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...
When looking at from Google Maps’ Satellite View, Apex OHV Area doesn’t look like much. And when you arrive there in person, sure enough it’s not that much. But yet, it’s actually a decent place to set up an RV and boondock for however long your tanks will hold out. The only thing you...
Stewart’s Point is a tiny hamlet located on the northern arm of Lake Mead. It’s within the Lake Mead National Recreational Area, but is a small community of homes that was grandfathered into the Area. But, right along the water’s edge at Stewart’s Point is a dispersed camping area. Sash and I arrived here...
Snaggletooth Primitive RV Camp is just a spot along a “dark desert highway” that might otherwise not notice. Located along US-95, on the west side of the road, just west of the Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness Area, right by an outcropping of reddish sandstone hills and boulders. Sash and I arrived there for the night,...
Thus far, Sash and I have been camped here at Joshua Tree South BLM for three weeks now, with a goal of staying here for four. This area lies just on the southern border of Joshua Tree National Park, right along Cottonwood Springs Rd. This is technically BLM land here, and as such, the...
Owens River Road offers dozens of dispersed camping areas within Inyo National Forest. Located right off US-395, about 6 miles north of Mammoth Lakes, and about 6 miles south of June Lake Loop, this area is free for RV camping with a generous 28-day camping limit. Owens River Road itself is paved but bumpy,...