10 Off-the-Beaten-Path Parks in the United States
Find your new favorite park.
You could explore the United States for years, and still only scrape the surface of exploring its wild nooks and crannies.
We love the big National Parks, but sometimes, we also want to get off-the-beaten-path and look for relatively undiscovered parks—those hidden gems that will fuel our wanderlust for years to come.
When you're on the road searching for your new favorite park, you'll always have a place to call home at one of the 500-plus KOA campgrounds across the United States!
Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona
KOA campgrounds in Arizona
Guana State Park, Florida
KOA campgrounds in Florida
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
KOA campgrounds in Michigan
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
KOA campgrounds in New Mexico
Ecola State Park, Oregon
KOA campgrounds in Oregon
Salt Point State Park, California
KOA campgrounds in California
Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia
KOA campgrounds in Virginia
Adirondack Park, New York
KOA campgrounds in New York
Big Bend National Park, Texas
KOA campgrounds in Texas
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
KOA campgrounds in Alaska
Cover photo by Sonja Saxe
We want to acknowledge and thank the past, present, and future generations of all Native Nations and Indigenous Peoples whose ancestral lands we travel, explore, and play on. Always practice Leave No Trace ethics on your adventures and follow local regulations. Please explore responsibly!
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