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,...
White River West Sno-Park is one of many “Sno-Parks” in Oregon. These are effectively parking lots, or roadside parking areas, where people can park their vehicles and enjoy time playing in the snow. Sno-Parks are operated by the U.S. Forest Service and many of them are kept closed during the warmer months. However, there...
Memaloose State Park Campground is located on the Columbia River Gorge, about halfway between Portland and The Dalles, along I-84. It’s perhaps one of Oregon’s busiest state campgrounds. I arrived Sunday, September 2, 2018, on a Labor Day Weekend. I was fortunate to find the last remaining campsite, for just this night, on the...
Fishtrap Recreation Area is a built around Fishtrap Lake, located in eastern Washington State, about a few miles north east of Sprague. The Recreation Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Read our reviews of other Washington State campgrounds and destinations) While there aren’t any dedicated campgrounds at Fishtrap, with the exception...
Homestake Pass refers to a 6,300+ foot mountain pass along I-90 about 10 miles east of Butte, Montana. Right at the pass itself is Homestake Rd, which leads you past Homestake Lake, and finally Homestake Pass Campground. The campground itself, which I refer to as the “Front” campground, lies at 45.926345, -112.405241. The campground...