Check out these KOA campgrounds that are within 50 miles of U.S. National Parks.
With KOAs across the United States, it’s easy to find a great campground near some of America’s greatest natural wonders. Pick a state to find your park and pick a favorite KOA to call home away from home on your next adventure.
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
Alabama
Russell Cave National Monument
Lookout Mountain / Chattanooga West KOA Holiday (GA)
Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park
Arizona
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey
Picacho / Tucson NW KOA Journey
Chiricahua National Monument
Coronado National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Willcox / Cochise, AZ KOA Holiday
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon South Rim KOA Journey
Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA Holiday
Hohokam Pima National Monument
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey
Picacho / Tucson NW KOA Journey
Petrified Forest National Park
Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA Journey
Saguaro National Park
Tucson KOA Resort
Benson KOA Journey
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Flagstaff KOA Holiday
Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA Holiday
Grand Canyon / Williams KOA Journey
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wukpatki National Monument
Flagstaff KOA Holiday
Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA Holiday
Grand Canyon South Rim KOA Journey
Arkansas
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Sallisaw / Fort Smith West KOA Holiday (OK)
Hot Springs National Park KOA Holiday
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Little Rock North / Jct. I-40 KOA Journey
Pea Ridge National Military Park
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
California
Cabrillo National Monument
Castle Mountains National Monument
César E. Chávez National Monument
Channel Islands National Park
Fort Point National Historic Site
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Joshua Tree National Park
Banning / Stagecoach KOA Journey
Palm Springs / Joshua Tree KOA Holiday
John Muir National Historic Site
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Kings Canyon National Park
Visalia / Sequoia National Park KOA Journey
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mt. Lassen / Shingletown KOA Holiday
Burney Falls / Hat Creek KOA Holiday
Red Bluff KOA Journey
Lava Beds National Monument
Klamath Falls KOA Journey (OR)
Mojave National Preserve
Needles KOA Journey
Laughlin / Avi Casino KOA Journey (NV)
Muir Woods National Monument
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Redwood National Park
Crescent City / Redwoods KOA Holiday
Cave Junction KOA Journey (OR)
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Palm Springs / Joshua Tree KOA Holiday
Temecula KOA at Vail Lake
Banning Stagecoach KOA Journey
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Visalia / Sequoia National Park KOA Journey
Klamath Falls KOA Journey (OR)
Colorado
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Montrose / Black Canyon National Park KOA Journey
Gunnison KOA Journey
Ouray KOA Holiday
Colorado National Monument
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Gunnison KOA Journey
Montrose / Black Canyon National Park KOA Journey
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Cripple Creek KOA Holiday
Royal Gorge / Canon City KOA Holiday
Colorado Springs KOA Holiday
Falcon / Colorado Springs NE KOA Holiday
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Alamosa / Great Sand Dunes KOA Journey
Grand Lake / Rocky Mountain National Park KOA Journey
Estes Park / Rocky Mountain National Park KOA Holiday
Fort Collins / Lakeside KOA Holiday
Florida
Big Cypress National Preserve
Naples / Marco Island KOA Holiday
Biscayne National Park
Davie / Ft. Lauderdale KOA Holiday
Hollywood KOA
Dry Tortugas National Park
Sugarloaf Key / Key West KOA Resort
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
St. Augustine Beach KOA Holiday
De Soto National Memorial
St. Petersburg / Madeira Beach KOA Holiday
Bradenton / Hunsader Farms KOA Holiday
Dry Tortugas National Park
Sugarloaf Key / Key West KOA Resort
Everglades National Park
Naples / Marco Island KOA Holiday
Hollywood KOA
Davie / Ft. Lauderdale KOA Holiday
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Jacksonville North / St. Marys KOA Holiday (GA)
St. Augustine Beach KOA Holiday
Fort Matanzas National Monument
St. Augustine Beach KOA Holiday
Georgia
Andersonville National Historic Site
Americus KOA Journey
Cordele KOA Journey
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Jacksonville North / St. Marys KOA Holiday
Fort Frederica National Monument
Jacksonville North / St. Marys KOA Holiday
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
Americus KOA Journey
Cordele KOA Journey
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Idaho
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Twin Falls / Jerome KOA Holiday
Minidoka Internment National Historic Site
Twin Falls / Jerome KOA Holiday
Illinois
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Kansas
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Topeka / Capital City KOA Journey
Kansas City West / Lawrence KOA Holiday
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Horse Cave KOA Holiday
Louisville South KOA Holiday
Camp Nelson National Monument
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Corbin / Laurel Lake KOA Journey
Mammoth Cave National Park
Horse Cave KOA Holiday
Bowling Green KOA Holiday
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Louisiana
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
New Orleans KOA Holiday
Slidell KOA Holiday
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
New Orleans KOA Holiday
Slidell KOA Holiday
Maine
Bar Harbor / Oceanside KOA Holiday
Bucksport / Fort Knox KOA Holiday
Bangor / Holden KOA Holiday
Frances Perkins National Monument
Augusta / Gardiner KOA Journey
Freeport / Durham KOA Holiday
Maryland
Antietam National Battlefield
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday (PA)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Fort McHenry National Monument
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Hampton National Historic Site
