Best Campgrounds to View Solar Eclipse

On August 21 the total solar eclipse will pass over the United States and we’ve compiled a list of best campgrounds to see the solar eclipse as it moves over each state.

Chances are most of these campgrounds are already sold out, but you may pick up a cancellation. And if you’re lucky to already have a campsite – you can see a photo of what your campsite looks like by clicking on the links provided in this post.

According to NASA, the path of the solar eclipse will take it through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

We already profiled the Oregon campgrounds in a blog and you can see it HERE. All the rest of the state campgrounds are listed below.

And be sure to send us your favorite eclipse camping photo (if you visit one of these campgrounds during the eclipse). You may win a CampsitePhotos.com t-shirt (more info below)!

Idaho

• Stanley Lake

• Sunny Gulch 
• Chinook Bay
• Sawtooth Mountain View 
• Glaicer View

• Redfish Outlet
• Mount Heyburn
• Sockeye
• Alturas Lake Inlet
• Sawtooth North Shore
• Stanley Inlet
• Sawtooth Lake View
• Bruneau Dunes SP
• Three Island Crossing State Park
• Buffalo
• Riverside

Wyoming

• Colter Bay (Grand Teton NP)
• Signal Mountain (Grand Teton NP)

• Jenny Lake (Grand Teton NP)

• Gros Ventre (Grand Teton NP)
• Curt Gowdy State Park

Nebraska

• Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
• Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area
• Buffalo Bill State Historic Park

• Lake Maloney State Recreation Area
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
• Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
• Windmill State Recreation Area
• Mormon Island State Recreation Area

• Branched Oak Lake State Recreation Area
• Pawnee State Recreation Area

Missouri

• Van Meter State Park

• Finger Lakes State Park

Kentucky

• Kenlake State Resort Park
• Barren River Lake State Park
• Mammoth Cave National Park

Tennessee

• Montgomery Bell State Park
• Cedars of Lebanon State Park
• Bledsoe Creek State Park
• Cades Cove

• Elkmont
• Cosby
• Deep Creek
• Smokemont

Georgia

• Moccasin Creek State Park
• Tallulah Gorge State Park
• Richard B Russell State Park
• Tugaloo State Park

• Hart State Outdoor Recreation Area

South Carolina

• Lake Hartwell State Park
• Sadlers Creek State Park
• Calhoun Falls State Park
• Lake Greenwood State Park

• Dreher Island State Park
• Hamilton Branch State Park
• Lake Wateree State Park
• Kings Mountain State Park
• Table Rock State Park
• Oconee State Park

• Devil’s Fork State Park
• Hawe Creek
• Cheraw State Park
• Little Pee Dee State Park
• Poinsett State Park
• Cypress View
• Lakeshore
• Myrtle Beach State Park
• Huntington Beach State Park
• Givhans Ferry State Park
• Colleton State Park
• Edisto State Beach
• Hunting Island State Park

So that’s our list!

If you’re fortunate enough to stay at one of these campgrounds during the eclipse – please send us your favorite eclipse camping photo. We’ll post to the site and give you a shout out.  The 3 best eclipse camping photos (judged by our fans) will win a CampsitePhotos.com t-shirt! Send your photo to: [email protected]

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