The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks. You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.
After all, exploring the National Park System by RV is one of the quintessential approaches to visiting national parks, monuments, national recreation areas, and other park system units that combined represent what Wallace Stegner defined as the best idea America ever had.
Out on the road throughout the parks, it’s easy to see how he came to believe that. From majestic peaks and raging rivers to deep forests, sinuous canyonlands, and sweeping prairies, the park system preserves many of the best vistas, culture, and history the United States has to offer.
To help RVers explore these lands and destinations, the National Parks Traveler editors and writers have sifted through the National Park System and come away with the definitive National Parks RVing Guide. This app presents RV enthusiasts with a rich collection of articles exploring the park system by RV, camper, or trailer that is supported by a directory packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.
"Understanding camping in national parks can be a daunting task for an RV owner. The National Parks Traveler team has done an incredible service to us all by distilling piles of information from across the National Park System into their essentials. This book will invariably help any national park-loving RV owner find and access public lands faster and more effectively,” said Jason Epperson, editor at RVMiles.com and host of the RV Miles podcast.
This information typically has only been available through painstaking searches through individual national park websites. The Traveler’s team has assembled it all in this one portable and easily searchable database. Along with detailing the campgrounds and their amenities, this guide contains sections addressing topics such as preplanning basics, top tips for RVing newbies, what to expect in a national park campground, and best tips for national park RVing.
"Having a resource like this is a game-changer," added Brian Searl, Founder & CEO of Modern Campground. "Kurt and his team at National Parks Traveler have put together a comprehensive resource that starts with where to camp and doesn't stop as it guides RVers through amenities, site types, and even quality of cell phone signal. I'm looking forward to browsing these pages for some time and seeing how it continues to get even better in the years to come."
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The easiest way to explore RV-friendly National Park campgrounds.
Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.
Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.
You’ll also find stories about RVing in the parks, tips helpful if you’ve just recently become an RVer, and useful planning suggestions.
Comments
I hate this promotion of RV'ing. Hello, some of us are still camping in tents, hello! I am thinking of dropping your "service." Lately a lot of it is about promotion of cabins, restaurants, and now RVs! Why promote, these Parks are already overwhelmed with visitors. The answer must be that your funders and sponsors are pushing you.
i totally agree with you. it's really sad that commercilism is now taking over what once was a carefree, relaxed place. and to make it worse is the fact that you have to get it in e-book style. why not a wonderful hard cover??????? and........................ what's the price you have to pay?????????????????????? again, sandra, i am on your side on this one.
Hi Sandra,
I'm sorry you don't appreciate the RVing Guide, or the cabin and restaurant reviews. No funders or sponsors are pushing us to write those stories: I'd venture that 90% of our funding comes from readers and listeners, and we don't have any support from concessionaires or restauranteers. But there is a very diverse community of national park lovers who seek information on all aspects of experiencing and enjoying the parks. To that point, building the RVing guide has us thinking of doing something similar for tent campers. Would that interest you?
Kurt Repanshek
Founder and Editor
"Would that interest you?"
It would definitely interest me!
Hello Kurt,
Just wanted to say I've been researching RVing sites, everyday, for the last 2 weeks. I'm retired and a veteran and I've had my fill of tent camping. We're in the process of buying our first RV to use in retirement. I must say, your guide is filled with comprehensive information that we find very useful, especially since we are new to the RV world. Thank you very much for a great information source. If you need any help with that tent book, let me know! Just kidding ; )
Where is the 'Travelr' site for the PDF version?
Thank you,
Michele, you can find both the PDF and the Kindle version at this page: https://nationalparkstraveler.myshopify.com/
This link comes up as not available... any update on where to get this besides on my phone?
I find any digital content to be of limited value. We just returned from a two week stay in the black hills of South Dakota. If you want to sit outside and research your next vacation stop forget it. You must drive to town sit in a parking lot because of the limited towers. A hard cover book can be used anywhere.
Sorry Bill, it's only available as an app.
Thank you