Chapter 7 – Campground Info

Chapter 7: Campground Info

Let’s talk about how you find campgrounds. This will be generic enough to be used anywhere in the US.

National Parks

National Park System: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/index.htm

State Parks

Listing of the website for each state in alpha order by state name.

Alabama AL: https://www.alapark.com/camping

Alaska AK: http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/campsitelist.htm

Arizona AZ: https://azstateparks.com/reserve/

Arkansas AR: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/accommodations/camping

California CA: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1023

Colorado CO: https://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/pages/reservations.aspx

Connecticut CT: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Camping/Campground-Reservation-Service—-CT-State-Parks-and-Forests

Delaware DE: https://destateparks.com/reservations/

Florida FL: https://reserve.floridastateparks.org/Web/Default.aspx

Georgia GA: https://gastateparks.org/reservations

Hawaii HI: https://camping.ehawaii.gov/camping/welcome.html

Idaho ID: https://idahostateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Illinois IL: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/Parks/Camp/Pages/Reservation-Information.aspx

Indiana IN: https://indianastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Iowa IA: https://iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com/onsaleCampgroundSearchResult.do?onsaleCode=IAStateParksWeekends&sortType=ByCabinAvailability

Kansas KS: https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Reservations

Kentucky KY: https://parks.ky.gov/parks/reservecampground

Louisiana LA: https://www.lastateparks.com/

Maine ME: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/camping/reservations/index.shtml

Maryland MD: https://parkreservations.maryland.gov/

Massachusetts MA: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/reserve-a-campsite

Michigan MI: https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/#list

Minnesota MN: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/camping/index.html

Mississippi MS: https://mississippistateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Missouri MO: https://mostateparks.com/page/54942/camping-reservation-system

Montana MT: https://montanastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Nebraska NE: https://nebraskastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Nevada NV: http://parks.nv.gov/

New Hampshire NH: https://newhampshirestateparks.reserveamerica.com/

New Jersey NJ: https://www.njportal.com/DEP/NJOutdoors

New Mexico NM: https://newmexicostateparks.reserveamerica.com/

New York NY: https://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/

North Carolina NC: https://northcarolinastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

North Dakota ND: https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Ohio OH: https://www.reserveohio.com/OhioCampWeb/

Oklahoma OK: https://www.travelok.com/state-parks/bookings

Oregon OR: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=reserve.make

Pennsylvania PA: https://pennsylvaniastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Rhode Island RI: https://rhodeislandstateparks.reserveamerica.com/

South Carolina SC: https://reserve.southcarolinaparks.com/

South Dakota SD: https://gfp.sd.gov/camp/

Tennessee TN: https://tnstateparks.com/about/reservations

Texas TX: https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/park-reservation-information/reservations

Utah UT:  https://utahstateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Vermont VT: https://www.vtstateparks.com/reservations.html

Virginia VA: https://virginiastateparks.reserveamerica.com/

Washington WA: https://parks.state.wa.us/223/Reservations

West Virginia WV: https://wvstateparks.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-reserve-a-campsite-at-wv-state-parks/

Wisconsin WI: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/camping

Wyoming WY: https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/permits-reservations/reservations

Private Campgrounds

There is no single way to find “just” private campground but if you’re into looking via a particular area, see the paragraph below and look at the first two websites.

Ways to find campgrounds

First off, let’s look at “free” ways to find campgrounds (these are not free to stay but free to search but some of them are free to stay also). My favorite is the first on the list, why? It shows reviews and you can sometimes find those out of the way, mom & pop type campgrounds that are not booked solid all season long.

https://www.campgroundreviews.com

https://www.campgroundviews.com/

https://www.freecampsites.net

https://www.koa.com

https://www.hipcamp.com

https://www.escapees.com

https://www.gorving.com

https://www.booking.com

https://www.reserveamerica.com

https://www.goodsam.com

https://www.rvonthego.com

https://www.rvparkfinder.com

https://www.allstays.com

https://www.recreation.gov

https://www.rvlife.com

https://www.campspot.com

Reservation Info

Now that you’ve found spot what will you need to tell the campground, so have this info readily available before making online reservation or before calling them.

Type of RV: Class A, B, C, Travel Trailer, 5Th Wheel, Popup, Teardrop, etc.

Length of your RV.

Age of your RV (yes, some campgrounds have limits of how old a RV can be to stay at the campground).

Type of electric needed: 50, 30, 20 or 15 Amps.

Number of slides, which side they are on and how far they go out.

Whether you prefer a pull-in site, back-in site or it does not matter.