Cadillac Jack wrote:
While its true that the west has many more acres of National Forest and BLM lands the east is still literally packed with hundreds of dispersed camping areas where you can camp in organized pullouts with fire rings or pullouts with nothing at all.
I have been in KY for the last 8 years since moving here from California. I have never camped in an rv park in all that time.
I have camped all over Tennessee North Carolina West Virginia Virginia Kentucky New Hampshire Maine and never once stayed in a an organized campground with hook ups or Ranger Rick.
New Hampshire has fantastic dispersed camping areas with no fees of any kind. North Carolina also has many of these areas. Ditto all the rest that I have mentioned.
I would only stay in an organized campground as an utter last resort.
If you are in the west the choices are mind boggling.
Urban camping is not boondocking, and I would only do it if I was desperate.
Welcome to the Truck camper forum.
Tell us a little about yourself. How much camping are you doing... and some of your favorite spots... what kind of TC you have (It makes a difference in where you stay overnight) When you are using these eastern boondocking sites what do you do for water and dump stations.
Janet and I have been doing truck camper adventures for more than 40 years... and I've been very open about our experiences. We learned a lot from Tioga George. One of his favorite tricks was what he calls "Day Camping/Night Camping" This is where he parks in a residential area or even an industrial area overnight, wakes up early, and moves to the best spot at the beach or where ever... and sets up for the day... enjoys the best spot all day and then moves back to his night "camp"... he has the best of both worlds... and we do it often.BTW, I read your 5 posts cadalic jack...
I noticed that your profile says that you are in the midwest... then I read in the quote that you have lived in Kentucky for the last 8 years ( confused me...I have always been taught that Kentucky was in the eastern part of the country)
Jack... You call Kentucky midwest... I call what I do Boondocking.Sleepy