National and State Park Cabins

I've not been in cabins at Natioal Parks except for the shelters on hiking trails, where you carry in everything you need.

Oklahima State Parks have varied cabin facilities at different prices. 50 parks have some type of cabin offering, at least rustic. For those, a sleeping platform where you roll out your bedding, a cold water sink and counter, a lighting and a couple of utility outlets. Maybe climate control, maybe not, except for windows that open. They work up from there, depending on park, a varous prices, but none that I know of provide kitchen and food service utensils. I've had that sort cabin of facility at commercial family resorts, but not at public parks.

I've had more experience with group camping facilities, which usually have two or more bunkrooms with military type cots, equpped kitchens, restrooms for one or two genders, but not always showers.

If planning to travel using park cabins or shelters, without knowing what is at each stop, I would be equipped for independent tent camping, just not carrying the tent.

The Texas State Park cabins I've been in were just a cabin with screened window openings. There were electrical outlets inside and a hose bib outside. o furnishings at all. Things may have changed as it's probably been 10 years since I was in one.

In Indiana everything but bedding and towels and food and drink is furnished. BUT most are reserved a year in advance both summer and winter. Some parks even have lodges that reguire reservations ahead of time. All are reservable on line also you can get list of what you must bring yourself to the cabins in each state park. Good luck.

Should be a website for the park/cabins. Decided to leave the rv home last summer and stayed in a state park cabin in Tenn.
Unit had electric, water, stove, icebox and microwave, coffee maker, utensils, bathroom with a shower. No tv, no radio, no wifi.

The cabins in Custer State Park vary from basic to supplying everything. It's best to get the info from the park itself.

Virginia State Partk cabins provide everything but clothing, food, and coffee filters. The have some built during the Depression by the CCC and some that are more modern. SWe have loved all the ones we have stayed in. Of course, you may not be heading towards VA.

Thanks guys. I'm going to tell him mostly bedding

Good question. Depends on what you are looking for. State parks might have everything from a wall tent to a luxury home to use.
Custer State Park in SD offers over 50 'camping cabins', rustic simple structures with comfort stations nearby, to SD Poet Laureate Badger Clarks hand hewn secluded log cabin, to the States own luxury retreat, when it in not reserved( paid for by them) govt officials. Even gov. Daugaard pays.
Look it up, www.visitcuster.com

I think the best answer would be go online and look at the description of the parks you'll be visiting. Each one and each state will be different.

most of the state park camping cabins I have seen do not have bathrooms or piped water, but do have elec, a/c maybe, heater maybe. Think of a cabin as your wood sided tent with beds and mattresses, and bring anything you would bring on a tenting camping trip.