America's Top 100 Family Campgrounds for 2010
San Diego – June 3, 2010 – Summer camping season is here and ReserveAmerica, one of the largest providers of campground reservation services, today announced the 2010 “Top 100 Family Campgrounds” list, a guide to help campers and families plan camping trips at great locations across America’s outdoors.
In addition to the Top 100 Family Campgrounds, the list also includes the best camping spots across 16 different categories including: amazing spots, biking trails, bird-watching, canoeing, educational and historical facilities, fishing, hiking, horse-friendly parks, beaches, picnic areas, romantic spots, kid-friendly parks, scenic views, tours and events, unique cabins and water recreation activities.
“Each year outdoor enthusiasts look forward to ReserveAmerica’s annual list of the nation’s finest campgrounds that provide convenient services, offer beautiful scenery and ensure families have a great camping experience,” explained David Dutch, general manager for the Active Network’s Outdoors division. “We hope families find this diverse list of camping locations and attractions useful as they make their summer plans.”
To determine the top campgrounds and locations, over 3,000 parks were evaluated based in part on testimonials from park rangers, regional park management and campers, as well as specific family-friendly criteria including kid-friendly parks, scenic views, hiking trails, children’s activities and more.
Campers can find anything from a weekend retreat to an extended vacation by browsing through more than 300,000 campsites, cabins, day use facilities, and picnic areas at www.ReserveAmerica.com.
Top 100 Family Campgrounds
- Alafia River State Park - Lithia, Florida
- Anastasia State Park - St. Augustine, Florida
- Anthony Chabot Regional Park - Castro Valley, California
- Arlie Moore-DeGray Lake - Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- Bailey's Point-Barren River Lake - Glasgow, Kentucky
- Barren River State Resort Park - Lucas, Kentucky
- Big Bay State Park - Bayfield, Wisconsin
- Big Bone Lick State Park - Union, Kentucky
- Black Rock State Park - Watertown, Connecticut
- Blackwater River State Park - Holt, Florida
- Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park - Carlilse, Kentucky
- Buckhorn State Park - Necedah, Wisconsin
- Bulltown Campground-Burnsville Lake - Burnsville, West Virginia
- Burlingame State Park - Charlestown, Rhode Island
- Cages Bend-Old Hickory Lake - Gallatin, Tennessee
- Cagle Recreation Area - New Waverly, Texas
- Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area - Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
- Cedar Creek-Old Hickory Lake - Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
- Chippokes Plantation State Park - Surry, Virginia
- Claytor Lake State Park - Dublin, Virginia
- Collier-Seminole State Park - Naples, Florida
- Convict Lake Campground-Inyo National Forest - Crowley Lake, California
- Crystal Cove Beach Cottages - Laguna Beach, California
- Defeated Creek Park-Cordell Hull Dam - Carthage, Tennessee
- Del Valle Regional Park - Livermore, California
- Dent Acres-Dworshak Dam and Reservoir - Ahsahka, Idaho
- Devil's Lake State Park - Baraboo, Wisconsin
- Donner Memorial State Park - Truckee, California
- Douthat State Park - Millboro, Virginia
- Downstream - Fort Peck Project - Fort Peck, Montana
- Eugene T. Mahoney State Park - Ashland, Nebraska
- Fairy Stone State Park - Stuart, Virginia
- Fall Lake-Superior National Forest - Ely, Minnesota
- First Landing State Park - Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Fishermen's Memorial - Narragansett, Rhode Island
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area - Folsom, California
- Fort Boonesborough State Park - Richmond, Kentucky
- Fort Clinch State Park - Fernandina Beach, Florida
- Fort Robinson State Park - Crawford, Nebraska
- Frank Russell Campground-Mark Twain Lake - Monroe City, Missouri
- General Butler State Resort Park - Carrollton, Kentucky
- George Washington - Chepachet, Rhode Island
- Greenbo Lake State Resort Park - Greenup, Kentucky
- Hamilton Branch State Recreation Area - Plum Branch, South Carolina
- Highlands Hammock State Park - Sebring, Florida
- Hillsborough River State Park - Thonotosassa, Florida
- Holmes Bend-Green River Lake - Columbia, Kentucky
- Ives Run-Tioga-Hammond Lake - Tioga, Pennsylvania
- J.P. Coleman State Park - Iuka, Mississippi
- James River State Park - Gladstone, Virginia
- John W. Kyle State Park - Sardis, Mississippi
- Kiptopeke State Park - Cape Charles, Virginia
- Kirby Landing-Lake Greeson - Kirby, Arkansas
- Koreshan State Historic Site - Estero, Florida
- Laguna Campground-Cleveland National Forest - Laguna, California
- Lake Lincoln State Park - Wesson, Mississippi
- Lake Waramaug State Park - New Preston, Connecticut
- LeFleurs Bluff State Park - Jackson, Mississippi
- Littcarr Campground-Carr Creek Lake - Sassafras, Kentucky
- Little Manatee River State Park - Wimauma, Florida
- Luzerne - Lake Luzerne, New York
- Macedonia Brook State Park - Kent, Connecticut
- Mashamoquet Brook State Park - Pomfret Center, Connecticut
- Meeks Bay -Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest - Meeks Bay, California
- Moose Brook State Park - Gorham, New Hampshire
- Mt. San Jacinto State Park - Idyllwild, California
- New River Trail State Park - Foster Falls, Virginia
- North Sterling State Park - Sterling, Colorado
- Occoneechee State Park - Clarksville, Virginia
- Ochlockonee River State Park - Sopchoppy, Florida
- Old Federal-Lake Sidney Lanier - Flowery Branch, Georgia
- O'Leno State Park - High Springs, Florida
- Oscar Scherer State Park - Osprey, Florida
- Otter River State Forest - Baldwinville, Massachusetts
- Pinegrove-Coconino National Forest - Coconino, Arizona
- Pinnacles Campground-Pinnacles National Monument - Paicines, California
- Ponca State Park - Ponca, Nebraska
- Redman Creek Recreation Area-Wappapello Lake - Wappapello, Missouri
- Robert W. Craig Campground-Jennings Randolph Lake - Elk Garden, West Virginia
- Roosevelt State Park - Morton, Mississippi
- Salisbury Beach State Reservation - Salisbury, Massachusetts
- Salt Lick Creek-Cordell Hull Dam - Gainesboro, Tennessee
- Salt Springs-Ocala National Forest - Salt Springs, Florida
- Savoy Mountain State Forest - Florida, Massachusetts
- Serrano-San Bernadino National Forest - San Bernardino, California
- Shenango Recreation Area-Shenango River Lake - Hermitage, Pennsylvania
- Smith Mountain Lake State Park - Huddleston, Virginia
- St. George Island State Park - St. George Island, Florida
- Staunton River State Park - Scottsburg, Virginia
- Stony Creek-Sequoia National Forest - Sequoia, California
- Talbot Island State Park - Jacksonville, Florida
- Tionesta Recreation Area Campground-Tionesta Lake - Tionesta, Pennsylvania
- Tishomingo State Park - Tishomingo, Mississippi
- Trace State Park - Belden, Mississippi
- Vega State Recreation Area - Collbran, Colorado
- Wells State Park - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
- West Rolling Hills-Milford Lake - Junction City, Kansas
- Westmoreland State Park - Montross, Virginia
- White Lake State Park - Tamworth, New Hampshire
- Winhall Brook-Ball Mountain - South Londonderry, Vermont
See Also: Top 25 Amazing Camping Locations & Top 25 Educational & Historical Facilities
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.