Some questions on National Park sites
My DW and I would like to start full-timing in the future. We expect to do lots of hiking during the day and some work during the evening/night. We MUCH prefer to camp in less open spaces that feature...
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I just want to reinforce what some others have said.
I do not believe you will find privacy or relatively uncrowded conditions at most national parks. Many of the campgrounds I have seen tend to have the camping spur or pull through very close to the campground loop road, with really not a lot of vegetation in between sites. And unless you camp in the very edges of the shoulder seasons (real early in spring, or real late in fall) you can expect crowds of campers that sometimes are not too considerate of anyone but themselves.
That said, here is the good news. Many National Parks are surrounded by other federal and state lands. National Forest, BLM, National Grasslands, State Parks, etc. Often, they have campgrounds that are fairly near the national park and their campgrounds offer much more solitude - more vegetation, far fewer crowds, etc. That may be your best choice for privacy and solitude, with day trips into the national park. And yes, the shorter you are, the more places you can fit into.
I do not believe you will find privacy or relatively uncrowded conditions at most national parks. Many of the campgrounds I have seen tend to have the camping spur or pull through very close to the campground loop road, with really not a lot of vegetation in between sites. And unless you camp in the very edges of the shoulder seasons (real early in spring, or real late in fall) you can expect crowds of campers that sometimes are not too considerate of anyone but themselves.
That said, here is the good news. Many National Parks are surrounded by other federal and state lands. National Forest, BLM, National Grasslands, State Parks, etc. Often, they have campgrounds that are fairly near the national park and their campgrounds offer much more solitude - more vegetation, far fewer crowds, etc. That may be your best choice for privacy and solitude, with day trips into the national park. And yes, the shorter you are, the more places you can fit into.
