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us 9,500 public campgrounds - all 50 States plus all Canadian Provinces ca
Latitude/longitude of every campground verified
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This site provides what we believe to be the most complete and geograpically accurate US & Canada public campground locator in existence. Includes all National Park, National Forest, State Park and Provincial campgrounds; BLM, TVA and Army engineers campgrounds; regional, county, city and utility campgrounds.  We include only public car-camping campgrounds with 5 or more campsites and tables and toilets (not backpack-in,  boat-in, horse camps, dispersed or group camps).   We do not include privately owned campgrounds.  Read our FAQs to learn more about the data, accuracy, usage and precautions.

QUIZ: What are the most common campground names in the US?  Answer.

WHAT'S NEW:
* We have a new page that facilitates printing of large-area campground maps to take with you.
* We are (gradually) adding much more "amenity" info, including RV hook-ups and max vehicle lengths, during Spring/Summer 2010. See the legend below the map for amenity codes.
* Name labels now have a suffix (* or -) to indicate hookups or not.



Map Usage  Drag the map (below) to the region where you want to camp then zoom in (zoom-bar or double click). It will load (from the center crosshair out) all public campgrounds in your window up to a max of 35. (See legend below map) Click on campground symbol for more info and for links to information, phone numbers, reservations, etc.  For a topo map, zoom in tight and switch to "US/Can My Topo" in the upper right corner of the map. 
Map Legend (click for more detail):

= US National Park (NP), Canadian National Park (CNP), National Forest (NF), Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
= Corps of Engineers (COE), Tennessee Valley Auth. (TVA)
= State Park (SP), Canadian Provincial Park (PP), State Forest (SF), State Rec. Area (SRA)
= County/City/Regional Park (CP), Authority (AUTH), Utility (UTIL), Reservation (RES) or Unknown type (blank)
  • CAMP* : If the name label is followed by a *, it has RV hookups (at least electric). If it has a - , it has no hookups. If blank, it means we dont know, use one of the links to get this information.
  • PHONE NUMBERS : We usually provide two numbers: 1) for the campground itself 2) for reservations.  For NF, we often list 2 campground numbers: District office (try this one first)/Forest office (try second) - these are offices, not at the campground, so call before 4:30 PM.
  • EL = elevation in feet
Amenities
NOTE: In all cases, if there is no mention of an amenity, it doesn't mean that it is not there, it means we don't have data about it. Also, some campgrounds listed with only "E" hookups may actually have additional hookups but we don't have specific data about them.
  • RV HOOKUPS: NH=no hookups; W=Water; E=Electric; S=Sewer (shown as E, WE, or WES)
  • RV SANITARY DUMP: DP=dump; ND=no dump
  • MAX RV LENGTH: 32ft=32 feet (may not be very accurate-call ahead)
  • TOILETS: FT=flush; VT=vault; FTVT=some FT, some VT; PT=pit
  • DRINKING WATER: DW=drinking water at campground; NW=no drinking water(bring your own)
  • SHOWERS: SH=showers; NS=no showers
  • RESERVATIONS: RS=reservations available; NR=no reservations available

Sources & Accuracy (click for more detail) : 

Many data sources are used - the majority of the coordinate data was obtained directly from Federal, State and Provincial agencies.   Much of the campground descriptive data comes from State/Provincial Park web sites and National Park, BLM and COE web sites. Supplemental coordinate data comes from on-line topo maps, Delorme Atlases and from GPS/POI coordinate files developed by individuals and posted on the internet. We find serious positional errors in all of these sources and so we independently verify the location of all the campgrounds we list against on-line topo maps.

Needless to say, this all takes countless hours of work and dedication to the goal of a complete, accurate and well-mapped public campground directory. In spite of our many efforts, we know there are errors still in the data and we deeply regret any inconvenience these may cause you. We too have driven around tired and lost late in the day trying to locate a campground and we do not wish it on anyone! We hope this data leads you in your travels to just the right spot at just the right time - always.

Please tell us of any errors or omissions you find. Be aware that some of the campgrounds may not be open at all times or may not accomodate your camping vehicle, so call ahead if possible (we provide phone numbers direct to the campground in most cases).

Thanks

We would  like to thank the following whose help  helped make this compilation and web site possible:
  • Frank Tabor, Gladys, VA, for campground data that made it feasible to get started on this project.

Email us mail@USCampgrounds.info   if you have a question, comment or suggestion.


Some of the best existing directories and web sites that include  many public campgounds  are:

Camping Directories

    * Woodalls Tenting Directory (on-line and in book form)
    * Dow's National Forest Campground Guide (on-line and in book form)
   * DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer (by state, in book form only, very good map coverage of public campgrounds)
    * Recreation.gov   (Reservable Federal sites only)
    * Reserve America   (Reservations for many public campgrounds)
    * Coleman on-line and book form (for National Forests)
    * Public Lands Info Center (Western State Campgrounds)
    * Camping-USA
    * epgsoft Campground Map

Other Related Sites

    * About.com:camping (lots of camping info and links)
    * Discovery Owners (lots of coordinate files)
    * Toad Hall (very extensive campground coordinate files)
    * POI_Factory (loads of GPS/POI files)
    * POI_Friend (lots of GPS/POI files)
    * Wayhoo (1.7 million USGS coordinates)
    * Camping in North Carolina
    * Camping With a View
    * USGS Recreation - Camping
    * Pampering Campers

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