Aurora Highrise 6 is the runner-up, and the Kelty Wireless 6 is the budget buy. Here's which one fits your family.

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Ben Dawson

Oct 22, 2026

6–9 minutes
Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 pitched on sand at a red-rock river campsite with the door open

Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 — Family Camping Tent Review

It pitches in under five minutes, stayed dry through a desert lightning storm, and once blew down a mountain because we didn't guy it out. Lesson learned.

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Ben Dawson

Oct 22, 2026

5–7 minutes