Dry camping across Canada & Alaska

On our two month trip going north on the yellow head, then Alaska highway and south again on the cassiar highway we spent only 15 nights in organized camp grounds. Lots of nights in gravel pits and roadside pullouts. May not have always been legal but were not bothered. We did not camp where signs were posted saying no camping. Found a few real gems, staying only feet from river banks etc.

Just returned from Alaska through Canada. You will find plenty of places to dry camp. But through Canada, most of the places are provential parks and the fees are very small. 8 to 12 dollars. Alll the ones we stayed in were dry camping. Good luck.

loulou57 wrote:
Camping on crown land (free camping) will be very hard. You should contact the Ministry of Natural resources in each province to find what area to camp is permitted. I am not sure of the rules for non residents.

If you are planning on travelling through Canada on the trans Canada highway, finding places to camp free other than walmart type parking lots, I think would be next to impossible. Ther are numerous campgrounds that you can stay at and pay the lowest rate for having no hook ups.

I may be wrong but I think he meant crossing Canada from south to north not east to west along the #1 highway. If he is travelling across Canada along the #1, there are lots of places to boondock along the #1 highway. We did that trip and never stayed at a Walmart or a camp ground with our 40 ft Class A.

Having gone up the Alcan last summer and back down it this spring, I don't think you'll have a problem finding places to stay. Buy the Mile Post book it will give you a lot of info. The smaller rig you have, the easier you'll find a lot more places that you can pull into without a lot of planning.

Bill

Camping on crown land (free camping) will be very hard. You should contact the Ministry of Natural resources in each province to find what area to camp is permitted. I am not sure of the rules for non residents.

If you are planning on travelling through Canada on the trans Canada highway, finding places to camp free other than walmart type parking lots, I think would be next to impossible. Ther are numerous campgrounds that you can stay at and pay the lowest rate for having no hook ups.

The further north you go the more hours of daylight you will have and the more recharge time you will have from your solar system.