The 5 Best New Glamping Resorts in the US for Every Type of Traveler

Some time around the mid-2010s, everyone started talking about glamping — a.k.a., luxurious camping. And while it may have seemed like a trend at the time, it’s now 2025, and the public interest in glamping is certainly not slowing down.

For many travelers, the appeal of glamping isn’t necessarily an unwillingness to leave the comforts of home behind. For many, glamping’s appeal lies in how easy it is. Glamping resorts are often in the same places as campgrounds, providing fantastic access to national parks, state parks, geological wonders, sprawling deserts, and nearly every other landscape you can imagine. However, you can go glamping with just a suitcase — there’s no need to rent camping gear, eat dehydrated meals, or worry if you’ve stored your food correctly to keep out raccoons. That makes glamping a more accessible way to get outside, especially for travelers who don’t have the knowledge, gear, or time for a full camping trip. It also allows travelers who may not have the physical ability for camping to still spend time in nature.

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That said, the mix of wilderness and creature comforts offered by glamping is certainly part of the appeal, too, and plenty of people who like glamping also like camping. Many glamping resorts also offer communal activities for guests, such as guided hiking, stargazing, and campfires. In some ways, it’s very similar to being in a national park campground, or at adult summer camp. Since glamping resorts are so inherently tied to nature, and appeal to guests who love and want to protect the great outdoors, they’re often more sustainable and eco-friendly than your average hotel. That has appeal for outdoorsy travelers who are concerned about the impact of their travel footprint.

According to industry statistics, the glamping industry is set to grow exponentially in the coming years. Reports show that the North American glamping industry is on track to be worth $1.30 billion by 2029 (it was valued at $561.42 million in 2023).

That’s probably why new glamping resorts are opening across the US this year. While well-known glamping resorts like Under Canvas and AutoCamp are continuing to expand, smaller brands are also getting into the game, and existing hotels are expanding with new glamping options. Below, you’ll find the best new glamping resorts opening this year in the US.

Photo: Under Canvas Yosemite

Photo: Under Canvas Yosemite

Photo: Under Canvas Yosemite

• Location: Groveland, CA
• Opening: May 15
• Starting from: $349 + $35 resort fee per night.

Under Canvas Yosemite is set to open in May, the start of the busy summer reason around Yosemite, and looks like it’ll be an excellent place for first-time glampers to give the trend a try. It sits just 10 minutes from one of the park’s main entrances, making it closer than other glamping resorts in the area. And since it’s Yosemite National Park, one of the prettiest places in North America, you can count on spending your days surrounded by scenery that’ll quickly show you why people love the great outdoors.

The Yosemite Under Canvas location will be just as luxurious (if not more so) than similar resorts from the brand in places like Zion and the Grand Canyon. It sits on 80 acres near the park, with amenities ranging from on-site fire pits and s’mores to ensuite bathrooms and complimentary USB charging packs for when the massive amount of photos you’re likely to take starts zapping your phone. There are three room options, with the El Capitan two-room suite being the largest, and the entire resort is only a few steps from the YARTS bus station, so you don’t have to worry about dealing with Yosemite’s heavy traffic, large crowds, and parking challenges.

Property renderings of the new AutoCamp Asheville. Photo: AutoCamp

• Location: Asheville, NC
• Opening: September 2025
• Starting from: $247 + $37 amenity fee per night

AutoCamp Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina is opening in September 2025, putting it right on time for catching some of the best foliage on the East Coast. Like most AutoCamp resorts, it’ll have a range of accommodations, including various suites inside retro Airstream trailers, as well as cabins. While it won’t have glamping tents, it will have many of the amenities of glamping resorts, like a clubhouse with a general store, live music on weekends, yoga and pilates classes, stargazing events, and lawn games. The Airstream trailers have posh amenities like Bluetooth audio and high-end, spa-like bathrooms, and the resort is close to everything from mountain bike trails to rafting put-ins to Asheville’s many, many breweries.

While most AutoCamp resorts are fairly similar in terms of room types, this property will have something unique just to Asheville: Bambi Suites. They’re slightly tinier Airstreams, ideal for couples looking for a slightly smaller price tag to match.

