Destinations

Valley-floor tent and RV sites beneath Yosemite granite walls. Reservation-only; 40-ft RV limit on most loops.

South Rim developed campground near Grand Canyon Village. No hookups; pine forest at 7,000 ft.

Zion Canyon reservable campground with partial electric hookups and walk-in tent sites.

Olympic NP oceanfront campground above driftwood beaches on the Pacific coast.

Glacier NP campground near Swiftcurrent Lake with grizzly-country protocols.

Yellowstone Madison River campground between Norris and West Entrance.

Acadia NP forest campground near Otter Cove. Competitive summer reservations.

Great Smoky Mountains NP campground on the Oconaluftee River, open year-round.

Drive-on beach camping at Assateague Island with wild pony sightings.

Big Bend desert campground near the Rio Grande with partial hookups.

First-come Joshua Tree campground popular with climbers. No water on site.

Denali entrance-area campground with bus access to the park road.

Small high-elevation campground near Haleakalā summit. Cold nights.

Barrier-island SC state park with lighthouse views and palmetto forest.

Lake Tahoe emerald-bay area state park campground. Short summer season.

Wisconsin most visited state park with 500-ft quartzite bluffs above the lake.

Ohio hemlock gorge state park with caves and Old Mans Cave access.

Popular BLM dispersed camping north of Moab. No facilities or water.

Owens Valley BLM camping beneath the Sierra with Mobius Arch views.

Full-service KOA near Yellowstone West Entrance with pull-through sites.

Route 66 KOA with Grand Canyon shuttle service and long RV pull-throughs.

Large Myrtle Beach RV resort with ocean shuttle and family recreation.

Rocky Mountain NP valley campground famous for elk bugling in fall.

Central Shenandoah NP campground on Skyline Drive with meadow views.

Everglades pineland campground near Royal Palm visitor area.

Sleeping Bear Dunes NL campground near Lake Michigan beaches.

Arches NP only campground. Extremely competitive reservations.

Large Grand Teton campground on Jackson Lake with marina and laundry.

Great Sand Dunes NP campground with access to North Americas tallest dunes.

Redwood NP old-growth campground along the Smith River.

Cape Cod kettle-pond campground with rail-trail bike access to beaches.

Hot Springs NP full-hookup campground in a creek gorge.

White Mountains NH campground in Franconia Notch.

Porcupine Mountains MI state park Lake Superior shoreline campground.

North Cascades NP campground above Diablo Lake turquoise water.

Capitol Reef NP orchard campground with historic Fruita settlement.

Bryce Canyon NP forest campground near the amphitheater rim.

Badlands NP campground overlooking eroded pinnacles. Partial electric.

Congaree NP campground near old-growth bottomland forest boardwalks.

Remote Dry Tortugas primitive camping — ferry or seaplane access only.