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Okanogan-Wenatchee NF · WA
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Lost Creek Wilderness · CO
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The notches turn first, then the color comes down the valleys. Book the Kancamagus before the leaf peepers do.
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Franconia Notch
Lincoln · State Park
★ 4.8 · From $30
Under the Presidentials
Dolly Copp
White Mountain NF · National Forest
★ 4.6 · From $28
West end of the Kancamagus
Hancock Campground
Lincoln · Forest Service
★ 4.5 · From $30
Canoe-in sites, loon country
Umbagog
Cambridge · State Park
★ 4.9 · From $20
Kettle pond, pitch pine landmark
White Lake
Tamworth · State Park
★ 4.6 · From $25
Boulder fields on a 900-acre lake
Pawtuckaway
Nottingham · State Park
★ 4.7 · From $25
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The Idea

The outdoors shouldn't require a spreadsheet. Recreation.gov, state parks, private sites, BLM land, each with its own system, its own calendar, its own friction. We built Campgrounder to fix that.

One honest place to browse, decide, and go. No algorithm nudging you somewhere you don't want to be. Just trees, trails, and the cleanest path between you and them.

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Where Our Data Comes From

Every listing is hand-curated, then kept honest by live public data: campground information built on Recreation.gov and each state's park system, wildfire activity from NASA EONET and national fire agencies, weather and air quality from Open-Meteo, and individual site maps built from OpenStreetMap field data. Dispersed camping areas are built from the land agencies' own guidance: BLM field office rules and Forest Service travel maps, with the official page linked on every area.

Prices and seasons change. Always confirm details with the park before you drive. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Free & Dispersed Camping

Campgrounder lists dispersed camping as named areas: the legal corridors and zones where free camping is allowed, with the managing agency's rules linked on every listing. We deliberately don't geotag individual clearings, because pin-dropping fragile spots is how quiet places get loved to death. We tell you where camping is legal and what to expect. The perfect site up the road stays yours to find.

Common Questions

Is Campgrounder free?
Yes. free to use, no account required, and no banner ads. Search, listings, live availability, weather, wildfire alerts and booking links are all free.

Do you take a cut when I book?
No. Booking happens on the official reservation site for your park. We just get you there faster. Some gear recommendations use affiliate links; they're clearly labeled and don't influence what we recommend.

How accurate are prices and availability?
Listings are curated estimates, refreshed regularly from public sources. Conditions like weather, fire status, and air quality are live. Always verify final details with the park.

How do I get a campground listed?
Use "Suggest a Camp" in the footer. We review every submission. Campground owners and park systems can reach us through the form below for partnership listings.

Does Campgrounder list free dispersed camping?
Yes. Dispersed areas appear as named zones with the official agency rules linked on each one, starting with the Moab desert and Michigan's north woods. No reservations exist out there: first come, first camped.

Is there a mobile app?
Yes. Campgrounder for iOS is live on the App Store. The Android app is built and in closed testing on Google Play; join the beta and you get it first. Campgrounder also runs in any mobile browser and installs to your home screen like an app.

The Journal

Field notes from the people building Campgrounder: where the fall color is, what to do when there's a fire near your campground, which gear earns its place in the trunk, and what changed in the app this month.

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    Get In Touch

    Questions, press, partnerships, or a correction, we answer everything within 48 hours.

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    Fire activity near camp

    Wildfire Watch

    Active fire activity near campgrounds across the US, updated daily from NIFC and NASA EONET. We show what the data says and link you to the ranger district for the call that actually matters.

    Updated — · Sources: NIFC, NASA EONET
    Active fires tracked
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    Listed camps within 75 miles of a fire
    Closures and cautions

    What is actually closed

    Official closure orders and the fires large enough or fast enough to change your plans. Every notice links to the agency that issued it. If an area you are headed for is not listed here, that is not a clearance. It means we have not verified a closure for it.

    State by state

    Where the fires are

    Active incident counts by state, straight from the NIFC feed. Tap a state to see the campgrounds we list there.

    Fire Activity by State
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    Recent incidents

    The most recently reported named fires in the feed. Records that carry only a dispatch code still count in the totals above, but they are left off this list because there is nothing useful to look up.

    How we do this

    What the numbers mean

    We pull active incidents from NIFC, the national interagency fire feed, and fill gaps with NASA EONET satellite detections. Prescribed burns are filtered out. Then we measure straight-line distance from each fire to every campground we list, and flag any camp within 75 miles.

    Seventy five miles is a wide net on purpose. It catches smoke and road closures, not just flame. It also means a flagged camp is usually open and fine. A fire near a campground is a reason to check, not a reason to cancel.

    We do not know whether your specific site is closed. Nobody does but the agency that manages it. The ranger district is the authority, every time, and the links on this page go straight to them. Fire moves faster than any feed, so treat what you read here as a starting point and make the last call by phone.

    Sources: NIFC, NASA EONET, and InciWeb for incident detail. Air quality from Open-Meteo on each campground page. Campgrounder is not an emergency service.
    Camp Store
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    Every great campground has a camp store. This is ours: survival tools, camp kitchen essentials, National Parks goods, and trail-worthy extras, hand-picked by the people who built Campgrounder. Checkout runs through our Shopify storefront.
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    Amazon Associates is live and contextual gear picks ship with every campground. Open to direct affiliate relationships with REI, Backcountry, or brand-direct programs. Users are planning a trip, so conversion intent is real.
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    Effective date: August 22, 2026
    The Short Version

    We don't sell your data. We collect only what we need to understand how the app is used so we can make it better. That's it.

    1. Information We Collect

    Campgrounder collects anonymous usage data through Vercel Web Analytics and Google Analytics. This includes pages visited, time spent, device type, browser, and approximate location (country/region level). We do not collect your name, email address, or any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it to us.

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    Effective date: August 22, 2026
    The Short Version

    Campgrounder is a free discovery tool. Campground information (prices, availability, ratings) is curated and approximate. Always verify details directly with the campground or booking platform before you go. We're not liable for errors or decisions made based on this information.

    1. Acceptance of Terms

    By using Campgrounder (campgrounder.io), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. These terms apply to all visitors and users of the service.

    2. Informational Use Only

    Campgrounder provides campground discovery information for reference purposes only. Pricing, site availability, amenity listings, ratings, and all other campground data are curated estimates and may be out of date, inaccurate, or incomplete. Campgrounder makes no guarantee of accuracy. Users are solely responsible for verifying all information directly with campgrounds, land management agencies, or booking platforms before making reservations or travel plans.

    3. No Warranties

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    To the fullest extent permitted by law, Campgrounder shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the service, including but not limited to: inaccurate campground information, failed bookings, travel disruptions, or reliance on pricing or availability data displayed on this site.

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    7. User-Submitted Content

    If you submit campground suggestions to Campgrounder, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, edit, and publish that information. You represent that your submission is accurate to the best of your knowledge and does not infringe on any third-party rights. We reserve the right to reject, modify, or remove any submitted content.

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    How we camp
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    Leave it better than we found it.
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    Pack out everything we bring in. Even the orange peels.
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    Keep fire small, legal, and dead-out before we sleep.
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    Power quiet. Batteries and sun over dirty generators.
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    Give the next camper the quiet they came for.
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    Stay on the trail, so the wild stays wild.
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    Take only photos. Leave even the wildflowers.
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