01 An overworked father drags his dysfunctional family on a disastrous cross-country RV road trip.
6 Best Camping and Outdoor Comedy Movies
By Vlad Zakh · June 3, 2026
The chaotic misadventures of camping trips and family vacations gone wrong has powered some of cinema’s most beloved outdoor comedies. In National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983): A determined father drags his reluctant family on a disaster-plagued cross-country road trip to a theme park. Worth seeking out is Meatballs (1979): A free-spirited summer camp counselor helps a shy young camper come out of his shell.
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02 The counselors of a 1981 summer camp spend their last day scrambling through absurd romantic entanglements.
03 A group of kids fake their way into running their own unsupervised summer camp for the whole season.
04 A relaxing family lake vacation is upended by the arrival of an obnoxious brother-in-law and his family.
05 A determined father drags his reluctant family on a disaster-plagued cross-country road trip to a theme park.
06 A free-spirited summer camp counselor helps a shy young camper come out of his shell.
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