Our 6 favorite FREE CAMPING spots in the USA
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- Thank you for joining us for our top 6 all-time favorite Boondocking spots, As well as 4 honorable mentions. Do you have a favorite boondocking spot? Would you care to share? If so, please let us know in the comments below. If our summer Alaska plans get cancelled we will be free to check out some awesome new spots.
#1 Ash Creek (California) ~ 41.13014, -120.79105
#2 Indian Creek(Utah) ~ 38.20253, -109.66905
#3 Sedona(Arizona) ~ 34.88852, -111.90811
#4 Gila Hot Springs(New Mexico) ~ 33.18390, -108.20553
#5 Losee Trail(Utah) ~ 37.76855, -112.33806
#6 Alabama Hills(California) ~ 36.599914, -118.11652
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Really beautiful spots
Thank you, Janice! We need to do our top 5 locations video for last year now. 😀
Boy so many choices!!! Thanks Dave and Carrie for this video
Thank you, Nancy! 😀
Beautiful spots. Great information. Thanks guys. HAPPY TRAILS
Thank you! We hope to make one of these videos every year. I wonder what next year's will look like? I hope you are having a good day, take care.
Thanks so much, I dropped pins on each one. I'll for sure keep them cleaner than found!
Right on! So far all of the vanlifers we have met do the same. We hope you like these locations as much as we do. If you have any questions please ask. Take care and hope to see you on the road.
Fantastic video guys ! I love all your boondocking locations. Keep up the good travels
Thank you Jim! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated. 😀
We enjoy your videos. Good info good attitude photography etc.... My wife says you are sincere... And nice couple...
Thank you so much for watching, please tell your wife we appreciate the kind words. Take care and have a wonderful day.😀
oh the promise of freedom in the middle of the lockdown... so much beauty out there!!! Thank you for reminding us that hope exists!!! Loved it!
Today we are on the beach watching the waves roll in and it really gives me the feeling everything is going to be just fine. 😀
@@oneadVANtureatatime well, curb your enthusiasm my Friend, just remember I am here in MN where the sun is just a remote memory!!! A month of rain and cold and super dark!!! (I am actually really happy for you, hope you delight us with lots of beautiful images!)
Wowsome Views! Fabulous video!!
Awesome job guys!!! Love this video such great information and your drone footage and photos are stunning. I’m so glad you said you are going back to all of these places cause I’m hoping you’ll be our tour guide and bring us with you on the next round. 😀
We would be honored to take you two around to these locations! We would love your company and have a great time for sure. Maybe next year you guys will be ready for travel? Take care and happy travels.
Great video! Camped very near your Indian Creek spot in 2014. Was in the BLM Hamburger Rock campground you would have passed.
Nice! I remember that campground. This is one of those places you want to go back to badly! Thank you for watching, we hope to see you on the road. 😀
I used to work on Isle Royale in the summer and Copper Harbor in the Fall. High Rock Bay and Keystone Bay were two of my favorite spots in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Now I want to go back. Isle Royale might be my favorite spot in all of North America though.
I just googled Isle Royale and it looks stunning! I can see why you love it. We need to visit there next time! Thank you for watching and sharing, we hope you are having a wonderful day.
Just started watching a couple videos...you guys really seem to focus on Cali. Ariz, Utah do you go much out of the region. We haven't traveled much but been lots of other states... a beach somewhere and a Colorado mountain area should be one the list.
+David Carter
th-cam.com/play/PLOvmRuT2Tq3VGAGG8wwTNeUCenP6h55oL.html
+David Carter we spent most of summer and fall on the east coast. Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota and Alaska are on our must do list. We have plans to go to Alaska this summer if we can still make it.
Thank you for watching
Wonderful video!!! So nice to watch something that is not about the current situation. I love all if these spots. Copper Harbor!!! One of my most favorite places on the planet! Great video!
We are happy you enjoyed it. 😀 Another copper harbor fan! What a wonderful place that not many people enjoy. We hope your doing well. Take care and have a great day.
I have been doing boondocking research on line for several months. I will be buying a ford transit soon! Conversion soon following!
Thank you for all your help!
