Thread: Boondocking
View Single Post
Old 06-16-2012, 08:50 AM   #37
Off Pavement
ACØUS
 
Off Pavement's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Cambridge, Nebraska
Posts: 22
Default

If it wasn't for boondocking (defined as remote location camping outside a developed campground), we wouldn't own an RV. We fulltimed 5 years in a 36' DP off the grid 99% of the time. We followed the seasons and only put 15 hours on the generator in 5 years. Granted it is easy to find great boondocking locations in the west, but most folks don't really know all the places that may be available to them near home.

Surprisingly, most state wildlife areas permit dispersed camping (boondocking). When it's not hunting season, these areas are often the perfect place to set up camp. Some of these locations are so ritzy as to have a firepit or perhaps a picnic table. Every state is different, so you may need a state recreation stamp, or a fishing/hunting license to be legal for the free camping benefits available.

The US Forest Service is really helping folks find areas open for dispersed camping that are not familiar with an area. The USFS is generating MVUMs (motor vehicle use maps) that show open roads and trails and available dispersed camping locations. Very few US forests do not permit dispersed camping. Here is a link to all available maps online... USFS MVUM's

A few of our favorite locations...


Boondocking in Bridger-Teton National Forest - Wyoming


Boondocking in Pike National Forest - Colorado


Dry camping at Crowley Lake BLM Campground, California.
__________________
Please Support Multiple Use of our Public Lands!

Brian & Margie
www.rv-camping.org
Sunseeker 2300 - Gozer II
Jeep Wrangler - Blackie

Off Pavement is offline   Reply With Quote