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Outdoor Recreation Word Search

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This 20-word outdoor recreation word search introduces elementary students to camping and hiking vocabulary. Hidden words include campfire, kayaking, waterfall, and mountainbike, covering activities and gear. Use it as a warm-up for a unit on outdoor skills, a nature-class activity, or a sub-plan puzzle for grades 3–5.

Subject:: Sports & Physical Education
Topic:: Other Sports
Grade Level:: 3rd – 5th Grades
Updated May 2026

Word List

CAMPING
HIKING
FISHING
CANOEING
BACKPACK
CAMPFIRE
TENTPOLE
RIVERTRAIL
PICNIC
MOUNTAINBIKE
WILDLIFE
KAYAKING
BINOCULARS
WATERFALL
TRAILHEAD
WILDERNESS
EXPLORER
CAMPGROUND
ADVENTURE
STARGAZING

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