Roger
You are going to have a wonderful time exploring and enjoying van life. We are excited for you to get started and hit the roads less traveled. Take care and have fun. If you have any questions we would be happy to try and answer.
Thank you for being so detailed this helps so much
Our pleasure! We appreciate you watching, Thank you. 😀
If your going to be quarantined for a while, a suggestion for a video is how you find out about these remote campgrounds.
Our 5 Favorite ways to find AMAZING Boondocking spots
We did a video on this a few months back, if you have time please watch and see if this is what you had in mind. I tried to leave a link, I hope it worked. Take care and have a great day.
I'm heading out to parts unknown on Nov 1st. (Escaping the Deep FL Swamp) But I don't know where to go (in November) I have been to Sonora Desert (Organ Pipe) many times in the Spring (May) I have been to Sedona in August. Seattle in September. I have never been anywhere in Nov. - Gila and Sedona both look awesome to me...But my vehicle is a RX350 AWD not exactly a Jeep. I see there are quite a few paved roads in Gila NF... and a straight shot for me via I-10. I love the Sonora but I would really love to see the Rockies... some trees, some elevation.
Thank you for sharing those beautiful spots!!! I'll be starting to boondock in about a year and am devouring everything I can so I learn before actually jumping in. So nice to see you have your dog with you, that will be me as well. Thank you again and I am subscribing, I want to keep enjoying the bounty you offer! (by the way, what software do you use for editing, impecable job!)
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. We are happy to share anything we have learned along the way so feel free to ask as many questions as you like. Carrie does all the editing and likes to use Movavi because it's the only one that can handle all of our 4k drone footage with our aging laptop. Best wishes to you and happy future travels.
@@oneadVANtureatatime Thank you so much, I love how open and generous you are! Life is not a competition (like those who hoard toilet paper?) you would be surprised how some people don't share what software they use for their videos as if that ensures they are the only ones who know how to make a video. You, on the contrary, are super generous, you share tips and camping spots openly, because you know nobody can steal your thunder, you are good at what you do and nobody will change that! Thank you again and will continue to enjoy your videos, take care and keep distancing while enjoying Nature!!! :)
Thank you for your kindness! I just read your comment out loud to Carrie. We are having such a good time with this lifestyle we want to inspire others to join us and share the good times. Not to mention we find ourselves the only ones at most of these campsites and would love some like minded company some day 😂 This is the first time we have got a compliment like this and it brings a smile to my face. Best wishes to you and please feel free to ask any questions you have, we love to be helpful. 😀
@@oneadVANtureatatime AWWW thank you!!! I will pencil you in! Who knows? some day we may share a nice campfire and life stories... solitude is a great experience that allows us to take a walk to the depths of our soul but nothing replaces some good laughs by a fire... for the time being, be safe and enjoy your puppy and the trails out there!!!!!!! (and keep spoiling us with these great videos)
40.759603, -109.463141 nice without to many people. There are several spots within a few miles of here
Thank you for this video!
Thank you for watching! We are about to do an update on this video as another year of this traveling lifestyle has passed. We hope to do one every year. 😎
One of my favorite spots is Glenwood Canyon in Colorado not sure about the camping though
We have yet to explore Colorado and can't wait. It's on our list and Glenwood Canyon looks absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing, very much appreciated. 😀
Lots of awesome information! Thank you. Do you have any favorite boondocking spots that are below 3000 ft?
Thank you kindly! We do know a few in the desert southwest and along the coast. That sounds like another video idea! Take care and best wishes to you.😀
Moose head Lake Maine didn't even need music to compliment the video, the call of the loon gave me shivers.
I love the sound a loon makes! It sounds like some ancient dinosaur to me 😂
This is a great list of beautiful sites. What time of the year do you guys plan for the different parks?
The New Mexico State Park Pass is an amazing deal. It gives you access to all parks fot free and plugged in is $6 to $8 a night.
Lou & Angie
We have heard that about the New Mexico park pass. Sounds like a really good deal and would be fun to spend some time exploring. Have you tried it and what do you think about the locations? We really don't do much planning but definitely like off-season locations. We do still hope to go to Alaska this summer 😀
@@oneadVANtureatatime Alaska will be Epic! We spend a little time in New Mexico. We love the landscape.
