The Most Picturesque Camping Spots in America & Canada

21 Jan | BY Betway Insider | MIN READ TIME |

North America is a treasure trove of stunning places to set up camp, but which lesser-known spots are the most picturesque? Check out our study to find out.

With areas surrounding iconic locations such as Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, America is full of camping spots with the most aesthetic views. North of the border, it’s more of the same with Canada being home to many picturesque provincial parks including Algonquin.

But which underrated camping spots in the US & Canada have the most attractive views? Well, to find out, online casino Betway analysed data from Instagram, TikTok and AllTrails.

The most scenic underrated camping spots in America

Rank	Location	State	Score
1	Red River Gorge	Kentucky	98.3
2	Hocking Hills State Park	Ohio	93.9
3	Smith Rock State Park	Oregon	91.4
4	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Michigan	77.6
5	New River Gorge National Park	West Virginia	76.4
6	Sawtooth National Recreation Area	Idaho	68.5
7	San Juan National Forest	Colorado	66.5
8	Buffalo National River	Arkansas	51.5
9	Boundary Waters Canoe Area	Minnesota	49.9
10	Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park	Michigan	47.0

Taking top spot as America’s most underrated camping spot with an impressive score of 98.3 was Red River Gorge.

The Kentucky location led the way when it came to both hashtagged posts on Instagram (260,000) and pictures on AllTrails (318,201). When looking at TikTok, the Red River Gorge boasted 22,800 posts – the second most out of locations in this study.

The only location to have more hashtagged posts on TikTok than Red River Gorge was Hocking Hills State Park.

A whopping 33,200 TikToks had been made about the Ohio park which contributed heavily to the spot’s final score of 93.9. In addition to this, Hocking Hills had 224,414 images on AllTrails which was the second highest in this regard.

Rounding off the top three most underrated camping spots in the USA was Smith Rock State Park. The park, which is in Oregon, scored 91.4 thanks to 148,000 Instagram posts and 147,894 images on AllTrails.

The most scenic underrated camping spots in Canada

Rank	Location	Province/Territory	Score
1	Kananaskis Country	Alberta	100
2	Fundy National Park	New Brunswick	94.5
3	Wells Gray Provincial Park	British Columbia	86.5
4	Dinosaur Provincial Park	Alberta	83.5
5	Pukaskwa National Park	Ontario	77.8
6	Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park	Alberta	69.5
7	Tombstone Territorial Park	Yukon	61.0
8	Cape Chignecto Provincial Park	Nova Scotia	57.6

When looking at Canada’s hidden gems, there was a clear winner.

In the foothills of Alberta’s Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis Country has accumulated 201,000 Instagram posts, 10,100 TikTok posts and a whopping 458,565 images of the spot have been uploaded to AllTrails.

Kananaskis Country had a perfect score of 100 after it led Canada’s underrated camping spots in all three categories. It wasn’t the only Alberta location included in the rankings either. Located 220 kilometres east of Calgary, Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ranked fourth overall with a score of 83.5.

The only underrated Canadian camping spot to score nearly as well as Kananaskis Country was New Brunswick’s Fundy National Park, which finished second in all categories.

So, there are our most beautiful and underrated camping spots in America and Canada. Sure, Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are stunning in their own rights, but if you want to camp at a true hidden gem of a location, it might be worth taking note of this ranking before you pitch your tents or park your vans. And if you’d like to see more content like this, please head over to our blog page!