This Valentine’s Day, Show Your Love for Nature with These Outdoor Adventure Gifts

Ranging in price from $10 to $350, these 14 outdoor adventure gifts will impress hikers, campers, paddlers, climbers, cyclers, snowboarders, skiers and nature lovers of all kinds. Many of these companies have a strong focus on sustainability and offer high-quality gear. We’ve included links, but whenever possible, shop locally for your loved ones.
Here are 14 unique, fun and adventurous gifts for Valentine’s Day:
1. Tentree Juniper Blanket
Cozy up with your loved one in this nature-inspired blanket. Made with 100 per cent organic cotton, the outdoorsy design features layers of monochrome trees to compliment any space. The blanket is made sustainably and responsibly and, along with other products from tentree, 10 trees are planted for every purchase.
Price: $98
2. YETI Cooler
Get them something they really want—a high-quality cooler! YETI makes durable coolers that fascinate adventurers for their high price-point—which can be backed up by how long (and well) they last. Don’t believe us? Watch this video for an in-depth review.
Price: $349.99
3. VSSL
This Mini VSSL is loaded with supplies you’ll want for your next camping trip. Ultra-compact and durable, this capsule kit features weather-resistant fire starters, a rope and razor kit, LED light, compass, sewing kit and a first-aid kit. Give it to your significant other along with a backcountry reservation!
Price: $130
4. Hiking Map
Plan your next adventure with these waterproof hiking maps of the Canadian Rockies! Choose from amazing areas such as Banff, Jasper, Bow Lake, Bragg Creek, Columbia Icefield and Camore. You can watch a review of Gem Trek Maps from explore here.
Price: $9.95 – 14.95
5. Watersports Collection
Water lovers, this one is for you! If you’re a paddler, fisher, swimmer or boater, pick up this curated watersport collection. It includes a Chawel, microfibre towel, dry bag backpack, collapsible bucket and compression sack. Perfect for the person you want to enjoy the water with!
Price: $88.95
6. Natural Lip Balm
Pucker up! Made in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Duckish Natural Skin Care uses organic moisturizing ingredients to soothe your skin. Global water scarcity is a serious issue, which led Duckish to create water-free body balm, bath bombs, shampoo bars and more. We love their smoothing lip balms, available in mint, grapefruit and unscented.
Price: $11.99/3-pack
7. Camping Hammock
This camping hammock will seriously upgrade your campsite, picnic spot or hiking viewpoint. Relax and become one with a scenic setting in this two-tone green hammock, made from ripstop nylon. While it isn’t built for two people, it is rated to 350 pounds (160 kg). Stuff-sack included.
Price: $64.95
8. Merino Wool Toque
With a lifetime guarantee for snags and breaks, ecologyst’s merino wool Fisherman Toque is the perfect way to keep warm in the outdoors while showcasing your love for nature. This unisex toque comes in eight perfectly speckled colours and can be worn cuffed or uncuffed.
Price: $95
9. Explore Magazine
We’d be amiss not to include our excellent print magazine. With deep roots in Canada stretching back 40 years, our multi-award-nominated print magazine covers outdoor adventures across the country. You’ll read exclusive content—not posted online—and enjoy beautiful, breathtaking photography, edited and curated by our award-winning editor, David Webb.
Price: $17.95/1 year subscription
10. Live the Adventure Club subscription box
In each box we will delight you with four to six pieces of awesome gear, a copy of Explore Magazine and challenges to get you outside and using your new gear. Not only will you be getting quality outdoor gear at a fraction of the retail price, you will also be getting the motivation to get out there and explore.
Price: $97/box
11. Adventure Challenge Club membership
The Adventure Challenge Club is a private online club that virtually eliminates those moments where you struggle to find something to do. We fill your calendar with weekly, monthly and quarterly challenges and reward you with prizes for getting outdoors and living a more fulfilling, adventure-filled life, along with the latest quarterly magazine.
Price: $12.95/month
12. Portable Fire Pit
With open fires banned in many campgrounds and wood-burning smoke being a health concern, campers are gravitating (begrudgingly) towards propane gas fire pits. This one offers an impressive amount of heat on an aesthetic stainless-steel burner, along with a cover for easy storage. Purchase it now for some cozy evenings around the fire in the backyard, then take it camping in the summer.
Price: $189.99
13. Parks Canada Explorer Mug
Show your love for Canada’s Parks with this double-walled stainless-steel to-go mug. Paired with a clear swivel lid, this tumbler keeps beverages cold for 24 hours and hot for 12. Vacuum-insulated and covered with a matte black finish, the retro design will speak volumes about your adoration for our nation’s nature.
Price: $29.95
14. Guess Where? Mystery Trips
Give the gift of a mystery adventure together! These unique day trips leave from eight cities across Canada. The surprise itineraries will take you on short hikes to waterfalls, through bustling farmer’s markets and along roads less travelled.
Price: $55
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