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By forest and park

Most camp spots first.

Search forests and parks

• Tongass National Forest186 camp spots · 3 free
• Boise National Forest112 camp spots
• Deschutes National Forest101 camp spots · 4 free
• Mt. Hood National Forest98 camp spots
• Willamette National Forest97 camp spots · 2 free
• Tahoe National Forest93 camp spots · 11 free
• Wenatchee National Forest89 camp spots · 11 free
• Inyo National Forest88 camp spots · 4 free
• Ashley National Forest84 camp spots · 5 free
• Superior National Forest79 camp spots · 55 free
• White River National Forest79 camp spots · 19 free
• Sequoia National Forest76 camp spots · 7 free
• Sierra National Forest73 camp spots · 13 free
• Gallatin National Forest71 camp spots · 1 free
• Plumas National Forest70 camp spots · 3 free
• Eldorado National Forest68 camp spots · 7 free
• San Bernardino National Forest68 camp spots · 8 free
• Sawtooth National Forest68 camp spots · 6 free
• Stanislaus National Forest67 camp spots · 3 free
• Hiawatha National Forest66 camp spots · 2 free
• Los Padres National Forest66 camp spots · 6 free
• Chugach National Forest58 camp spots
• Pike National Forest58 camp spots
• White Mountain National Forest58 camp spots · 18 free
• Challis National Forest57 camp spots · 12 free
• Shasta National Forest56 camp spots · 17 free
• Umpqua National Forest56 camp spots · 1 free
• Wasatch National Forest56 camp spots
• Snoqualmie National Forest54 camp spots
• Coronado National Forest52 camp spots · 2 free
• Nezperce National Forest52 camp spots · 32 free
• Payette National Forest52 camp spots · 20 free
• Umatilla National Forest51 camp spots · 10 free
• Beaverhead National Forest50 camp spots · 8 free
• Rio Grande National Forest48 camp spots · 3 free
• Lolo National Forest47 camp spots · 14 free
• Manti-La Sal National Forest47 camp spots
• Mark Twain National Forest47 camp spots · 13 free
• Medicine Bow National Forest47 camp spots
• Targhee National Forest46 camp spots · 7 free
• San Isabel National Forest45 camp spots · 1 free
• Siskiyou National Forest45 camp spots · 3 free
• Trinity National Forest45 camp spots · 8 free
• Apache National Forest44 camp spots · 19 free
• Tonto National Forest44 camp spots · 7 free
• Flathead National Forest43 camp spots · 4 free
• Siuslaw National Forest43 camp spots · 1 free
• Gifford Pinchot National Forest42 camp spots · 4 free
• Lewis & Clark National Forest42 camp spots · 5 free
• Toiyabe National Forest42 camp spots · 11 free
• Fishlake National Forest41 camp spots · 13 free
• San Juan National Forest41 camp spots
• Cache National Forest40 camp spots · 1 free
• Kootenai National Forest40 camp spots · 10 free
• Mendocino National Forest40 camp spots · 8 free
• Angeles National Forest39 camp spots
• Bitterroot National Forest39 camp spots · 5 free
• Bridger National Forest39 camp spots · 1 free
• Bighorn National Forest38 camp spots · 1 free
• Roosevelt National Forest38 camp spots · 2 free
• Kaniksu National Forest37 camp spots · 11 free
• Uinta National Forest37 camp spots
• Coconino National Forest36 camp spots · 3 free
• Dixie National Forest36 camp spots · 4 free
• Fremont National Forest36 camp spots · 20 free
• Gunnison National Forest36 camp spots · 3 free
• Black Hills National Forest35 camp spots
• Cherokee National Forest35 camp spots · 3 free
• Klamath National Forest35 camp spots · 14 free
• Ochoco National Forest35 camp spots
• Santa Fe National Forest35 camp spots · 4 free
• Shoshone National Forest35 camp spots
• Whitman National Forest35 camp spots · 1 free
• Chattahoochee National Forest34 camp spots · 2 free
• Isle Royale National Park34 camp spots · 17 free
• Rogue River National Forest34 camp spots · 2 free
• Carson National Forest33 camp spots · 9 free
• Colville National Forest33 camp spots · 9 free
• Jefferson National Forest33 camp spots · 2 free
• Lassen National Forest33 camp spots · 4 free
• Okanogan National Forest33 camp spots · 2 free
• Lincoln National Forest32 camp spots · 2 free
• Manistee National Forest32 camp spots · 5 free
• Monongahela National Forest32 camp spots · 2 free
• Sitgreaves National Forest32 camp spots · 9 free
• Malheur National Forest31 camp spots · 6 free
• Custer National Forest30 camp spots · 13 free
• Routt National Forest30 camp spots · 4 free
• Deerlodge National Forest29 camp spots · 4 free
• Kisatchie National Forest29 camp spots · 13 free
• Mt. Baker National Forest28 camp spots
• Arapaho National Forest27 camp spots · 1 free
• Daniel Boone National Forest27 camp spots · 2 free
• Gila National Forest27 camp spots · 21 free
• Modoc National Forest27 camp spots · 10 free
• Chequamegon National Forest26 camp spots
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore26 camp spots
• Pisgah National Forest26 camp spots
• Clearwater National Forest25 camp spots · 5 free
• George Washington National Forest24 camp spots · 3 free
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park24 camp spots
• Helena National Forest24 camp spots
• Caribou National Forest23 camp spots
• Chippewa National Forest23 camp spots · 2 free
• Huron National Forest23 camp spots · 6 free
• Nicolet National Forest23 camp spots
• Olympic National Forest23 camp spots · 1 free
• Ouachita National Forest23 camp spots · 4 free
• Salmon National Forest21 camp spots · 7 free
• Uncompahgre National Forest21 camp spots · 2 free
• Cleveland National Forest20 camp spots
• Humboldt National Forest20 camp spots · 5 free
• Prescott National Forest20 camp spots · 1 free
• Wallowa National Forest20 camp spots · 1 free
• Allegheny National Forest19 camp spots · 1 free
• Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area19 camp spots
