Check out these KOA campgrounds that are within 50 miles of National Parks.
With KOA’s 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
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 Mounument
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon / Williams 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 / Lazydays 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
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wukpatki National Monument
Flagstaff KOA Holiday
Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA Holiday
Grand Canyon / Williams KOA Journey
Arkansas
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Sallisaw / Fort Smith West KOA Holiday (OK)
Hot Springs National Park KOA Holiday
California
Cabrillo National Monument
Castle Mountains National Monument
César E. Chávez National Monument
Channel Islands National Park
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
Kings Canyon National Park
Visalia / Sequoia National Park KOA Journey
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mt. Lassen / Shingletown KOA Holiday
Lava Beds National Monument
Klamath Falls KOA Journey (OR)
Mojave National Preserve
Muir Woods National Monument
San Francisco North / Petaluma KOA Resort
Pinnacles National Park
Redwood National Park
Crescent City / Redwoods KOA Holiday
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Palm Springs / Joshua Tree KOA Holiday
Temecula KOA at Vail Lake
Banning Stagecoach KOA Journey
Sequoia National Park
Visalia / Sequoia National Park KOA Journey
Klamath Falls KOA Journey (OR)
Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Montrose / Black Canyon National Park KOA Journey
Gunnison KOA Journey
Ouray KOA Holiday
Browns Canyon National Monument
Salida / Mt. Shavano KOA Journey
Colorado National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
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
Grand Lake / Rocky Mountain National Park KOA Journey
Estes Park / Rocky Mountain National Park KOA Holiday
Fort Collins / Lakeside KOA Holiday
Flordia
Biscayne National Park
Davie / Ft. Lauderdale KOA Holiday
Hollywood KOA
Dry Tortugas National Park
Sugarloaf Key / Key West KOA Holiday
Big Cypress National Preserve
Naples / Marco Island KOA Holiday
Canaveral National Seashore
Titusville / Kennedy Space Center KOA
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
St. Augustine Beach KOA Holiday
Fort McCoy / Lake Oklawaha KOA Holiday
De Soto National Memorial
St. Petersburg / Madeira Beach KOA Holiday
Bradenton / Hunsader Farms KOA Holiday
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
Fort McCoy / Lake Oklawaha 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
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon / Arco KOA Journey
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
Kansas
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Topeka / Capital City KOA Journey
Kansas City West / Lawrence KOA Holiday
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
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
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
Maryland
Antietam National Battlefield
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Fort McHenry Hational Monument
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Monocacy National Battlefield
Hagerstown / Antietam Battlefield KOA Holiday
Massachusetts
Adams National Park
Boston National Historic Park
Boston African American Historic Site
Boston National Historic Park
Cape Cod National Sea Shore
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Northampton / Springfield KOA Holiday
Michigan
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Monroe County / Toledo North KOA Holiday
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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
George Washington Carver National Monument
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Kansas City East / Oak Grove KOA Holiday
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial & Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis West / Historic Route 66 KOA Holiday
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
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Yellowstone Park / West Gate KOA
Yellowstone Park / Mountainside KOA Journey
Livingston / Paradise Valley KOA Holiday
Cody KOA Holiday (WY)
Nevada
Great Basin National Park
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
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
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
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
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
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort
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 Brother 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
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Fallen Timbers Battlefield
Toledo East / Stony Ridge KOA Journey
First Ladies National Historic Site
Canton / East Sparta KOA Holiday
Fort Miamis National Historic Site
Toledo East / Stony Ridge KOA Journey
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hocking Hills KOA Holiday
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
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma City East KOA Holiday
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
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort
Pennsylvania
Brandywine Battlefield Park
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA Holiday
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Flight 93 National Memorial
Madison / Pittsburgh S.E. KOA Journey
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Madison/Pittsburgh SE KOA Journey
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Washington / Pittsburgh SW KOA Journey
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Homestead Grays Landing National Historic Site
Washington / Pittsburgh SW KOA Holiday
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Allentown KOA Journey
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia / West Chester KOA Holiday
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday (NJ)
Oil Region National Heritage Area
Mercer / Grove City KOA Holiday
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Madison/Pittsburgh SE KOA Journey
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
Congaree National Park
Santee / Santee Lakes KOA Journey
Cowpens National Battlefield
Travelers Rest / N Greenville KOA Holiday
Fort Sumter National Monument
Charleston KOA Holiday
Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Charlotte / Fort Mill KOA Journey
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Badlands / White River KOA Holiday
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Hot Springs / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Jewel Cave National Monument
Custer / Mount Rushmore / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Hot Springs / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Custer / Mount Rushmore / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Rapid City / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Deadwood / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Hot Springs / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Custer / Mount Rushmore / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Mount Rushmore KOA Resort at Palmer Gulch
Rapid City / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Tennessee
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Baileyton KOA Holiday
Gatlinburg East / Smoky Mountain KOA Holiday
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Paris Landing / Kentucky Lake KOA
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
Stones River National Battlefield
Nashville East / Lebanon KOA Journey
Nashville KOA Resort
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Nashville East / Lebanon KOA Journey
Nashville KOA Resort
Texas
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
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
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Brigham City / Perry South KOA Journey
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Salt Lake City KOA Holiday
Springville / Provo KOA Journey
Zion National Park
St. George / Hurricane KOA Journey
Vermont
Home of President Calvin Coolidge National Historic Site
Quechee / Pine Valley KOA Holiday
Lake Bomoseen KOA Holiday
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
Quechee / Pine Valley KOA Holiday
Lake Bomoseen KOA Holiday
Virginia
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Lynchburg NW / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Charlottesville KOA Holiday
Booker T Washington National Monument
Lynchburg / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Cape Henry Memorial
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort
Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fancy Gap / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Journey
Fort Monroe National Monument
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Cape Charles / Chesapeake Bay KOA Resort
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South KOA Holiday
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg / Washington DC South 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
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
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
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry / Civil War Battlefields KOA Holiday
Wyoming
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA Journey
Fossil Butte National Monument
Grand Teton National Park
Dubois / Wind River KOA Holiday
Yellowstone National Park
Cody KOA Holiday
Yellowstone Park / West Gate KOA (MT)
Yellowstone Park / Mountainside KOA Journey (MT)
Livingston / Paradise Valley KOA Holiday (MT)
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