OP, I’d imagine there are considerably less boondocking spots back east from our travels there, and growing up in the Midwest.
“Generally” most boondocking as it is, is done in state and national forests. And some lesser populated national parks.
I’d say the vast majority of places you’d stay is public property.
Forest roads are the gateway to boondocking.
There are also plenty of low amenity city/county/state parks. Again my experience is the Midwest to the west coast. We’ve done plenty of them. Driving along, start googling camp grounds nearby (when you have cell service). Lots of $5-15 a night parks some on the honor system, some maintained.
Imo you’re on the right track for off the beaten path adventures. Probably some good beach camping boondocking on the Atlantic coast too.
Bottom line, if you’re on public property and setup for the day/night and a ranger or fish n feathers comes by and tells you no bueno, you move. If not, stay.
Even after we retire, think I’d have a hard time parting from a TC setup for touring. Just because you can camp a lot more places than if you’re rolling in a big RV or towing.
I like the concept of having a toyhauler of some sort be it TT, 5ver or super C as well because we doo stuff that would be ideal with those rigs too, but a TC is a staple of “luxury” camping with the ability to go the most places.
Any big TC with, say 50 gal fresh tank is enough to go off grid for close to a week without re-filling for 2 people (and taking miserly showers). Plus it’s easy to take on more water pretty much anywhere in civilization and if you’re out in the toolies, losing your gray water is easy too. Some folks have a stigma about dumping gray water but seriously, think about it. It doesn’t harms dang thing. The stigma is you’re dumping nasty stuff so don’t publicize it.
