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Featured US Forest Service (USFS) Campgrounds
Buck Spring
This wooded campground is off the beaten path making it a great place to relax …
Meadow Ridge
Meadow Ridge Campground is located 35 miles north of New Castle via the Buford-New Castle …
Satsop Center
Satsop Center Campground is located just southeast of Wynoochee Lake. Evergreen conifers and hardwoods provide …
Little Fawn
This site is located next to Elk Lake and offers opportunities for hiking on nearby …
Elk Creek
Elk Creek Campground is for day use and overnight use. Firewood is not provided. There …
Lakeview
Lakeview Campground is a tent camper's paradise with its terraced hillside campsites tucked in amongst …
Santiam Flats
Santiam Flats Campground is located at the confluence of the North Santiam River along the …
Middle Canjilon Lakes Cg
In a picturesque setting of lakes and a meandering stream, Canjilon Lakes Campground offers excellent …
Campbell Creek
6200' elevation. 6 sites along Campbell Creek. 14 day stay limit. A very small, cozy …
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area Campground
Cradled in the hills of the North Georgia Mountains overlooking beautiful Lake Rabun, this developed …
Emery Bay Campground
Emery Bay Campground is located on the Hungry Horse Reservoir, high in the Rocky Mountains, …
Cataract Creek
This small campground with 5 campsites is located in the Cataract Creek drainage just above …
Cabin City Campground
This cool and shady campground is fairly remote and offers relaxing campground features such as …
Upper Beaver Creek
The campground is composed of two sections laid out under Ponderosa pine. Parking on several …
Contorta Flat
Contorta Flat is located on the southern shore of Crescent Lake.
Hopewell Cg
Hopewell Lake Campground sits next to its scenic namesake lake between Tres Piedras and Tierra …
Pole Creek Lake
POLE CREEK LAKE (Campground)
Reservoir
RESERVOIR (Campground)
Williams Narrows
Williams Narrows Campground is located on Cut Foot Sioux Lake in the heart of the …
Rainbow Lakes
This campground is open mid-June through mid-September and located at 10,000 feet at the end …
Lower Beaver Creek
8400-foot elevation. Fishing in nearby Beaver Reservoir and Beaver Creek. Hiking on nearby trails. The …
Mt. Adams Hc
This pleasant well developed horse camp is located in a wooded site on the base …
Park Creek
This small campground, stretches along the banks of the South Fork of the Rio Grande …
South Fork Cg
The South Fork Campground provides good access to fishing on the South Fork of the …
Meadow Lake Cg
Meadow Lake Campground is located 35 miles north of New Castle via the Buford-New Castle …
Comales
Close to paved road and Rio Pueblo fishing; these sites are at head of Comales …
Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Hardin Ridge is a 1,200-acre recreational complex located on the shores of Monroe Reservoir in …
Mogote
This campground sits among Ponderosa, Aspen, Spruce, Cottonwoods and juniper trees, and is composed of …
Luby Bay
Luby Bay Campground is located near both Lamb Creek and Priest Lake. The campground is …
Cold River
Cold River Campground is located in a rustic, remote part of White Mountain National Forest …
Coyote Hollow Equestrian Campground
This small campground with only four sites provides easy access to Thunder Mountain Trailhead. This …
Yankee Meadow Campground
YANKEE MEADOW CAMPGROUND (Campground) is a concessioned campground with single, double, and group sites available …
Greenough Lake
Greenough Lake Campground is within walking distance of its namesake, 12 miles south of Red …
Greek Creek
Greek Creek Campground is located in scenic Gallatin Canyon, in the Bozeman Ranger District of …
Horsfall Beach Campground
Horsfall Beach Campground is ideal for off-road vehicle (OHV) riders or for visitors looking to …
Trappers Lake/Bucks
Bucks Campground at Trappers Lake has 10 sites. It sits very near the Wilderness boundary, …
Bob Lake Camp
Bob Lake Campground, located in Houghton County, is 18 miles southeast of Ontonagon, MI, in …
Driftwood Ii
Surrounded by shore pine, waxmyrtle, huckleberry and salal, Driftwood is a designated off-road vehicle (OHV) …
Trappers Lake/Trapline
The Trapline Campground at Trappers Lake has 13 sites. It sits very near the Flat …
Siltcoos Sand Camps
Siltcoos Sand Camping sites are located directly on the sand, dispersed along the coast and …
Wranglers Campground
Full Amenity Campground
Boswell Landing Campground
Self Service Campground No Utilities, Boat Ramp, Day Use Picnic Area, Vault Toilet, Hike/Bike Trails
Heaton Bay Cg
Heaton Bay Campground is located on the shores of Lake Dillon between Frisco and Dillon …
Kelly Flats
Kelly Flats is a first-come, first-served campground located adjacent to Colorado Highway 14 and the …
Mountain Park
This campground is adjacent to Colorado Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River 40 …
Spin Reel Sand Camps
Spinreel Sand Camp sites are located directly on the sand in the heart of the …
Lake Delancy West Recreation Area
Lake Delancy West is; an OHV recreation area along Lake Delancy that houses; OHV corrals, …
Sugar Bay Campground
Self Service Campground No Utilities, Boat Ramp, Day Use Picnic Area, Vault Toilet, Hike/Bike Trails
Jumbo
Jumbo Campground is at 9800 feet in elevation, located between Jumbo and Sunset Lakes among …
Campers Flat
Located on an open river terrace below Forest Road 21, this small campground has five …
Canebrake Horse Camp
Canebrake Horse Camp has 28 sites with parking spurs for horse trailers. Four of these …
Taylor Bay Campground
Self Service Campground No Utilities, Boat Ramp, Day Use Picnic Area, Vault Toilet, Hike/Bike Trails
Twin Lakes Backcountry Camping
Basic Camping No Utilities, Boat Ramp, Day Use Picnic Area, Vault Toilets, Hike/Bike Trails
