Grand Canyon Region
Eight bright and tidy rooms share a small patio with two large tables, rattan umbrellas, two barbecues and pebble landscaping.
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Outer Banks
Near Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Offers more than 120 sites with paved parking, a picnic table and a charcoal grill for cooking.
Long Island
Small, wood-paneled rooms without many frills (but new beds!), despite the price. Take the Ocean Bay Park ferry from Bayside.
Mt Shasta Region
There are six primitive campsites with picnic tables and fire pits about a quarter mile below the lake. Bring your own water.
Bozeman & Gallatin Valley
Bear Canyon Campground is on top of a hill 3 miles east of Bozeman, with a pool and great views of the surrounding valley.
Southwestern Utah
Bare-bones cabins (bedding included) for two with TVs, choice of shared or private bathrooms, picnic tables and firepits.
Savannah
This budget motel has renovated rooms, air-con and a modest pool, and is just a few minutes' walk to Tybee's beachfront.
Nevada
This central hotel has the city's freshest rooms, with plush bedding, plump fluffy pillows and lots of space to unwind.
San Juan Islands
Campsites and 11 overnight rooms. This is the only lodging option on Shaw Island. Note: there are no shower facilities.
Mt Shasta Region
This is a basic B&B serving a hearty breakfast in lackluster Tulelake. The owners are a trove of info on the area.
New York
Big beds, love seats and armoires give this redbrick Georgian B&B a charming vibe. Views are of the battlefields.
Anchorage
It’s 5 miles from downtown but is pleasant, with 88 sites, wi-fi, good rates and ‘the hottest showers in town.’
Residence Inn Cincinnati Downtown
Cincinnati
All of the big, glistening rooms are suites with full kitchens. Continental breakfast is included. Parking costs $32.
Mt Shasta Region
Straightforward, immaculately clean motel rooms make a good, no-fuss option. Great location in the main part of town.
Kailua-Kona
Let's be fair – these rentals are sometimes on the beach, sometimes further inland. Wide variety, friendly service.
Mt Shasta Region
Basic accommodations available at the springs include a rough-cut lodge, rustic cabins and canvas tipis. Book ahead.
Kailua-Kona
Offers an enormous range of vacation rentals up and down the coast (plus a few locations on the east side, in Puna).
Michigan
Nothing fancy, but it's a good, affordable option with an indoor pool. An eggs and waffles breakfast is included.
Kansas City
Convenient to everything, this basic 52-room motel has inside corridors and a pool big enough for a small family.
Utah
The 26-site Bridger Bay Campground has shelters for shade, but water and pit toilets are 1 mile away. No hookups.
Kona Coast
A property manager that organizes rentals here and in Kailua-Kona; prices range from around $150 to four figures.
Redding & Around
On the western side of I-5, this lakeside vacation park has a restaurant and tavern, horseshoes and basic cabins.
Olympic National Park
Adjacent to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, the campground features 88 sites, most alongside the Hoh River.
Southwestern Utah
These comfortable rooms in a clean setting are competitively priced in low season. Look online for discounts.
Upper Peninsula
It's a basic but reasonably priced motel where budgeteers can find respite, located a few miles west of town.
New York
This affordable motel sits next to a quiet bay, away from the town center, but within easy walking distance.
New Mexico
The largest of several campgrounds beside the lake in the state park, a couple of miles north of the dam.
Big Oak Flat Campground Reservation Office
Yosemite National Park
This campground office handles last-minute availability at the Hodgdon Meadow and Crane Flat campgrounds.
Oakland
In the East Bay's forested hills, this 5000-acre park has 75 campsites and hot showers. Open year-round.
Moab
Some of the newest, upper midrange rooms in town are at this behemoth chain with a heated outdoor pool.
Park City
Save a little money by staying outside the downtown area, near Kimball Junction stores and restaurants.
Alaska
The rooms at this roadside motel are basic if clean, and come with TVs. Bathroom facilities are shared.
Wyoming
One mile from the Beartooth Hwy, this forested campground has six sites and lots of mosquitoes in July.
Yosemite National Park
Utilitarian and crowded 105-site campground at 4900ft; reservations required mid-April to mid-October.
Montana
Free dispersed camping with a toilet but no water. There are hiking options from Bear Creek Trailhead.
Idaho
Fairly standard but reliably clean and well-sized motel-style rooms near the eastern entrance to town.
Wyoming
Cramped and without potable water, but popular for hiking and horse-packing trips and open year-round.
Montana
Concession-run USFS campground with 63 sites near some scenic beaver ponds and good fishing close by.
Utah
Bucking the trend, there are reasonable rates at this Econo Lodge, and the standard rooms do nicely.
Ashley National Forest Campgrounds
Utah
Ashley National Forest runs more than two dozen developed campgrounds in the area of Flaming Gorge.
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