Campground Costs

[Rv1993]

Hi All, it's getting expensive and half don't take my older model now. Question is has anyone used the few sites where individuals rent their private land per night with no services? I can see the blm lands, any in particular close to services, not far off road and safe community with others? Thx for any input and happy camping 🏕.

 

[Rich W.]

Boondockers Welcome is an established source for sites like this, I think with a 5 day max, owned by Harvest Hosts now. So that’s a good reaource for what you’re talking about. They cant charge for space but can charge for hook-ups for those that have them. Many county and city parks are very inexpensive and don’t have age restrictions for your rig. Also COE and state parks are often a bargain and in nice locations.

 

[Rv1993]

Boondockers Welcome is an established source for sites like this, I think with a 5 day max, owned by Harvest Hosts now. So that’s a good reaource for what you’re talking about. They cant charge for space but can charge for hook-ups for those that have them. Many county and city parks are very inexpensive and don’t have age restrictions for your rig. Also COE and state parks are often a bargain and in nice locations.

Great, thx for that info.

 

[Jim]

You can join "CampersCard", which is a sister company of Harvest Hosts. I think it's $39 bucks and then you get discounted rates at all the participating campgrounds. I believe that today was their official "launch date".

 

[Kevin D Pem]

In the west boondocking is plentiful, where in the country are you?

 

[RKins]

Passport America pays for itself in like 3 days of camping. Usually a night of camping is $20 cash.

 

[Rv1993]

In the west boondocking is plentiful, where in the country are you?

I'm in the sw, I think we've chatted before, I had gotten ill, moved into apt, looking on heading out in a few months. Are you still near the co river at times?

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I'm around Salome, likely here for a while still, trying to be useful.

 

[Pgh_AL]

In the west boondocking is plentiful, where in the country are you?

What part of the west ?

 

[Kevin D Pem]

What part of the west ?

Spend some time on the USFS, and BLM WEB SITES to view your public lands. Spend some time looking at the rules, each area has some variations. Visit the forest service office in the area of choice and ask for their "road use maps "

Follow the "mandates ". keep the forest/desert cleaner than when you got there. Don't leave the fire burning when you leave it. Pack it out! Including the holding tanks, and we can all enjoy our land into the future.

 

[Diesel Pusher]

What part of the west ?

We've boondocked at BLM locations in Wa, Or, Id, Ca, Nv, Az....... so many places in forests, mountains, on lakes, beside rivers, desert and pacific beaches. This past winter season, we camped from mid December through the end of April boondocking; not a dime spent at RV parks. Some BLM locations are free for two weeks, others require a $180 annual permit, but you can stay at one location for up to 7 months. A favorite long term location is Imperial Dam LTVA about a half hour north of Yuma. A favorite short term location is Roadrunner about 10 miles south of Quartzsite or Palm Canyon at KOFA about 15 miles south of Quartzsite, both off Hwy 95. This summer, we'll go to southern BC from our home base at Birch Bay Wa to a spot beside the Similkimeen river for August. Our only cost will be food & fuel!

 

[Buc]

It’s been a while since I’ve done much dispersed camping, but we used to routinely camp in spots on BLM or Forest Service land with no issues or payments involved. A lot of it was truck or tent camping. Some areas would have two week limits, but that information should be online.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

We've boondocked at BLM locations in Wa, Or, Id, Ca, Nv, Az....... so many places in forests, mountains, on lakes, beside rivers, desert and pacific beaches. This past winter season, we camped from mid December through the end of April boondocking; not a dime spent at RV parks. Some BLM locations are free for two weeks, others require a $180 annual permit, but you can stay at one location for up to 7 months. A favorite long term location is Imperial Dam LTVA about a half hour north of Yuma. A favorite short term location is Roadrunner about 10 miles south of Quartzsite or Palm Canyon at KOFA about 15 miles south of Quartzsite, both off Hwy 95. This summer, we'll go to southern BC from our home base at Birch Bay Wa to a spot beside the Similkimeen river for August. Our only cost will be food & fuel!

Do I know you??? They have many choice names for me there at imperial dam. Tinker Kevin, Einstein, crazy hair, and a few others.

 

[Pgh_AL]

We've boondocked at BLM locations in Wa, Or, Id, Ca, Nv, Az....... so many places in forests, mountains, on lakes, beside rivers, desert and pacific beaches. This past winter season, we camped from mid December through the end of April boondocking; not a dime spent at RV parks. Some BLM locations are free for two weeks, others require a $180 annual permit, but you can stay at one location for up to 7 months. A favorite long term location is Imperial Dam LTVA about a half hour north of Yuma. A favorite short term location is Roadrunner about 10 miles south of Quartzsite or Palm Canyon at KOFA about 15 miles south of Quartzsite, both off Hwy 95. This summer, we'll go to southern BC from our home base at Birch Bay Wa to a spot beside the Similkimeen river for August. Our only cost will be food & fuel!

I like the sound of that $180.00 annually . And up to 7 months stay . I'M going to look onto that .

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I like the sound of that $180.00 annually . And up to 7 months stay . I'M going to look onto that .

BLM LTVA permit look on BLM website or do a search.

 

[Pgh_AL]

BLM LTVA permit look on BLM website or do a search.

Thanks will do