No vacancies: campers in 2024 had more difficulty than ever finding a campground last year – here's how to get around it

Rear view of a group of people spending time together, sitting in camping chairs around a burning camp fire in camping field.

Campers in the US had more difficulty than ever finding a campsite last year, according to a new report – but there are ways to secure your spot for this year.

According to The Dyrt’s 2025 Camping Report, 56.1% of campers reported difficulty finding a campsite to book in 2024. That number is almost back to the post-pandemic peak of 2022 and up from 45.5% in 2023. Pre-pandemic, the number of campers reporting issues was just 10.6%, suggesting that the current interest in camping spurred by lockdown shows no signs of abating.