How to find Federal Rec Areas and National Parks that have RV camping

[Durango Dave]

Hi,

I have my perm pass for American The Beautiful but i dont know how to find locations to camp.

The last three places i looked up in google were just attractions you can visit but they were not camping places.

So what do i research to find these places.

For example, i can save money if i stay at a fed rec land vrs the RV campground in Alexandria LA... for one night on the road.

But i dont know the google search term. I tried fed lands with RV, i tried national parks with rv.

What do i search for?

Thanks

UPDATE: i did find recreation.gov website but nothing around alexandria

[BuzzWolfAR]

My GOTO for all camp sites is RVParkReviews. You can set filters as desired, but I like seeing all my options.

[Durango Dave]

Thanks

Well this is my duh moment i guess.. the green areas on a map are national forests lmao...

Ill try that..

[UTTransplant]

I use the AllStays app. Federal, state, and local public parks all have different icons. I prefer AllStays because it has more of the public parks than the other options I have seen. Note that many/most public campgrounds have no hookups.

[mrebele]

I also use the Campendium website. You can filter your search on this site and that helps a lot.

[Durango Dave]

No hooks is fine its just for the night while i travel.

I did find this

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/kisa...34791&actid=31

Which is right on the way near Montrose LA on hwy 49 but the sites so far are too far off the road, (6 miles this way then 9 miles that way, then do this and that) its too far...

I dont mind a few miles but some of these areas are for off road vehicles only and the last thing i want is to get stuck in the LA Bayou with my 5th wheel in tow.

Looks like there is a nice lake there too Bayou Luce Lake

UPDATE: OH its a swamp lol... i guess i better get used to that where im going, its not like lakes in the southwest...

[burfurd]

rvparky.com

burfurd

[TripleGGG]

Originally Posted by burfurd

rvparky.com

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[Durango Dave]

checkin out that area some of those campsitess look quite rough. This is how good people end up in bad situations by trying to fly by the seat of your pants when traveling. You never know when you might run into some moonshiner who doesnt think too kindly of your visit...

OK ill check out those links thanks...

[Durango Dave]

Thanks rvparky helped, no forrest or nice place found (that was free) but did find a nice wallmart via rvparky.. i guess its walmart for a night.... food close by and right off the freeway in a good part of town...

But i guess i dont understand why i even got this recreation pass, it does not look like its gonna save me anything on the road and ill just end up staying at wallmart all the time... Why did i even get it if i cant use it?

thanks...

[twogypsies]

Here's an excellent site for national forest campgrounds. You'd have to look on a map first and see what the name of the national forest is in the area you're going. Then go to this site and look under that national forest name.

Campground Directory and National Forest Campgrounds

Your pass is also good at the Corp of Engineers campground and there are many very nice ones east of the Mississippi and some in the west, also. You will see a box on the left top where you can choose a specific state. Otherwise, if you know the name of one, the list is alphabetical.

https://www.recreation.gov/campgroun...agencyID=70902


Here are national park campgrounds:


https://www.nps.gov/subjects/camping.../42.55/-107.75


and don't forget national wildlife refuges... they are nice places to stay.

[n-e-d]

Originally Posted by Durango Dave

Thanks rvparky helped, no forrest or nice place found (that was free) but did find a nice wallmart via rvparky.. i guess its walmart for a night.... food close by and right off the freeway in a good part of town...

But i guess i dont understand why i even got this recreation pass, it does not look like its gonna save me anything on the road and ill just end up staying at wallmart all the time... Why did i even get it if i cant use it?

thanks...

Pass paid for itself with discount on 3 nights stay at Schoodic Woods NP CG last month Guess its just location,location

[Durango Dave]

Thanks for sharing n-e-d

[rkresge]

My Lifetime Senior Pass paid for itself in just one use last week the first time I used it, during my visit to Acadia National Park. And I have a lifetime to go!

Roger