How to Camp for FREE on Public Lands

How to Camp for FREE on Public Lands

Free Camping in an RV or Van on Public Lands is Super Easy when you follow a few simple rules. I tell you everything you need to know in this video.
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How to Camp Free on Public Lands Video Content:
00:00 Intro
00:51 What is Dispersed Camping and Boondocking
02:46 Where Can I camp for Free in the National Forest
03:15 Boondocking in the National Forest or BLM Road Rules
04:20 Free Camping Near Water
09:56 Free Camping in National Forest Limits
11:50 Most Important Rule for Camping in National Forests and BLM

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50 Comments

  1. Glenda on July 29, 2022 at 3:15 am

    Great advice. Even for me who lives in nz.

  2. Tremjar on July 29, 2022 at 3:15 am

    one time i went camping like 30 years ago, was 20 or 21, before even knew nor cared about etiquette in the boonies, i layed this huge like foot and half long turd, well turns out i was right on edge of a road and didnt notice… soon as was done and start to walk away, this truck comes around the corner, mom dad and kid…. huge turd first thing they see as come around the corner still hot and fresh….. i know better now of course, but back then i thought it was funny as hell.

  3. collinsfriend1 on July 29, 2022 at 3:19 am

    If people aren’t prudent, aren’t clean, the right to camp freely will be removed and people will have to register, and perhaps pay.

  4. Karen Roe on July 29, 2022 at 3:19 am

    Perfect 👌 💖🌟

  5. Sabra Crouse on July 29, 2022 at 3:19 am

    Carolyn I just washed your last videos. You’re such a happy person anyway just wanted to tell you I enjoyed them take care stay safe God bless

  6. Maurice Lamar Edwards on July 29, 2022 at 3:19 am

    Great video I learned a lot about camping in places that you can camp safely and not be trespassing on property you should not be. I like your camper

  7. Ed Bear on July 29, 2022 at 3:27 am

    All good advice

  8. Cynthia Lindblom on July 29, 2022 at 3:28 am

    People think human poop is natural but it’s full of bacteria and all kinds of illness causing stuff. If it infects the water, people and animals are effected. If you poop in the woods the rain runoff can send all the germs into nearby water.

  9. Sky on July 29, 2022 at 3:28 am

    I LIKE YOUR HAIR.YOU’RE LOOKING AMAZING!!!!LOVE THE GREY WITH ORANGE SHIRT.
    THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT POOP LOL THAT’S REALLY DISGUSTING TO SEE PEOPLES’ CRAP ALL OVER THE PLACE.ABOUT THE ROCK PATHS,I DON’T GET WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT,IF THE ROCKS ARE ALREADY THERE…WHY CAN’T YOU BE CREATIVE WITH THEM AND MAKE A GARDEN OR A PATH,THEY ARE PART OF NATURE AREN’T THEY?
    I AM JUST CURIOUS, WHY YOU SHOULDN’T DO THINGS WITH THE ROCKS? 🙂

  10. Jackson Nomad on July 29, 2022 at 3:31 am

    Awesome thank you. The video quality is MUCH better. This will help a great deal with lighting, $30 Neewer 43 Inch/110 Centimeter Light Reflector 5-in-1 Collapsible Multi-Disc And 5 home depot .99¢ clamps. I dont know how to do the links. It’ll make the sun in the eyes thing more comfy. And one on the ground to fill the "adams family" shadows under the eyes and nose. Very easy hope it helps love the vids 🙂

  11. Granny Peacock on July 29, 2022 at 3:32 am

    Yes most important, just because there’s a fire ring doesn’t mean it’s legal or okay to have a fire especially in California in the summer.

  12. brenda peplow on July 29, 2022 at 3:32 am

    😊👍

  13. Carol Dodson on July 29, 2022 at 3:33 am

    We just camped a couple of weeks ago in the Olympic National Forest in a spot where the sites were at the water. Some idiot who must have stayed there quite a bit had a bucket with a seat on it and a huge hole dug for their potty not 15 from the water! I filled it in. Lots of trash also. Such a beautiful place with a family of otters. People Clean Up After Yourselves!!! And don’t put up a portapotty by the water!

  14. Alisa Daly on July 29, 2022 at 3:34 am

    Sidenote…..OMG!! U LOOK SOOOOO CUTE WITH UR HAIR IN PIGTAILS.LOVE IT!! XoXo

  15. Kat Kohler Schwartz on July 29, 2022 at 3:35 am

    It’s so easy to wash dishes by spraying them with Vinegar and water without having to dump dishwater. Dry with a towel and put dirty cleaning cloth in a zip back are there better ideas? Thanks for your message, Carolyn!

  16. Linda Belcher on July 29, 2022 at 3:36 am

    I wish by just talking about "leave no trace" would do the trick. Perhaps there are those out there who are truly just uninformed but sadly I think we are dealing with many people who just don’t care. What do you do and say that could get them to care? Certainly though thank you for your kind efforts. It’s good to keep trying.

  17. The Builders House on July 29, 2022 at 3:36 am

    Please, can you tell me a good phone app or website which would let me know the terrain across the United States. I will be travelling alone with a heavy trailer and don’t want to drive in the mountains. I am going from Georgia to Montana…what route would be the best? Thanks so much.

