The Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks
Exploring the National Park System by RV is one of the quintessential approaches to visiting national parks, monuments, national recreation areas, and other park system units that combined represent what Wallace Stegner defined as the best idea America ever had.
Out on the road throughout the parks, it’s easy to see how he came to believe that. From majestic peaks and raging rivers to deep forests, sinuous canyonlands, and sweeping prairies, the park system preserves many of the best vistas, culture, and history the United States has to offer.
To help RVers explore these lands and destinations, the National Parks Traveler editors and writers have sifted through the National Park System and come away with the definitive RVing guide to the parks. This Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks presents RV enthusiasts with a rich collection of articles exploring the park system by RV, camper, or trailer that is supported by a directory packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
Through a table of contents that divides the country geographically, you can quickly find the park you want to visit, click on its link, and find both an overview of that park along with a chart of campground information ranging from hookup availability, generator hours, ADA site availability, nightly fees, maximum RV length individual sites can handle, and much more.
Individual park chapters provide a wealth of information for RVers.
"Understanding camping in national parks can be a daunting task for an RV owner. The National Parks Traveler team has done an incredible service to us all by distilling piles of information from across the National Park System into their essentials. This book will invariably help any national park-loving RV owner find and access public lands faster and more effectively,” said Jason Epperson, editor at RVMiles.com and host of the RV Miles podcast.
This information typically has only been available through painstaking searches through individual national park websites. The Traveler’s team has assembled it all in this one portable and easily searchable database. Along with detailing the campgrounds and their amenities, this 282-page Essential Guide contains sections addressing topics such as preplanning basics, top tips for RVing newbies, what to expect in a national park campground, and best tips for national park RVing.
"Having a resource like this is a game-changer," added Brian Searl, Founder & CEO of Modern Campground. "Kurt and his team at National Parks Traveler have put together a comprehensive resource that starts with where to camp and doesn't stop as it guides RVers through amenities, site types, and even quality of cell phone signal. I'm looking forward to browsing these pages for some time and seeing how it continues to get even better in the years to come."
As an eBook, this Essential Guide will continue to grow each year as the Traveler’s writers and editors generate fresh RVing content while out exploring the park system. As you travel the parks, we invite you to send pictures of your adventures and any tips you’d like to pass on to the Traveler for possible inclusion in future editions.