Wherever RVers travel, one of the top questions they have is this one: Where’s there a great place to camp? Want some help? Campground app producer The Dyrt released a list of best places to camp by region. We’ll show you a few samples, and point you to how to find wherever your journeys take you in the 50 states.
10 best places to camp based on real reviews
The Dyrt’s 2024 Best Places To Camp Regional Awards are based on reviews and ratings from its vast community of campers. The destinations include some of the hottest and trendiest campgrounds of the past year. They also include popular picks from The Dyrt campers, and well-established, sought-after properties that make their way onto this list every year.
“Camping is more of a year-round activity now than it’s ever been, but I still love May because it’s the traditional beginning of the camping season, and we get to unveil our annual lists of the Best Places to Camp in each region of the country,” says Sarah Smith, founder of The Dyrt. “On this year’s lists we see private campgrounds that are working harder than ever to provide the amenities that campers desire these days, while also remaining true to the essence of providing an experience in nature. Free camping locations on some of the most naturally beautiful land in the country dominate this year’s lists as well. Congratulations to all the winners. Campers, update your bucket lists!”
Here’s a sample—10 best places to camp in the Northeast
- Keuka Lake State Park — New York
- Town Hall Road Dispersed — New Hampshire
- Normandy Farms Campground — Massachusetts
- Cherry Hill Park — Maryland
- Cathedral Pines Campground — Maine
- Smugglers Notch State Park — Vermont
- Letchworth State Park Campground — New York
- Trap Pond State Park — Delaware
- Oceanside Assateague Campground‚ Assateague Island National Seashore — Maryland
- Ricketts Glen State Park — Pennsylvania
Keuka Lake State Park, in the Finger Lakes region of New York, is ranked No. 1 in the Northeast Region. Rounding out the Top 3 are two places on the opposite ends of the spectrum — Town Hall Road Dispersed in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Normandy Farms Campground, an RV resort just outside of Boston. A desirable setting, from the mountains to the woods to the ocean, is never too far away in the Northeast.
And other regions?
But what about other regions across the country? The Dyrt’s best places to camp by region are broken down this way:
- Pacific
- Mountain
- Central
- Midwest
- Northeast
- Southeast
To pick your region and zero in on the 10 best places to camp in each region—with links to the hows and whys—just click here.
The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report Presented by the All-New Toyota Tacoma found that nearly 85 million Americans went camping last year. With that many people and that much demand, “the perfect camping trip” can mean so many different things. The 2024 Best Places to Camp Regional Awards reflect that.
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