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Camping facilities on public lands are generally simple and rustic but set amidst some of the nation's most spectacular scenery. These sites are convenient to scenic byways, waterways, trails and numerous outdoor recreation activities.
At the nation's 367 national parks there are over 440 campgrounds offering 29,000 campsites.
Call 1-800-365-2267 to make reservations at some of the busiest National Parks. For more information visit www.nationalparks.org.
The USDA Forest Service boasts more than 4,000 campgrounds in its 156 forests, which covers more than 191 million acres of land with 124,629 miles of trails, 128,000 miles of streams and rivers, 16,500 miles of coasts and shorelines and 2.2 million acres of lakes.
For information on camping in the national forests, write to individual forest supervisors. A list is available free by writing to:
USDA Forest Service
Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Recreation Sites
The BLM oversees 270 million acres of scenic outdoor recreation sites in the western United States, including Alaska. Recreation activities from hunting to hang gliding abound in BLM areas. For camping information, write to:
BLM
Department of Interior-MIB
1849 C Street N.W., Room 5600
Washington, D.C. 20240
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects
Discover more than 53,000 campsites located near oceans, rivers and lakes, and created through Corps projects, in a series of lakeshore brochures provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
To obtain information, please indicate regional preference or "nationwide" and write to:
USACE Publication
Depot
2803 52nd Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781-1102
The 504 National Wildlife Refuges are dedicated to wildlife conservation. Camping is allowed if compatible with conservation efforts at each location.
A free list of refuges that permit camping is included in "National Wildlife Refuges -- A Visitor's Guide," which highlights facilities and activities offered on refuges. This publication is available from:
U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Conservation Training Center
Shepherd Grade Road
Rt.1 Box 166
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
or by calling free 1-800-344-WILD (9453). Be sure to include the publication
title with your request.