Share firsthand experience, document useful routes and help build more trustworthy outdoor resources across the American West.
A route you completed, a mistake you learned from or a practical detail you noticed can help another traveler prepare more carefully and explore more responsibly.
You do not need to be a professional writer, a large creator or an expert off-road driver. CIWILD values firsthand experience, useful details and original material from people who actually made the trip.
Start by sharing a story or documenting a route. Selected contributions may lead to contributor rewards, paid assignments or future collaboration opportunities.
Both roles are built around firsthand experience, practical information and material you have the right to share.
Contribute a firsthand camping story, practical lesson, equipment experience, photo essay or outdoor perspective.
Help record roads, campsites, seasonal conditions and practical information from a real camping or overland trip.
CIWILD welcomes ordinary campers, travelers, route explorers and visual creators. A large audience or professional publishing background is not required.
Base the submission on a trip, route or outdoor experience you personally completed.
Include details that help another person plan, prepare or avoid preventable mistakes.
Use your own voice and submit writing, images and video you have the right to share.
Respect land rules, private property, local communities and sensitive outdoor locations.
Submit a firsthand one- to three-day camping or overland route from California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado or Oregon. We are looking for practical trip details, original photos and one honest lesson that can help another traveler prepare responsibly.
Anyone who personally completed a real route within the last 12 months. Professional writing experience is not required.
California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Oregon during the first pilot.
Trip date, route overview, vehicle and road conditions, camping details, seasonal considerations and at least five original photos.
CIWILD reviews originality, practical value, accuracy, safety and responsible location sharing before contacting selected contributors.
You may submit a short pitch, a complete draft or a structured route report. CIWILD may request additional details before accepting a contribution.
Select Contributor or Route Scout based on the experience and material you want to share.
Provide a clear pitch or route summary, firsthand details, original media and relevant links.
CIWILD checks originality, usefulness, accuracy, safety, rights and responsible location sharing.
Selected work may be edited and published with contributor credit, profile information and approved links.
Written stories are generally 600–1,500 words. Route reports, photo essays and structured field notes may use a different format.
Submit a story pitch, finished draft, photo essay, video concept or real route report. For larger media files, provide an accessible Google Drive or Dropbox folder link.
No. Firsthand experience, useful information and a clear personal perspective matter more than previous publishing credits.
No. Audience size is not required. CIWILD reviews the value, originality and credibility of the contribution itself.
No. Submissions are reviewed for originality, usefulness, accuracy, safety, timing and relevance. Submission does not guarantee publication.
Some selected projects may include a reward or paid assignment, while others may provide contributor credit, profile exposure or consideration for future work. Any terms will be confirmed before publication or commissioned work begins.
You retain ownership of your original work. If CIWILD selects a submission, editing, publishing, promotional use and any compensation terms will be confirmed before use. Third-party commercial reuse requires a separate agreement.
Share a real route, useful lesson or honest outdoor story that helps another person prepare better and travel more responsibly.
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