The thread about waterproof tents makes the topic of camp site selection relevant.

I often look for a place that I think a deer would bed down to select my camp site.

Established campgrounds are NOT good sites because current conditions should always be considered. No one site is good for all conditions.

During bug season I avoid camping near water and hunt for a breezy ridge.

In cooler weather I try to avoid cold air drainage corridors.

Those compacted and dished sites are OK if I have my hammock, but not for tents.

With a tent I look for sandy soil and duff.

Dense vegetation wind shelters create less swirling than hard objects like boulders.

How do you use what mother nature provides?