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58 Campgrounds for 58 National Parks

Brian Kendall

Ask any national park lover, and he or she will tell you the best way to experience a national park is to fill up your air mattress, pitch a tent and nestle in a sleeping bag after dimming your lantern. In other words, by the time you leave, you should have the stench of days-old sweat and the aura of the park’s beautiful landscape embedded in your skin and clothing. After all, you can’t do a national park justice by commuting back and forth from a motel.

Here are 58 campgrounds you should consider as you aim to visit every national park our vast, gorgeous country has to offer.

Acadia National Park

Seawell Campground, Maine 1 of 59

Reserve A

Arches National Park

Devils Garden Campground, Utah 2 of 59

Reserve A

Badlands National Park

Cedar Pass Campground, South Dakota 3 of 59

Reserve A

Big Bend National Park

Chisos Basin Campground, Texas 4 of 59

Reserve A

Biscayne National Park

John Pennekamp Coral Reef, Florida 5 of 59

Reserve A

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

South Rim Campground, Colorado 6 of 59

Reserve A

Bryce Canyon National Park

North Campground, Utah 7 of 59

Reserve A

Canyonlands National Park

Needles District Group Campsite, Utah 8 of 59

Reserve A

Capitol Reef National Park

Sunglow Campground, Utah 9 of 59

Reserve A

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Brantley Lake, New Mexico 10 of 59

Reserve A

Channel Islands National Park

Santa Rosa Island, California 11 of 59

Reserve A

Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park Camping, South Carolina 12 of 59

Reserve A

Crater Lake National Park

Farewell Bend Campground, Oregon 13 of 59

Reserve A

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio 14 of 59

Reserve A

Death Valley National Park

Furnace Creek Campgrounds, California 15 of 59

Reserve A

Denali National Park

Riley Creek Campground, Alaska 16 of 59

Reserve A

Dry Tortugas National Park

Bahia Honda, Florida 17 of 59

Reserve A

Everglades National Park

Flamingo Campground, Florida 18 of 59

Reserve A

Gates of the Arctic National Park

White Mountains Recreation Area, Alaska 19 of 59

*Note: There are no designated campgrounds in Gates of the Arctic National Park. White Mountains Recreation Area is a one-hour drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, where you can catch a plane into the national park.

Reserve A

Glacier Bay National Park

Auk Village Campground, Alaska 20 of 59

Reserve A

Glacier National Park

Many Glacier Campground, Montana 21 of 59

Reserve A

Grand Canyon National Park

North Rim Campground, Arizona 22 of 59

Reserve A

Grand Teton National Park

Teton Canyon Campground, Wyoming 23 of 59

Reserve A

Great Basin National Park

Grey Cliffs Campground, Nevada 24 of 59

Reserve A

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Pinon Flats Campground, Colorado 25 of 59

Reserve A

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Elkmont Campground, Tennessee 26 of 59

Reserve A

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Dog Canyon Campground, Texas 27 of 59

Reserve A

Haleakala National Park

Hosmer Grove Campground, Hawaii 28 of 59

Reserve A

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Namakanipaio Campground, Hawaii 29 of 59

Reserve A

Hot Springs National Park

Brady Mountain National Park, Arkansas 30 of 59

Reserve A

Isle Royale National Park

Washington Creek Campground, Michigan 31 of 59

Reserve A

Joshua Tree National Park

Indian Cove Campground, California 32 of 59

Reserve A

Katmai National Park

Brooks Camp Campground, Alaska 33 of 59

Reserve A

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords Cabins, Alaska 34 of 59

Reserve A

Kings Canyon National Park

Canyon View Campground, California 35 of 59

Reserve A

Kobuk Valley National Park

Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska 36 of 59

*Note: Traditional campgrounds do not exist in Kobuk Valley National Park, and the park is only accessible via small aircraft.

Reserve A

Lake Clark National Park

Lake Clark National Park, Alaska 37 of 59

*Note: Traditional campgrounds do not exist in Lake Clark National Park, and the park is only accessible via small aircraft.

Reserve A

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Manzanita Lake Campground, California 38 of 59

Reserve A

Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave Campground, Kentucky 39 of 59

Reserve A

Mesa Verde National Park

Mancos State Park Campground, Colorado 40 of 59

Reserve A

Mount Rainier National Park

Cougar Rock Campground, Washington 41 of 59

Reserve A

National Park of American Samoa

42 of 59

*Note: Camping is prohibited within the National Park of American Samoa.

Reserve A

North Cascades National Park

Shannon Creek Campground, Washington 43 of 59

Reserve A

Olympic National Park

Sol Duc Hot Springs Campground, Washington 44 of 59

Reserve A

Petrified Forest National Park

Holbrook-Petrified Forest KOA, Arizona 45 of 59

Reserve A

Redwood National Park

Elk Prairie Campground, California 46 of 59

Reserve A

Rocky Mountains National Park

Moraine Park Campground, Colorado 47 of 59

Reserve A

Saguaro National Park

Gilbert Ray Campground, Arizona 48 of 59

Reserve A

Sequoia National Park

Buckeye Flat Campground, California 49 of 59

Reserve A

Shenandoah National Park

Loft Mountain Campground, Virginia 50 of 59

Reserve A

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Cottonwood Campground, North Dakota 51 of 59

Reserve A

Virgin Islands National Park

Cinnamon Bay Campground, U.S. Virgin Islands 52 of 59

Reserve A

Voyageurs National Park

Woodenfrog Campground, Minnesota 53 of 59

Reserve A

Wind Cave National Park

Elk Mountain Campground, South Dakota 54 of 59

Reserve A

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Childs Glacier Recreation Area, Alaska 55 of 59

Reserve A

Yellowstone National Park

Threemile Campground, Wyoming 56 of 59

Reserve A

Yosemite National Park

Tuolumne Meadows Campground, California 57 of 59

Reserve A

Zion National Park

Watchman Campground, Utah 58 of 59

Reserve A

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