The America's National Parks Podcast is sponsored by L.L.Bine is a proud

partner of the National Park Foundation.

L. L. L. Bean and N. P.S. share a believe that every community should have the opportunity

and resources to experience the joy of the outdoors together.

Through this partnership, they're not only helping people find their parks, they're helping

protect, restore, and improve parks across the U.S.

If it's outside, L.L. Bean is all in.

Be an outsider with L L L.Bine. Camping will be forever intrinsically tied with the National Park idea.

It was in fact a camping trip that helped inspire President Theodore Roosevelt to set aside 18

national monuments, 55 bird sanctuaries and game preserves, and add some 148 million acres of national forest.

In May of 1903, Roosevelt camped in Yosemite with John Muir,

where the two discuss the idea of protecting wild lands for the future and forever.

You can listen to that story on our past episode entitled Muir Roosevelt and Yosemite,

a camping trip that changed the world. I'm Jason Epperson and this is the

America's National Parks podcast. On last week's episode we took a look at

early road planning and design in the parks.

And we're continuing with the theme this week by looking at the history of National Park

Campgrounds. You might not realize it, but so much of modern campground design, whether it be state and federal parks or privately ran facilities,

was developed through the National Park Service throughout the 20th century.

And now, the Park Service is taking a fresh look at campground design, not to reinvent them or turn them into gaudy spaces for glamping.

The new National Park Service Second Century Campground strategy is all about making camping spaces more

user-friendly, efficient, and inclusive, all while respecting the natural resources

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