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In the past year have you stayed with your RV in a National Park campground?

While National Park campgrounds are some of the most beautiful, the most majestic, in our country, they are also some of the hardest to...

It’s official. We are loving our national parks to death

It’s official. We are loving our national parks to death. The National Park Service announced last week that the 15 most popular national parks in...

YES, Vacancy! Yellowstone within reach if you jump on a reservation here

By Scott Linden Yellowstone. The word strikes fear – and joy – in the hearts of RVers. Ya gotta go, but so does everyone else....

12 ways to support your favorite campground

By Gail Marsh Do you have a favorite campground? Maybe it’s a state or national park. Or maybe it’s an RV park close to home...

Meet our newest National Park: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

By Gail Marsh The COVID-19 virus brought us many new and unique experiences: face mask fashion, months-long isolation, work-from-home, social distancing, and even schooling via...

Campground Crowding: A few tips and ideas to avoid crowded areas

Updated weekly More people than ever are taking up RVing. These newbies have determined that RVing is the safest way to travel in our pandemic...

Campground crowding: Are monthly renters filling up spaces?

Updated weekly More people than ever are taking up RVing. These newbies have determined that RVing is the safest way to travel in our pandemic...

A firsthand look at what it’s like to travel by RV with no reservations

By Nanci Dixon No reservations, campground crowding, and our annual southern migration. We decided to live dangerously and follow our usual "no reservations policy" when traveling our...

RV Shrink: Campground reservation rip-off

Dear RV Shrink: We just stopped for the night in Red Bluff, CA, at a campground run by the National Forest Service. We drove around,...

How to snag a campsite in Arches NP even when “Campground Full”

No one needs to remind you that unless you have a reservation for some of the most popular National Parks you are unlikely to...

Zion National Park campground opens as “reservations only”

In another sign of our crowded times, Zion National Park's South Campground will open tomorrow (March 1, 2018) as a reservations-only campground. The Utah...

Mile-long lines at National Parks aren’t stopping visitors

Lines of cars more than a mile long with a wait time more than an hour greeted visitors to Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park...

Saturday is National Public Lands Day!

This Saturday, September 30, is National Public Lands Day. Celebrate in a National Park! All national parks throughout the country will waive entrance fees and...

National Parks to get millions for maintenance

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Recognizing that U.S. National Parks are in need of an injection of cash to handle deferred maintenance backlogs, it...

Video: Tips from rangers about visiting Yellowstone

You probably already know that visitation at American National Parks is at an all-time high. If you plan to visit Yellowstone National Park, here...

Where can I boondock and see California condors

  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, My wife and I are RVers from the Midwest and would like to see...

RVers crowded out in Yellowstone. What to do?

Dear RV Shrink: We are in Yellowstone and we don't have a reservation. We had no idea that half the world would be here...

National Park Getaway: Olympic National Park

By Barb Maynes, Public Information Officer, Olympic National ParkIn the far northwest corner of Washington, the park protects a varied landscape and three distinctly...

Trying to save money? Read the fine print!

By Russ and Tiña De Maris It seems a common thread among RVers is that of trying to get the most mileage out of the...

Tricks for camping in National Parks without a reservation

By Bob Difley   When campground usage is up, reservations become harder to nail down. It's a real problem for those who procrastinate, make last-minute travel...

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