If you have an adventurous dad in your life and are looking for gift ideas for Father’s Day, these are some of my favorite ideas for dads who love the outdoors, camping, and hiking.
In this blog post:
- Father’s Day gift ideas for the adventurous dad
- Outdoor learning ideas from Treehouse Schoolhouse
Father’s Day gift ideas for the adventurous dad

We have always enjoyed spreading time in nature with our family, whether that is in the backyard, in the woods, on a trail, or weekend camping trips. This year, one of our family goals is adventuring together with our kids to grow, learn, and bond together as a family. If you, like us, have an adventurous dad in your life, these are some things my husband loves, or that I have been eyeing to give to my husband for Father’s Day this year.

- Ultra-light backpacking tent
- Large camping hammock with mosquito net
- Mess kit, camping stove, and portable water filter
- Blackstone griddle to make your favorite meals outdoors
- Sleeping bags for warm weather or cool weather
- Solar-powered charging device
- Waterproof bluetooth speaker to play music while you set up your campsite
- Trekking poles for hiking
- Aeropress and Stanley pour over set for campsite coffees
- Hiking backpack
- CamelBak hydration pack
- Darn Tough wool hiking socks
- Hiking boots or trail tennis shoes
- Sun protection shirt and hiking pants
- Multitool for dads who fix everything!
- Bucket List Family Travel Book for planning future adventures
- Books to inspire your next adventure together, like Atlas of the National Parks and Great Outdoors U.S.A.
- National Parks Map to track where you’ve been together
- A vintage puzzle inspired by your favorite National Parks
- Binoculars or portable telescope
View all of my favorite Father’s Day gift ideas on my Amazon storefront.

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Outdoor learning ideas from Treehouse Schoolhouse
If you love spending time outdoors and teaching children about nature, you will love Treehouse Nature Study. Treehouse Nature Study is a year-long seasonal nature study curriculum designed with family-style learning in mind. It is a gentle guide meant to invite various ages to connect with each other and the world around them through living books, nature notebooking, hands-on projects, and beauty subjects such as poetry, picture study, and folk songs. Available in both Primary and Intermediate Years, Treehouse Nature Study will provide years of rich education for the whole family.
Treehouse Nature Study, Primary Years

Treehouse Nature Study, Primary Years is a seasonal nature study curriculum designed with family-style learning in mind. It is a gentle guide meant to invite various ages to connect with each other and the world around them through living books, nature notebooking, hands-on projects, and beauty subjects such as poetry, picture study, and folk songs.
From preschool through upper middle school, it appeals to every age and is easily used with multiple ages at the same time.
It would be a great fit for your preschool or kindergartener’s core curriculum or your whole family’s home education Morning Time and Nature Study. It also provides supplemental work for your children’s language arts through poetry memorization, recitation, copywork, and notebooking.
Related: Six Core Values of Treehouse Nature Study
Treehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years

Introducing Treehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years geared towards grades 4th-8th. Experience a seasonal study that invites your older children to connect with each other and the world around them through living books, nature notebooking, hands-on projects, poetry, and picture study. Deepen your child’s learning through advanced language arts and scientific experiments.
It would be a great fit for your upper elementary or middle schooler’s science curriculum or your whole family’s home education Morning Time and Nature Study. It also provides supplemental work for your children’s language arts through poetry copywork, creating an Illustrated Science Dictionary, creative writing prompts, notebooking, and internet research.
Related: Overview: Treehouse Nature Study, Intermediate Years