2gypsies wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
In Montana, most national forests do not allow boondocking. You have to be in a developed campsite. The forest service actively patrols and enforces that regulation.
This is not true. We've stayed on dispersed land (boondocking) in Montana's national forests. Here is just one example:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/custergallatin/recreation/recarea/?recid=81373&actid=34
My thoughts as well. I was just in Montana and noticed many opportunities for dispersed camping in the National Forests. You could NOT dispersed camp in the DEVELOPED CAMPGROUNDS in the National Forests, but outside of those as long as you followed the rules for dispersed camping it could be done.
2gypsies wrote:
Naio wrote:
2gypsies, I am not sure you read about the very recent changes to the system? You probably got your site/s under the old system.
The thing is....there is no 'new system'. The way the OP got their site is not commonly done. They talked to a ranger and it was o.k.'d. It's not advertised as a 'new system' of getting first come sites. Everyone still waits in line and are prepared to camp that first night if they get a site.
Perhaps I'm wrong and it changed this year. Can you quote the 'new system' - not from the OP but from the national park rules?
I just don't want the incorrect information given so people will think this is a park headquarters-approved way of getting first-come sites.
I'm surprised to read that a ranger would tell them it was OK to do that. If I remember right, most of the "first come" NF campgrounds that I stayed in on our most recent trip to CO and WY had the rule "Site MUST be occupied BY A PERSON on the first night". I knew exactly what that rule was trying to prevent, and I think it's a great idea.
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