The camping trip planner
Planning a camping trip
shouldn’t feel
like a second job
Wylara shows you what’s actually available, scores every site by what matters to you, and builds your whole trip in one place.
No more tab juggling. No more sold outfully bookedtoo latealready gonealready gone.
Free to use. No credit card, no trial clock.
The planner’s Sunday afternoon
Sound familiar?
Clicking through rec.gov calendars one site at a time
Refreshing at 7am on release day and still losing out
Juggling 4 different apps to plan one trip
Googling "dispersed camping near…" with no idea where to start
Settling for whatever site is left instead of the one you wanted
Rebooking the same campground you went to last year
Wylara replaces the research spiral
with a single, confident decision.
The shift
Every other tool
starts with a dream.
We start with what’s open.
That one flip changes everything
about how the trip comes together.
Hours of research. A dream destination. Then the dream is sold out.
Dates in. Available sites out. Scored by what you care about.You book on rec.gov, confident it’s the right one.
We’re a scout, not an agent. You still book on rec.gov. We just make sure the list is real.
The product
Three things every other tool makes you stitch together.
Availability first
See open sites, not closed doors.
Pick your dates. Pick your area. We check availability across thousands of campgrounds and show you what’s actually bookable, sorted by how well it matches you.
Site-level scoring
Every site. Scored. For you.
Not just which campground. Which exact site. We score every site on privacy, shade, views, and seclusion based on how you camp. Loop A site 23 might be perfect. Loop B site 41 might be a parking lot with a picnic table.
One map, every land type
Federal, state, dispersed. All on one map.
Six thousand campgrounds. Fifty thousand dispersed spots. National parks, state parks, national forests, BLM land. One view. No more switching between five apps to find one trip.
We watch. You book.
We never log into your rec.gov account. We never auto-book. We just watch the sites you want and alert you the moment one opens. Your account stays safe.
Gets smarter with every trip.
We learn what you pick, what you pass, and what you loved. Your next trip’s recommendations get sharper every time you use it.
Built for planners
Every camping group has one person
who does the planning.
This is for them.
1The coastline road-tripper
You want 5 stops over 10 days, all with good sites.
Wylara plans the whole route with drive times, backup options, and booking windows so you don’t wake up stranded on day three.
2The weekend warrior
You know your ranger district. You just want the good site.
Scored sites within your favorite campgrounds. Alerts when a better one opens up. Never settle for the site across from the bathrooms again.
3The group trip planner
You’re always the one stuck organizing.
Share your plan with the group. Let them see the map, the dates, the sites. You still drive the decisions. You just stop being the only one who sees the plan.
What’s under the hood
Built on the data that’s actually out there.
Data sources
No catch
The whole thing is free.
That camping app stack costs about $312 a year. Wylara does more, for nothing. No credit card, no trial.
- Browse 6,000+ campgrounds
- The full map and every layer
- Unlimited availability + cancellation alerts
- Build unlimited trips with printable guides
- 50,000+ free dispersed camping spots
- Offline maps, GPS tracks, and reviews
The only thing with a limit is letting Wylara plan a whole trip for you, free 5 times a month. Plan more and a Trip Pass or Guide keeps it unlimited.
See how we stack up
| Feature | Campnab | The Dyrt | AllTrails | OnX | Wylara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campground discovery | Some | ||||
| Availability monitoring | |||||
| Cancellation alerts | |||||
| Multi-stop trip planning | |||||
| Dispersed camping maps | Some | ||||
| Permit tracking | |||||
| Trip Guide PDF export | |||||
| Annual cost | $180/yr | $36/yr | $36/yr | $60/yr | Free |
Everything above is free on Wylara. No credit card, no trial.
Keep it free
Free for everyone, kept alive by everyone.
Wylara is free, and the more people who use it, the more it costs to keep running. If it gets you outside, you can chip in any amount to help keep it free for the next person. Always optional.
Chip in any amount
Give whatever feels right. Every contribution goes straight to keeping Wylara online and free for everyone who comes after you.
Questions
Before you sign up.
Do I still book on rec.gov?
Does this work for state parks?
What if the site I want is booked?
Is this TOS-safe?
Is it really free?
Then how does Wylara make money?
Trip planning tips, once in a while.
New features and campsite guides. No spam.