RV Campgrounds

Helpful Websites & Apps for Finding Campgrounds

Where and how to look for camping spots

• Campground Views with 360° videos with subscription
  • search engine alone is free
  • shows individual sites & site maps
  • nationwide, large number of campgrounds including national, state & regional parks
• Campendium
  • a highly-recommended resource that includes both RV Parks and free camping locations
• Free Campsites
  • map-based boondocking site locator
• The Dyrt
  • subscription-based site (with a free option) that includes a users forum as well as trip planning and gear recommendations
• Harvest Hosts
  • Stay overnight at wineries, breweries, museums, farms or golf courses just for patronizing their businesses
  • Subscribe to access their reservation system and get details on hosts.
• Overnight RV Parking Now part of ToGo RV
  • A subscription service with some free features
• Boondockers Welcome
  • A different subscription site that operates similar to a co-op. Members are "hosts" or "guests" (sometimes both).
  • While it is not required, some hosts offer various levels of hookups for a nominal fee or even free.
  • Subscribe to see the full listings and use their reservation system as well as leave reviews.
  • Now a subsidiary of Harvest Hosts
• Days End Directory
  • A list of over 1000 free & low-cost RV parking locations, by and for members of the Escapees RV Club.
  • Only club members may purchase access to the directory.
• Hipcamp campground directory & booking service (app & website) for the US, Canada & Australia

Arkansas Campgrounds

• Mount Magazine State Park in north western Arkansas
  • RV camping with full hookups: water/sewer/30/50 amp electric
  • Also offers cabin, yurt and RV rentals
  • Lodge with restaurant & giftshop

New Mexico Campgrounds

• Bottomless Lakes State Park east of Roswell
• Volunteer Travel Campground on White Sands Missile Range
  • Military & defense contractors only
• Aguirre Spring Campground in the Organ Mountains between White Sands and Las Cruces
  • Dry camping only, with water available at campground entrance
  • only RVs less than 23 feet long due to winding road

Tennessee Campgrounds

East Tennessee

• Chester Frost Park, Hixon north of Chattanooga
  • 20/30/50 Amp, dump station, WiFi, laundry, fishing piers, boat ramp
  • County park, on Lake Chickamauga
  • 7872 Causeway Rd, Hixon, TN 37343
• Chet Campground Whitwell
  • 4 RV sites, FHU; 1 back-in, 3 pull-thru; boondocking sites
  • 5050 Pocket Rd, Whitwell, TN 37397

Middle Tennessee

• Arnold AFB FamCamp between Manchester & Winchester
  • 36 RV sites (15 pull-thru), 20/30/50 Amp, bathhouse, laundry, seasonal general store
  • must have access through Arnold Village security gate
• Anderson Road Campground, Nashville
  • 36 RV sites, 20/30/50 Amp, dump station. $30/night
  • on J Percy Priestly Lake
  • Fitness trail, lake
• Cedar Creek, near Mount Juliet (east of Nashville)
  • 58 RV sites, 20/30/50 Amp, dump station.
  • on Old Hickory Lake (reservoir on Cumberland River)
  • near Shutes Branch Mountain Bike Trail
  • 11 miles from The Hermitage
• Fairview Campground Winchester
  • part of Tims Ford State Park
  • 82 campsites, 20/30/50 Amp, 31 sites w/FHU, dump station, WiFi
  • on Tims Ford Lake
• Pritchard's Distillery, Kelso
  • Harvest Hosts site, 1 night max.
  • 4 RV sites, 30 Amp, gift shop
• Tims Ford State Park between Winchester & Lynchburg
  • 52 RV & tent sites w/30 Amp & water; 4 sites w/FHU, dump station, WiFi, camp store
  • on Tims Ford Lake

Texas Campgrounds

a work in progress

• Texas RV Campgrounds - a state-wide list organized by region
  • Texas Hill Country Campgrounds - a beginning of my personal list
  • Rio Grande Valley RV Resorts - a work-in-progress list

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