LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA, Ky. – Welcome to the world of primitive, or basic, camping. That's what Land Between the Lakes, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, calls this ...

While everyone else is scrambling to get a coveted campsite in state and national parks across the country this summer, there's a whole bunch of public land that's open (and free!) for you to enjoy.

While everyone else is scrambling to get a coveted campsite in state and national parks across the country this summer, there’s a whole bunch of public land that’s open (and free!) for you to enjoy.

Labor Day weekend is almost upon us — the last holiday weekend of the summer — so Vermonters may be hoping to get out for one final camping trip before the season ends. The state has a number of state ...