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🏞️ State Park Reservations — All 50 States (2026)

Every state runs its own campsite reservation system, and knowing which platform your target state uses saves an enormous amount of hunting through outdated links. This 50-state comparison shows the portal, booking window, fee ranges, and cancellation policy for each state, plus a one-click link to the state's dedicated reservation page.

🌐 18 different reservation portals
🏞️ 50 state park systems
📅 Booking windows range from 24 hours to 12 months

Reservation Portals at a Glance

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Reserve America
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Alabama State Parks
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Alaska State Parks
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Arizona State Parks
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Arkansas State Parks
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ReserveCalifornia
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife
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Delaware State Parks
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Hawaii DLNR
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1
Kentucky State Parks
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1
Minnesota State Parks
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Missouri State Parks
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New Mexico State Parks
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Reserve Ohio
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Camp SD
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Tennessee State Parks
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Washington State Parks
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West Virginia State Parks
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Full 50-State Comparison

State Portal Booking Window Reservable Parks Nightly Fee Res Fee Cabins Details
AL Alabama Alabama State Parks 11 months 21 $18–$52 $6.00 ✓ View
AK Alaska Alaska State Parks 6 months 40 $15–$35 $10.00 ✓ View
AZ Arizona Arizona State Parks 12 months 30 $22–$45 $5.00 ✓ View
AR Arkansas Arkansas State Parks 12 months 48 $20–$42 $6.75 ✓ View
CA California ReserveCalifornia 6 months 130 $25–$75 $7.99 ✓ View
CO Colorado Colorado Parks & Wildlife 6 months 42 $22–$41 $10.00 ✓ View
CT Connecticut Reserve America 4 months 14 $20–$40 $9.00 — View
DE Delaware Delaware State Parks 12 months 8 $30–$55 $8.00 ✓ View
FL Florida Reserve America 11 months 60 $22–$46 $6.70 ✓ View
GA Georgia Reserve America 13 months 40 $25–$50 $6.70 ✓ View
HI Hawaii Hawaii DLNR 30 days 12 $20–$30 $5.00 ✓ View
ID Idaho Reserve America 9 months 30 $22–$44 $10.00 ✓ View
IL Illinois Reserve America 6 months 44 $20–$35 $5.00 ✓ View
IN Indiana Reserve America 6 months 24 $22–$40 $7.00 ✓ View
IA Iowa Reserve America 3 months 60 $16–$30 $5.00 ✓ View
KS Kansas Reserve America 12 months 26 $15–$32 $5.00 ✓ View
KY Kentucky Kentucky State Parks 12 months 42 $20–$42 $5.00 ✓ View
LA Louisiana Reserve America 12 months 21 $20–$33 $6.75 ✓ View
ME Maine Reserve America 4 months 12 $20–$35 $8.00 ✓ View
MD Maryland Reserve America 12 months 40 $22–$45 $6.70 ✓ View
MA Massachusetts Reserve America 6 months 27 $22–$40 $9.25 ✓ View
MI Michigan Reserve America 6 months 103 $17–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
MN Minnesota Minnesota State Parks 120 days 72 $18–$35 $10.00 ✓ View
MS Mississippi Reserve America 12 months 22 $18–$32 $6.75 ✓ View
MO Missouri Missouri State Parks 12 months 62 $15–$42 $8.50 ✓ View
MT Montana Reserve America 9 months 25 $15–$34 $8.00 ✓ View
NE Nebraska Reserve America 4 months 60 $15–$30 $5.00 ✓ View
NV Nevada Reserve America 6 months 14 $15–$35 $8.00 — View
NH New Hampshire Reserve America 11 months 21 $25–$46 $8.50 ✓ View
NJ New Jersey Reserve America 12 months 27 $20–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
NM New Mexico New Mexico State Parks 6 months 33 $14–$25 $8.00 — View
NY New York Reserve America 9 months 108 $20–$40 $9.00 ✓ View
NC North Carolina Reserve America 11 months 34 $20–$30 $8.00 ✓ View
ND North Dakota Reserve America 12 months 13 $20–$32 $8.00 ✓ View
OH Ohio Reserve Ohio 6 months 55 $18–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
OK Oklahoma Reserve America 12 months 32 $15–$35 $7.75 ✓ View
OR Oregon Reserve America 6 months 55 $22–$45 $8.00 ✓ View
PA Pennsylvania Reserve America 11 months 51 $20–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
RI Rhode Island Reserve America 6 months 5 $25–$45 $8.00 — View
SC South Carolina Reserve America 13 months 41 $22–$45 $8.00 ✓ View
SD South Dakota Camp SD 90 days 55 $18–$32 $8.65 ✓ View
TN Tennessee Tennessee State Parks 12 months 40 $18–$42 $6.00 ✓ View
TX Texas Reserve America 5 months 89 $15–$40 $5.00 ✓ View
UT Utah Reserve America 4 months 42 $22–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
VT Vermont Reserve America 11 months 43 $22–$40 $8.00 ✓ View
VA Virginia Reserve America 11 months 38 $24–$42 $8.00 ✓ View
WA Washington Washington State Parks 9 months 51 $25–$50 $8.00 ✓ View
WV West Virginia West Virginia State Parks 12 months 32 $20–$42 $5.00 ✓ View
WI Wisconsin Reserve America 11 months 47 $20–$38 $10.00 ✓ View
WY Wyoming Reserve America 4 months 12 $15–$30 $8.00 ✓ View

How to Use This Table

Portal tells you which platform hosts the state's reservations — this matters because it determines the login you'll need, the search interface, and often the customer support number. Reserve America powers the most states, but California and Texas run their own popular systems, and states like Minnesota, Colorado, and Wisconsin operate DNR-branded portals directly.

Booking window is how far in advance you can reserve. States range from 24 hours (rare, mostly first-come-first-served) to a full year (Maryland). The most common window is 6 months, with 11 months emerging as the standard for premium destinations.

Reservable parks reflects state parks with campgrounds that accept advance reservations. Many states also operate first-come-first-served sites, dispersed camping on state forests, and WMA-specific rules — see each state's detail page for the full picture.

Reservation fees are separate from the nightly camping fee and are typically non-refundable even if you cancel.

Which Portals Handle the Most States?

Reserve America is by far the most common state-park backend, powering roughly 20 states' reservation systems. Booking on any Reserve America-powered state uses the same underlying account (though most states brand the site with their own URL). See the Reserve America Guide for a deeper walkthrough.

ReserveCalifornia exclusively handles California's 280+ state parks and is one of the highest-traffic single-state camping platforms in the world. The 6-month window opens at exactly 8:00 AM Pacific.

Recreation.gov handles federal campgrounds nationwide (national parks, national forests, BLM, Corps of Engineers) — not state parks — but is often confused with state systems by first-time bookers. See the National Park Reservations guide for details.

DNR-branded portals — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan (partial), Indiana, Maryland, and others run their state parks under Department of Natural Resources branding. See DNR Camping Reservations.