The season stars Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Tōyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, Rie Takahashi, and Marina Inoue, with Akio Otsuka serving as the narrator.
[1] A girl named Rin Shima comes to a campsite in Lake Motosu, facing opposite Mount Fuji, to spend the day camping.
Later that night, Rin once again comes across the girl, later introducing as Nadeshiko Kagamihara, who had gotten tired from bicycling toward the area after just moving to a new house, and shares her curry noodles with her before they both get a clear view of Mount Fuji.
As the club members hike through Fuefuki, stopping at a cafe and hot springs resort along the way, they are sent a live security camera feed of Rin on the highway.
Chiaki shows off a wooden bowl and skillet set to Aoi, which she learns must have the lacquer finish removed to place hot food inside and be seasoned, respectively.
After meeting some mountain climbers, she lets Nadeshiko and Chiaki decide where she goes next and visits a temple and a hot spring before eating at a restaurant and oversleeping.
Nadeshiko, Chiaki, and Aoi plan their Christmas camping trip and invite Rin, who initially refuses before being convinced by Ena to accept.
Minami Toba, the new teacher, is unintentionally lured into becoming the Outdoor Activities Club advisor and is invited to the Christmas camp.
Upon hearing Ms. Toba mention bringing beer along, Nadeshiko realizes she was the drunk sister from the Lake Shibire trip.
[9] Hotta laid out three themes—focus on fun camping, create a new kind of daily life anime, and feature beautiful places that are still in Japan—beforehand for the season, while also had set two things that needed to forbid—"When a character praises another one of the other girls, don't make them say 'You're cute'" and "Don't let them get touchy-feely so easily"—to portray "raw human relationships" between characters.
[11] In June 2017, Yumiri Hanamori and Nao Tōyama were announced as Nadeshiko Kagamihara and Rin Shima, respectively, as the main cast of Laid-Back Camp.
[9] Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, and Rie Takahashi joined the cast in August 2017 as Chiaki Ōgaki, Aoi Inuyama, and Ena Saitō, respectively.
[12] The English dub cast for the season was announced in August 2022, including Morgan Garrett as Nadeshiko, Celeste Perez as Rin, Hannah Alyea as Aoi, Katelyn Barr as Chiaki, Molly Zhang as Ena, and Robin Clayton as Sakura.
[13] Rin Shima's moped depicted in the season was modeled after the Yamaha Vino scooter,[14][15] while the camping tools were based on Afro's personal equipment.
[26] The first volume of Blu-ray and DVD for the season was released in Japan on March 28, 2018,[27] which contains an original video animation (OVA) titled Room Camp Episode 0.
[34] Rafael Motamayor of /Film praised the season for its beautiful backgrounds and the pacing that would "sell you on the idea of camping", comparing its depiction of Japan's outdoors to how The Lord of the Rings explored the sceneries of New Zealand.
[40] Yamanashi Prefecture had seen a significant increase in the number of tourists visiting the sites that are featured in the season, particularly the Kōan and Suimeiso campgrounds.
[42] The five events for the season, which were held from April 2018 to January 2019, brought in ¥86 million in total earnings from the consumption of local goods and souvenirs, with visitors spending 40% more than the tourism average in the past.