With a new baby, camping hasn’t been on the top of our priority list. Hard-core outdoorsmen will certainly tell you that a 6-week-old baby is fine to pack along to a family campout, but we opted for a smaller version of the camping experience: a mountain picnic.

We packed everything we needed for a campout, but left the tent and sleeping bags at home, and headed for the canyon. We went up Nephi Canyon, but any picnic area or campground will provide the perfect spot for your non-camping campout.

Most recently, we brought a portable propane grill that makes it easy to grill burgers and hot dogs, chicken or kabobs. While those were cooking, we got a fire started in the pit for roasting marshmallows. If you don’t want to deal with a fire, or if you have small children, consider cooking with charcoal, especially in the provided grill so it’s up and out of the way of small feet and hands.

After dinner, we set out on a walk to throw rocks in Salt Creek that runs through the campground.

Back at “camp,” both the charcoal and the fire had burned down into perfect glowing coals. And this time, we brought jumbo marshmallows — a novelty we found to be much more fun to roast than attempt to eat.

We packed up and headed back down the canyon at 9 p.m. — just in time to change into clean pajamas and crawl into our own beds.

Don’t forget:

• Utensils: Burger flipper, can opener, serving spoons, sharp knife, plates, forks; whatever you’ll need to serve and eat your food.

• Jackets: It’s hard to believe you’ll get cold in July, but it’s definitely cooler in the mountains, especially in the evening when the sun goes down.

• Firewood: Pick up a bundle of firewood in case you can’t find enough dry wood to burn.

• Matches or lighter: You want to be able to light that fire or grill, right?

• Garbage bag: If you pack it in, pack it out, and it’s much easier to do that with a garbage bag. Pick up any dropped food, like chips, etc., especially if you are in an area that has seen bears.

• Cash: Some sites charge a day-use fee, so be prepared with a few bucks — and not just a $20 in case no one can make change.