profdant139 wrote:
I am making plans for the summer -- we are headed for a remote area in a national forest where the website says, essentially, you can camp just about anywhere but please do not drive more than 300 feet off a designated roadway.
Where we are going, I do not see any established boondocking sites, but I see many possibilities within 300 feet of roadways on Google Earth. Although I have done a lot of boondocking, I have never before just headed out across the landscape to establish my own new site. It seems wrong, somehow -- like a desecration of the land. No matter how carefully I drive, it will tear up the dirt somewhat.
So that is my question -- do they really mean I can just strike out on my own?? Has anyone else done that? What are your thoughts about breaking new ground? Can you help me overcome my feelings of guilt and remorse? ;)
Thanks in advance.
In general, the USFS would rather you did NOT break new ground. Although it may be OK to boondock in an area, we usually try to find a spot that has been used before, rather than open a new site.
