Planning a family camping trip but unsure if your chosen campsite will meet your expectations? Camping app Hipcamp just released its 2026 list of 50 Favorite Places to Camp Right Now, a curated guide to standout campsites across the United States based on camper reviews and ratings, settings, regional diversity, cultural and travel trends, host hospitality, and editorial debate.
Llama Land Ranch, Texas © Hipcamp
So, whichever state you’re in or planning to camp in, these are the top 50 campsites for 2026:
- Arizona: North Rim Campground in Grand Canyon National Park and Sacred Springs in Rimrock
- Arkansas: Illinois River Paradise in Wheeler
- California: Beach Camp in D.L. Bliss State Park, Cuyama Badlands in Cuyama, Foxfern in Mendocino, Kosk Creek Campgrounds in Big Bend and The Olive Farm in Novato
- Colorado: Valley of the Bear Ranch in Yampa
- Florida: Lucky U Ranch in Bushnell
- Hawai’i: Moon Garden Getaway in Mountain View
- Idaho: Stanley Lake Campground in Sawtooth National Forest
- Illinois: Wine Trail Wilderness in Pomona
- Iowa: Tent Camping on the Raccoon River in Lake City
- Kansas: Daniel’s 100-Year-Old Farm in Hutchinson
- Kentucky: Hidden Lake Farm in Cynthiana
- Maine: Quarry Ledge Campground in Mount Desert
- Maryland: Willows Farm in Union Bridge
- Michigan: Elysium Heritage Farm in Pinconning
- Minnesota: Alpha and Omega Pizza Farm in Princeton
- Missouri: Timbuktu Campground in Echo Bluff State Park
- Montana: American Prairie Buffalo Camp in Zortman and Bucketlist #1 in Big Arm
- Nebraska: Golden Prairie Bison in Valentine
- Nevada: Cathedral Gorge Campground in Cathedral Gorge State Park
- New Hampshire: Hussey Mountain Tree Farm in Farmington
- New Mexico: Camp Darkmoon in Belen and Big Arsenic Springs Campground in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
- New York: Birch’s Lakeside Campground & Marine in Cranberry Lake
- North Carolina: Spruill Conservation Farm in Roper and Waterfall Camping Close to CLT in Bessemer City
- Oregon: Upriver Paradise Private Retreat in Blue River
- Pennsylvania: Camp Dietrich on Bear Creek in Jim Thorpe
- Rhode Island: Burlingame Campground in Burlingame State Park
- South Carolina: Bennetts Point 31 in Green Pond
- Tennessee: Waterloo Falls in Cookeville
- Texas: Llama Land Ranch in Tool and Warbler Ridge Campground in Palo Pinto Mountains State Park
- Utah: Arrowhead Campground in Monument Valley and Ranchito Feliz in Cannonville
- Vermont: BlueberryHill Field Camp in Goshen
- Virginia: Pastimes on Passage Creek Ranch in Fort Valley
- Washington: Aliya Preserve in Kalaloch, Dick’s Last Resort on the River in Sequim, McGovern Residence in Pomeroy and Naked Falls in Stevenson
- Wisconsin: Big Bay Campground in Big Bay State Park
- Wyoming: Sinks Canyon Campground in Shoshone National Forest
Quarry Ledge Campground, Maine © Hipcamp
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