Winter camping
Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Counts and listing fields from Basecamping's campground data; official rules linked to their source.
Quick answer: Winter rules are park by park. Yosemite: Upper Pines takes reservations all year; in winter Camp 4, Wawona and Hodgdon Meadow are first-come, first-served. Great Smoky Mountains: Cades Cove and Smokemont campgrounds are open year-round. Acadia: no winter camping is allowed anywhere in the park. For heated stays, 5,968 of the campgrounds we list list electric hookups (handy for heaters in cold weather).
Official rules to know
- Yosemite: Upper Pines takes reservations all year; in winter Camp 4, Wawona and Hodgdon Meadow are first-come, first-served. NPS, Yosemite camping
- Great Smoky Mountains: Cades Cove and Smokemont campgrounds are open year-round. NPS, Great Smoky Mountains frontcountry camping
- Joshua Tree: reservation campgrounds are typically open year-round, and the busy season runs October to May. NPS, Joshua Tree campgrounds
- Acadia: no winter camping is allowed anywhere in the park. NPS, Acadia campgrounds
Quoted from the official pages, read Oct 30, 2026. Rules change; check the source before you go.
Campgrounds that list electric hookups, by state
Counted from each listing's amenity fields. A missing field means not listed, not "no". Confirm winter opening dates with the campground.
| State | Campgrounds |
|---|---|
| Texas | 734 |
| Florida | 358 |
| California | 231 |
| Michigan | 226 |
| Washington | 208 |
| Missouri | 199 |
| Tennessee | 197 |
| Arkansas | 189 |
| New York | 181 |
| North Carolina | 169 |
| Wisconsin | 166 |
| Colorado | 160 |
| Pennsylvania | 154 |
| Kentucky | 142 |
| Oklahoma | 142 |
| Oregon | 134 |
| Georgia | 131 |
| Arizona | 127 |
| Minnesota | 126 |
| Ohio | 123 |
Highest-rated of them
Campgrounds with 50+ reviews, highest rating first. Ratings are from each listing.
- Watchman Campground Springdale, UT · 5.0 (4758)
- Gunter Hill Montgomery, AL · 5.0 (2184)
- R Shaefer Heard West Point, GA · 5.0 (1862)
- Maumelle Little Rock, AR · 5.0 (1842)
- Platte River Campground Honor, MI · 5.0 (1578)
- Eastbank Bainbridge, GA · 5.0 (1572)
- Salt Springs Recreation Area Lake Kerr, FL · 5.0 (1535)
- Ortona South Port LaBelle, FL · 5.0 (1376)
- Defeated Creek Park Carthage, TN · 5.0 (1357)
- Twin Lakes (Sc) Reed Creek, GA · 5.0 (1349)
- Hickory Creek (Tx) Hickory Creek, TX · 5.0 (1285)
- Lake Powhatan Asheville, NC · 5.0 (1196)