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Federal campgrounds with water access

Lake, river, or shore within ~4 miles. Showing campgrounds with at least 15 itemized sites so the list is real water-recreation destinations, not single-site cabins on a creek.

Water-adjacent campgrounds · ranked by total sites
966 with water and 15+ sites
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Lake, river, or shore within ~4 miles. Ranked by total sites so the bigger water-recreation destinations surface first.

  1. 01Shenango Rec Area CampgroundShenango River Lake · PA328 sites
  2. 02Mill Creek Camping (Berlin Lake)Berlin Lake · OH307 sites
  3. 03Broken Arrow CampgroundSAYUmpqua National Forest · OR275 sites
  4. 04Seven Points (PA)Raystown Lake · PA267 sites
  5. 05Prairie Flower Recreation AreaSaylorville Lake · IA252 sites
  6. 06Indian Creek (MO)Mark Twain Lake · MO249 sites
  7. 07Sugar Bottom CampgroundCoralville Lake · IA244 sites
  8. 08Baileys PointBarren River Lake · KY215 sites
  9. 09Loft Mountain CampgroundSAYShenandoah National Park · VA213 sites
  10. 10Fallen Leaf CampgroundSAYLake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · CA208 sites
  11. 11Twin Knobs CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest · KY208 sites
  12. 12Lodgepole Campground-Sequoia And Kings Canyon National ParkSAYSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · CA206 sites
  13. 13Bulltown CampBurnsville Lake · WV204 sites
  14. 14Island View (Rathbun Lake)Rathbun Lake · IA192 sites
  15. 15Ohanapecosh CampgroundSAYMount Rainier National Park · WA192 sites
  16. 16Horseshoe BendBeaver Lake · AR190 sites
  17. 17Fish Creek CampgroundSAYGlacier National Park · MT189 sites
  18. 18Ives RunTioga-Hammond Lakes · PA189 sites
  19. 19Coon Creek (IL)Lake Shelbyville · IL185 sites
  20. 20Cougar Rock CampgroundSAYMount Rainier National Park · WA184 sites
  21. 21Manzanita LakeSAYLassen Volcanic National Park · CA180 sites
  22. 22Platte River CampgroundSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MI179 sites
  23. 23Table Mountain (Angeles)SAYAngeles National Forest · CA178 sites
  24. 24Slough CreekPerry Lake · KS177 sites
  25. 25Pickensville Cg (Pickensville AL)Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · AL176 sites
  26. 26Dolly CoppWhite Mountain National Forest · NH175 sites
  27. 27Cottonwood PointMarion Reservoir · KS171 sites
  28. 28KalalochSAYOlympic National Park · WA168 sites
  29. 29East Fork (WV)East Lynn Lake · WV168 sites
  30. 30Cholla CampgroundTonto National Forest · AZ167 sites
  31. 31Tusayan - MontaneKaibab National Forest · AZ167 sites
  32. 32Bushay Recreation AreaSAYMendocino Lake · CA167 sites
  33. 33Rainbow (AZ)Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest · AZ166 sites
  34. 34Ray BehrensMark Twain Lake · MO166 sites
  35. 35Kiowa Park IWaurika Lake · OK166 sites
  36. 36Mathews Arm CampgroundSAYShenandoah National Park · VA166 sites
  37. 37Alley SpringOzark National Scenic Riverways · MO165 sites
  38. 38Cades Cove CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TN164 sites
  39. 39Assateague Island National Seashore CampgroundAssateague Island National Seashore · MD160 sites
  40. 40Defeated Creek ParkCordell Hull Lake · TN158 sites
  41. 41Lake SherwoodMonongahela National Forest · WV158 sites
  42. 42St. Mary CampgroundSAYGlacier National Park · MT157 sites
  43. 43Cosby CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TN157 sites
  44. 44Sunset Campground (CA)SAYSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · CA156 sites
  45. 45Gerald Freeman CampgroundSutton Lake · WV156 sites
  46. 46Elk Creek CampgroundSAYCurecanti National Recreation Area · CO153 sites
  47. 47AxtelRough River Lake · KY153 sites
