![]() ![]() If in your wildest imagination you've ever wondered what it might be like to camp on the moon, then head straight away for Maui and this remote campground in the bottom of a Haleakala volcanic crater. Palikū Campsites (Haleakala National Park) Backcountry permits are mandatory even if you're not spending the night. In addition to incredible night skies, the campground offers potable water, composting toilets, communal campfire rings and food lockers to keep Yosemite's notoriously clever bears at bay. It's only five miles from the trailhead at Happy Valley Nature Center, but with an elevation gain of more than 2,600 feet, it can be tough going with a pack, sleeping bag and tent on your back. The path leading up from the big valley runs right past the Vernal and Nevada waterfalls. A pool above Nevada Fall in Little Yosemite Valley. Whether you're planning a sunrise summit of Half Dome or setting off along the John Muir Trail, Little Yosemite Valley offers an awesome overnight adventure. Little Yosemite Valley (Yosemite National Park) Be on the lookout for the rare Channel Islands foxes that often hang out around the campground. ![]() Half a dozen trails radiate out from Scorpion Canyon across the big island. Campers must bring all of their own food and equipment, as well as their own recreational equipment (snorkel gear, short surfboards, etc). Shaded by large eucalyptus trees, the campground offers picnic tables, potable water, food storage boxes and pit toilets. The campground is about a half-mile walk from the ferry pier in a coastal canyon that was once home to the indigenous Chumash people and later a cattle and sheep ranch. Island Packers runs daily ferries (year-round) from Ventura Harbor on the mainland. Scorpion Canyon (Channel Islands National Park)Īnother candidate for best desert island campground in a national park, Scorpion Bay lies near the eastern end of Santa Cruz Island off the coast of southern California. Campers should be aware that summertime temperatures can rise incredibly high in the canyon bottom. The campground can be reached from the south or north rims via three trails, with the 9.9-mile (16-kilometer) Bright Angel Trail as the shortest. Meals and snacks can be purchased at nearby Phantom Ranch.Ī backcountry permit is required to overnight. ![]() The Bright Angel campground is located next to a creek at the end of the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park.Ī favorite for hikers doing the Rim-To-Rim trek, the campground features a ranger station (with seasonal ranger programs), potable water, restrooms, picnic tables and storage lockers to keep your food safe from animals. Bright Angel Campground (Grand Canyon National Park)ĭeep inside the Grand Canyon, Bright Angel takes its name from the adjacent creek rather than the eponymous trail that takes you there from the South Rim. Campers need to bring everything else: all food and fresh water, tents and sleeping bags, snorkel gear, etc. The campground offers picnic tables, barbecue grills and composting toilets. Shaded by palms and other trees, the campsites are situated between two small beaches and Fort Jefferson, an early 19th-century US military citadel that's the largest brick structure in the western hemisphere. The only way to reach Garden Key with camping equipment is the daily Yankee Freedom III ferry. Located 70 miles from Key West at the extreme western end of the Florida Keys, it's the only campground in Dry Tortugas National Park. Jeffrey K Collins/iStockphoto/Getty Images Flying above Fort Jefferson, Seaplane photography in the Dry Tortugas Have you always dreamed of staying on a romantic desert island? Garden Key is about as close as you can get without being an actual castaway. But the reward is a wilderness sojourn that doesn't get spoiled by obnoxious car exhaust, annoying RV generators or having your sleep disturbed by people arriving way too late or leaving before the crack of dawn.īelow are eight incredible national park campgrounds that you can't drive to. Sure, you've got to haul in all of your own food and equipment (and carry out your waste). We're talking permanent campgrounds with basic facilities that you can only reach by foot or boat. How about sacking out in places where there are no roads?Įven though most national park campgrounds are easily accessible by motorized vehicles, some of the coolest digs are in places that you can't drive to. (CNN) - Forget the road less traveled when it comes to camping in US national parks. ![]() CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for J04:03 ![]()
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