Camping, glamping, and coronavirus in the United States.

•Camping-an accommodation and form of recreation-is an understudied tourism sector.•The influence of COVID-19 on future camping consideration was explored.•Recent United States-based leisure travelers were surveyed about COVID-19 (n = 2685).•Camping experience and social distance are related to tent camping and glamping.•Scale of COVID-19 influences tent camping and glamping consideration.