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Millions of acres of public lands could be used as campgrounds. The federal government won’t take the initiative, but you can

The pandemic year 2020 marked the beginning of the great upsurge in RV travel, and with it came the endemic of RV camp spot...

An interesting way to find boondocking spots in the Southwest

By Bob (BoondockBob) Difley Most of the land in the southwestern deserts, if not occupied with cities and towns, is part of the 253 million...

RV App Reviews: U.S. Public Lands – Find them easily!

By Tony Barthel If you’re looking to stay in places without paying site fees, get out your solar system and fill your fresh tanks and...

RVers must take responsibility for their own safety

By Bob Difley RVers must take responsibility for their own safety, especially when boondocking. One of the many joys associated with boondocking is finding those...

The trashing of our public lands. Case in point

The message below was posted September 10 in our Facebook group Crowded Campgrounds by a representative of New Mexico's Lincoln National Forest. I doubt...

Look for variety in your travels and you’ll find it

By Greg Illes A friend of mine has a luxurious 38-foot class A motorhome and it sits, parked, at the back of his property. When...

Are we still “newbie” RVers?

By Betty Linneman How long is a person considered to be an RVing newbie? Is it so many camping trips or days before one graduates...

Southwest camping for 85 cents a day!

By Bob Difley Yes, spring is almost here, but for the last bit of winter and if you haven't tried this area yet, the Southwestern...

Coyote camping (boondocking) in the Southwestern deserts

By Bob (BoondockBob) Difley Of all the styles of camping, from backpacking tents to fancy RV resorts accommodating 40 foot+ motorhomes, coyote camping (ultimate boondocking)...

Explore the Southwestern deserts – but don’t try to see everything

Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, I didn't realize how really HUGE the landmass of the Southwestern deserts is until I...

Oregon changes rules, hikes fees on forest camping

By Russ and Tiña De Maris RVers and other outdoor recreationists may find a few changes if they favor overnight visits to Oregon State Forests....

Web page makes finding British Columbia camping a snap

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many U.S. boondockers are familiar enough with some of the alternative sources of finding boondocking sites in the Lower...

Free public lands resources, great for planning

By Bob Difley You've probably read about camping and boondocking on public lands, or maybe you even bought my e-book, BOONDOCKING: Finding the Perfect Campsite on...

Holiday weekends are coming – Plan ahead!

By Bob Difley Although we may quibble about the definitions of boondocking, blacktop boondocking, Walmart boondocking, and dry-camping, we're talking about essentially the same...

Boondocking threatened at two Utah National Monuments?

Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, I read in the news that Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments...

Dusty Quartzsite is winter haven for sun-seeking RVers

By Chuck Woodbury You must visit Quartzsite. It's in the middle of nowhere in the Arizona desert. Technically it's where I-10 and state route 95...

It’s Quartzsite boondocking time

By Bob Difley It's snowbird time again – when we RVers leave the cold, rainy weather behind for the sunny and warmer regions of the...

How to find boondocking spots on cross-country RV trip

  Here's a question from a reader of RVtravel.com about boondocking.  Hi Bob, My wife and I are planning a trip across the country with no planned...

Take your RV on the road less traveled

  By Bob Difley Many of America's most scenic drives wind across and through remote public lands, such as our national forests (NF) and land managed...

RV “Twilight Zone” — Eureka Dunes

  By Bob Difley If you are not a boondocker and don't like weird, out-there locations, you need read no further. However, since you are still reading,...

Bureau of Reclamation camping — an RVing win-win

  By Bob Difley The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s mission is to “manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound...

Get free, but valuable, RV info from the Forest Service

  By Bob Difley Summer is almost here, and boondockers will soon be looking for campsites in the national forests. These tips may help make your...

What is boondocking? The readers speak

  Edited by Russ and Tiña De Maris "To the beatnik It's his beard, beard, beard To the monster Something weird, weird, weird To a night...

Low-cost RVing at nearby wildlife refuges

  By Bob Difley Be on the lookout for Fish and Wildlife refuges, both national and state, for good boondocking and cheap camping opportunities. When there...

National park campground alternatives: Joshua Tree

By Russ and Tiña De Maris We never thought we'd see the day when it would be nearly impossible to find a spot for...

Repeal of Fish & Wildlife rule bad for wildlife

  For many of us RVers, wildlife watching rates at or near the top of the list of why we chose to become RVers, and...

Gun-shy about boondocking near Mexico border

  Dear RV Shrink: This is our first year living in our RV. We are not looking for the next RV resort with a pickleball...

More information about LTVAs

  For more information about the Bureau of Land Management's seven Long Term Visitor Areas, click here. As we said in our video, RVers may stay...

RV too long for that site? Maybe not.

By Bob Difley When a National Park's or Forest Service's campground designates a maximum length limitation, what does that mean? You've seen it in campground...

Prevent thieves from stealing your generator

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris If it's December or thereabouts, you can be sure that there's plenty of RVers boondocking on the desert near...

Overnight with prehistoric graffiti near Phoenix

By Bob Difley Most historic or recreation sites managed by the BLM don't get a lot of publicity and even less advertising. So you may...

Little-known Ariz. boondock land — Goldwater Air Force Range

  By Dave Helgeson Over four times the size of Rhode Island, the 2.7 million acre Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range (BMGR) in southwest Arizona...

An oasis near Vegas perfect for RV boondocking

  By Bob Difley The Desert National Wildlife Refuge is not somewhere you go to stay in a full hook-up RV resort or to visit Nevada's...

Save money this winter — camp on an LTVA

  By Bob Difley Winter is a welcome time for snowbirds as they leave the cold, wind, rain, and snow of the northern states and head...

Find boondocking sites in British Columbia

  By Russ and Tiña De Maris Many U.S. boondockers are familiar enough with some of the alternative sources of finding boondocking sites in the Lower...

Camping on Arizona state trust land

 By Dave HelgesenFor active boondockers the state of Arizona has it all. The sun shines nearly all year and you have multiple climate zones in...

Campground closures? Here’s a work-around

 By Russ and Tiña De MarisMajor players in public lands recreation across the country are National Forests. Trails, recreation sites and campgrounds, along with...

Boondocking along America’s Byways

By Dave Helgeson America's Byways is a great website for RVers and is especially useful for those of us that boondock in the western United...

Free camping along the Colorado River near Quartzsite

By Russ and Tiña De MarisWith summer coming along soon, the snowbirds have flown their winter "coop" in Quartzsite. Yes, the weather is actually...

What can we do about vandalized public property?

Dear RV Shrink: One of the comments someone made under last week's column caught my attention. We have not spent much time in campgrounds during the...

Desolenator enables water independence: Just add sun

By Bob Difley The first paragraph you read on Desolenator's  website states: "Desolenator is a clean technology venture that has developed and patented what’s on track...

The appeal of boondocking in the desert

By Greg Illes Originally published in November, 2014 Soon, my wife and I will hit the road again. Even though it's not the ideal season for...

Apps help you find public lands

By Dave Helgeson The U.S. federal government controls nearly 650 million acres of land owned by you and me, the taxpayers of this great nation....

Free camping — at wildlife refuges

By Bib Difley Be on the lookout for Fish and Wildlife refuges, both national and state, for good boondocking and cheap camping opportunities. When there...

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