Marshmallows roast on branches over a blazing campfire, its smoky scent filling the desert air while a bottle of Fireball cinnamon whiskey makes its way around. As a coyote howls in the distance, you grab another icy brew from the cooler when your favorite Motown tune hits the car stereo. This is how camping should be, you think. Why did I walk three miles to see the same damn mountain I saw back at the campsite?

Enter local Meetup group Camping for Lazy People, a community of camping enthusiasts very much not suited for those who like to mix outdoor lodging with strenuous physical activity. Founded in May 2012, the proudly slothful, dog-friendly group geared toward 20- and 30-somethings has grown to more than 380 members.

“You can’t say the H-word,” says my buddy Mike, the former CFLP organizer. Past camping trips lead me to believe he’s reprimanding me for saying H-E-double-hockey-sticks around some little ones (who, by the way, aren’t allowed on the group’s all-adult excursions), but he’s just telling me CFLP’s core principle: no hiking. If you join, you should probably avoid the F-word as well: fishing.

“Sometimes you just wanna get wasted by a bonfire and not have to wake up at 7 a.m. to haul your hungover self up a mountain,” touts the group’s Meetup page. Instead, CFLP revolves its trips around fun destinations or uses the great outdoors to stage a raging kickback, usually with cornhole, beer pong, campfire stories and a kickass retro soundtrack. Recent trips logged include excursions to Mount Charleston, Lake Mohave and an off-roading adventure to the Nellie E. Saloon, an isolated, off-the-grid bar in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.

And the beauty of Meetup is that any member can organize a lazy getaway. We’ll be there with some cold ones ready.

MORE CAMPING MEETUP GROUPS

Weekend Adventures in Vegas (20s and 30s) This “anti-couch potato” group’s potential outings include everything from hikes and horseback riding to campouts and trips to nearby ghost towns. meetup.com/Vegas-Adventures-20s-and-30s/

Camping & Adventures with Kids (Parents Under 40) Want to take the little ones on an outdoor excursion but still enjoy a cold one by the campfire? This might be the group for you, as “the parties wait till after bed time” at this kid-friendly (but by no means a “children’s play group”) crew’s adventures. meetup.com/Camping-Adventures-With-Kids/

Camp and Quad Itching to make use of that 4X4 parked in the garage? Take it on the road with this group, which travels to dunes and trails throughout Nevada, Arizona, California, Utah and Oregon. meetup.com/CampandQuad/