US Federal Campgrounds & RV Areas
U.S. · 5,904 locations
There are 5,904 Federal Campgrounds & RV Areas in the US as of October 2026. They are in 48 states and DC.
5,953 federally managed campgrounds and RV areas, from the Recreation Information Database that powers Recreation.gov, with GPS coordinates on every record, a street address on 71% and a phone on 81%.
More about this list
The breakdown by agency is US Forest Service 3,832, Army Corps of Engineers 1,071, National Park Service 655 and Bureau of Land Management 359. Federal land is where most American camping actually happens, and unlike private park directories this source is authoritative, free of pay-to-list bias and complete for the agencies it covers. RV and outdoor gear brands planning dealer and retail coverage, campground software and reservation vendors, satellite and connectivity providers, and tourism and site-selection analysts all use it as the demand map for outdoor recreation. Coordinates on 100% of rows make trade-area and drive-time work immediate.
#Count report
Over time
| File built | Locations |
|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | 5,890 |
| September 20, 2026 | 5,894 |
| October 11, 2026 | 5,896 |
| October 18, 2026 | 5,904 |
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●Where the rows are
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| name | address | city | state | zip | phone | website | type | agency | reservable | directions | geo precision | county | county fips | county note | address quality | zip4 | country | latitude | longitude | source | source id | source url |
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| Childs Glacier Recreation Area and Campground | AK | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165215 | Campground | USDA Forest Service | true | <p>From Cordova, the campground is 48 miles east on the Copper River Highway just before the Million Dollar Bridge. Two sections of the highway at mile 36 and mile 44 are washed out, and access to the site now requires a boat ride or travel by air. Several outfitters provide transportation to the ca | source | Chugach Census Area | 02063 | missing | USA | 60.664390 | -144.758500 | RIDB (Recreation.gov full export) | 10165215 | https://ridb.recreation.gov/downloads/RIDBFullExport_V1_CSV.zip | ||||||
| Cottonwood Patch Campground | GA | (706) 695-6736 | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10303081 | Campground | USDA Forest Service | true | <p>From US Highway 411, turn east onto Old Highway 2 in Cisco, Ga.</p> <p>Follow Old Highway 2 for approximately 7 miles, upon crossing the Conasauga River the road turns into Forest Service Road 16</p> <p>Approximately 1 miles, turn left onto Forest Service Road 16A</p> | source | Murray County | 13213 | missing | USA | 34.980596 | -84.638828 | RIDB (Recreation.gov full export) | 10303081 | https://ridb.recreation.gov/downloads/RIDBFullExport_V1_CSV.zip | |||||
| MILL RUN RECREATION AREA | MD | (814) 395-3242 | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/159090 | Campground | US Army Corps of Engineers | true | From Route 40 East, turn right onto Friendsville Addison Road for approximately 3 miles then turn right onto Mill Run Road and follow the road until reaching the campground. From Route 40 West, turn left onto Friendsville Addison Road for approximately 3 miles then turn right onto Mill Run Road and | source | Garrett County | 24023 | missing | USA | 39.715472 | -79.385056 | RIDB (Recreation.gov full export) | 159090 | https://ridb.recreation.gov/downloads/RIDBFullExport_V1_CSV.zip | |||||
| Hancock Campground (NH) | NH | (603) 536-6100 | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10300159 | Campground | USDA Forest Service | true | source | Grafton County | 33009 | missing | USA | 44.063690 | -71.594207 | RIDB (Recreation.gov full export) | 10300159 | https://ridb.recreation.gov/downloads/RIDBFullExport_V1_CSV.zip | ||||||
| BEAR GULCH | SD | (605) 574-4402 | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232359 | Campground | USDA Forest Service | true | From Highway 385 take Custer Gulch Road to Forest Service Road 251. Travel six miles to Forest Service Road 253 (Bear Gulch Road). Go three miles to the end of the road and campground. | source | Pennington County | 46103 | missing | USA | 44.074444 | -103.525556 | RIDB (Recreation.gov full export) | 232359 | https://ridb.recreation.gov/downloads/RIDBFullExport_V1_CSV.zip |
{}What's in each row
| Field | What it is | Rows filled |
|---|---|---|
| name | Business or facility name | 100% |
| type | Type or class, as the source publishes it | 100% |
| address | Street address | 72% |
| city | City | 72% |
| state | Two-letter state code | 97% |
| zip | ZIP code | 69% |
| country | Country code | 100% |
| phone | Phone number where published | 82% |
| website | Website where published | 85% |
| latitude | GPS latitude where published | 100% |
| longitude | GPS longitude where published | 100% |
| source | Which source the record came from | 100% |
| source | Source id | 100% |
| source | The public source this row came from | 100% |
| agency | Agency | 100% |
| reservable | Reservable | 100% |
| directions | Directions | 86% |
| geo_ | How exact the map point is: the source's own point, the street address, or the ZIP code's centre | 96% |
| county | County the location is in | 95% |
| county_ | Five-digit federal code of that county | 95% |
| county_ | How the county was found, where it was not given by the source | 21% |
| address_ | Whether the street address is complete, missing a house number, or a PO box | 100% |
| zip4 | Zip4 | 3% |
Rows filled is measured on every row of the delivered file.
✓Where this data comes from
Each row names the public source it came from, so any record can be checked against where it was published.
October 18, 2026
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?Frequently Asked Questions
How many Federal Campgrounds & RV Areas are there in the US?
There are 5,904 Federal Campgrounds & RV Areas in the US as of October 2026. They are in 48 states and DC.
Does this include private campgrounds and RV parks?
No, and the name says so. This is federal land only, the four agencies above. Private chains such as KOA maintain their own locators, and we can quote those separately; KOA's detail pages currently block automated access, so it is not in this file rather than being silently partial.
Why do some records have no street address?
Remote federal campgrounds often have no postal address at all, which is why 29% lack a street line. Every record has coordinates, so location is never in doubt even when a mailing address does not exist.
Where does the data come from?
The Recreation Information Database, the federal government's own inter-agency source for recreation facilities. It is public, free, and published as a full export rather than reconstructed from a website.