  48. 48Outlet(Melvern)Melvern Lake · KS152 sites
  49. 49Sweetwater CampgroundAllatoona Lake · GA151 sites
  50. 50Salt Lick CreekCordell Hull Lake · TN151 sites
  51. 51Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake)Somerville Lake · TX150 sites
  52. 52Blackhawk ParkMississippi River - Pool 9 · WI150 sites
  53. 53KachessSAYOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA149 sites
  54. 54Coles Creek CampgroundCarlyle Lake · IL148 sites
  55. 55BucksawHarry S. Truman Lake · MO148 sites
  56. 56Jim Hogg ParkGeorgetown Lake · TX148 sites
  57. 57Minooka ParkWilson Lake · KS147 sites
  58. 58Bandy CreekBig South Fork National River & Recreation Area · TN145 sites
  59. 59Davidson RiverNational Forests in North Carolina · NC144 sites
  60. 60Gunter HillAlabama River Lakes · AL142 sites
  61. 61Smokemont CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NC142 sites
  62. 62Forrest W. Bo WoodLake Shelbyville · IL141 sites
  63. 63Piney GroveTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · MS141 sites
  64. 64Ocracoke CampgroundCape Hatteras National Seashore · NC140 sites
  65. 65Lakeside (OK)Lake Texoma · OK140 sites
  66. 66Holly BayDaniel Boone National Forest · KY138 sites
  67. 67Windy Hill CampgroundTonto National Forest · AZ137 sites
  68. 68Tillie CreekSAYSequoia National Forest · CA137 sites
  69. 69Big SpringOzark National Scenic Riverways · MO137 sites
  70. 70Buckhorn Campground (Chickasaw)Chickasaw National Recreation Area · OK137 sites
  71. 71Aspen (AZ)Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest · AZ136 sites
  72. 72GrindstoneSAYGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forest · VA136 sites
  73. 73Cookson BendTenkiller Ferry Lake · OK134 sites
  74. 74Hickory Creek (TX)Lewisville Lake · TX134 sites
  75. 75Thomson CausewayMississippi River - Pools 11-22 · IL133 sites
  76. 76Hunter CoveHarlan County Lake · NE133 sites
  77. 77Furnace Creek CampgroundSAYDeath Valley National Park · CA130 sites
  78. 78White Oak (Creek) CampgroundWalter F. George Lake · AL129 sites
  79. 79Venango ParkKanopolis Lake · KS129 sites
  80. 80RancheriaSAYSierra National Forest · CA128 sites
  81. 81Acorn CampgroundSAYNew Hogan Lake · CA128 sites
  82. 82South Campground (UT)Zion National Park · UT128 sites
  83. 83North Rim Campground (AZ)Grand Canyon National Park · AZ125 sites
  84. 84Cherry Glen CampgroundSaylorville Lake · IA125 sites
  85. 85Tionesta Rec. Area CampgroundTionesta Lake · PA125 sites
  86. 86Rocky Point(Wright Patman Dam)Wright Patman Lake · TX125 sites
  87. 87Bolar Mountain Recreation AreaSAYGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forest · VA125 sites
  88. 88Jumbo Rocks CampgroundSAYJoshua Tree National Park · CA124 sites
  89. 89Dinkey CreekSAYSierra National Forest · CA123 sites
  90. 90Cross Lake Recreation AreaMississippi River Headwaters - Cross Lake · MN122 sites
  91. 91Burns Run WestLake Texoma · OK122 sites
  92. 92TompkinsCowanesque Lake · PA122 sites
  93. 93Kendall CampgroundLake Cumberland · KY120 sites
  94. 94Little Beaver A Campground SAYPlumas National Forest · CA119 sites
  95. 95Battle RunSummersville Lake · WV117 sites
  96. 96River Road ParkClearwater Lake · MO116 sites
  97. 97Clear Springs (TX)Wright Patman Lake · TX115 sites
  98. 98Prairie Creek (AR)Beaver Lake · AR114 sites
  99. 99LA Wis Wis CampgroundSAYGifford Pinchot National Forest · WA113 sites
  100. 100Buffalo PointBuffalo National River · AR112 sites

Showing top 100 of 1,897 matches. Tighten the filters above or pick a state to narrow.

Ranked from RIDB site data and OpenStreetMap. The plate above shows the metric across the whole national catalog, the bar in the right tail is the answer zone. We don't take bookings or paid placements, so the order reflects the data, not who paid.