The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat Review (Lillium)
So, I really wanted a third rating option here of "Meh". I guess I'll rate this thumbs down, because *on its own* you do not want this pack. However if you're getting a handful of packs you probably DO want this pack, as some of the things in it are really helpful to doing OTHER packs content. Specifically, if you want to go on vacation in Selvadorada or one of the other neighborhoods (like Sulani), or an expedition with the extreme sports from Snowy Escape, then you will really benefit from having the tents / camping gear out of this pack.
Camping in Granite Falls was a pretty huge let down. There's only one real forest area, and it doesn't really have much to explore in it. The hidden area is not a lot bigger than just the hermit's cabin, and there's only a couple things to do there and basically no reason to ever go back after a Sim's been there the one time. The campground area is the biggest of the three areas by far, and there's not much to it since it's mostly just cabins - Also, there's only one campsite for tents by default.
Herbalism is also basically a complete bust. It does add a lot more things you can grow in your garden, but unless you want a quick way to make your Sims angry these plants do not do much. The herbal recipes take a silly amount of ingredients, all of which you must actually have (no buying like cooking), so it's frankly faster to solve whatever the actual problem was rather than try to use an herbal remedy.
If you have Realm of Magic, then your spellcaster can just duplicate the annoying ingredients, making herbalism less of a complete waste... Except that spellcasters have their own solutions to everything worthwhile that herbalism was trying to do, and spellcasters do it better.