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Monocacy National Battlefield
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday
Massachusetts
Adams National Park
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Boston / Cape Cod KOA Holiday
Webster / Douglas Forest KOA Journey
Boston National Historic Park
Boston African American Historic Site
Boston National Historic Park
Cape Cod National Sea Shore
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Minuteman National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Northampton / Springfield KOA Holiday
Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Munising / Pictured Rocks KOA Journey
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Monroe County / Toledo North KOA Holiday
Detroit / Ann Arbor KOA Holiday
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Traverse City KOA Holiday
Bear Lake / Manistee KOA Holiday
Minnesota
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Minneapolis Northwest KOA Journey
Minneapolis Southwest KOA Holiday
Missouri
Gateway Arch National Park
St. Louis West / Historic Route 66 KOA Holiday
St. Louis N.E. / I-270 / Granite City KOA Journey (IL)
George Washington Carver National Monument
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Kansas City West / Lawrence KOA Holiday (KS)
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial & Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis West / Historic Route 66 KOA Holiday
St. Louis N.E. / I-270 / Granite City KOA Journey (IL)
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis West / Historic Route 66 KOA Holiday
St. Louis N.E. / I-270 / Granite City KOA Journey (IL)
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
Springfield / Route 66 KOA Holiday
Montana
Glacier National Park
St. Mary / East Glacier KOA Holiday
West Glacier KOA Resort
Whitefish / Kalispell North KOA Holiday
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Yellowstone Park / West Gate KOA
Yellowstone Park / Mountainside KOA Journey
Livingston / Paradise Valley KOA Holiday
Island Park KOA Holiday (ID)
Cody KOA Holiday (WY)
Nevada
Great Basin National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Las Vegas KOA Journey at Sam’s Town
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Las Vegas KOA Journey at Sam’s Town
New Mexico
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Manhattan Project National Historic Park
Pecos National Historical Park
Santa Fe KOA Journey
Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA
Petroglyph National Monument
Albuquerque KOA Journey
Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA Journey
Alamogordo / White Sands KOA Journey
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
New York City North / Newburgh KOA Holiday
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Cooperstown KOA Journey
Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Waterloo / Finger Lakes KOA Holiday
Canandaigua / Rochester KOA Holiday
Sodus Point / Lake Ontario KOA Journey
Sterling / Lake Ontario KOA Holiday
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
New York City North / Newburgh KOA Holiday
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA Holiday
Niagara Falls North / Lewiston KOA Journey
Niagara Falls KOA Holiday (ON)
Medina / Wildwood Lake KOA Holiday
Saratoga National Historical Park
Lake George / Saratoga KOA Journey
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA Holiday
Niagara Falls North / Lewiston KOA Journey
Niagara Falls KOA Holiday (ON)
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill Mountains / Gilboa KOA Holiday
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
New York City North / Newburgh KOA Holiday
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Waterloo / Finger Lakes KOA Holiday
Canadaigua / Rochester KOA Holiday
Sodus Point / Lake Ontario KOA Journey
Sterling / Lake Ontario KOA Holiday
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort
Outer Banks West / Currituck Sound KOA Holiday
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Asheville West KOA Holiday
Asheville East KOA Holiday
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort
Outer Banks West / Currituck Sound KOA Holiday
North Dakota
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Ohio
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Dayton KOA Holiday
Lebanon / Cincinnati NE KOA Holiday
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Streetsboro / Cleveland SE KOA Holiday
Thompson / Grand River KOA Holiday
Lake Milton / Berlin Lake KOA Holiday
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Dayton KOA Holiday
Lebanon / Cincinnati NE KOA Holiday
First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton / East Sparta KOA Holiday
Streetsboro / Cleveland SE KOA Holiday
Salem / Lisbon KOA Holiday
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hocking Hills KOA Holiday
Lake Logan KOA Journey
Buckeye Lake / Columbus East KOA Holiday
James A Garfield National Historic Site
Thompson / Grand River Valley KOA Holiday
Streetsboro / Cleveland SE KOA Holiday
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
Sandusky / Bayshore KOA Holiday
Toledo East / Stony Ridge KOA Journey
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Lebanon / Cincinnati NE KOA Holiday
Oklahoma
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Sallisaw / Fort Smith West KOA Holiday
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma City East KOA Holiday
El Reno West KOA Journey
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Elk City / Clinton KOA Journey
Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
Lemolo Lake / Crater Lake North KOA Holiday
Klamath Falls KOA Journey
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Cascade Locks / Portland East KOA Holiday (WA)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort
Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
Pennsylvania
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School
Elizabethtown / Hershey KOA Holiday
Jonestown / Hershey NE KOA Journey
Brandywine Battlefield Park
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA Holiday
Honesdale / Pocono KOA Holiday
Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday (MD)
Flight 93 National Memorial
Madison / Pittsburgh S.E. KOA Journey
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Madison / Pittsburgh SE KOA Journey
