🚤 Lakeside camping

Lakeside campgrounds put a swim, a paddle, or a morning of fishing right outside the tent. From alpine reservoirs in the Sierra to desert lakes across Arizona and Nevada, waterfront sites fill up long before the season starts — set an alert and grab one the moment a cancellation reopens it.

120 lakeside camping campgrounds across the western US, most-reviewed first. Tap any for live availability, reviews, and a free cancellation alert.

• Gunter HillAlabama4.6
• R Shaefer HeardAlabama4.6
• Platte River CampgroundMichigan4.7
• EastbankFlorida4.6
• Defeated Creek ParkTennessee4.6
• Fallen Leaf CampgroundCalifornia4.5
• Ives RunPennsylvania4.4
• Twin Lakes (Sc)South Carolina4.7
• Hickory Creek (TX)Texas4.5
• Lake PowhatanNorth Carolina4.6
• North Bend ParkVirginia4.7
• Seven Points (Pa)Pennsylvania4.5
• Manzanita LakeCalifornia4.4
• Cotton HillAlabama4.6
• Foscue CreekAlabama4.8
• White Oak (Creek) CampgroundAlabama4.4
• Airport ParkTexas4.4
• Potters Creek ParkTexas4.4
• Gun CreekIllinois4.5
• CanalKentucky4.6
• Boulder Beach CampgroundNevada4.3
• PetersburgSouth Carolina4.6
• Holiday (Texas)Texas4.2
• Bandits RoostNorth Carolina4.5
• Cedar Breaks ParkTexas4.3
• North AbutmentMississippi4.8
• South Sandusky CampgroundIllinois4.6
• Old Highway 86Arkansas4.7
• Kendall CampgroundKentucky4.6
• Rocky Point(Wright Patman Dam)Texas4.5
• Cedar Ridge (Tx)Texas4.4
• Dam West CampgroundIllinois4.7
• Clear Springs (TX)Texas4.5
• Live Oak RidgeTexas4.7
• Horseshoe Bend (Beaver Lake)Arkansas4.2
• WatsadlerSouth Carolina4.6
• Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake)Texas4.5
• Prairie Flower Recreation AreaIowa4.6
• Wallace CreekMississippi4.7
• Baileys PointKentucky4.2
• Diamond LakeOregon4.1
• Forrest W. Bo WoodIllinois4.7
• Aux ArcArkansas4.5
• Salt Lick CreekTennessee4.5
• Howell StationIowa4.6
• Mill Creek (Missouri)Arkansas4.7
• South Marcum CampgroundIllinois4.5
• Outlet(Melvern)Kansas4.5
• MidwayTexas4.4
• Sandy CreekTexas4.5
• SpringfieldSouth Carolina4.6
• Victoria CampgroundGeorgia4.5
• Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family CampingVirginia4.6
• Dam - QuarryArkansas4.4
• Prairie Creek (Al)Alabama4.5
• Yegua CreekTexas4.4
• Indian PointMissouri4.4
• Rudds Creek Rec. AreaVirginia4.6
• Bloomington EastKansas4.3
• Jenny Lake CampgroundWyoming4.8
• LIBERTY HILL (Navarro Mills Lake)Texas4.3
• Oconee PointNorth Carolina4.7
• Persimmon Hill(Enid Lake)Mississippi4.7
• Cochiti CampgroundNew Mexico4.3
• Johnson Creek CampTexas4.3
• Twin Lakes CampgroundCalifornia4.5
• Goose PointVirginia4.6
• Riana - Abiquiu LakeNew Mexico4.8
• Buckhorn CreekTexas4.3
• Lithia SpringsIllinois4.7
• Crystal Springs (AR)Arkansas4.4
• William Kent CampgroundCalifornia4.5
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Backcountry Camping PermitMichigan4.5
• Cherry Glen CampgroundIowa4.5
• D.H. Day CampgroundMichigan4.5
• Jennings FerryAlabama4.7
• Belle StarrOklahoma4.2
• Riley CreekIdaho4.7
• Sugar Bottom CampgroundIowa4.4
• Whitetail RidgeAlabama4.6
• Deerlick CreekAlabama4.8
• Brushy CreekTexas4.5
• Hernando Point CampgroundMississippi4.2
• Mazama Village CampgroundOregon4.4
• Cottonwood PointKansas4.1
• ACORN CAMPGROUNDCalifornia3.7
• Sweetwater CampgroundGeorgia4.3
• North Sandusky CampgroundIllinois4.5
• Dam Site River (Beaver Lake)Arkansas4.2
• SpringhillArkansas4.3
• Wilson H FoxTexas4.1
• Doll Mountain CampgroundGeorgia4.6
• Monument Lake CampgroundFlorida4.5
• Dale Hollow DamsiteKentucky4.6
• Downstream (MT)Montana4.6
• Ken's Lake CampgroundUtah4.3
• Twelvemile Beach Campground and CabinMichigan4.6
• Coneross ParkSouth Carolina4.5
• Dam Site Lake CampgroundArkansas4.5
• Speegleville ParkTexas4.3
• Coles Creek CampgroundIllinois4.6
• Silver Lake Campground June Lake (CA)California4.4
• Twiltley BranchMississippi4.4
• Mill Creek (Texas)Texas4.3
• Convict Lake CampgroundCalifornia4.6
• Brady MountainArkansas4.3
• West Overlook CampgroundIowa4.5
• Lofers Bend WestTexas4.4
• ModocSouth Carolina4.4
• Obey River ParkKentucky4.5
• Kirby LandingArkansas4.4
• Isaac CreekAlabama4.6
• Kaibab Lake Sites And Group AreasArizona4.5
• Dowdy LakeColorado4.5
• Bald Ridge CreekGeorgia4.4
• Bolding MillGeorgia4.4
• OAK (Navarro Mills Lake)Texas4.5
• WinfieldSouth Carolina4.6
• Magnolia RidgeTexas4.7
• Tompkins BendArkansas4.5

Lakeside camping by state

Alberta (42) · Alaska (31) · Alabama (16) · Arkansas (65) · Arizona (39) · British Columbia (48) · California (218) · Colorado (144) · Florida (13) · Georgia (28) · Iowa (17) · Idaho (61) · Illinois (14) · Indiana (13) · Kansas (34) · Kentucky (18) · Manitoba (19) · Michigan (27) · Minnesota (16) · Mississippi (13) · Montana (74) · North Carolina (15) · New Mexico (11) · Nevada (15) · Ohio (20) · Oklahoma (39) · Ontario (37) · Oregon (155) · Pennsylvania (14) · South Carolina (12) · Texas (82) · Utah (121) · Virginia (13) · Washington (84) · Wyoming (34)

Other camping types

Beach camping · Riverside & creek camping · RV camping & hookups · Tent & walk-in camping · Dog-friendly camping · National Forest camping