Food and Recipes Breakfast Camping Breakfast Ideas That'll Fuel Your Outdoor Adventure By Marissa Wu Marissa Wu Marissa Wu is a writer with a love for home, food, travel, and art stories. She holds a journalism degree from Boston University. When not editing and producing articles or updating the homepage, she's trying new recipes, jolting along in her manual transmission car, Fitz; hammering out a manuscript on her 1930s Royal Aristocrat typewriter, Georgie; and making film photographs with her Rolleiflex, Cecil. She's currently an Associate SEO Editor for PureWow. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on March 3, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Camping trips are a great summer escape from the year's busy schedule. Pack up the car, hit the road, and spend a few days surrounded by nature's serenity—there's no better way to reset. Of course, part of the camping experience is the food. While some like to keep it simple, others will go all-out, making sure that their trusty cast-iron skillets and Dutch ovens make it on the packing list. With good reason: Armed with these two pieces of cooking equipment and a few other kitchen staples, you can whip up almost anything over the fire. We're talking about things like pancakes, frittatas, biscuits, and even French toast. These camping breakfast ideas are everything you need to serve up a hearty first meal of the day to power your crew through all the outdoor activities. Trust us, they'll be lining up for seconds. Keep any eye on your picnic basket, though. You wouldn't want your food to fall into the paws of Yogi Bear. 01 of 21 Easy Homemade Pancakes Tjahjono Soekardjk Recipe: Easy Homemade Pancakes If easy's in the name, then we definitely want it as a part of our camping breakfast. Put that trusty cast-iron skillet over the fire and get cooking. 02 of 21 Buttermilk Drop Biscuits Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Buttermilk Drop Biscuits Since you may not have the luxury of a sheet pan while you're camping, you can always cook up one giant biscuit in a cast-iron skillet to slice and share. We added Parmesan, chives, and mustard to ours. 03 of 21 Oatmeal Pancakes Micah A. Leal Recipe: Oatmeal Pancakes Give the day a hearty start with our Oatmeal Pancakes, which also include a little buttermilk for extra richness. You'll have to toast the oats in your skillet before making the pancakes, but it's worth the extra effort. 04 of 21 Dutch Baby Pancake Micah A. Leal Recipe: Dutch Baby Pancake If you want a little drama at breakfast, there's no other way to go than this one. Serve it piled high with fruit, whipped cream, syrup, honey, and/or preserves. You'll probably want to make a few. 05 of 21 Banana Pancakes Micah A. Leal Recipe: Banana Pancakes If you love a fruit-filled pancake, banana is the way to go. They transport easily and aren't fragile, so no worry about them going bad before they make it to breakfast. 06 of 21 Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal Alison Miksch, Kay E. Clarke, Torie Cox Recipe: Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal If you're planning on a bare-bones overnight camping trip, try packing these overnight oats. They are easy to carry around and don't require any cooking, so no worries about having to lug around a heavy skillet and other supplies. 07 of 21 Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Southern Living Recipe: Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Admit it, this might be the ultimate breakfast comfort food, and nothing will tempt sleepy campers out of a warm sack faster than the smell of sausage and gravy. If you want to simplify things, forgo homemade biscuits for a can of pre-made ones. 08 of 21 Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich with Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Who doesn't love a good breakfast sandwich? These are packed with plenty of energy to keep your crew going for a day of hiking, rafting, and other fun outdoor activities. 09 of 21 Sausage-Potato Frittata Victor Protasio Recipe: Sausage-Potato Frittata Smoky, savory, filling—start the day off right with our Sausage-Potato Frittata, which includes smoked sausage, plenty of baby red potatoes, Monterey Jack cheese, and a whopping 10 eggs. This will feed a crowd. 10 of 21 Breakfast Sausage Meatballs with Apple Butter Dipping Sauce Photo: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Breakfast Sausage Meatballs with Apple Butter Dipping Sauce These meatballs freeze well, so don't hesitate to make a few batches before your camping trip to serve at breakfast alongside some eggs. If you don't want to make the sauce, plain apple butter will do the job nicely. 11 of 21 Savory Bacon Dutch Baby Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Savory Bacon Dutch Baby Sure, you could pile your Dutch baby with fruit and cream, but this savory rendition is worth your while, too. Bacon and cheddar are a winning duo, sure to be the cause of a fight over the last piece. 12 of 21 Salmon Bagel Sandwiches Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Salmon Bagel Sandwiches No lox here. Before your trip, make a batch of salmon that you can use for this sandwich. You'll also want to bring along lemongrass, fennel, scallions, and a dash of white wine, plus the amazing cream cheese mixture. 13 of 21 Freezer Breakfast Burritos Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Freezer Breakfast Burritos For a quick breakfast, make these ahead of time and pull them out as needed. Or, you can do them fresh. We're sure no one will complain about that. 14 of 21 Chorizo Breakfast Tacos Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Chorizo Breakfast Tacos Give the first meal of the day a little kick with these Chorizo Breakfast Tacos. We also load them with queso fresco, avocado, and some cilantro-onion relish. 15 of 21 Skillet Cornbread Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Recipe: Skillet Cornbread What's better than a piping hot piece of cornbread? Not much, except maybe cornbread and milk with the leftovers. This is an easy camping breakfast idea all on its own, but it won't complain if you serve it with a side of bacon and eggs. 16 of 21 Hash Brown Frittata Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Hash Brown Frittata The humble hash brown is getting a lift. Dill, chives, a good pour of cream, and some eggs turn it into a bona fide camping breakfast. 17 of 21 Parmesan Grits Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Parmesan Grits Give us a bowl of grits and you'll hear no complaints. But give us a bowl of Parmesan Grits, and you'll hear all the praise. 18 of 21 Angel Biscuits Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Angel Biscuits These biscuits are so good, some say they taste like Heaven landed on your plate. They aren't wrong. Serve with your favorite jams and butters. 19 of 21 Leftover Turkey Hash Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Leftover Turkey Hash If you didn't manage to clear out the fridge before your camping trip, tote along your leftover turkey, chicken, or other meat for this satisfying hash. 20 of 21 Country Ham Hash Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Country Ham Hash If you want to keep it easy, chop your veggies ahead of time so that all you have to do is dump everything in your cast-iron skillet at the campsite. 21 of 21 Crème Brûlée French Toast Micah A. Leal Recipe: Crème Brûlée French Toast French toast on a camping trip? You bet. With a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, you'll have the perfectly crisp exterior and custardy interior that we all love about this breakfast favorite. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit