U.S. National Park Camping & RV Hookup Fees - Complete Guide

Tent Camping & RV Hookup Fee's

Below is the information for U.S. National Parks that offer camping, with a break down of of the nightly cost for a camp site if you bring your own tent, or the fees for RV hookups.

Acadia National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $22 - $40 per night depending on the season and campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Arches National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $25 per night for individual sites.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Badlands National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $22 per night for campsites.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Big Bend National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $16 per night for developed campgrounds.
• Backcountry Camping: $10 per night for backcountry permits.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Rio Grande Village RV Campground (privately operated) for $36 per night.

Biscayne National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $25 per night for developed campgrounds; $15 for a tent campsite (Boca Chita Key and Elliott Key).
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $16 - $22 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Limited RV sites available with electric hookups at $22 per night.

Bryce Canyon National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available for $30 per night with electric hookups.

Canyonlands National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 - $20 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Capitol Reef National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 per night for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free (backcountry camping only).
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Channel Islands National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Congaree National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping; $10 for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Crater Lake National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $21 - $31 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $25 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Death Valley National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $14 - $36 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Furnace Creek Campground for $36 per night with full hookups.

Denali National Park & Preserve

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 - $30 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Riley Creek, Teklanika River, and Savage River campgrounds, with varying fees based on hookups and site size.

Dry Tortugas National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Everglades National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 per night for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Long Pine Key and Flamingo campgrounds for $45 - $55 per night, with full hookups.

Glacier National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $10 - $23 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Grand Canyon National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $18 - $50 per night depending on the campsite and location.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Trailer Village RV Park for $50 per night with full hookups.

Grand Teton National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $40 - $55 per night depending on the campsite and season.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Colter Bay RV Park for $76 per night with full hookups.

Great Basin National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

• Tent Camping Fee: $11 - $20 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $17.50 - $27 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at some campgrounds, such as Elkmont, for $25 - $27 per night with partial hookups.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 per night for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Haleakalā National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping; $5 per night for drive-up campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 per night for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Hot Springs National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Gulpha Gorge Campground for $30 per night with full hookups.

Indiana Dunes National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $25 - $50 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Dunewood Campground for $50 per night with full hookups.

Isle Royale National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $8 per night per person for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Joshua Tree National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 - $25 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Katmai National Park & Preserve

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Kenai Fjords National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Kings Canyon National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $18 - $26 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Grant Grove and Cedar Grove campgrounds with varying fees based on site size.

Kobuk Valley National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $16 - $26 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Manzanita Lake Campground for $36 per night with full hookups.

Mammoth Cave National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 - $35 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Maple Springs Campground for $35 per night with full hookups.

Mesa Verde National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 - $60 per night depending on the campsite and season.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Morefield Campground for $38 - $45 per night with full hookups.

Mount Rainier National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Cougar Rock and Ohanapecosh campgrounds with varying fees based on site size.

North Cascades National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping; $16 per night for developed campgrounds.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds.

Olympic National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $24 - $48 per night depending on the campsite and season.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Petrified Forest National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free (backcountry camping only).
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Pinnacles National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $23 - $50 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available for $36 - $50 per night with electric hookups.

Redwood National and State Parks

• Tent Camping Fee: $35 - $50 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Gold Bluffs Beach Campground and others for $35 - $50 per night with full hookups.

Rocky Mountain National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 - $60 per night depending on the campsite and season.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Moraine Park Campground for $60 per night with full hookups.

Saguaro National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Sequoia National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $18 - $26 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Potwisha Campground for $22 per night with electric hookups.

Shenandoah National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Big Meadows Campground for $50 per night with full hookups.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $10 - $30 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Cottonwood Campground for $30 per night with electric hookups.

Virgin Islands National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $30 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Voyageurs National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 - $28 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

White Sands National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $3 per night per person for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Wind Cave National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $9 - $18 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available at park campgrounds. Nearby private campgrounds may offer RV hookups.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve

• Tent Camping Fee: Free for backcountry camping.
• RV Hookup Fee: Not available.

Yellowstone National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $15 - $31.50 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Fishing Bridge RV Park for $83.50 per night with full hookups.

Yosemite National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $36 - $66 per night depending on the campsite.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at North Pines Campground for $56 per night with full hookups.

Zion National Park

• Tent Camping Fee: $20 - $30 per night.
• RV Hookup Fee: Available at Watchman Campground for $30 per night with electric hookups.

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