The decisions of where to go camping is lots of fun. Your whole family can share in the decision. Everyone, young and old, can suggest ideas and desires about where to go, what to see, and what to do on the trip.

Divide up the tasks and have everyone check out Websites for camping in national parks, scenic parks, campgrounds, museums, fairs and other attractions.
Then get together and go over all the possibilities everyone found.
Great forum for a family meeting 
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Camping in National Parks 

National Parks are a great place to take your family camping. There are lots of things to do at these parks, both entertaining and fun for all ages.

Most National Parks provide fabulous scenic vistas. Some have incredible opportunities for watching wildlife. Others have natural wonders like geologic formations, hot springs, caves, or waterfalls.

National Parks generally provide camping areas. However, some parks are more like museums and do not have camping on site. Visit these parks while passing through, or camp at a nearby state park or commercial campground.

Where ever you choose to go, your family will have a great time and you will wish you had more time so you could see even more of that park's attractions.

Find ALL the National Park Campsites
here!
At
http://www.nps.gov/

 
Camping in State Parks 

State Parks offer some of the best family camping. 
There is always a state park close enough to home that you can get away for a weekend.
In addition, the state campsites are often located right on a lake shore, ocean beach, or some other major natural attraction, that commercial campgrounds can't afford to be near.

Most states have a central agency that controls the state parks, like a Department of Conservation, Department of Natural Resources or Forestry Department.

Campground reservations can be made for many state parks. Because the addresses and phone numbers for state agencies are in a constant state of flux, many of the numbers below will soon be outdated. Try the Tourism Division numbers first. Call information for new listings.

The links shown below will take you to those State Park agencies.

Alabama Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Montgomery, AL 1-800-252-7275 Alaska Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation  Anchorage, AK 1-907-269-8701 Arizona Arizona State Parks  Phoenix, AZ 1-602-542-4174 Arkansas Arkansas State Parks Little Rock, AR 1-501-682-7777 California Colorado Colorado Department of Natural Resources  State Parks Division 1-303-866-3437 Connecticut Connecticut Department of Economic Development  Rocky Hill, CT 1-800-CT-BOUND Delaware Delaware Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Recreation Dover, DE 1-302-739-4702 Florida Florida Division of Tourism  Tallahassee, FL 1-850-488-5607 Georgia Georgia Department of Natural Resources  Division of State Parks 1-404-656-3530 Hawaii Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks Division 1-808-587-0400 Idaho Idaho Division of Tourism Development Boise, ID 1-800-635-7820 Illinois Illinois Department of Natural Resources Springfield, IL 1-217-782-1395 Indiana Indiana Department of Natural Resources Indianapolis, IN 1-317-232-4124 Hoosier Camper (camping information) 1-800-837-7842 Brown County State Park  Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources Des Moines, IA 1-515-281-5918 Division of Tourism 1-800-345-IOWA Kansas Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Topeka, KS 1-316-672-5911 Division of Tourism 1-800-252-6727 Kentucky Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Frankfort, KY 1-800-858-1549 Department of Travel Development 1 -800-225-TR1P

Louisiana Louisiana State Parks Office  Baton Rouge, LA 1-888-677-1400 Maine Maine Bureau of Parks and Land Augusta, ME 1-207-287-3821 Maryland Maryland Department of Natural Resources Annapolis, MD 1-410-260-8186 Office of Tourism Development 1-800-543-1036 Massachusetts Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism  Boston, MA 1-800-227-MASS Michigan Michigan Department of Natural Resources Lansing, Ml 1-517-373-9900 Travel Bureau 1 -800-5432-YES Minnesota Minnesota Department of Natural Resources St. Paul, MN 1-651-296-6157 Office of Tourism 1-800-657-3700 Mississippi Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks  Jackson, MS 1-601-364-2120 Missouri Missouri Department of Natural Resources Jefferson City, MO 1-800-334-6946 Division of Tourism 1-800-877-1234  Montana Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Helena, MT 1-406-444-2535 Travel Montana 1-800-541-1447 Nebraska Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Lincoln, NE 1-402-471-0641 Nevada Nevada Tourism  Carson City, NV 1 -800-NEVADA-8 New Hampshire New Hampshire Office of Travel and Tourism  Concord, NH 1-800-386-4664 New Jersey New Jersey Division Parks and Forestry Trenton, NJ 1-609-292-2797 Division of Travel and Tourism 1-800-JERSEY-7 New Mexico New Mexico Department of Fish and Game Santa Fe, NM 1-800-862-9310 Department of Tourism 1-800-545-2040 New York New York State Parks  Albany, NY 1-800-456-CAMP North Carolina North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh, NC 1-919-733-3391 Division of Travel and Tourism 1-800-VISIT-NC North Dakota North Dakota Game and Fish Department Bismarck, ND 1-701-328-6300 Tourism Promotion 1-800-HFLLO-ND

Ohio Ohio Department of Natural Resources Columbus, OH 1-614-265-7000 Division of Travel and Tourism 1-800-BUCKEYE Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Oklahoma City, OK 1-405-521-3851 Tourism and Recreation Department 1-800-652-6552 Oregon Oregon Info Hotline (general camping information) 1-800-551-6949 Oregon and Washington State Parks (campground reservations) 1-800-452-5687 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Bureau of Travel Marketing 1-800-VISIT-PA Pennsylvania Tourism Office 1-800-564-5009 Rhode Island Rhode Island Tourism Office Providence, RI 1-800-556-2484 South Carolina South Carolina State Parks  and  Recreation, Tourism Office  Columbia, SC 1-803-734-4135 South Dakota South Dakota Department of Tourism Pierre, SD 1 -800-SDAKOTA State Parks 1-800-710-CAMP Tennessee Tennessee State Parks  Nashville, TN 1-888-TN-PARKS Texas Texas State Parks Information Austin, TX 1-800-792-1112 Utah Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation  Salt Lake City, UT 1-801-538-7220 Vermont Vermont Travel Division  Montpelier, VT 1-800-VERMONT Virginia Virginia Tourism Richmond, VA 1-800-VISIT-VA Virginia Campground Guide 1-800-922-6782 Washington Washington Info Hot Line  (general camping information) 1-800-233-0321 Washington State Parks  (reservations) 1-800-452-5687 West Virginia West Virginia Division of Tourism and Parks Charleston, WV 1-304-259-5216 Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Parks and Recreation Madison, WI 1-608-266-2181 Division of Tourism 1-800-432-TRIP Wyoming Wyoming Game and Fish Department Cheyenne, WY 1-307-777-4600 Division of Tourism 1-800-225-5996

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