After our stay at Rocky Ford Campground had come to an abrupt end, I had towed the trailer further east into Iowa. Riverside Casino was a great place to stay last year to wait out a couple of weeks before heading into the first ever ATC Toy Hauler Rally. This year, it served the...
When our RVing friends offered a free four-night stay at Rocky Point Campground, we couldn’t resist. Rocky Ford Campground is just one of four campgrounds located within Tuttle Creek State Park, a popular camping destination for folks surrounding the Manhattan, KS area. But it’s also the most popular campground within the state park because...
Lake Como Road is the popular name for what is officially designated as Mt. Blanca Road by the Bureau of Land Management. It’s also enumerated by the BLM as Road 5410. It’s a popular area for RV boondockers and tent campers. There are four main areas where RVers can boondock… At the start of...
Perhaps one of the best places to RV boondock within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is along BLM Road 4725. BLM Road 4725 branches south from of County Road N. It’s a red dirt road, but well packed, although lightly rutted and often times bumpy. Yet, there are a handful of exceptional campsites...
Wagon Wheel Rest Area shows up on Google Maps as a “rest area”, shaded in green as if it might be some kind of park, or place where weary travelers can get in some shut eye. But when Sash and I visited this place for an overnight stop, we found nothing more than several...
Free camping is practically everywhere at Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, as long as you don’t camp at the trailheads and the few paid campgrounds in the area. For one, Grand Staircase is run by the BLM, and the BLM generally has very relaxed rules on camping and RV boondocking. But moreover, Grand Staircase...
Sheep Bridge Road is part of the greater Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area run by the Bureau of Land Management, located between State Highways 9 & 59, just south Virgin, UT. It offers perhaps the best free RV camping just outside of Zion National Park. There are officially 48 designated campsites along Sheep Bridge Road,...
Cedar Pocket Road runs through the middle of Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness Area, a BLM managed section of land in the north west corner of Arizona, running along I-15 and the Virgin River Gorge. Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness Area is not open for camping, however, Cedar Pocket Road itself, along with several feet on...
Sash and I returned to Joshua Tree BLM South, a dispersed camping area on BLM land, just on the south side of Joshua Tree National Park. The first time we camped here, back in November 2018, we spent a few weeks enjoying the cooler weather and free camping. Back then, we also enjoyed relative...
Yellow post campsites are unique to San Bernardino National Forest. Each campsite is limited to one camp only, which is defined as being no more than two vehicles and no more than eight persons. They are first-come-first-serve, and are marked by a yellow post along the roadway. You can stay at a yellow post...