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Reader Participation Day: Which Is The Worst National Park Campground?

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July 3, 2024

Some national park campsites just don't get the time they need to recover from heavy use/Kurt Repanshek file

There are more than 500 campgrounds across the National Park System, and not all are created equal. Which, in your mind, is the worst, and how could the National Park Service improve it?

It could earn that tag because you're pitching your tent in an inch of dust, or there's absolutely no privacy from your neighborning sites, or a dense layer of choking campfire smoke settles down on the campground in the early afternoon and remains in place until late at night (unless there's a good breeze).

And with many parks increasing camping fees to be "comparable" to those charged at private campgrounds outside the parks, do you find that park campgrounds are comparable to those commercial campgrounds in maintenance and appearance?

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Any site with dogs barking all day while the owner is out and drunks.


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