Klahanie
Klahanie is located on the South Fork Calawah River; and has; a; typical; temperate coastal …
Camp Cook Camping Area
Once the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp (established in 1934). Camp Cook …
Carr Lake Camping Area
Campers will typically find seclusion and privacy at this small, 16 acre lake. The campsite …
Sheridan
Sheridan Campground is located approximately five miles south of Red Lodge on the banks of …
Lost Lake
Lost Lake Campground is a great place for families to camp. Kids and parents alike …
Chicago Lake Camping Area
Even though Chicago Lake (188 acres) is a busy lake you can still see and …
Gooseneck Lake Camping Area
Gooseneck Lake is an extremely busy lake, with private lands and cottages surrounding most of …
Fulford Cave
Fulford Cave Campground is located in a sparse stand of young aspen, spruce and fir, …
Black Canyon (New)Cg
Black Canyon Campgroud offers single and double-family sites. Some sites are designated as walk-to sites …
Mollie B
26 campsites plus a host site near Ruedi Reservoir. Boat ramp near the campground at …
West South Twin
West South Twin Campground is located between two lakes, Wickiup Reservoir and South Twin Lake. …
Peaceful Valley
There are 17 sites that will accommodate tents, campers, trailers and RVs. Tents must be …
Apache Trout Campground
Apache Trout Campground is one of five campgrounds at the Big Lake Recreation Area in …
Ludlum Campground
Ludlum Campground is located adjacent to Wheeler Creek and the Winchuck River, just minutes from …
Mowe Lake Camping Area
There are two primitive campsites located on the 25 acre Mowe Lake. The access road …
Basin
Basin Campground is located 7 miles west of Red Lodge, Montana, along Forest Road 2071, …
Castle Rock Campground
Campground. Located in Clear Creek Canyon and very easily accessed from Exit 17 on I-70. …
Frazier Horse
The Frazier Horse Campground is nestled into a Sonoran desert landscape at Roosevelt Lake, one …
Owl Creek
The Owl Creek Horse Camp provides primitive overnight campsites for trail riders on a first …
Vista Linda
This popular campground is open year round. The campground is located in the scenic San …
Pine Ridge-Pounds Hollow
A picturesque setting, Pounds Hollow campground and lake are tucked away amongst the Shawnee Hills, …
Lost Prairie
Lost Prairie Group Site is located along the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods …
Cultus Lake
Cultus Lake is one of the most popular of the high Cascade Lakes because it …
Red Canyon
Red Canyon Campground is located in a grassy meadow high above Flaming Gorge Reservoir in …
Silver Lake
At just under 10,500 feet Silver Lake Campground is the highest elevation campground on the …
Basin
Basin Campground is located in a rustic, remote part of White Mountain National Forest in …
Marble Creek
The campground is situated adjacent to Marble Creek along the Cascade River segment of the …
Paradise Campground
Paradise Campground is indeed a campers paradise. Originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in …
Quartz Creek Cg, Bl
QUARTZ CREEK CG, BL (Campground)
Lava Lake
Lava Lake Campground is popular with campers as the lower elevation lodgepole pine stands offer …
Boulder Creek
This smaller sized campground is situated in a lovely forested setting along Boulder Creek in …
Ansel Watrous
Campground is adjacent to the Cache la Poudre River. Area varies from heavily forested to …
Sheep Bridge
Sheep Bridge Campground is located on the Deschutes River above Wickiup Reservoir. This campground offers …
Spruces
This is the most modern campground on the Salt Lake Ranger District. All roads, parking …
Olallie Campground
Nestled on the banks of the McKenzie River and Olallie Creek, Olallie Campground provides 16 …
Capulin
Popular roadside area near La Sombra Campground and Shady Brook stores with access to Rio …
Salmon Creek Falls
This 14 site campground is located in a beautiful, lush, old growth forest along Salmon …
Zilpo Recreation Area
Zilpo Recreation Area is located at the end of the Zilpo Scenic Byway on a …
Frank Gross Recreation Area
Frank Gross is a U.S. Forest Service Campground located approximately 2 hours north of Atlanta …
Steuben Lake Camping Area
There are two primitive campsites located on the 151 acre Steuben Lake. There is no …
Swan Lake Camping Area
Swan Lake (52 acres) is the most popular lake in the primitive campsite program, so …
Sam Owen
Sam Owen Campground is nestled on the banks of Lake Pend Oreille in an open …
Camp Cadiz
This campground is the site of an old Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work camp. Somewhat …
Russian River Cg, Th, Complex
RUSSIAN RIVER CG, TH, COMPLEX (Campground)
Pine Cove Cg
Pine Cove Campground is located on Dillon Reservoir near the town of Frisco in the …
Lincoln Park
This campground is three miles off the Snowy Range Scenic Byway (Hwy 130) beside North …
Bay View - Cg
Camp along the shores of lake Superior the greatest single body of fresh water in …
About USFS Camping
The US Forest Service (USFS) manages 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands across the United States. USFS campgrounds range from fully-developed sites with amenities like flush toilets, showers, and RV hookups, to primitive dispersed camping areas in remote wilderness.
Many developed USFS campgrounds charge modest fees ($15-$30/night), while dispersed camping in National Forests is typically free. Popular USFS camping destinations include Colorado's White River National Forest, California's Angeles National Forest, and Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest.
USFS campgrounds often require reservations during peak season through Recreation.gov, though some operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
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