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Top 21 Must See RV Camping Spots Across the US

Dry Camping outside Tetons National Park

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As an RVer, you can experience some of the most awe-inspiring places in the country. Whether it's breathtaking vistas, awe-inducing wildlife, or simple quaintness that you seek, there is a perfect place to park your RV that will take you to all of these places.

That's why we've compiled this list of our twenty top RV camping spots—we want you to get out there and see them all. So grab your RV keys and toilet paper (you'll thank us later), and let's hit the road!

 
 

Our Top 20 camping spots

These are in no particular order. We like all these locations for different reasons, so it would be difficult to rate them against each other.

None of the places listed were sponsored or paid. Actually, they don’t even know they are listed! We created this list of RV campsites based on our last five years living full time in our RV. We hope you can visit one or more and discover how amazing they are for yourself.

But please keep them a secret as we don’t want them to be full our next time passing through! :)

 

Gunter hill ARMY Corps of engineers (COE) campground | Montgomery, Alabama

Site Details: 142 year around sites with full hookups

Price: $26 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • Large paved sites

  • Big rig friendly

  • On the water

  • Surrounded by trees

Find out more about Gunter Hill.

Gunter Hill COE


 

Creede Dispersed Camping | Creede, Colorado

Site Details: Packed dirt road

Price: Free

What we love most

  • Epic views

  • Big rig friendly

  • Quiet

  • Surrounded by a cool mining town

Find out more about dispersed camping in Creede.

Creede Dispersed Camping

 
 

 

Ortona south COE | Labelle, Florida

Site Details: 51 year around partial hookups (electric & water)

Price: $30 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • Large paved sites

  • Big rig friendly

  • Quiet

  • Overlooks the Caloosahatchee canal and Ortona locks. Watch boats as they travel through the locks along the intracoastal waterway.

Find out more about Ortona South.

Ortona Locks


 

Eagle creek National Forest Campground | Cody, Wyoming

Site Details: 13 year around first come, first served sites, dry camping, vault toilets

Price: $10 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off) May - September, Free off season

What we love most

  • Epic mountain views

  • 45 minutes from Yellowstone’s east entrance

  • Peaceful, tranquil

  • Sits along the North Fork Shoshone River

  • Nestled in trees

Find out more about Elk Fork Campground

Elk Fork National Forest Campground


 

Hilton Head Motorcoach Resort | Hilton Head, South Carolina

Site Details: year around, site availability varies based on the individual site owners

Price: $110-150 per night

What we love most

  • Laid back island vibe

  • You can bike around the entire island

  • About a mile from the beach

  • Beautiful landscaping

  • Plenty of activities in the campground (they take their pickleball very seriously!)

  • Nestled in trees

Find out more about Hilton Head Motorcoach Resort

Hilton Head Motorcoach Resort


 
 
 

Fourth Cliff Recreation Area | Humarock, Massachusetts

Site Details: military campground with 11 year around full hook up sites, cable included

Price: $50 per night

What we love most

  • Ocean views

  • Sleeping to the sound of waves crashing along the rocky cliff

  • 15 minutes from the train station into Boston

  • 30 minutes north of Plymouth, MA

  • Exploring the small coastal towns of MA such as Scituate

Find out more about Fourth Cliff Rec Area

Fourth Cliff Recreation Area


 

Peregrine Pines Family Camp | US Air Force Academy, Colorado

Site Details: military campground with 105 year around full hook-up sites, dirt, and gravel sites

Price: $30-43 per night

What we love most

  • Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Colorado

  • Smell of fresh air and pine trees that surround the sites

  • Base activities include mountain biking, hiking, & more

  • Plenty to do and explore in the surrounding area

  • We just love Colorado and this area

Find out more about Peregrine Pines FamCamp

Peregrine Pines FamCamp

Peregrine Pines FamCamp


 

Letchworth State Park | Castile, New York

Site Details: 257 electric only gravel sites, Open May-October

Price: $18-31 per night

What we love most

  • 66 miles of trails for hiking and biking

  • Three majestic waterfalls

  • Other activities include white water rafting, kayaking, and winter sports if you are into that kinda thing

  • 1.5 hours from Niagara Falls

  • Historic hotel on site with restaurant

  • Voted #1 state park in the country by USA Today in 2015

Find out more about Letchworth State Park

Letchworth State Park


 

Lower Lee Vining Campground | Lee Vining, CA

Site Details: 51 dry camping, first come first served sites, Open based on snowfall

Price: $14 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • Peaceful and relaxing

  • Surrounded by the picturesque Sierra Mountains

  • Elevation of 7,300 feet

  • Just outside Yosemite National Park

  • 40 minutes to Mammoth Lakes, CA

  • Epic lakes, hiking, biking, and more

  • Watching the sunrise and fall over the mountains

  • Pro tip: The Mobile gas station has the best food in town….YES, a gas station!