Lou
Carrie and Dave, great video! I'm new to van life, so it's really nice to see what's out there. I spent five nights at Alabama Hills last week... I never got tired of looking at the area. I walked down Whitney Portal a few times a day to get cell service, so I was getting my exercise. Ash creek is now on my list, as well as the other places, but since I'm in California already... Thank you for your beautiful, informative videos. Stay safe, and may good health be with you!
Nice, we're the mountain peaks covered with snow at Alabama hills? Glad you got to stay there for a bit of time. Not sure which way your going but check out Travertine Hot Springs if you head that way. You will be in for a real treat. Take care and happy travels. 😀
one adVANture at a time It was amazing. When I first got there the snow came all the way down almost to the base of the mountains and then it melted and then it would snow again and then it melted but the peaks were always covered and often covered in clouds
Alabama Hills are now very restricted. All spaces west of Movie Center Road are off limits to camping making it difficult to find a place. Rather frustrating that BLM made this move instead of merely enforcing the rules that were in place.
We heard about this new development! It's a sad thing. It was so clean and peaceful when we were there before covid.
Just stumbled on this older video. 👍
From videos I've watched Devil's Bridge at Sedona would be a neat hike for you. Good video.
It's funny you mentioned the Devils Bridge hike. We keep planning on doing this trail but something always comes up and changes our plans. Next time will do it! 😀 I would love to fly the drone on this one.
@@oneadVANtureatatime The drone at DB would be amazing.
Maybe you would consider making a video for us newbies on BLM camping, and how to find the BLM sites. I am directionally challenged, and rely on my GPS system to take me everywhere I go. lol So instruction on exactly how you find these beautiful spots, would be so helpful. This was another great video, and of those places, I have only been to Sedona, since I live in Tempe, AZ, it is a go to spot for beautiful hiking trails in the spring time.
Nevermind, I found your "5 Ways to find Boondocking Sites", and you explained it very well! Thanks
Very cool, we are happy to be helpful. 😀 Please ask if you have any questions.
wooohooooo a trail named after your biggest fan !!
You know if you travel to Utah you will have to check this camping spot out 😂 We hope your have a nice day, stay safe and take care.
so you do know that lake Mead is also in Arizona and you missed the better boondocking spots near Meadview, Temple Bar, Greggs Hideout and Pearce's Ferry.
Awesome tips there, we appreciate the information and hope to explore it in the future! Do you have all-time favorite boondocking locations that you can freely share? Happy travels and hope to see you on the road. 😀
@@oneadVANtureatatime I have some awesome spots in Mohave County Arizona that might become you favorites.
I’m thinking about trying Losee Trail right now, even though it’s mid-July. Does that sound like a bad idea to you? Looks like high 80’s this week.
+Paul Burns Dave and Roodle do not do well in the heat so we wouldn’t go this time of year without AC. there are some trees so you might be able to find some shade. Not sure if the small creek was just seasonal? I would have a plan “B” for a higher elevation spot if it gets too warm. Let us know if you go and how it was😃
one adVANture at a time Thanks Carrie!😊 The plan B w/elevation idea is something I totally forgot to consider. As for Dave & Roodle, and hot weather...well that makes four of us! Me and my pup suffer too. I wish I could get up to the northern latitudes like you, but I’ve got a Dr. appointment here in San Diego next week, so my radius is limited to hot zones-or so I thought. Your elevation suggestion is exactly what I forgot to “filter” on. Thanks!
Nice review. Lovely shot of Rutherford Beach, thanks for the recommendation, I parked right next to the picnic shelter for the night ( terrible flies after sunset :( when I was there October 7th )
We had no bugs for several days and got comfortable leaving the back doors open all night.....then one night the wind stopped at 3 am and we got ate alive! 😂 We have a bug screen installed now just because of that night. I remember you saying you stopped at Rutherford beach. Pretty darn awesome. Hope you are doing well, take care and have a nice day.
Great info, took notes. thanks
You are very welcome, hope to see you on the road.
👍 I am adding these to my must-see list and can't wait to hit the open road this fall to visit them. Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome. We are excited for you to hit the road less traveled and visit these locations. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Hope to see you on the road.
