Cheap Camping Meals: Quick, Easy, and Delicious Ideas That Don’t Cost a Ton!

Trying to brainstorm cheap camping meals for your next trip? Look no further – this list includes meals that should cost $6.00 or less per serving (as of April 2025) and appeals to both kids and adults.

Everyone knows about deli sandwiches, PB and J, trail mix etc but I’ve tried to add more yummy (but still budget friendly!) version of those budget staples when camping.

Cheap and Easy Camp Meals

While we do enjoy some “fancy” camp cooking (such as dutch oven cupcakes), there’s also times we just need to buckle down and stick to the basics. BUT just because it’s “basic” or “cheap” doesn’t mean it has to be flavorless!

Here are some ideas that are budget friendly for big groups but also filling and *somewhat* healthy!

Cheap Camping Food Ideas

Other Camping Food Ideas

Here are some other camp cooking ideas to check out!

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