DryRig vs The Dyrt
The Dyrt is a popular camping app with a large user-review database and free and paid tiers.
The Dyrt and DryRig both help you find places to camp, and many RVers keep both installed. The Dyrt is best known for its large community review database and a paid tier (PRO) that adds offline access and trip planning. DryRig focuses on mapping every overnight option — free dispersed sites, RV parks, overnight parking, and service stops — from authoritative public data, offline-ready and free to download.
What DryRig includes
Every place — all 133,000+ of them across 63 US states and Canadian provinces — comes from authoritative public sources (OpenStreetMap, NPS, Recreation.gov, the FCC, Ookla Open Data, the National Tunnel Inventory) or real scraped listings. Counts below are live from the latest data export.
- Free & dispersed camping 12,930
- RV parks & campgrounds 9,279
- Overnight parking (stores, truck stops, rest areas) 7,697
- Dump & potable water stations 2,408
- Low-clearance bridges & tunnels 26,735
- Offline maps & listings
- Cell coverage by carrier (FCC / Ookla based)
- RV trip planner with stops along the route
- Summarized reviews (pros & cons), never fabricated
- Free to download
About The Dyrt
We don't assert precise, dated feature lists for other apps — those change, and the honest move is to check the source and try a few. Here's The Dyrt's general positioning:
- The Dyrt is a camping app built around user-submitted reviews and photos, with a free tier and a paid PRO subscription.
- PRO adds features like offline maps, map layers, and trip planning according to The Dyrt's own marketing.
- Its strength is the volume of community reviews across campground types.
Where The Dyrt is a strong choice: reading lots of recent user reviews and photos before booking an established campground.
Our approach: real data, no fabrication
When DryRig doesn't have a value — a coverage reading, a review — it shows that honestly rather than inventing a number. That's the difference we lead with: every count on this page is traceable to an authoritative public source. Many travelers keep more than one app installed; download DryRig free and compare it against The Dyrt on your own routes.