Morgantown / Mylan Park KOA Holiday (WV)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Washington / Pittsburgh SW KOA Journey
Morgantown / Mylan Park KOA Holiday (WV)
Madison / Pittsburgh SE KOA Journey
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday (MD)
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Allentown KOA Journey
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Madison / Pittsburgh SE KOA Journey
Washington / Pittsburgh SW KOA Journey
Steamtown National Historic Site
Honesdale / Pocono KOA Holiday
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
South Carolina
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday
Charleston KOA Holiday
Congaree National Park
Santee / Santee Lakes KOA Journey
Cowpens National Battlefield
Travelers Rest / N Greenville KOA Holiday
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Charleston KOA Holiday
Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Charlotte / Fort Mill KOA Journey
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Newberry / I-26 / Sumter NF KOA Journey
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Point South / I-95 / Yemassee KOA Holiday
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Badlands / White River KOA Holiday
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Hot Springs SD / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Jewel Cave National Monument
Custer / Crazy Horse / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Hill City / Needles Hwy KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Hot Springs SD / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Badlands / White River KOA Holiday
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Hill City / Needles Hwy KOA Holiday
Custer / Crazy Horse / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Rapid City / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Deadwood / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Hot Springs SD / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs SD / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Custer / Crazy Horse / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Hill City / Needles Hwy KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Rapid City / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Tennessee
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Baileyton KOA Holiday
Newport / I-40 / Smoky Mountains KOA Journey
Gatlinburg East / Smoky Mountain KOA Holiday
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Chattanooga North / Cleveland KOA Journey
Lookout Mountain / Chattanooga West KOA Holiday (GA)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Paris Landing / Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday
Buffalo / I-40 / Exit 143 KOA Journey
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Newport / I-40 / Smoky Mountains KOA
Townsend / Great Smokies KOA Holiday
Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg KOA Holiday
Gatlinburg East / Smoky Mountain KOA Holiday
Sweetwater KOA Holiday
Tellico Plains / Cherokee National Forest KOA Holiday
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Townsend / Great Smokies KOA Holiday
Crossville / I-40 KOA Holiday
Stones River National Battlefield
Nashville East / Lebanon KOA Journey
Nashville KOA Resort
Texas
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
Kerrville KOA Journey
Round Mountain / Johnson City KOA Journey
Padre Island National Seashore
South Padre Island KOA Holiday
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
South Padre Island KOA Holiday
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio / Alamo KOA Holiday
Utah
Arches National Park
Moab KOA Holiday
Green River KOA Journey
Bears Ears National Monument
Canyonlands National Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA Holiday
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Brigham City / Perry South KOA Journey
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Zion National Park
Zion National Park KOA Holiday
St. George / Hurricane KOA Journey
Vermont
Home of President Calvin Coolidge National Historic Site
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Virginia
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Lynchburg / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Charlottesville KOA Holiday
Assateague Island National Seashore
Tall Pines / Chesapeake Bay KOA Holiday
Booker T Washington National Monument
Lynchburg / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Floyd / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Cape Henry Memorial
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort
Colonial National Historical Park
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Harrisonburg / Shenandoah Valley KOA Holiday
Fort Monroe National Monument
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
James Madison’s Montpelier Historic Site
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Charlottesville KOA Holiday
Maggie L Walker Historic Site
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Petersburg National Battlefield
Emporia/ I-95 KOA Holiday
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Shenandoah National Park
Harrisonburg / Shenandoah Valley KOA Holiday
Charlottesville KOA Holiday
Washington
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Cascade Locks / Portland East KOA Holiday (OR)
Hanford Reach National Monument
Pasco / Tri-Cities KOA Journey
North Cascades National Park
Winthrop / N. Cascades National Park KOA Holiday
Concrete / Grandy Creek KOA Holiday
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Pasco / Tri-Cities KOA Journey
West Virginia
Gauley River National Recreation Area
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry / Civil War Battlefields KOA Holiday
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday (MD)
Wyoming
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA Journey
Fossil Butte National Monument
Grand Teton National Park
Alpine / Bridger-Teton National Forest KOA Holiday
Dubois / Wind River KOA Holiday
Yellowstone National Park
Cody KOA Holiday
Island Park KOA Holiday (ID)
Yellowstone Park / West Gate KOA (MT)
Yellowstone Park / Mountainside KOA Journey (MT)
Livingston / Paradise Valley KOA Holiday (MT)
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