Boondocking - how to find a spot

Try boondocking.org

I have found several spots and added them as listings to the site.

I love boondocking! On the East Coast, we boondocked at Walmarts and Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

It can be very rewarding - adds to the adventure and saves money.

Join Escapees and buy a copy of 'Day's End'. It's exactly what you want and is updated often.

I did find it difficult to find boondocking sites while along the east coast. It seems like somebody owns ever speck of land, and usually has a fence around it. You are stuck with going to established campgrounds or something like that.

Out west, you can find miles of BLM land, and lots of rivers that you can camp near. Many forest service roads allow camping alongside of them, as long as you are not blocking the main path, or some logging operation!

Good luck,

Fred.

Download an ap for your smart phone called rvparky. It shows all the parks and campgrounds, Walmarts, Cracker Barrels, highway rest stops and any place you can over night. Just don't depend on the campground prices shown.

It helped me on my last trip.

Dispersed (USFS term) spots in the forest and blm land are closely guarded secrets, more protected than locations such as weapons stockpiles or uranium storage depots.

Get a hold of the MVUM for your closest National Forest and start driving the trails with your 4WD... at least based on my experience with the trails in Michigan, you need decent clearance and 4wd to get through soft spots and mud ruts.

Like others have said BLM or USFS land provide many good spots to camp. In Idaho part of boon docking is checking the weather many of the off the beaten path roads are not all season roads and rain or snow can strand you quickly. I have found taking the P/U and finding a spot works best, paying attention to the road condition and ability to turn a big RV around. Pay close attention to sharp rocks or stumps that can tear your sidewalls. Then unplug kick back and enjoy RVing.

You might find something at.Freecampsites.com

If you have some National Forest or BLM areas around you where you would like to camp, call the district ranger office for their recommendations.

If you have a toad, you may want to check out camping locations rather than take the class A back there.

Also BLM lands.

We will use National Forest land around here.