To Choose A Site For Outdoor Camping

The camping grounds fall in two categories namely, private or public.

Private campgrounds are campground resorts or RV parks owned by private entrepreneurs.

Public campgrounds are run by Government Agency and includes national parks and forests, state parks and forests, Army Corps of Engineer Projects, Bureau of Land Management areas.

Public campgrounds are having the largest choice to pick from.

These are mostly in scenic areas. However, the public campground usually offer similar facilities and quality of service nationwide whether it is a national park or national forest, Army Corps of Engineer projects or State Park.

These public campground destination offer in any case the largest choice funded by government exchequers on land of scenic beauty set aside for environment preservation and outdoor recreation.

A comprehensive website covering all these public facilities are not available but definitive source for details for particular type of campgrounds are available. In United States, national parks are covered by Park Net. For Forest Service and Army Corps of Engineers, there is Reserve USA.

Private campgrounds, are owned by private entrepreneurs. Therefore, respective parameters of facility are to be evaluated properly own merit. But, not to be misled, some of these facilities are certainly unmatched and unique in its totality and merit consideration before choosing a campsite.



These private campground display in the Websites all the relevant information about the amenities and services along with their address and contact numbers. The cost of private campground can sometime be as much as a motel room.

Some of these are just resorts but some are having natural scenic surroundings and also offer extras in the form of pools, spas, game rooms and club houses. One must contact the campground before making the final choice and plans. It will be still better, if you have somebody to recommend who actually visited the outdoor camping site earlier.