Map filters

Filters help you find campsites that fit your trip. Changes apply automatically after a short pause; there is no Apply button. Open Filter on the full map or on a map inside a park, campground, or campsite page.

Choose how you camp

• Tent & cabin shows general campsite features and the option to Hide RV-only sites. It also suits cabins, yurts, and lookouts; choosing it does not limit results to one kind of shelter.
• Backpacking puts permit options within reach. Permit filters and access to permit camps require Pro.
• RV shows vehicle fit and hookup options, plus dump stations, water fill, and propane on the map.

Your trip dates, minimum nights, party size, and common booking options stay when you switch between Tent & cabin, Backpacking, and RV. Options that no longer apply are cleared, so hidden RV or permit requirements cannot restrict your next search. Always check that a campsite accepts your equipment.

Trip dates and party size

• Trip dates set the window in which to find availability. Free accounts can search the next 14 days; Pro can search farther ahead where providers publish availability.
• Minimum nights to stay looks for a consecutive stay of at least that length within your dates. Choose trip dates first.
• People in your group looks for sites that can accommodate your party, including children.

Availability changes. Open a site's details and check with the booking provider before making plans. If your dates are booked, create a Watch to receive availability alerts.

Your RV

Enter Vehicle length (feet) and any requirements for Minimum amps, Driveway length (feet), Pull-through only, Water hookup, or Sewer hookup. These use the site's published information; missing measurements are not a promise that your RV fits.

You can search without saving an RV. Save to Garage, at the bottom of the RV group, asks for a name and saves the details you already entered. Once you have saved RVs, the selector appears. Select an RV to fill its details, or choose No RV to enter them yourself. After editing a selected RV, use the save action to keep those changes. Add an RV lets you save another RV.

Must have

With Tent & cabin or RV selected, choose ADA accessible, Pets allowed, Fire pit, or Picnic table to require those features. An unchecked box leaves that feature unrestricted. Water and sewer hookups are in Your RV.

Site type and booking

• Group camp sites: choose Any, Only, or None.
• Hide RV-only sites, available under Tent & cabin, excludes sites that require RV equipment.
• Reservable sites only excludes sites that cannot be reserved in advance. First-come, first-served describes how a site is obtained; it does not mean dispersed camping.
• Hide unreleased sites excludes inventory that has not opened for booking yet.

Backpacking and permits (Pro)

Permit required can include any place, only permit places (Yes), or places without a permit requirement (No).

• Pack stock permitted keeps permit places whose provider lists accepted stock animals or a positive stock limit. Check the agency's route and campsite rules too.
• Skip lotteries excludes places whose current booking method is a lottery.
• Walk-up only finds in-person quota and provider-confirmed self-registration. Choose trip dates first.
• Opening within days finds unreleased quota scheduled to open for booking within the number of days you enter. Choose trip dates first.

Use Walk-up only or Opening within days one at a time. “No online quota” means the provider has not published an online allotment for those dates; check the permit details for seasonal access and self-registration.

Read and control the map

Green pins match your filters. Gray pins show nearby places that do not match. Hide results that don't match removes the gray pins. Closed places use red. Click a numbered cluster to zoom in; overlapping individual places open a selector.

Hide estimated locations removes places whose map point represents an approximate area. Check each place's details before navigating there.

Dump stations, water fill, and propane appear automatically when you choose RV. They disappear when you choose Tent & cabin or Backpacking. Select Hide dump stations and RV services to hide them; that choice is remembered when you return to RV. Service pins are teal and cluster separately from campgrounds. Click a pin for its purpose and any published price, hours, access, or other details. Services are not campsite availability matches.

Layers controls the base map and optional Pro overlays such as public lands, weather, and popularity. Public-land boundaries describe managed land; they do not establish that camping is allowed everywhere inside. Open land details and check local restrictions.

Use Clear at the bottom of the filter panel to reset your search filters. The page URL carries the current filters, so you can bookmark or share the search.