Life on the Road
Life on the road has its ups and downs but it's always an adventure! Here you can find articles about life on the road, places to boondock and tips about what we've learned so far.
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Free Camping Near Oatman – Burros and Historic Mining Areas
Visit an old mining town, take a selfie with the local burros and experience a scenic section of Route 66 while taking advantage of free camping near Oatman! Or just enjoy the peace of the desert, good winter weather and the great surrounding desert scenery. Our favorite part about camping near Oatman had to be the occasional encounters with wild burros! And of course, walking the random roads and washes finding beautiful vistas and random desert stuff.
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Free Camping Near Vicksburg, AZ | BLM Camping Quartzite
For some really peaceful, pretty and easy to access desert camping with great winter weather, we would definitely recommend camping near Vicksburg in Arizona. There is a large area of BLM land that is a bit off the I-10 corridor and less busy than other spots camping near Quartzite. Located about 30 miles from Quartzite, camping near Vicksburg is super accessible and surprisingly quiet. There are a number of level, well spaced out spots for rigs of any size. And there are some desert hills and mountains as well as some saguaros scattered about adding some excitement to the scenery.
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Boondocking in the Dragoon Mountains | FR 687 Camping Near Tombstone
The Dragoon Mountains are located in Coronado National Forest just outside of Tombstone, Arizona. Once in the national forest, there are numerous dispersed camp spots on Forest Road 687 that are great for boondocking in the Dragoon Mountains! This area is beautiful, fun, accessible and admittedly a bit popular among recreationists. The golden grasslands and rugged rocky mountains make for an incredibly scenic backyard!
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Free Camping at Las Cienegas NCA | Sonoita, AZ
Camping at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area is an incredibly relaxing and serene experience. The setting feels a million miles from anywhere with sprawling golden grasslands dotted with mesquite trees and mountainous terrain in the surrounding area. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area encompasses over 45,000 acres of beautiful rolling grasslands and woodlands. And thanks to the year-round flow of Cienega Creek, this protected area supports a great diversity of thriving plant and animal life.
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Free and Fun Camping at Indian Bread Rocks | Bowie, AZ
Camping at Indian Bread Rocks is such a treat! Tis the season to head south and follow the great weather. Some desert camping is more exciting than others but this is a spot that we were happy to stay at for two weeks. Indian Bread Rocks is a BLM area in the Dos Cabezas Mountain Wilderness with several dispersed camping spots, great desert scenery and rugged mountains of granite boulders to play on.
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Easy Vast Desert Camping Near Safford | Tanque Road
There are a number of great options to choose from for dispersed camping near Safford. Choose from vast desert camping on Tanque Road and Hackle Road to dispersed or developed camping near Mount Graham in Coronado National Forest. Since winter was approaching at the time that we were looking for camping near Safford, we decided to stay at lower elevation and found a nice spot camping on Tanque Road. If you're looking for an accessible, quiet place to camp with vast desert views then read on!
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Free Camping Near the Sierra Buttes | Gold Lake Highway
After spending some time exploring the northern Gold Lake Highway in Plumas National Forest, we still had more to see and we weren't quite ready to leave the area. So that's when we headed to the southern section of Gold Lake Highway in Tahoe National Forest. And we were stoked to find that there were actually options for free camping near the Sierra Buttes. To find this spot, we actually asked some rangers about any dispersed camping in the area and they pointed us to this spot.
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Free Camping Near Sloat | McDermott Ravine Road
Across the 89 in Plumas National Forest we found several good dispersed camp spots on the McDermott Ravine Forest Road . Many of the spots in this area are among the pretty wooded area with a mix of manzanita, conifers and oaks. We found this spot to be a bit off the beaten path yet easily accessible and we met a local who pointed us in the direction of the local Sloat swim hole on the Feather River!
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Free Camping Near Quincy | Bucks Lake Road
After spending a few weeks exploring some great spots in Tahoe National Forest, we decided to head north to check out the free camping near Quincy. As we were driving through the area we noticed that there are plenty of dirt forest roads to choose from. And different than a lot of areas, it took us no time at all to find a nice and easily accessible spot for camping near Quincy.
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Camping Near Frazier Falls | Gold Lake Highway
This entire Gold Lake Highway gem of an area was completely new to us so of course we had never seen or even heard of Frazier Falls either. Although we were just excited to find dispersed camping in the area we didn't know it but we were in for a treat! Camping near Frazier Falls ended up being so much more than just your typical free camp spot! And a great location for getting out and seeing more of this beautiful area.
