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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Crested Butte Camping (Free!) | Kebler Pass Camping
With the major task of replacing the roof on our travel trailer out of the way, we were ready for some Colorado adventures! And we set off to find free camping near Crested Butte so we'd have a good home base for exploring the beauty in the area. So from our camp spot in Montrose, we headed up to Kebler Pass Road. It was exciting to watch as the scenery transitioned from dry and shrubby to green and mountainous! And we found some great dispersed camping options in the area.
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Free Camping Near Montrose | Uncompahgre Plateau
If you're looking for free camping near Montrose, there are numerous dispersed sites along the main well travelled dirt road. And if you have off-road toys, the numerous roads and trails would make this area a lot of fun. This is also a great camping option if you're in the area visiting Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. It's only about a half hour drive to reach the national park.
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Free Camping Near Purgatory | Durango, CO
If you turn onto the right forest road, there are some great areas for dispersed camping near Purgatory! And many of the spots are easily accessible with great surrounding scenery!
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Free Camping Near Flagstaff
There are numerous options for dispersed camping near Flagstaff! We checked out a few spots on the forest roads in the area. Not only did we find incredible spots but we were surrounded by new adventures to get out and explore!
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Free Camping on Forest Road 616 | Happy Jack
After our beautiful experience camping along the Mogollon Rim, we continued north and found camping on Forest Road 616 near Happy Jack. We had been looking at the map and the nearby trails in the area and found some intriguing options that we wanted to check out. Camping off of Forest Road 616 made for a convenient spot to boondock in the woods while setting off on a couple adventures in the area. Keep reading for information on what the camping conditions were like as well as what incredible hike can be found a few dirt roads away!
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Free Camping on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona
When we left our last boondocking spot in Camp Verde, we had no idea that we were going to find such great camping on the Mogollon Rim! All we knew was that we had had enough of the 90 degree temps that we were experiencing in Camp Verde! That's why we decided to head up towards Payson to get to higher elevation and get in some trees! After looking around on several forest roads, we finally found this awesome spot camping on the Mogollon Rim that put huge smiles on our faces! Incredible views overlooking the Rim, comfortable temperatures, (mostly) reliable cell service for working, and we were finally in…
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Dispersed Camping Near Sedona | Forest Road 761
Sedona is beautiful! And it attracts a lot of visitors. There are some very popular areas for dispersed camping near Sedona. We found a pretty spot with unexpected solitude though a bit further from Sedona itself.
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Camping Near Cherry | Prescott National Forest
In Prescott National Forest there are a couple options for camping near Cherry. There is a forest service campground as well as several dispersed camp spots to choose from.
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Camping and Exploring Near Mayer Arizona
We had no idea how much we were going to enjoy camping near Mayer, Arizona! Honestly we didn't know the town of Mayer existed and had no idea we were going to be camping nearby for two weeks. Sometimes it's the random spots that we stumble upon with absolutely no expectations that end up being the best boondocking experiences.
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Camping Near Camp Verde
At a glance, Camp Verde looks and feels like a small town overshadowed by some big destinations - Phoenix, Sedona, and Flagstaff. It took us two separate occasions to see that camping near Camp Verde is actually like striking gold!