  18. Jamie Rupert on July 29, 2022 at 3:36 am

    It is so sad Carolyn, that people have to be reminded of common sense. 😢

  19. Lou B on July 29, 2022 at 3:37 am

    Thank you 😊

  20. #SHORTS.....G.H IS GLO THE PROTECTOR. on July 29, 2022 at 3:37 am

    Hi Carolyn and Sadie, Love all your videos i been binge watching your beginning videos your really awesome i am learning so much for you and so right about just follow the rules and pick up after yourself and we are all happy right…I am watching and learning thank you Carolyn for all you do to let all of us have all the information we need..Ok Take Care Be Safe and God Bless Us All.. New name for my soon to be channel . ("Thee Lady GG 62 Year’s Young Waiting For Travels") Gloria. Happy Traveling.

  21. Sabra Crouse on July 29, 2022 at 3:38 am

    Thanks Caroline for your information. Sandy looks like she’s having a good time in back of you take care stay safe God bless

  22. Annette Montalvo on July 29, 2022 at 3:40 am

    Love you be safe and happy

  23. D's Teeny Travel Home on July 29, 2022 at 3:41 am

    I love how you educate people. There’s a real need. Like you I dislike finding other people’s garbage and waste.

  24. Brian Todd on July 29, 2022 at 3:42 am

    Do you have to tell the forest service officials that you are boondocking?

  25. Dawn Trivett on July 29, 2022 at 3:42 am

    I hate when people spray-paint their names and graffiti all over the trees and rocks or carve up the trees

  26. Travel Grandma on July 29, 2022 at 3:44 am

    Great advice.

  27. Miss Chris on July 29, 2022 at 3:46 am

    I’m just starting to learn the lifestyle. I hear you saying, “Don’t throw out your dishwater,” loud and clear. But since you said earlier to stay out of water, how do people bathe/shower when they stay for two weeks?

  28. Lara Jackson on July 29, 2022 at 3:46 am

    Thank you! Love ya! Be safe and well! See you next time!😃❤👍

  29. Bambi Hargrove on July 29, 2022 at 3:47 am

    Great information Carolyn 👍

  30. B on July 29, 2022 at 3:50 am

    My friend Sandy met you at your meet and great in Tijras. When you are in New Mexico we would love to spend a night or two with you. We also have 3 buddies for Sadie to play with

  31. Terry Sager on July 29, 2022 at 3:51 am

    Yes! Leave No Trace–National Forest people should use this video to teach LNT: "Leave it like you want to see it when you get there."

  32. Inside Diane's Life on July 29, 2022 at 3:55 am

    Wow… 5 1/2 years, I have been watching for a lot of that time and still haven’t gotten out there yet. I am still working toward that goal and nudging my hubby to get on board. I need to make consistent money while traveling. I am working on that too.

  33. K_Harmony on July 29, 2022 at 3:56 am

    Along with the importance of leave no trace…I like Don’t over stay your welcome💕💗❤️

  34. Carolyn's RV Life on July 29, 2022 at 3:57 am

    Like my Shirt, "Please Don’t Fear all Over Me"?
    **Get it here: https://bit.ly/NoFearCRVL

    Get your Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) from the NFS here: https://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ohv/ohv_maps.shtml
    Like my Shirt, "Please Don’t Fear all Over Me"?
    **Get it here: https://bit.ly/NoFearCRVL

  35. Deborah Liedel on July 29, 2022 at 4:00 am

    Wow!! Beautiful ❤️❤️!! Good job!💕

  36. Andrea Smith on July 29, 2022 at 4:01 am

    Awesome advice Carolyn! Your so right we are the visitors in the forest. Thank you for all of this information.

  37. mary fenton on July 29, 2022 at 4:03 am

    Great advice

  38. B on July 29, 2022 at 4:04 am

    I’m a 61 year old man who just bought a smaller new class c. I love your videos. If you can boondock in remote areas so can I. Thank you

  39. Marilynn Arnold on July 29, 2022 at 4:04 am

    Beleaguered the point about taking care of the land way too long. Just beat it and beat it and beat it.

  40. Deb Fisher on July 29, 2022 at 4:05 am

    Thank you for all the great information, Carolyn!! I always learn something from your videos!! Now if we can just get everyone on board, what a wonderful world this would be (I’m thinking that is a 1960s song lyric)!! lol Keep enjoying Mother Nature!! ✌🏼

  41. luv your channel on July 29, 2022 at 4:06 am

    Someone told me that you can’t camp in a 50 footer RV in a national park. It that correct

  42. MattInTheHat on July 29, 2022 at 4:06 am

    Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. I need to find & bookmark your video about ‘how to find free camping’

  43. Susan Gale on July 29, 2022 at 4:06 am

    Thank you for being a stellar ambassador to nature🙏

  44. Michael Burris on July 29, 2022 at 4:07 am

    Good Morning from Beatty NV

  45. Penny Thostenson on July 29, 2022 at 4:09 am

    This was a wonderful video and I learned from it. I hope everyone else will too. We must take care of our planet.

  46. healingv1sion on July 29, 2022 at 4:09 am

    Awww ur cute pigtails 😍

  47. K_Harmony on July 29, 2022 at 4:10 am

    Along with the importance of leave no trace…I like Don’t over stay your welcome💕💗❤️

  48. Linda Selover on July 29, 2022 at 4:10 am

    I rarely have a fire, as I use my backpacking stove, but I recently bought a portable fire pit – a stand with a special mesh that holds all of the ashes and embers. Have not used it yet, nor will I use it until we have had some rain. Thank you for the MVUM info.

  49. Travels For Daniel on July 29, 2022 at 4:12 am

    great information ty so much for sharing. hugs from lori 🤗

  50. T,s World on July 29, 2022 at 4:13 am

    Wowsers your hair is getting really long.

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