Campsites depicted on this map were curated from veteran boondockers who have put together informative articles and videos about each location. Each map marker includes a button you can click to learn in-depth information on what you can expect. These hidden gems are nestled within public lands managed by the BLM, US Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, state authorities, and various public agencies. Start your journey and unlock the beauty of off-grid camping today!
List of Places for Boondocking and Free Camping
BLM USFS NPS ACOE USBR USFWS State Local
Arizona
Cedar Pocket Road, BLM, Virgin River Gorge, AZ, (GPS: 36.9581, -113.8029)
Gunsight Wash BLM, BLM, Lower Sonoran Field Office, Ajo, AZ, (GPS: 32.2395, -112.7508)
King Road BLM, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, AZ, (GPS: 33.2608, -114.2322)
Marble Canyon, Soap Creek, BLM, Arizona Strip Field Office, Vermilion Cliffs, AZ, (GPS: 36.7526, -111.7176)
Pipeline Road BLM, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Avra Valley, AZ, (GPS: 32.3740, -111.3880)
Plomosa Road BLM, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Quartzsite, AZ, (GPS: 33.7647, -114.1777)
Pump Station BLM, BLM, Tucson Field Office, Marana, AZ, (GPS: 32.4448, -111.3718)
Table Mesa Road, BLM, Hassayampa Field Office, New River, AZ, (GPS: 33.9865, -112.1694)
Badger Creek Dispersed, Coronado NF, Greer, AZ, (GPS: 33.9820, -109.4931)
Forest Road 112, Coronado NF, Greer, AZ, (GPS: 33.9931, -109.5071)
Forest Road 128, Coconino NF, Marshall Lake, AZ, (GPS: 35.0980, -111.5401)
Forest Road 687, Coronado NF, Tombstone, AZ, (GPS: 31.8520, -110.0048)
Forest Road 776, Coconino NF, Cinder Hills OHV Area, AZ, (GPS: 35.3284, -111.5239)
Schnebly Hill Road, Coconino NF, Munds Park, AZ, (GPS: 34.9079, -111.6442)
Crystal Forest Campground, Crystal Forest Museum & Gift Shop, Holbrook, AZ, (GPS: 34.7930, -109.8902)
Wagon Wheel Rest Area, Navajo Nation, Kayenta, AZ, (GPS: 36.7012, -110.2968)
California
Buttercup Sand Dunes, BLM, Winterhaven, CA, (GPS: 32.7173, -114.9160)
Hot Springs LTVA, BLM, Holtville, CA, (GPS: 32.7673, -115.2703)
Imperial Dam LTVA, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Fort Yuma, CA, (GPS: 32.9014, -114.4941)
Joshua Tree South BLM (East), BLM, Chiriaco Summit, CA, (GPS: 33.6756, -115.7904)
Joshua Tree South BLM (West), BLM, Chiriaco Summit, CA, (GPS: 33.6746, -115.8048)
Pilot Knob LTVA, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Felicity, CA (GPS: 32.7426, -114.7549)
Sidewinder Road BLM, BLM, Yuma Field Office, Obilby, CA, (GPS: 32.8173, -114.7948)
Snaggletooth Primitive RV Camp, BLM, Needles, CA, (GPS: 34.5934, -114.6358)
Thomas Mountain Yellow Post Site #1, San Bernardino NF, Idyllwild, CA, (GPS: 33.6566, -116.6688)
Owens River Road Dispersed Area, Inyo NF, Crestview, CA, (GPS: 37.7384, -118.9655)
Scissors Crossing, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Shelter Valley, CA, (GPS: 33.1017, -116.4745)
Colorado
BLM Road 90, BLM, Uncompahgre Field Office, Montrose, CO, (GPS: 38.4284, -107.9864)
BLM Road 650, BLM, Uncompahgre Field Office, Delta, CO, (GPS: 38.7782, -108.2548)
BLM Road 1462, BLM, Tres Rios Field Office, Durango, CO, (GPS: 37.2195, -107.6970)
BLM Road 4725, Canyons of the Ancients NM, Cortez, CO, (GPS: 37.3971, -108.8215)
Buckeye Dispersed Camping Area, BLM, Royal Gorge Field Office, Leadville, CO, (GPS: 39.3081, -106.2503)
Grand Valley OHV Area, BLM, Grand Junction Field Office, Grand Junction, CO, (GPS: 39.1627, -108.5354)
Lake Como Road, BLM, Alamosa, CO, (GPS: 37.5366, -105.5792)
Shavano Wildlife Management Area, BLM, Poncha Springs, CO, (GPS: 38.5542, -106.1177)
Forest Road 272, San Isabel National Forest, Browns Creek, CO, (GPS: 38.6785, -106.1595)
Forest Road 274A, San Isabel National Forest, Raspberry Gulch, CO, (GPS: 38.7044, -106.1589)
Forest Road 504 (Bachelor Rd), Rio Grande National Forest, Creed, CO, (GPS: 37.8501, -106.9437)
Forest Road 671, Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.8932, -106.5591)
Forest Road 742C, Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.85309, -106.56308)
Forest Road 742.3G, Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.9157, -106.5831)
