America's Top 100 Family Campgrounds for 2008 - Compiled by ReserveAmerica
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y., May 5 2008 -- With the continued increase in camping popularity and as the Summer camping season quickly approaches, ReserveAmerica, the United States' leading recreation reservation service announces the nation's sixth annual "Top 100 Family Campgrounds," a guide to help consumers plan their visits to America's greatest 'hidden gem' locations all across the great outdoors. Consumers can explore and reserve over 4,000 campgrounds by visiting http://www.ReserveAmerica.com
The Top 100 Family Campgrounds were selected based on testimonials, campground ratings and feedback provided by park rangers, regional park management and campers throughout the year Nearly 4,000 parks were reviewed and the final 100 campgrounds were determined based on specific family- friendly criteria ranging from educational programs and visitor centers to camping amenities and overall beauty and scenery. Factors including the quality and availability of hot showers, laundry facilities, hiking trails, family beaches, radio-free zones, visitor centers, educational programs, children's events and location were also considered.
2008 Top 100 Family Campgrounds
Sorted by State
- Brooks Camp Campground-Katmai National Park & Preserve-King Salmon, AK
- Hot Springs National Park KOA-Hot Springs, AR
- Mather Campground-Grand Canyon National Park-Grand Canyon, AZ
- ViewPoint RV & Golf Resort-Mesa, AZ
- Channel Islands National Park-Ventura. CA
- Columbia State Historic Park-Tuolumne, CA
- Forks Campground-Sierra National Forest-Bass Lake, CA
- Laguna-Cleveland National Forest-Mt. Laguna, CA
- McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park-Shasta, CA
- Old Town San Diego State Historic Park-San Diego, CA
- Richardson Grove State Park-Humboldt, CA
- Van Damme State Park-Mendocino, CA
- Glacier Basin Campground-Rocky Mountain National Park-Estes Park, CO
- Steamboat Lake State Park-Clark, CO
- American Legion State Forest-Austin Hawes Campground-Pleasant Valley, CT
- Hammonasset Beach State Park-Madison, CT
- Housatonic Meadows State Park-Sharon, CT
- Rocky Neck State Park-Niantic, CT
- Fort Clinch State Park-Fernandina Beach, FL
- Oscar Scherer State Park-Osprey, FL
- St. Augustine Beach KOA-St. Augustine, FL
- St. George Island State Park-St. George Island, FL
- Tropical Palms Resort-Orlando, FL
- Barren River State Resort Park-Lucas, KY
- Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park-Burkesville, KY
- Green River Lake State Park-Campbellsville, KY
- John James Audubon State Park-Henderson, KY
- Nolin Lake State Park-Mammoth Cave, KY
- Bayou Segnette State Park-Westwego, LA
- Cypremort Point State Park-Cypremort Point, LA
- Grand Isle State Park-Grand Isle, LA
- Hodges Gardens State Park-Florien , LA
- Boston Harbor Island National Park Area-Hingham, MA
- D.A.R. State Forest-Goshen, MA
- Pearl Hill State Park-West Townsend, MA
- Tolland State Forest-East Otis, MA
- Wells State Park-Sturbridge, MA
- Greenbelt Campground-Greenbelt Park-Greenbelt, MD
- Petoskey KOA-Petoskey, MI
- Sand Lake Campground-Huron-Manistee National Forest-Manistee, MI
- John W Kyle State Park-Sardis, MS
- Lake Lincoln State Park-Wesson, MS
- Paul B Johnson State Park-Hattiesburg, MS
- Percy Quin State Park-McComb, MS
- Trace State Park-Belden, MS
- Eugene T. Mahoney State Park-Ashland, NE
- Fort Robinson State Park-Crawford, NE
- Ponca State Park-Ponca, NE
- Bear Brook State Park-Allenstown, NH
- Crawford Notch State Park-Crawford Notch, NH
- Franconia Notch State Park-Franconia, NH
- Lake Francis State Park-Pittsburgh, NH
- Pawtuckaway State Park-Nottingham, NH
- Umbagog Lake State Park-Errol, NH
- White Lake State Park-Tamworth, NH
- Hilltop-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest-Charleston, NV
- Brown Tract Campground-Raquette Lake, NY
- Buck Pond Campground-Onchiota, NY
- Cedar Island State Park-Clayton, NY
- Coles Creek State Park-Waddington, NY
- Delta Lake State Park-Rome, NY
- DeWolf Point State Park-Fineview, NY
- Hearthstone Point-Lake George, NY
- Keewyadin State Park-Alexandria Bay, NY
- Keuka Lake State Park-Bluff Point, NY
- Mongaup Pond-Livingston Manor, NY
- Shelby/Mansfield KOA-Shelby, OH
- LL Stub Stewart State Park-Buxton, OR
- Nehalem Bay State Park-Nehalem, OR
- Pine Meadows Campground-Cottage Grove, OR
- Burlingame State Park and Campground-Charlestown, RI
- Fishermen's Memorial State Park and Campground-Narragansett, RI
- George Washington Memorial Camping Area-Glocester, RI
- Aiken State Natural Area-Windsor, SC
- Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area-Calhoun Falls, SC
- Hamilton Branch State Recreation Area-Plum Branch, SC
- Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area-Sunset, SC
- Paris Mountain State Park-Greenville, SC
- Springfield Campground-Anderson, SC
- Table Rock State Park-Pickens, SC
- Bristol/Kingsport KOA-Blountville, TN
- Bear Lake State Park-Garden City, UT
- Fremont Indian State Park & Museum-Sevier, UT
- Goblin Valley State Park-Green River, UT
- Red Fleet State Park-Vernal, UT
- Chippokes Plantation State Park-Surry, VA
- Claytor Lake State Park-Dublin, VA
- Douthat State Park-Millboro, VA
- Fairy Stone State Park-Stuart, VA
- Lake Anna State Park-Spotsylvania, VA
- New River Trail State Park-Foster Falls, VA
- Occoneechee State Park-Clarksville, VA
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park-Huddleston, VA
- Westmoreland State Park-Montross, VA
- Central Ferry Park-Pomeroy, WA
- Takhlakh Lake Campground-Gifford Pinchot National Forest-Trout Lake, WA
- Buckhorn State Park-Necedah, WI
- Devil's Lake State Park-Baraboo, WI
- Roche-A-Cri State Park-Friendship, WI
- Wisconsin Dells KOA-Wisconsin Dells, WI
About ReserveAmerica
ReserveAmerica is North America's leading camping reservation and campground management solutions provider. ReserveAmerica specializes in complete reservations solutions, stand-alone call center/database management tools, online reservations solutions and park software solutions. The Company manages the largest reservable campsite inventory with partnerships throughout North America.
