RV + National Parks
National-park gateway towns
Every great national park has a town just outside the gate where RV travelers stage, resupply and sleep before heading in. Here are the gateways worth basing from — with the honest logistics (fuel, water, the season, and the size limits that catch big rigs out) and a link straight to each park's rules.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Moab, Utah
Gateway to Arches National Park
Springdale, Utah
Gateway to Zion National Park
West Yellowstone, Montana
Gateway to Yellowstone National Park
Tusayan, Arizona
Gateway to Grand Canyon National Park
Estes Park, Colorado
Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park
Mariposa, California
Gateway to Yosemite National Park
Bar Harbor, Maine
Gateway to Acadia National Park
West Glacier, Montana
Gateway to Glacier National Park
Port Angeles, Washington
Gateway to Olympic National Park
Three Rivers, California
Gateway to Sequoia National Park
Twentynine Palms, California
Gateway to Joshua Tree National Park