7 Great Places To Pitch A Tent In The U.S.
For all camping lover there are top 7 best Places in USA where you should pitch your tent once.
#1. Glacier National Park, Montana
This park is probably most known for Going-to-the-Sun road, which is a 50-mile road crossing the park’s interior and winding through the mountains.
But that’s fun if you’re driving. For some camping and hiking fun, you can explore the Many Glacier.
It has over 700-miles of the trail where you can hike through the pristine wilderness, rugged mountains, alpine meadows with spectacular views of alpine lakes.
The preserve of Glacier National Park is over one million acres of forests; glacier-carved valleys and peaks in the Northern Rocky Mountains. It’s also home to 270 species of birds and 70 species of mammals.
Glacier offers 13 developed campgrounds with over a thousand campsites. Backcountry camping is also allowed but it can only be in designated backcountry campgrounds, and you’ll need to have a backcountry permit.
In this area, you should watch out for mountain lions, grizzly bears, and black bears. Store your food and cooking equipment your vehicle or in a storage locker, and it’s best to avoid hiking alone. Also, keep bear spray at hand.
The park is open year round. Visitor facilities are available from late May to early September.
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#2. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park lies on the Colorado Plateau the northwest of Arizona. It’s one of the most studied geological landscapes in the world.
The Grand Canyon is a World Heritage Site. There’re two main areas of the park: the South Rim and the North Rim. The South Rim is easier to get to, so it’s more popular and busier.
If you’d prefer a more secluded stay, you should go for the North Rim. Both of these places are gorgeous, so anywhere you’ll go you’ll love it.
The most popular activity here is hiking, though before setting off know what you’re doing. Another popular activity here is rafting.
The Grand Canyon offers three campgrounds in the park, at two of which you can make reservations. If you get a permit, you can also opt for backcountry camping.
The park has a wide range of wildlife. It’s nothing that serious to worry about, but you should always be aware of your surroundings and watch your step. And remember to stay hydrated.
The South Rim is open year-round, though some facilities may be closed during winter months. The North Rim is open May 15 – mid-October.
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#3. Yosemite National Park, California
Almost 95 percent of the Yosemite Park is designated wilderness. There’ll be no roads, no cars, no electricity to distract you from enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
Spend a night under the stars and then take a hike to the Glacier Point, which opens up to the famous Yosemite Valley. This valley is home to wildflowers, meadows, and El Capitan, which is a prominent granite wall rising from the valley.
El Capitan is a famous destination for many rock climbers from around the world. Another popular climbing, as well as hiking destination in Yosemite Park, is the Half Dome, which is a California landmark.
Yosemite National Park is known for its granite walls and waterfalls. Here you can visit Yosemite Fall, the biggest waterfall in North America.
The park offers 800 miles of hiking trails.
Yosemite has 13 popular campgrounds that are scattered throughout the park.
10 of these campgrounds can accommodate RVs. Some of the require reservation and are usually full during summer months.
If you don’t have a reservation, you can choose one of the campgrounds that operate on the first-come first-served basis.
You can also go for backcountry camping here, but it’s required that you have a wilderness permit.
In this area, black bears are quite common so don’t forget to appropriately store your food.
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#4. Olympic National Park, Washington
This park has three different ecosystems, including a rainforest. Here you can visit one of the only three rainforests in the western hemisphere, the Quinault Rainforest, and see the largest in the world Sitka Spruce tree.
The rainforest has a 30-mile road winding looping through it, but hiking would be so much more fun. Finish your trip by visiting the Ruby Beach and from the shoreline of which you can see all the mountains, rainforests and glaciers around.
You can also come to La Push, the beach in the most northern part of Washington. From here you can watch whales during their migration season.
Olympic National Park has 16 service-operated campgrounds and 910 campsites where you can pitch your tent (Click to check best 10 person tent). At some of them, you’ll need to reserve a place, but there’s also available backcountry camping, though as at the previous parks you’ll need a wilderness permit.
Black bears, cougars, and bobcats can be found here, so be careful and if possible hike not alone.
Remember to be aware of the surroundings and follow food-storage rules.
You can visit the park year round, although some roads and campgrounds are closed in winter.
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#5. Carson National Forest, New Mexico
New Mexico is not just desert. This forest offers relatively cool temperatures during the summer months and attracts many people for hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting.
In winter it’s a great place for skiing. If you’re looking for a challenging hike, you can choose the 16-mile round trip trail to Mt. Wheeler, the highest peak in New Mexico.
Carson National Forest offers 35 campgrounds. You can also camp in the backcountry almost anywhere in the forest, though it’s better to check with the ranger station. There’re good campsites right on the water’s edge in Laguna Larga.
You can visit the forest any season, though campgrounds may vary by location as well as season.
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#6. Ludington State Park, Michigan
This park is situated between the Hamlin Lake and Lake Michigan in the western part of Michigan.
You can choose different activities here as you can find everything here from forest and marshlands to shoreline and dunes.
The park has 8 hiking trails of 21.5 miles so that you can explore the forest and the marshlands. You can also bring a kayak here to enjoy the beautiful views from the water.
The park offers three modern campgrounds and one more rustic. For more secluded camping you can choose remote backcountry campsites.
The park is always open, but the campgrounds are open only from mid-May to late November.
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#7. Everglades National Park, Florida
Among the lower 48 states, this park is the largest and covers 2,400 square miles. There’re many trails to explore with heads near the campgrounds and park entrances.
Here is also a great place for biking. For canoe and kayak lovers, there’re also many opportunities to explore further into the park’s freshwater marshes, mangrove forests, and open Florida Bay. As another option, you can choose to take a tram or boat tour offered in the Everglades Park.
The park offers two drive-in campgrounds. It’s recommended to make reservations. If you’re more adventurous, you can do backcountry camping, though you’ll need the wilderness permit and to get there, you can see only by kayak, canoe or boat.
The park has some exotic animals, but encounters with them are uncommon.
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