Find out more about Lower Lee Vining Campground


 

Badlands Gap National Grassland | wall, South Dakota

Site Details: dispersed camping on BLM, packed dirt

Price: free

What we love most

  • 5 minutes from Badlands National Park

  • Quirky town of Wall

  • Unique terrain, vistas, and views of the Badlands

Find out more about Badlands Gap National Grassland


 

Antelope Marina & RV Park | Page, Arizona

Site Details: 104 paved, full hookup sites

Price: $70-80 per night

What we love most

  • Beautiful views

  • Marina just below the campground

  • Kayak rentals

  • Restaurant and bar at the marina

  • Courtesy shuttle down the marina store and restaurant (they will pick you up at your site)

  • 15 minutes to Horseshoe Bend

  • 20 minutes to Glen Canyon Dam

  • Canyon tours including Antelope Canyon

  • Located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Find out more about Antelope Marina & RV Park


 

Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping Area | Page, Arizona

Site Details: dispersed camping

Price: $14 (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • View of Lake Powell (water levels have decreased significantly since our visit)

  • Hanging on the beach

  • 20 minutes to Horseshoe Bend

  • 15 minutes to Glen Canyon Dam

Find out more about Lone Rock Beach


 

Clark County Rifle-Pistol Center & RV Park | Las Vegas, Nevada

Site Details: 64 gravel, full hookup sites

Price: $30 per night

What we love most

  • Just outside Las Vegas

  • Mountain views

  • Quiet and out of the way

Find out more about Clark County Rifle Pistol Center & RV Park

Clark County Rifle-Pistol Center & RV Park


 

Tiger Run Resort | Breckenridge, Colorado

Site Details: year around, site availability varies based on the individual site owners

Price: $60-165 per night

What we love most

  • Well manicured RV park with beautiful sites

  • Ski town vibe

  • Summer activities including hiking, biking, water sports

  • Surrounded by restaurants, bars, shopping

Find out more about Tiger Run RV Resort


 

Grayton Beach State Park | Grayton Beach, Florida

Site Details: 59 partial hookup, gravel sites (power & water)

Price: $30 per night

What we love most

  • Campground is on the beach

  • Hiking, Biking and water activities

  • Sites are tucked into the trees

  • Well maintained paved bike path to nearby towns

Find out more about Grayton Beach State Park


 

Alafia River State Park | Lithia, Florida

Site Details: 30 partial hookup, sandy sites (power & water)

Price: $22 per night

What we love most

  • Epic mountain biking trails

  • Hiking, biking

  • Horse friendly equestrian sites (yes, you can bring your horse with you)

  • Kayak or paddle board on the Alafia River

  • Quiet, large sites

Find out more about Alafia River State Park


 

Airport Park COE Campground | Waco, Texas

Site Details: 46 sites, full and partial hookups, paved sites

Price: $28-32 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • Well maintained and on the water

  • Water activities including fishing, boating, kayaking

  • Paved sites

  • 15 minutes from Magnolia Station

Find out more about Airport Park COE

Airport Park Campgrounds Map


 
 
 

Fort Belvoir Travel Camp | Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Site Details: military campground with 52 year around full hook up sites, cable included

Price: $60 per night

What we love most

  • Sits on the Potomac River

  • Well maintained, paved sites

  • 30 minutes outside DC

  • 15 minutes to train station

  • Perfect location to explore DC

Find out more about Fort Belvoir Travel Camp

Fort Belvoir Travel Camp Entrance


 

Sonoran Desert Dispersed Camping | Gila Bend, Arizona

Site Details: dispersed camping on BLM, packed dirt, grasslands

Price: free

What we love most

  • Peaceful

  • Beautiful mountain and grassland views

  • Sweet small towns to explore nearby

  • Wineries, Breweries

Find out more about Badlands Gap National Grassland

Sonoran Desert National Monument


 

Oreville Campground | Custer, South Dakota

Site Details: 24 dry camping, dirt sites, open May-September

Price: $24 per night (use your America the Beautiful senior or access pass for 50% off)

What we love most

  • Location, location, location

  • Sits in the Black Hills National Forest

  • 20 minutes to Mount Rushmore

  • 30 minutes to Wind Cave National Park

  • 15 minutes to Custer State Park

  • 13 minutes to the PIZZA MILL for delicious pizza with the best crust ever! Phil’s sister owns the places so be sure to tell them we said hello!

Find out more about Oreville Campground

Oreville Campground


 
 

Recent epic rv camping Finds!

Don Carter State Park | Gainesville, Georgia

  1. Site Details: 44 paved, full hookup

    Price: $34-38 per night (plus daily use fee $5, military day use fee $3.75)

    What we love most

    • Sits on Lake Lanier

    • Just down the street from the Olympic rowing center

    • Watching the rowers practice each morning from the RV

    • Nestled in the GA mountains

    • 35 minutes to Dahlonega, GA

    • 35 minutes to Helen, GA

    • Water activities

    • Plenty of hiking trails

    • Quiet

    • Nestled into the GA mountains

    Find out more about Don Carter State Park


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