Forest Road 742.3H (Red Mountain Drive), Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.9268, -106.5922)
Forest Road 742.D2, Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.9063, -106.5653)
Forest Road 748, Gunnison National Forest, Taylor Park, CO, (GPS: 38.9255, -106.6000)
Madden Peak Dispersed Area, San Juan National Forest, Mancos, CO, (GPS: 37.3532, -108.1988)
Mill Creek Dispersed Area, Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest, Bellvue, CO, (GPS: 40.6978, -105.8601)
Mountain Rendezvous Campsites, Grand Mesa National Forest, Crested Butte, CO, (GPS: 38.9337, -107.0176)
Rabbit Ears East Dispersed Area, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, CO, (GPS: 40.3858, -106.6190)
Rabbit Ears West Dispersed Area, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Yampa Ranger District, CO, (GPS: 40.3769, -106.7304)
Slate River Dispersed Area, Grand Mesa National Forest, Crested Butte, CO, (GPS: 38.9316, -107.0510)
Turkey Springs Dispersed Area, San Juan National Forest, Pagosa Springs, CO, (GPS: 37.2914, -107.1715)
Walton Peak Dispersed Camping, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Yampa Ranger District, CO, (GPS: 40.3756, -106.6708)
Florida
Smith Creek Landing, Apalachicola National Forest, Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL, (GPS: 29.8175, -84.9868)
Bloody Bluff Landing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL, (GPS: 38.5542, -106.1177)
Gardner Landing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL, (GPS: 29.8175 -84.9868)
Van Horn Campground, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area, FL, (GPS: 29.8175, -84.9868)
Hickory Hammock Campground, South Florida Water Management District, Hickory Hammock Wildlife Management Area, FL, (GPS: 27.4478, -81.1771)
Cypress Creek Preserve, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Land O’ Lakes, FL, (GPS: 28.2383, -82.4304)
Georgia
Joe Kurz WMA Campground, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gay, GA, (GPS: 33.1172, -84.5366)
Idaho
Burns Creek Road, BLM, Upper Snake River Field Office, Idaho Falls, ID, (GPS: 43.6031, -111.6468)
Indian Rocks Petroglyph Site, BLM, Pocatello Field Office, Pocatello, ID, (GPS: 42.6694, -112.2170)
Silver Creek (North & South), BLM, Shoshone Field Office, Carey, ID, (GPS: 43.2445, -113.9957)
Cougar Dispersed Caming Area, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Ketchum, ID, (GPS: 43.8333, -114.4194)
Forest Road 146, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Ketchum, ID, (GPS: 43.8273, -114.4207)
Forest Road 239, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Victor, ID, (GPS: 43.5551, -111.0752)
Forest Road 20051, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, West Yellowstone, ID, (GPS: 44.5919, -111.3787)
Salmon River Dispersed Area #1, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley, ID, (GPS: 44.1768, -114.9237)
Salmon River Dispersed Area #2, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley, ID, (GPS: 44.1712, -114.9060)
Salmon River Dispersed Area #3, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Stanley, ID, (GPS: 44.1671, -114.8942)
Moose Creek Trailhead, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Victor, ID, (GPS: 43.5626, -111.0417)
Bootjack Dispersed Area, Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Island Park, ID, (GPS: 44.5891, -111.3461)
Portneuf Lower Sportsmens Access, Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Lava Hot Springs, ID, (GPS: 42.6432, -112.0052)
Kentucky
Pisgah Point Camping Area, Land Between the Lakes NRA, (GPS: 36.9385, -88.1678)
Montana
Lowry Bridge Access, BLM, Simms, MT (GPS: 47.5131, -112.0080)
Homestake Pass Dispersed Area, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Butte, MT, (GPS: 45.9258, -112.4048)
Middle Fork Blankenship SW Area, Flathead National Forest, Coram, MT, (GPS: 48.4643, -114.0723)
Muchwater Recreation Area, Lolo National Forest, Clark Fork River, MT, (GPS: 47.3099, -114.8487)
North Fork Road Dispersed Area, Flathead National Forest, Glacier National Park, MT, (GPS: 48.4994, -114.1323)
Nelson Creek Recreation Area, Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Peck Lake, MT, (GPS: 47.5647, -106.2207)
