Another tip on searching for boondocking sites: create two windows on your computer, side by side. In one window, bring up the motor vehicle use map for the area in question. In the other window, bring up the same area on Google Earth.
Using the MVUM, find the forest roads that seem to be the most promising -- for example, those that are close to your destination or hiking trailheads.
Then jump over to your Google Earth window and "fly" along those particular roads, looking for campsites. You can zoom in a lot -- you can even see fire rings left by prior campers!
Yes, this is tedious. But if you can't scout in person, scouting on the computer is the next best thing.
Plus it is more fun than doing the things that you should be doing, like mowing the lawn or raking leaves. ;)
