Boondocking 101: How to Find That Perfect Spot

Explorer

Nov 03, 2017

Ramblin' Ralph wrote:
Great video! You're an excellent narrator. :)

I appreciate it! I hate my own voice. ;)

Ramblin' Ralph wrote:
I've camped in several places along Mirror Lake Hwy (UT150) in the past. Beautiful area.

The Uinta Mountains are one of my favorite places in this region. Long before acquiring an RV, we took many backpacking trips up there and we usually ski up there when the road first opens around Memorial Day each year. What annoys me about Mirror Lake Highway now as an RV'er is that there are precious few places up there to get an RV into that aren't in a campground, and aren't right next to the busy road. Many, if not most of the Forest Service side roads in that area are just too rough -- for example, Murdock Basin or Alexander Lake. One great spot up there that we camped at this summer, prior to starting the YouTube channel (so I've got no footage) is Whitney Reservoir. That's about 9 miles off UT-150 on a reasonable dirt road, and has ample waterfront boondocking.

Our camp at Whitney Reservoir

We also enjoyed Lyman Lake, which you access via Mountain View, WY even though it's only about 15 miles east of UT-150 and on the Utah side of the border. It's easier than coming in off Mirror Lake Highway.

Our camp at Lyman Lake.

Crossing back into Utah from Wyoming, en route to Lyman Lake.

In fact, I'm somewhat frustrated that we took many great trips this summer including the Sawtooth Mountains of central Idaho, the San Juan mountains of southwestern Colorado, etc., that were before I got the concept for this YouTube channel and before I bought the drone and other cameras. Not only would they have made wonderful episodes with stunning scenery, but I also would've had a ton more episodes to last the whole winter into next camping season.