Confederate Campground, US Bureau of Reclamation, Canyon Ferry Lake, MT, (GPS: 46.4887, -111.5264)
Goose Bay Dispersed Area, US Bureau of Reclamation, Canyon Ferry Lake, MT, (GPS: 46.5450, -111.5721)
Bean Lake FAS, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Augusta, MT (GPS: 47.3026, -112.4346)
Nevada
Chief Mountain South Campground, BLM, Caliente Field Office, Caliente, NV, (GPS: 37.6044, -114.6592)
Sacramento Pass BLM Campground, BLM, Bristlecone Field Office, Great Basin National Park, NV, (GPS: 39.1204, -114.3057)
Stewart’s Point Dispersed Area, Lake Mead Recreation Area, Overton, NV, (GPS: 36.3766, -114.3962)
New Mexico
Joe Skeen Campground, El Malpais National Monument, Grants, NM, (GPS: 34.9441, -107.8209)
North Dakota
Sweet Briar Lake, Morton County Parks Department, New Salem, ND, (GPS: 46.8732, -101.2707)
Oklahoma
Highway 31 Landing, Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Eufaula, OK, (GPS: 34.9641, -95.6467)
Oregon
White River West Sno-Park, Mt. Hood National Forest, Government Camp, OR, (GPS: 45.3039, -121.6746)
Spring Creek Dispersed Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande, OR, (GPS: 45.3679, -118.2974)
Rufus Landing Recreation Area, Army Corps of Engineers, Rufus, OR, (GPS: 45.6932, -120.7560)
Threemile Canyon Park, Army Corps of Engineers, Boardman, OR, (GPS: 45.8118, -119.9688)
South Carolina
Elmwood Campground, Francis Marion National Forest, Jamestown, SC, (GPS: 33.1986, -79.4716)
Santee Coastal Reserve, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, McClellanville, SC, (GPS: 33.1538, -79.3668)
South Dakota
North Shore Recreation Area, Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Thompson, SD, (GPS: 44.0654, -99.4759)
Dude Ranch Lake Access, Army Corps of Engineers, Oacoma, SD, (GPS: 43.7812, -99.4256)
Utah
Beas Lewis Flat Road, BLM, Richfield Field Office, Torrey, UT, (GPS: 38.2982, -111.3921)
BLM Road 144, BLM, Moab Field Office, Moab, UT, (GPS: 38.8810, -109.8060)
BLM Road 717, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Kanab, UT, (GPS: 37.0953, -112.1347)
Kane Creek Canyon, BLM, Moab Field Office, Moab, UT, (GPS: 38.3785, -109.4652)
Leppy Pass Road, BLM, Salt Lake Field Office, Bonneville Salt Flats, UT, (GPS: 40.7752, -113.9752)
McCoy Flats Road, BLM, Vernal Field Office, Vernal, UT, (GPS: 40.3796, -109.5943)
Miners Canyon Dispersed Camping Area, BLM, Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, UT, (GPS: 40.2067, -111.8945)
Rock Cave Road, BLM, Moab Field Office, Hole in the Rock, UT, (GPS: 38.379948, -109.444713)
Sheep Bridge Road, Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area, La Verkin, UT, (GPS: 37.1860, -113.2228)
Sulphur Creek Road, BLM, Richfield Field Office, Torrey, UT, (GPS: 37.1860, -113.2228)
US-89 Mount Carmel, BLM, Kanab Field Office, Kanab, UT, (GPS: 37.2069, -112.6761)
Capitol Reef West Dispersed Area, Fishlake National Forest, Torrey, UT, (GPS: 38.3267, -111.3641)
Forest Road 0064, Manti La Sal National Forest, Spanish Fork, UT, (GPS: 38.5187, -109.2919)
Forest Road 4666, Manti La Sal National Forest, Bull Canyon Overlook & Dinosaur Tracks, UT, (GPS: 38.6168, -109.2063)
La Sal Loop Road, Manti La Sal National Forest, Moab, UT, (GPS: 38.5436, -109.3176)
Behind the Rocks Rd, Utah State Trust Land, Spanish Valley, UT, (GPS: 38.4108, -109.4683)
Browns Hole Rd, Utah State Trust Land, La Sal, UT, (GPS: 38.3281, -109.4197)
Near Cotter Mine Road, Utahraptor State Park, Moab, UT, (GPS: 38.6997, -109.7048)
Washington
Fishtrap Lake South Loop, Fishtrap Recreation Area, Sprague, WA (GPS: 47.3340, -117.8632)
Airstrip Sno-Park, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Lake Wenatchee, WA (GPS: 47.8176, -120.7259)
Vernita Bridge, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Mattawa, WA, (GPS: 46.6408, -119.7443)
Wyoming
Vedauwoo Glen Dispersed Area, Medicine Bow National Forest, Buford, WY (GPS: 41.1529, -105.3750)
Firehole Canyon Beach, Ashley National Forest, Flaming Gorge NRA, (GPS: 41.3484, -109.4525)
Rochelle Public Access Area, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Sinclair, WY, (GPS: 41.7457, -106.9493)
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