The best camping spots are free.

my440 wrote:
Not like it was at one time. Forest access roads are gated or large boulders or logs blocking the way. Once upon a time the wild life was the biggest danger. A bear or cougar may approach, a skunk may appear. Now chances of a cracked out lunatic approaching is the big concern. The vehicle pulling beside you at night now may not just be travelers looking to go pee or read a map...

Access being blocked is mostly because of morons misusing, (or abusing) the areas, like what's going on now on a lot of BLM land, we as people are our own worst enemies, perhaps not individually, but as a whole, unfortunately the whole must pay for the actions of a few. :(