Photo: Under Canvas Columbia River

Photo: Under Canvas Columbia River

Photo: Under Canvas Columbia River

Photo: Under Canvas Columbia River

Photo: Under Canvas Columbia River

• Location: White Salmon, WA
• Opening: May 29, 2025
• Starting from: $252 per night, including fees

Most high-end glamping resorts can be fairly romantic, especially when it comes to luxury brands like Under Canvas. So when you have an Under Canvas resort opening in an area surrounded by romantic things to do, it gets even more exiting.

That’s one of several reasons we’re excited about the opening of Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge, near Mount Hood in Oregon. It’s in the Columbia River Gorge, the breathtaking, 80-mile-long canyon carved by the Columbia River through the Cascade Range that forms the border between Oregon and Washington. It’s lush, mossy, beautiful, and dotted with more waterfalls than you can count. That puts the cushy glamping tents just a short drive from postcard-worthy sights like Multnomah Falls, Dry Creek Falls, and the Eagle Creek Trailhead. It’s also very close to the cool town of Hood River (shoutout to the kite boarders out there), as well as the many wineries and cideries around the Columbia River Gorge area.

Photo: Evergreen Lodge Yosemite

Photo: Evergreen Lodge Yosemite/Kim Carroll

Photo: Evergreen Lodge Yosemite/Kim Carroll

Photo: Evergreen Lodge Yosemite/Kim Carroll

Photo: Evergreen Lodge Yosemite/Alpenglo Productions

• Location: Groveland, CA
• Opening: April 15, 2025
• Starting from: $210 per night, no amenity fee

It may seem like glamping resorts should be cheaper than hotels, but usually, they’re not. Glamping tents are often just as luxurious as hotel rooms, and resorts are usually seasonal, so the business needs to make all its income for the year in only a few months, and often, they’re remote. That increases operational costs, from how much staff are paid to the costs of services like food delivery and electricity. Being eco-friendly can up the cost, too, especially for resorts that shy away from plastics and cheap materials. And as most park travelers now, Yosemite National Park can be especially expensive in the summer.

Fortunately, the new Evergreen Lodge glamping near Yosemite National Park in California checks the boxes when it comes ot affordability — at least by glamping standards. The resort’s new glamping tents will open in April 2025, with rates starting at $210 per night. That makes it far and away one of the most affordable glamping resorts near Yosemite, unless you count Camp Curry inside the park — but that’s not exactly glamping. Each tent has Wi-Fi and USB ports, luxury linens, eco-friendly bath productsm and outdoor seating with a covered porch. Glampers also get to use the amenities of the main resort, including a pool and hottub, outdoor games like bocce and chess, and evening events like trivia, nightly firepit s’mores, and activities led by the guest services team.

A rendering of the AutoCamp Sequoia clubhouse. Photo: AutoCamp Sequoia

• Location: Three Rivers,  CA
• Opening: March 6, 2025
• Starting from: $210 + $35 amenity fee per night

AutoCamp Sequoia is an AutoCamp resort — so it’s likely to be busy, sure. But Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, sitting just south of Yosemite National Park, get far fewer visitors than their neighbor to the north. That could be because it’s a slightly further drive from places like San Francisco, or just because travelers are drawn to sights like El Cap and Half Dome, and don’t know about the quiet beauty of the Sequoias.

That’s why we’re excited to eventually stay at the new AutoCamp Sequoia in Three Rivers, a small town just 10 minutes from the Sequoia National Park entrance gate. It’ll be the first glamping resort in the area and has a lower price tag than many other AutoCamp Resorts (at least if you book during the early season promos). Guests at the new glamping resort can take advantage of a complimentary granola bar in the mornings, an on-site restaurant, and a location that’s less than two miles from hang-out spots like Three Rivers Brewing. AutoCamp Sequoia will have the usual trailers and cabins, as well as bunk rooms for groups or families, plus the “Premium Base Camp Suite,” including both an Airstream trailer and a separate glamping tent to sleep another two travelers.