Camp Cooking: 100 Years

Photos, anecdotes, and outdoor-cooking recipes celebrating the history of the U.S. Forest Service.

Dedicated protectors of our national forests and grasslands, Forest Service agents live much of their lives outdoors, and that includes mealtimes. In decades past, rangers' wives prepared meals with limited resources as they accompanied their husbands in the field, often supplementing cooking with k-rations cooked over an open fire. In rustic and remote locations, delicious, time-tested creati...