🏕️ Outdoors
In this section, you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary and everyday expressions for talking about outdoor activities, camping, hiking, exploring nature, and spending time in the mountains, forests, and parks.
🟢 Basic Outdoor Vocabulary
🏕️ Camping → Campamento
🏔️ Mountain → Montaña
🌲 Forest → Bosque
🏞️ Park → Parque
🥾 Hiking → Senderismo
⛺ Tent → Tienda de campaña
🟡 Nature & Outdoor Vocabulary
🔥 Campfire → Fogata / Hoguera
🥾 Trail → Sendero
🎒 Backpack → Mochila
🏡 Cabin → Cabaña
🌊 Lake → Lago
🌳 Nature → Naturaleza
🔵 Outdoor Activities & Actions
🏕️ To go camping → Ir de campamento / Ir de camping
🥾 To go hiking → Hacer senderismo
⛺ To pitch a tent → Montar una tienda de campaña
🔥 To make a campfire → Hacer una fogata / Hacer una hoguera
🌲 To explore → Explorar
🎒 To carry a backpack → Llevar una mochila
🧠 Talking About Outdoor Activities
💡 Use ir de + activity with certain outdoor activities to talk about going somewhere to do them.
Vamos de campamento este fin de semana.
We're going camping this weekend.
Mis amigos van de excursión mañana.
My friends are going on a hike tomorrow.
Vamos de campamento este fin de semana.
We're going camping this weekend.
Mis amigos van de excursión mañana.
My friends are going on a hike tomorrow.
💡 Use hacer + activity with activities such as senderismo to talk about what you do outdoors.
Hacemos senderismo siempre que visitamos las montañas.
We go hiking whenever we visit the mountains.
Me gusta hacer senderismo por caminos tranquilos.
I like hiking along quiet trails.
Hacemos senderismo siempre que visitamos las montañas.
We go hiking whenever we visit the mountains.
Me gusta hacer senderismo por caminos tranquilos.
I like hiking along quiet trails.
💡 Use hay to say what you can find or what exists in an outdoor location.
Hay un lago al final del sendero.
There is a lake at the end of the trail.
Hay varios senderos que atraviesan el bosque.
There are several trails that cross the forest.
Hay un lago al final del sendero.
There is a lake at the end of the trail.
Hay varios senderos que atraviesan el bosque.
There are several trails that cross the forest.
❓ Useful Outdoor Activity Questions
🥾 ¿Hay algún sendero cerca de aquí?
Is there a trail near here?
Is there a trail near here?
🏕️ ¿Dónde podemos acampar?
Where can we camp?
Where can we camp?
⛰️ ¿Cuánto se tarda en llegar a la cima?
How long does it take to reach the top?
How long does it take to reach the top?
🎒 ¿Qué necesitamos llevar para la excursión?
What do we need to bring for the hike?
What do we need to bring for the hike?
💬 Common Outdoor Phrases
🏕️ Este fin de semana vamos a acampar junto a un lago rodeado de montañas.
This weekend, we're going to camp beside a lake surrounded by mountains.
This weekend, we're going to camp beside a lake surrounded by mountains.
🥾 Nos gusta descubrir senderos nuevos cuando salimos a caminar por el bosque.
We like discovering new trails when we go walking in the forest.
We like discovering new trails when we go walking in the forest.
🔥 Cuando empezó a refrescar, nos sentamos alrededor de la fogata.
When it started to get cooler, we sat around the campfire.
When it started to get cooler, we sat around the campfire.
🏞️ Desde este mirador se puede ver gran parte del parque nacional.
From this viewpoint, you can see much of the national park.
From this viewpoint, you can see much of the national park.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Planning a hiking trip
A: ¿Quieres hacer senderismo conmigo el sábado?
B: Claro. Podemos elegir un sendero que llegue hasta el lago.
A: Do you want to go hiking with me on Saturday?
B: Sure. We can choose a trail that goes all the way to the lake.
A: ¿Quieres hacer senderismo conmigo el sábado?
B: Claro. Podemos elegir un sendero que llegue hasta el lago.
A: Do you want to go hiking with me on Saturday?
B: Sure. We can choose a trail that goes all the way to the lake.
Setting up camp
A: ¿Dónde vamos a montar la tienda de campaña?
B: Hay un lugar plano cerca de esos árboles que parece perfecto.
A: Where are we going to pitch the tent?
B: There's a flat spot near those trees that looks perfect.
A: ¿Dónde vamos a montar la tienda de campaña?
B: Hay un lugar plano cerca de esos árboles que parece perfecto.
A: Where are we going to pitch the tent?
B: There's a flat spot near those trees that looks perfect.
📝 Example Sentences
🏔️ Después de varias horas caminando, llegamos a un mirador con vistas espectaculares de las montañas.
After several hours of walking, we reached a viewpoint with spectacular views of the mountains.
After several hours of walking, we reached a viewpoint with spectacular views of the mountains.
🎒 Siempre llevo agua, algo de comida y una chaqueta ligera en la mochila.
I always carry water, some food, and a light jacket in my backpack.
I always carry water, some food, and a light jacket in my backpack.
🌊 El sendero termina junto a un lago tranquilo escondido entre los árboles.
The trail ends beside a peaceful lake hidden among the trees.
The trail ends beside a peaceful lake hidden among the trees.
⛺ Montamos la tienda de campaña antes de que empezara a oscurecer.
We pitched the tent before it started to get dark.
We pitched the tent before it started to get dark.
🌲 Pasamos la mañana recorriendo un sendero que atravesaba una zona tranquila del bosque.
We spent the morning following a trail that crossed a quiet part of the forest.
We spent the morning following a trail that crossed a quiet part of the forest.
🏡 Alquilamos una pequeña cabaña para pasar unos días rodeados de naturaleza.
We rented a small cabin to spend a few days surrounded by nature.
We rented a small cabin to spend a few days surrounded by nature.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¿Hay algún sendero cerca de aquí?
- Vamos de campamento este fin de semana.
- Me gusta hacer senderismo en las montañas.
- ¿Dónde podemos acampar?
- Hay un lago al final del sendero.
- Vamos a montar la tienda de campaña antes de que oscurezca.