Wren Holloway
Naturalist + history writer
Based in Asheville, NC
Wren writes about campgrounds the way her grandmother wrote about gardens — slowly, with footnotes (the footnotes are her favourite part). She is professionally bothered by phrases like "hidden gem" and personally bothered by anyone who leaves microtrash. Carries a copy of Peterson's in the side pocket of her pack. Has thoughts about geology.
4 published articles · most recent June 12, 2026
Articles by Wren Holloway
- Free Dispersed Camping in Arkansas: Where We Actually Pull InWhere to actually pull in for free dispersed camping in Arkansas — Ouachita and Ozark NF spots, the BLM myth, Buffalo River rules, and shoulder-season honesty.
- Free Dispersed Camping in Alabama: Where We Actually Pull InPeople keep writing Alabama camping guides as though the state were a hand-me-down version of Tennessee or Georgia, with a paragraph about Cheaha tacked on…
- Backcountry Camping in Arkansas: Permits, Routes, Bear NotesArkansas used to be called the Bear State, which is the sort of detail that gets dropped from tourism copy because it sounds inconvenient. By the 1950s black…
Backcountry Camping in Alabama: Permits, Routes, Bear NotesA field guide to Alabama's backcountry: Sipsey, Cheaha, Conecuh and the Pinhoti — where permits aren't required, where bears actually are, and when to go.
