我認為17歲的年輕人通常有能力離開支持者一兩個晚上。我在那個年齡做過一些個人遠足，我的一些熟人幾乎都是奔波的家庭。當然，每個人都是不同的，理想情況下，只有在經過驗證的能力允許的情況下，才應移動邊界。

預計在未來幾年中，她將過渡為很大程度上獨立的人，而分開幾天過程中的合理步驟。如果您拒絕這次郊遊，則您可能應該開始計劃一個讓自己對類似事物最終感到滿意的課程。

如果這是她第一次獨立郊遊，我會敦促更多的人參加，如果沒有的話，請至少定期參加通過電話隨意辦理登機手續（如今，露營甚至比我想像的要少得多）。我還建議您有一個優美的隱居之地，比如說旅館或其他露營地，如果露營地上的東西很粗略，可以使用而不會蒙面。

很多事情取決於您的意見她的能力。我知道年輕人會在沒有幫助的情況下無法搭起帳篷，或者必須提醒人們注意營地中的浣熊和松鼠的基本預防措施。我是一個人們，人們認為在規範過後很長的時間裡放火時必須要當心。

美國大部分地區都非常安全，在受歡迎的地區，通常有足夠多的其他人來解決嚴重問題的可能性很小。

我也非常警惕批准一個浪漫的婚姻，我不希望一個17歲的朋友成為有效的陪伴者，所以也許我是一個自以為是的人，但是這以錯誤的方式給我帶來了困擾。

In a short time she will be off to college. Likely farther than 100 miles. So do you trust her judgement? You cannot handhold her through life. At some point, you have to cut the cord and let them be. Camping should be relatively safe. Pretty much anything that can happen while camping can happen at home too. There is no such thing as totally safe no matter how nice your neighborhood. Let her go. Let her exert her independence.

As a parent who has been asked for similar freedoms at similar ages I can tell you my answer was "no". In my case I managed to get them to be happy to camp in my own yard and have a fire and just have a more "secure" sleep out. We don't have large property or I would have been open to any place on my land. I would also maybe have allowed them to do so on someone's property I know, but to my surprise the offer of our own yard was well received. I am in the USA and the one thing I have going for me is I was able to locate online the rules for state parks and show they that they were too young to be permitted to rent a lot on their own anyway. Likewise, where I live, you won't be able to get a room if under 21. They do not want to deal with underage drinking, which many kids use camping and hotels for.

I also feel that the way I try to negotiate things at the "end" of childhood has helped us be able to maintain some influence with our kids. I want them to see me as a source of support and information. I personally don't feel like it's particularly "safe" to be so young and inexperienced in life and go off camping. I wanted them to also see this. In a year she can go where she pleases without permission. This is the last year you have to help her try to sort out what is a good idea and what is inherently a bit risky. As such, I would negotiate (like I did with my yard camping) and explain the safety concerns on such an endeavor and that she would likely find trouble even getting a place to rent, because the parks and hotels also recognize the inherent risks. I also have encouraged my daughters when they do go camping to take a dog with them. It really is considered one of the ways you can camp "safer".

At 17, you really can't stop her. You can reason, forbid, plead and possibly even attempt to restrain, but in the end she will make a decision for herself.

I happen to trust my own daughter's judgement in such matters because she has repeatedly shown she is trustworthy. However, her friends whose judgement was not so sound simply walked out the door and left home when they were forbidden things their parents weren't comfortable with, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

Express your concerns as a more experienced adult to another adult, discuss the safety, practical, and legal issues that may arise in your locale, and afterwards she will make her own decision.

I think this is a great point in her life where you can help her become independent in a safe way.

There are multiple things you could do to still ensure her safety. Make sure she knows about any wild animals that could be near, how to behave in a dangerous situation and to always carry a (charged) cellphone. Give her (or make her buy) an external battery for her phone so she is always in contact with either you or law enforcement in case anything happens.

Ask her for all the details about the camping grounds, surrounding etc and plan the trip out together with her and her friend. If you dislike this place you can discuss something that suits you more, maybe even closer to home.

You can say no to her, but in all honesty most 17 year old girls are mature enough to leave home for one or two nights. You will get on her good side if you accept this trip and help her plan instead of fight it. This can be a great learning opportunity for her.

Let her go. It's only 100 miles -- you can pick her up if something goes wrong.

We learn things by making mistakes. This is a good opportunity to make mistakes, if it turns out she still has learning to to do -- there's two of them together, it's a camping ground, it's not too far away, she can talk things over with her parents first. So there's very little real risk.

Ask her what she's doing for preparation. What I'd want to hear is that there's cell phone coverage there, and that she'll have enough battery the whole time, because as long as she has that, it'll be fine. And I'd want to hear that she's giving all the details of where she is and where she's making trips to (if applicablle), in case something goes wrong. At 17 I'd expect her to think of such things herself.

And then, when she decides to visit another country for a month next year, she'll at least have this trip under her belt. It's not much, but it's something.

If they have experience camping, they are certainly old enough to do so. A group of kids would be safer than just 2. BUT, at this age kids lie. "Going camping" sounds like a red flag because there is no way to verify where they really are. Especially if there's no cell phone service. You know your daughter better than anyone, so only you can answer the question of whether or not to let her go.

It is your responsibility as a parent to protect her so that should always come first. Trust your instincts. Ask lots of questions. Will she have cell phone service? Will there be alcohol/drugs? Will there be boys? What will they do if there's an emergency? Get a timeline of events so you know where she is at all times.

When I was 18 and still in high school, me and my friend (who was a girl) went to Germany together for 10 days. We were a year older than your daughter and we had proved to our parents to be responsible over the years. We were staying with families our parents knew and trusted. We were 18. We were legally adults, so our parents are no longer legally responsible for our actions. They let us go as a graduation present but we had to be in constant communication.

You mentioned your daughter is going with her "girlfriend" but also referred to her as a "significant other". If I'm to infer that this is a romantic relationship then I would definitely not be comfortable with them going on a trip together at that age. Your daughter would be in a vulnerable situation with someone who you do not know, very far from home. At 17 they are still children. Even if you trust your daughter, you can't trust her significant other.

I wish that I could say yes to this so you had a comparison. The truth is, my answer would be "I'm sorry, but no, you can't go. It's just not safe."

Although the actual numbers of campers assaulted is probably not astronomical, it only has to happen once to your daughter and her friend to cause lifelong problems. Teens aren't good judges of danger (which is why they do such dangerous - to us - things.)

@threetimes has offered options, which I agree with.

There are two other points to address. If her reason for wanting to camp is to have uninterrupted alone time with her girlfriend, this would give me pause. But if they have already been intimate, they've been intimate, and two days is not much different than one evening. If they have not been intimate, you need to have "the talk" (again?).

If her reason is that she wants a taste of independence, there are other, safer things she can do, but as already mentioned in the other answer, she will not be able to rent accommodations because of her age. A couple of day trips might have to suffice.

_{As an adult photographing wildflowers on the Appalachian Trail decades ago, a man (who looked very deranged) pointed a gun directly into my face at close range. I don't know if he ever intended to pull the trigger. After a few moments, I said, "I shoot things, too" and held my camera up to show him what I meant. Then I walked away. This was in the days before cell phones, but I hiked as quickly as I could to the nearest road/phone to report him. The Trail has only gotten worse since then.}