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05 August 2019

Really Cool Rest Area – Chamberlain, SD, I-90

Written by Steve Johnson
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Rest areas are not known as a destination, but this one is. Located on I-90, at Chamberlain, SD (serving both directions), is a rest area featuring a museum about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a giant statue of an Indian woman. The statue, dubbed, “Dignity Statue” pays homage to the Native American culture...
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29 July 2019

Free Camping Near Salida, Colorado

Written by Steve Johnson
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Probably your best choice for free camping near Salida, CO is at Shavano Wildlife Management Area (WMA), in the hills just west of Poncha Springs. Shavano WMA is named after Mt. Shavano, one of the “fourteeners” that make up the greater Rocky Mountain range in Colorado. The area is owned by the Bureau of...
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15 July 2019

Silos Campground Review, Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana

Written by Steve Johnson
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Silos Campground is a paid-campground along the western shore of Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana. It’s the only paid-campground owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, but managed by the County of Broadwater. Sites cannot be reserved online. It’s strictly walk-in only, first-come-first-serve. I came here for one night on Sunday, July 14, 2019, because I...
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13 July 2019

Goose Bay Dispersed Area, Montana – Free Camping

Written by Steve Johnson
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Goose Bay is an area along Canyon Ferry Lake, at its eastern shore, about 30 minutes east of Helena, Montana. There’s actually two campgrounds at Goose Bay, this one, the dispersed area, and a fully developed campground, Goose Bay Marina & Campground. Depending on your point of view, the dispersed area is a far...
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03 July 2019

Bean Lake FAS, Montana – Free Camping

Written by Steve Johnson
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Bean Lake Fishing Access Site (FAS) is a tiny lake in Montana, about 67 miles southwest of Great Falls. It’s free camping, and one of a few free campsites offered by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Bean Lake offers only two campsites for RVers, but there appears to be two, maybe...
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02 July 2019

Lowry Bridge Access Site, Montana – Free Camping

Written by Steve Johnson
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Lowry Bridge Access Site is probably one of the few choices for free RV camping in the Great Falls, Montana area, and even at that, it’s not necessarily one of the better. Run by the Bureau of Land Management, is effectively a place to launch your boat on to Sun River and do some...
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22 June 2019

Return to Sweet Briar Lake, ND for a Rest

Written by Steve Johnson
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On the busy and hectic schedule that was the 2019 ATC Toy Hauler Rally that Sash and her assistant organizers put together, it was time for a rest. In the previous year, Sweet Briar Lake had provided me with a great opportunity to rest and recoup after the original rally. Since it was not...
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26 May 2019

Rocky Ford Campground – A Free Opportunity Cut Short

Written by Steve Johnson
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...
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23 May 2019

Lake Como Road – Free Colorado Boondocking

Written by Steve Johnson
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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...
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14 May 2019

RV Boondocking at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Written by Steve Johnson
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...
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