Online search engines for camper locations??

[imq707s]

What are some good search engines online to help find some good RV/Camper park locations? I’ve been trying to use Google Earth, but it only seems to want to find the big RV parks, but it won’t find any of the smaller sites set up for camper trailers.

Any info would be great!

[2gypsies1]

No ONE site will give you all the campgrounds/RV parks that are available. We always used multiple ones.

When you find one suitable for you THEN look at it on Google Earth. I can't imagine searching for one on Google Earth to begin with.

[wanderingdawgs]

The first place I always look is CampendiumYou will find maps, campground reviews, and links to blog posts. Even campgrounds with no reviews are listed. If there is no review I will go to RV Park Reviewsto find a review of the park.

trailertraveler gave you a list of excellent resources. I have used almost all of them with good results.

Good luck!

[trailertraveler]

coolmom42 wrote:
uscampgrounds.info for all publicly owned campgrounds.

While I like the U.S. Campgrounds website, it DOES NOT list all publicly owned campgrounds. It claims to list 13,000 public campgrounds. The Ultimate Public Campground Project lists over 25,000 public campgrounds and even it is not all inclusive seeming to be able to find and add more just about every month. Each lists some that the other does not. Links for both are in my previous post.

[coolmom42]

uscampgrounds.info for all publicly owned campgrounds.

[tatest]

You need to look at online directories (traveltrailer gave you a comprehensive list), rather than trying to use web search engines. The search engines are set up to find what is on the World Wide Web, and I suspect that many of the smaller parks you are looking for have no web presence. Getting onto the World Wide Web often costs more than what some smaller park operators think they can afford, or they don't think it would help their business.

It has been my experience that most commercial RV parks, even the largest, have sites suited to camper trailers, and many also accommodate tent camping. Some large chains like KOA and Jellystone also require franchisees to provide cabins for folks who come in with neither tent nor RV. Only a few specialized resorts limit their clientele to

[trailertraveler]

In my experience no website or search engine will list all the campgrounds or RV Parks. Depending on what you are looking for some will be more complete than others. I use the following websites to help find commercial campgrounds/RV Parks along our route:
RV Park Reviews
Passport America
Allstays
RV Parky
Woodalls

For local, state and federal public campgrounds, I like:
National Forest Campground Guide
Corps of Engineers Campgrounds
Ultimate Public Campground Project
U.S. Campgrounds

For low cost or drycamping/boondocking, I use:
Free Campgrounds
Free Campsites
Bob’s Cheap or Free Campgrounds
Dean’s List
Boondockers Welcome
Harvest Host
Days End Directory

[NCWriter]

More votes for Allstays (great app on iPad for finding big variety of places) and RV Park Reviews.com for comments about many of them.

[doxiemom11]

campedium.com - forestcamping.com - freecampsites.net - allstays.com - ultimate campgrounds.com - rvparkreviews.com - rvparky.com and we use passport america a lot for 50% off camping. You do have to check what days, months how many days, but there are some smaller campgrounds there too.

[Golfcart]

Ultimatecampgrounds.com is what I use for looking up options. After I find places on there i google more info on the locations i liked

[wbwood]

Lauren wrote:
RVPsrkReviews! Got back only two years max and throw out the high and the low.

The only thing is that parks or campgrounds usually aren't listed (or at least the last time I have looked) aren't listed unless someone listed them and provided and review.

As another mentioned, change up your terminology. Don't worry about Google Earth.

You can also use rec.gov, reserveamerica.com, woodalls.com, etc

[Lauren]

RVPsrkReviews! Go back only two years max and throw out the high and the low.

[RoyB]

You have to play name games with the google search...

RV CAMPING
RV Parks
RV Resorts
Campgrounds
RV Camp ground
Camping
etc

I use google map and google earth all the time... Love google earth as you can zoom right on down to the park and see the sites with shade etc...

I read on one of these forums where a guy had just lost his mother and zoomed down to see the family house soon after that using street view and saw his mom sitting on the porch. Scared the heck out of him...

I'm surprised how up-to-date these Google Earth shots are. We just had a hugh overhead Electricl wires and tall supports go in here feeding a local Navy Base. Just a week or so after that was put up it was already being shown on Google Earth...

Roy Ken

[RoyB]

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[Irover]

AllStays.com RvParkReviews.com FreeCampsites.com