CampTow Index

Find the safest places to camp.

436 national park sites scored 0–100 on real public-record data: violent-crime rates from the FBI and weighted weather/wildfire incidents from NOAA. No opinions, no marketing — just numbers you can plan with.

Top safest parks Browse by state

Featured: Acadia National Park

Highest scores

Top safest park sites

#1 97

Acadia National Park National Park · Maine

#2 97

Frances Perkins National Monument National Monument · Maine

#3 97

Saint Croix Island International Historic Site International Historic Site · Maine

#4 97

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park National Historical Park · New Hampshire

#5 92

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument National Monument · Nebraska

#6 92

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial · Virginia

#7 92

Camp Nelson National Monument National Monument · Kentucky

#8 92

Cedar Breaks National Monument National Monument · Utah

#9 92

Colonial National Historical Park National Historical Park · Virginia

#10 92

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve National Monument & Preserve · Idaho

#11 92

Fossil Butte National Monument National Monument · Wyoming

#12 92

Grand Teton National Park National Park · Wyoming

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92 Rhode Island 3 parks 91 New Hampshire 1 park 86 Vermont 1 park 86 Hawaii 9 parks 85 Delaware 1 park 82 Maine 6 parks 79 Massachusetts 16 parks 79 Washington 11 parks 77 Utah 11 parks 77 Idaho 5 parks 77 Wyoming 8 parks 77 Connecticut 1 park 70 North Dakota 3 parks 70 Oregon 4 parks 68 New Jersey 5 parks 63 Alaska 19 parks 62 Maryland 22 parks 62 Nevada 2 parks 62 Michigan 5 parks 61 Indiana 3 parks 59 Nebraska 7 parks 59 Kentucky 4 parks 59 Mississippi 8 parks 53 Montana 5 parks 53 Arizona 22 parks 52 Wisconsin 4 parks 52 West Virginia 4 parks 52 Ohio 8 parks 52 Minnesota 4 parks 52 South Dakota 5 parks 50 Virginia 22 parks 45 New Mexico 17 parks 44 Colorado 13 parks 44 Alabama 8 parks 44 South Carolina 8 parks 43 Pennsylvania 19 parks 43 Florida 10 parks 43 Georgia 10 parks 43 Illinois 4 parks 43 North Carolina 8 parks 43 Iowa 2 parks 36 Arkansas 7 parks 36 Tennessee 8 parks 35 New York 27 parks 35 California 30 parks 35 Missouri 7 parks 35 Louisiana 4 parks 35 Kansas 6 parks 27 Texas 16 parks 27 Oklahoma 3 parks

Methodology

What the score means

Each park gets a 0–100 composite. Higher is safer.

60% Hazard Score from NOAA Storm Events (2024). County-level where available, state-level otherwise.
40% Crime Score from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2023), normalized per 100,000 residents.

Read the full methodology →

Last updated Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:51:41 GMT