Permit Directory
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California— 5 permits
🏕 CampgroundUpper Pines Campground (Yosemite Valley)
CAYear-round (first two loops only in winter — ~50 sites available December – mid-February)
🏕 CampgroundLower Pines Campground (Yosemite Valley)
CAApril – October (seasonal closure in winter)
🏕 CampgroundLodgepole Campground (Sequoia NP)
CAWednesday before Memorial Day – early December (phased closures begin late September; weather-dependent)
🏕 CampgroundCottonwood Campground (Joshua Tree NP)
CAYear-round; summer heat extreme (regularly exceeds 105°F; June–September)
🏕 CampgroundConvict Lake Campground
CALate April – October
Washington— 3 permits
🏕 CampgroundKalaloch Campground (Olympic NP)
WAYear-round (limited winter sites)
🏕 CampgroundHoh Rain Forest Campground (Olympic NP)
WAYear-round; reservation season typically late May – mid-September (2026: June 12 – Sept 6); first-come, first-served outside reservation season
🏕 CampgroundOhanapecosh Campground (Mt. Rainier NP)
WALate May – late October
Arizona— 3 permits
🏕 CampgroundMather Campground (Grand Canyon South Rim)
AZYear-round (limited services November – February)
🏕 CampgroundNorth Rim Campground (Grand Canyon)
AZ⚠️ CLOSED: North Rim Campground was closed for the entire 2025 season due to the Dragon Bravo Fire (July 2025). 2026 season status is uncertain pending fire damage assessment. Verify at recreation.gov before planning.
🏕 CampgroundBright Angel Campground (Grand Canyon NP)
AZYear-round (most popular March–May and September–November)
Wyoming— 3 permits
🏕 CampgroundBridge Bay Campground (Yellowstone)
WYMid-May – mid-September (2026 dates: May 15 – Sept 14; limited first-come sites May 15–21)
🏕 CampgroundMadison Campground (Yellowstone)
WYApproximately early May – mid-October (typically opens ~May 3, closes ~Oct 19–20; varies by year)
🏕 CampgroundJenny Lake Campground (Grand Teton NP)
WYLate May – late September
ME— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundBlackwoods Campground (Acadia NP)
MEApproximately May 6 – October 16 (varies by year); reduced sites/services in off-season
Tennessee— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundElkmont Campground (Great Smoky Mountains NP)
TNMid-March – late November
Utah— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundWatchman Campground (Zion NP)
UTYear-round
Oregon— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundMazama Campground (Crater Lake NP)
ORLate June – late September (snow closes the rim road in winter)
MD— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundAssateague Island National Seashore Campground
MDYear-round; Oceanside reservations required Mar 15 – Nov 15 (first-come Nov 16 – Mar 14); Bayside reservations required year-round
NC— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundOcracoke Campground (Cape Hatteras NS)
NCYear-round (extended to year-round as of 2020–2021)
Montana— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundApgar Campground (Glacier NP)
MTEarly May – mid-October (full service); primitive camping available April 1 – early May and mid-October – November
Colorado— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundMoraine Park Campground (Rocky Mountain NP)
COYear-round (77 sites available first-come, first-served during winter through ~May 18; full reservation season opens ~May 19)
West Virginia— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundGrandview Campground (New River Gorge NRA)
WVLate April – October
Wisconsin— 1 permit
🏕 CampgroundApostle Islands National Lakeshore — Island Camping
WIMay – October