Some ways to take the campground data with you are:

• In your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, or laptop if you have an internet connection
• Download the data files (below) and load them into your laptop mapping software - buy "Street Atlas" by DeLorme or "Streets and Trips"** (see note at bottom of this page) by Microsoft, each about $35, or
• Download the data files (below) and load them into your GPS and maybe print a State or large portion thereof   

We do not have the data in book form - there are far too many campgrounds to show on paper maps and with good GPS units under $100 why settle for less than good maps and directions?

 Download Data Files

For your GPS or laptop mapping software. NOTE: We will be adding to and correcting these data, so come back here and get a new file periodically for updates.  

NOTE: If there is a discrepancy between the on-line map and the data files below, believe the on-line map because it is updated more often.

These are .csv files (text files which have a comma between fields), intended to be multi-purpose. You can open them and edit them with EXCEL or other  spreadsheet program.  The first 3 fields/columns are for your auto GPS. For Garmin, you should be able to input these directly - for other GPSs, you may have to reformat them - see your GPS documentation. The remaining fields separate out the data so you can manipulate them in a spreadsheet for other purposes - e.g., you might wish to reformat these on a spreadsheet for your mapping software (DeLorme, Streets & Trips, MapPoint, etc). There are so many different formats we are unable to directly output them all.

NOTE: For information about how to input these to your auto GPS (Garmin, Tom Tom or Magellan), see POI-FACTORY . If you need a GPX file, as for a hiking (handheld) GPS, try GPSVizualizer or gps babel or POI Editor to convert .csv to .gpx.

The fields in the below .csv files are in this order: lon, lat, gps composite field (ie: all the following data fields compacted into one field for a single-field GPS or mapping software display), 4 letter campground code (corresponds to map), campground name, type, phone, dates open (OPEN), comments (COMM), number of campsites, elevation (feet), amenities (AMEN). IMPORTANT: All of these codes are explained in the map legend on the main page.  NOTE: The  "comments" are sometimes very important.  
 
Last update of these files was Aug 1, 2011. What's new: Open/close dates for many of the most popular campgrounds, reservation info for all Federal and (almost) all State/Prov campgrounds, all Canadian Provinces and Territories (except Nunavut) are included and there is more RV hookup/length info.   Total campgrounds = 10,000.

Left or right click on the files below to download them, whatever works for you:

NORTHWEST_CAMP:('AK','WA','OR','ID','MT','WY')
SOUTHWEST_CAMP:('HI','NV','UT','AZ','CO','NM')
CALIFORNIA_CAMP:('CA')
NORTHCENTRAL_CAMP:('MI','WI','IN','IL','OH','MN','IA','KS','MO','NE','ND','SD')
NORTHEAST_CAMP:('ME','VT','NH','MA','CT','RI','NY','PA','NJ','DE','MD','VA','WV')
SOUTH_CAMP:('OK','TX','LA','AR','MS','KY','TN','AL','NC','SC','GA','FL')
CANADA_CAMP:('BC','AB','SK','MB','ON','QC','NB','NS','PE','NL','YT','NT')

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If you just want a few, you can do this from Google maps to your Garmin and (I believe) Tom-Tom gps, and maybe others.  Here is how it is done with Garmin, not sure about TomTom procedure:  

• Attach your GARMIN gps to your computer with a USB cable
• On our map, click on the campground symbol
• Under “driving directions”,  click on “GO” (no start point needed)
• A new Google map appears with a label at campground
• On the new Google map, at the top, click on “search maps”
• A different color label appears on the campground
• Click on “send” at the upper right of the Google map
• Under “send to”, select “GPS”
• Edit the name and send it over
• It will appear as a “Favorite” in your Garmin GPS

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** If you have Microsoft "Streets and Trips" you can now get all our campgrounds as part of the "POI Mega File - pushpin collections for truckers, RVers, and other travelers" at www.laptopgpsworld.com/2595-poi-mega-file-pushpin-collections-truckers-rvers-other-travelers  .Look for "Public Campgrounds" after you download this.

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