Best National Parks for RV Camping
Dozens of iconic and inspirational areas across the United States have been designated as national parks. Chances are you live within a day’s drive of one. These government-protected areas are great places to experience the beauty of our country. A camping trip to any one of these eight best national parks for RV camping will have you wanting to travel across the country to experience them all.
1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Acres and acres of forests that straddle the border between Tennessee and North Carolina make up the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One of the best national parks for RV camping, it’s the most visited in America. This national park is popular for RV camping with both primitive and developed sites. The sites all have cold water hookups, and the developed sites come with a picnic table and fire ring.
2. Biscayne National Park
Next door to downtown Miami yet worlds away, Biscayne National Park has islands set in aquamarine waters and coral reefs. Park your RV at one of their great sites and go snorkeling, boating, or just relax and gaze out across the bay. You can find RV parks here with activities like swimming pools and shuffleboard.
3. Big Bend National Park
Situated near the Rio Grande, Big Bend is a favorite place to play outdoors in Texas. Stark mountains surrounded by rustic desert land and canyons of ancient limestone create a magical setting for campers. Big Bend has great RV parks to choose from like the Rio Grande Village with 25 sites that offer full water, electric, and sewer hookups.
4. Hot Springs National Park
Drive around scenic mountain roads and find an RV park near the soothing thermal waters that define the town of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Gulpha Gorge Campground is one of several RV parks in the area that can accommodate tents and recreational vehicles. All sites have full hookups, picnic tables, and pedestal grills.
5. Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park has the world’s most hoodoos. These gigantic spires of rock are a bright crimson color. Four main viewpoints provide spectacular views of the natural amphitheaters carved into high plateaus. You’ll find RV campsites in North, Sunset, and Ruby Campgrounds.
6. Mesa Verde National Park
Camp among the relics of the Ancestral Pueblos at Colorado’s popular Mesa Verde, one of the best national parks for RV camping. This park has around 5,000 known archeological sites connected by 40 miles of roads. Morefield Campground, located four miles from the park’s entrance has 15 full hookup RV sites. Camp from early May to mid-October.
7. Death Valley National Park
Despite its name, you’ll find a diversity of life in this national park shared between California and Nevada. This below-sea-level basin is a land of extremes popular with die-hard campers. You’ll find RV sites like Mesquite Spring Campground at a cooler 1800 feet above sea level.
8. Crater Lake National Park
Camp near the deepest and most scenic lake in the nation in Crater Lake National Park located at the top of the Oregan’s Cascade Mountain Range. Crater Lake RV Park has full hookups and is close to the lake, hiking trails, and waterfalls. There is even wifi and some cell phone service.
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