• Nantahala National Forest19 camp spots · 3 free
• Ozark National Forest19 camp spots · 2 free
• Ocala National Forest18 camp spots · 1 free
• Ottawa National Forest18 camp spots · 5 free
• Sumter National Forest18 camp spots
• Cibola National Forest17 camp spots
• Yosemite National Park17 camp spots
• Hoosier National Forest16 camp spots · 5 free
• Lassen Volcanic National Park16 camp spots
• Six Rivers National Forest16 camp spots · 1 free
• St. Joe National Forest16 camp spots
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area15 camp spots
• Coeur d’Alene National Forest14 camp spots
• Glacier National Park14 camp spots
• Grand Mesa National Forest14 camp spots
• Wayne National Forest14 camp spots · 3 free
• Death Valley National Park13 camp spots · 7 free
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park13 camp spots
• Joshua Tree National Park13 camp spots
• Kaibab National Forest13 camp spots · 1 free
• Olympic National Park13 camp spots
• Yellowstone National Park13 camp spots
• Assateague Island National Seashore12 camp spots
• Winema National Forest12 camp spots · 4 free
• Chickasaw National Recreation Area11 camp spots
• Big Cypress National Preserve10 camp spots
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area10 camp spots · 1 free
• Teton National Forest10 camp spots
• Uwharrie National Forest9 camp spots · 3 free
• Amistad National Recreation Area8 camp spots
• Apalachicola National Forest8 camp spots · 6 free
• Channel Islands National Park8 camp spots
• Green Mountain National Forest8 camp spots
• Kings Canyon National Park8 camp spots
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve8 camp spots · 6 free
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore8 camp spots
• Big Bend National Park7 camp spots
• Great Basin National Park7 camp spots · 1 free
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area7 camp spots · 7 free
• Ross Lake National Recreation Area7 camp spots · 1 free
• Saguaro National Park7 camp spots
• Sequoia National Park7 camp spots
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area7 camp spots
• Angelina National Forest6 camp spots
• Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area6 camp spots · 1 free
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area6 camp spots
• Denali National Park6 camp spots
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area6 camp spots
• Mount Rainier National Park6 camp spots · 1 free
• Nebraska National Forest6 camp spots
• Point Reyes National Seashore6 camp spots
• Sabine National Forest6 camp spots
• Sam Houston National Forest6 camp spots
• Talladega National Forest6 camp spots
• William B. Bankhead National Forest6 camp spots
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park5 camp spots
• Cumberland Island National Seashore5 camp spots
• Grand Teton National Park5 camp spots
• Haleakala National Park5 camp spots
• Rocky Mountain National Park5 camp spots
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park5 camp spots
• Canyonlands National Park4 camp spots
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore4 camp spots
• Cape Lookout National Seashore4 camp spots · 2 free
• Capitol Reef National Park4 camp spots · 2 free
• De Soto National Forest4 camp spots · 1 free
• Grand Canyon National Park4 camp spots
• Mammoth Cave National Park4 camp spots
• Osceola National Forest4 camp spots · 2 free
• Shenandoah National Park4 camp spots
• Acadia National Park3 camp spots
• Biscayne National Park3 camp spots
• Bryce Canyon National Park3 camp spots
• Crater Lake National Park3 camp spots
• Croatan National Forest3 camp spots
• Davy Crockett National Forest3 camp spots
• Finger Lakes National Forest3 camp spots
• Francis Marion National Forest3 camp spots · 2 free
• Great Sand Dunes National Park3 camp spots
• Gulf Islands National Seashore3 camp spots
• Lake Chelan National Recreation Area3 camp spots
• Mojave National Preserve3 camp spots
• Zion National Park3 camp spots
• Badlands National Park2 camp spots · 1 free
• Bienville National Forest2 camp spots
• Canaveral National Seashore2 camp spots
• Cape Cod National Seashore2 camp spots
• Congaree National Park2 camp spots
• Delta National Forest2 camp spots · 1 free
• Everglades National Park2 camp spots
• Gateway National Recreation Area2 camp spots
• Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park2 camp spots
• Katmai National Park2 camp spots
• Oconee National Forest2 camp spots
• Padre Island National Seashore2 camp spots
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area2 camp spots
• Shawnee National Forest2 camp spots
• Tombigbee National Forest2 camp spots
• Virgin Islands National Park2 camp spots
• Arches National Park1 camp spots · 1 free
• Banff National Park1 camp spots · 1 free
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area1 camp spots · 1 free
• Dry Tortugas National Park1 camp spots
• Fire Island National Seashore1 camp spots
• Gauley River National Recreation Area1 camp spots · 1 free
• Glacier Bay National Park1 camp spots · 1 free
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve1 camp spots · 1 free
• Holly Springs National Forest1 camp spots
• Homochitto National Forest1 camp spots
• Hot Springs National Park1 camp spots
• Kenai Fjords National Park1 camp spots · 1 free
• Lake Clark National Preserve1 camp spots
• Mesa Verde National Park1 camp spots
• Pinnacles National Park1 camp spots
• Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest1 camp spots
• St. Francis National Forest1 camp spots
• White Sands National Park1 camp spots
• Wind Cave National Park1 camp spots
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park1 camp spots · 1 free

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