An independent field guide to U.S. federal campgrounds
Read federal campgrounds like a field guide, not a booking site.
Ten public data layers, synthesized into honest reads. Missing data is shown as missing, never as zero. Three ways in, below.
2,612CAMPGROUNDS
47STATES
10DATA LAYERS
0PAID PLACEMENTS
Door 1 · MapGEOGRAPHIC
I know roughly where.
Five region clusters. Click into a state to see what's there.
945 PACIFIC856 MTN WEST273 PLAINS / MW476 SOUTHEAST62 NORTHEAST
Door 2 · States47
I know the state.
Every state, banded by count. Heavy to thin, no map needed.
Door 3 · By need9 GUIDES
I know what I want.
The nine decision guides, ranked by how many campgrounds match.
This week, on the field guide
EDITORIAL · CURATED
Pinon Flats Campground · Colorado
A five-month window at the foot of the Great Sand Dunes.
Why now89 of 90 sites are reservable, so plan ahead. Peak dune-walking weather runs May through September.
Big Meadows Campground - Shenandoah (VA) · Virginia
The walk-in loop hides a site 133 ft from its nearest neighbor.
Why nowSite 46 sits on the tree-screened walk-in loop. Shoulder season is the easiest way in.
Cape Point Campground · North Carolina
Twelve comfortable months on the Outer Banks.
Why nowCape Hatteras camps year-round. The Atlantic sits on the doorstep and almost nobody writes about it.
Common Ground.
An independent field guide. No ads, no booking fees, no paid placements.
What it is
Ten public data layers — RIDB, Open-Meteo, OpenStreetMap, OSRM, USGS, and more — synthesized into honest reads.
What it is not
Not a booking site. Not affiliated with any agency. We take no money from campgrounds or gear brands.
The honesty bar
Missing data is shown as missing, never as zero. Every read traces back to a public source.