So far (as of 4/19/24), we’ve stayed in 157 different Campgrounds with Lizzy, in 38 different States. With revisits to some of our favorite (and/or most convenient) campgrounds, we have 185 Campground Visits, for 915 nights, in 61/2 years. (And we’ve towed Lizzy ~35K miles, 10K in 2023 alone! AND…we have over 100K miles on The Beast!)
We’ve got 2 Lizzy Campground Albums (pictures of every Campsite, before & since 2023) and identified a few Campground Highlights:
Albums of where we’ve “Camped” with Lizzy!
Album of our Lizzy Campsites, Living-on-the-Road since January 2023, in order, by “trip”.
Album of the Campsites we stayed in with Lizzy from 2017 through 2022, in order, by trip. In our first 5+ years, we camped in 88 different Campgrounds, in 23 different States, for 505 nights.
Campgrounds/Sites by “Type”
- 5 National Parks
- 1 National Forest
- 38 State Parks
- 2 State Forests/Rec Areas
- 77 KOAs
- 27 RV Parks/Resorts (not KOA)
- 3 Harvest Hosts
- 3 Backyards/Driveways
States in which we’ve camped with Lizzy!
In First Time Order
Alphabetically (# Different Campgrounds)
- New Jersey
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Virginia
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
- Montana
- Idaho
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Utah
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Illinois
- Rhode Island
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- North Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Tennessee
- Alabama (4)
- Arizona (7)
- California (14)
- Colorado (2)
- Connecticut (1)
- Florida (9)
- Georgia (6)
- Idaho (6)
- Illinois (1)
- Indiana (2)
- Iowa (1)
- Kansas (1)
- Louisiana (3)
- Maine (4)
- Massachusetts (3)
- Mississippi (2)
- Missouri (2)
- Montana (4)
- Nevada (2)
- New Hampshire (1)
- New Jersey (5)
- New Mexico (8)
- New York (3)
- North Carolina (3)
- Ohio (4)
- Oklahoma (1)
- Oregon (18)
- Pennsylvania (5)
- Rhode Island (1)
- South Carolina (5)
- South Dakota (2)
- Tennessee (1)
- Texas (1)
- Utah (2)
- Vermont (1)
- Virginia (6)
- Washington (12)
- Wyoming (4)
Lizzy Campground/Campsites Highlights
Most Visited Campground!
Nehalem Bay State Park @ 6 times & 29 nights.
Near the cute little town of Manzanita, Oregon, a relatively easy days drive from home. We love hanging/hiking on 4 miles of Manzanita Beach, hiking the loop trail around the Airstrip, out the spit, into town. We’ve seen multiple deer and elk, on multiple visits and first flew a kite here, too!
Most Visited Campground – Runners Up!
Fort Stevens State Park @ 4 times & 26 nights.
At the mouth of the Columbia, in Oregon, really easy days drive. Site of the Wreck of the Peter Iredale, It’s also near Astoria and lots of Lewis & Clark & Clatsop history. We LOVE camping/visiting here and nearby:
- 2 times & 8 nights at the KOA across the street (1 time/2 nights in a cabin)
- 2 times & 6 nights at Cape Disappointment across the mouth of the Columbia in Washington.
Mesa/Apache Junction KOA @ 1 time, but 48 nights!
Apache Junction was where we were when Covid first hit and shut everything down. Extending a week at a time, we ended up staying ~7 weeks. We had a view of the Superstition Mountains, and we were there for Spring Cactus Blossoming!
Camping at National Parks!
When camping in a National Park, that means less driving to explore it!
Dunewood Campground, Indiana Dunes (September 2020) 
Homestead Farm, near Dunewood Campground (September 2020) 
Mazama Campground, Crater Lake (August 2019) 
First view of Crater Lake, short drive from Mazama Campground (August 2019) 
Manzanita Lake Campground, Lassen Volcanic (October 2019) 
View of Chaos Crag & Lassen Peak over Manzanita Lake, hike from Manzanita Lake Campground (October 2019) 
Twin Peaks Campground, Organ Pipe Cactus (February 2020) 
Victoria Mine hike from Twin Peaks Campground (February 2020) 
Monument Lake Campground, Big Cypress (January 2024) 
Campsite close to Swamp…Egret & Alligator living in harmony in a Cypress Swamp
Camping by/in sight of Rivers, Lakes, the Ocean
And that does NOT include the many times we’ve camped CLOSE to the water, but not actually in site of it…a LOT in Oregon Coast State Parks, where many Campgrounds are “just over the dunes” from the Pacific. Ventura RV Park in CA was also close to the Pacific, but not right on it.
Camping on Lake Santee SP, South Carolina (February 2018) 
On Redbird Creek at Fort McAllister SP, Georgia (February 2018) 
BEST Campsite, right on Lake Yargo at Fort Yargo SP, Georgia (March 2018) 
Another great site, on the Missouri River at Snake Creek RA, South Dakota (September 2018) 
Tanaka Campground on Keyhole Reservoir at Keyhole SP, Wyoming (September 2018) 
On Joe Creek, right where it enters the Pacific at Pacific Beach SP, Washington (March 2019) 
That’s Lizzy across the grass on the Columbia River at Maryhill SP, Washington (April 2019) 
That’s the Rogue River, behind our campsite at Valley of the Rogue SP, Oregon (September 2019) 
Overlooking the Pacific (and Pacific Highway/the 101) at Malibu Beach RV Park (February 2020) 
That is the Pacific behind us, through the trees at Cape Blanco SP, Oregon (April 2021) 
Big Thompson River, right behind our campsite at Riverview RV Park, Loveland, Colorado (June 2022) 
Barge/Tow Boat on the Columbia, seen through bedroom window (when it woke us) at Peach Tree RV, near Maryhill, Washington (September 2022) 
Sunset just a few steps away from our campsite at Bar Harbor KOA, Maine (September 2023) 
Sunset from our campsite at Sunset Point RV Park, Maine (September 2023) 
View of Lake from our campsite at Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA (December 2023) 
View of Monument Lake from our Campsite, Big Cypress (January 2024) 
Sunrise over the Mississippi River from campground in Vidalia, Louisiana (February 2024) 
Sunset over Mayes Lake from our campsite at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park in Jackson, MS (February 2024) 
Logon Martin Lake/Coosa River from Safe Harbor RV Park Campsite (March 2024)
Camping with Friends!
And sometimes, nearby Family / Friends come to visit!
How about “camping” in a driveway or back yard?
And…Camping in a Parking Lot!?!?!