I know you two have made 50 lifetimes of memories the last couple years so I understand if you forgot the answer to my question, but where is the location at 0:22 in the video? What a striking scene that is!
High Rock Bay is located off High Rock Bay Rd in Grant Township, near the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. Near copper harbor Michigan! It was AWESOME!!
@@oneadVANtureatatime Wow and wow! For your ability to remember and 1 picture causing a drive in me to head up that way some day! Beautiful and great job with your videos!
It was INCREDIBLE!! Just don’t go during black fly season... they will carry you away!
Very nice spots! Thanks for sharing, it was a great distraction! We need distractions, we’re in a house with a 91 year old that just don’t understand why we can’t go out to dinner! 🤪 be safe guys! Maybe you can give an update in your van again! 🤙
You are very welcome! Will she settle for take-out? 😂 Thats a good Idea about an update. I am already struggling to think of new content as we might be staying here tell the end if April now. You guys take care and stay safe. Best wishes to you and your family.
Can 5th wheels make it to these locations? 32ft
We have seen 5th wheels in all of these locations , all about your size and smaller.
Thank you for the great camp spots. I will be going to the gila hot springs at some point in the future. So I will give you one of my favorite spots, Crazy jug point at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon 36.428002, -112.403381. You can camp on the edge of the Grand Canyon. You drove your van to the Verde river hot springs (that is a tough drive), This drive is easier but longer and better maintained. I recommend you take the route that passes by the Big springs ranger station. Late summer is the best time to go.
Thank you, Glenn! I am writing those coordinates down. I can't wait to free camp at the Grand Canyon without busloads of people. Very much appreciated 😀
Hi! Love your videos they are so inspiring and informative!!! We just got a promaster and started conversion and already have many ideas from your conversion. Thank you for sharing! Question, when traveling in remote places... do you keep extra gas just in case you guys run out? Thank you, thank you!! Check out Gold Bluffs campsite...
Thank you so much for your kind words! Congratulations on your Promaster. Fully loaded we are at 8600 pounds(very heavy ) and are still getting 16 mpg. With the 24-gallon fuel tank we have not felt the need to carry extra gas. If we had a generator that would be a must for sure. Thank you for the Gold Bluffs tip, all be checking that out...it sounds familiar somehow. 😀
Can u tell us how u filter water or share a link if u already made a video about it.
We have a Berkey water filter in our van that can filter nearly any water source. Plus we carry a ceramic backpacking filter on our hikes. All leave you a link right here in a few minutes if you want to check them out.
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BOONDOCKING in some of California's most Remote, PRISTINE wildlife area..... ASH CREEK in Adin, Ca.
If you have time we use the Berkey water filter in this video. Thank you for watching, if you have any more questions please ask we love to be helpful. Take care and have a good day.
Thank you very much! My daughter graduated from high school this may. We have been planning a 3 month trip across the USA for years for her graduation present. God willing... He will grace us w health and the ability to do it. ...we are gathering information... have been for a while... your video is the first that made us really think about the need for filtering our water. God bless you for helping us. :) Ephesians 3 :)
Thank you guys for all your hard work and amazing content. The tips and everything you provide are so helpful and loaded with information for your new subscribers, like me!! Please keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for your kindness! We appreciate the motivation to keep going. Take care and have a wonderful day.
This is really a great video!
Great content and great presentation. 😃
Thank you, John, for all your kind words! We love looking back at all these great locations...it makes us want to go back for another visit.
@@oneadVANtureatatime _ And it DEFINITELY makes us want to go see them for the 1st time! 😃
Great list, I was curious which of the 487 'best spot ever' would make this list! Have a great day!
Let me tell you..it was not that easy to narrow it down. I started out with 14 favorite locations 😂 Good thing Carrie was there to help me.
Hope u make another. ...share the runner ups please
With your mention of the bluest skies it brought to mind what I have noticed not in the Ash Creek area but in the Lava Beds. Several times I have seen what appear to be darker (grayish, like smoke) trails across the sky, much like the white trails left by aircraft, but no aircraft have come by. Thanks for the heads up on so many potential places to visit, particularly in the west.
Medicine lake, the lava beds, and glass mountain would be awesome to camp. We love that area and wish it was not under so much snow right now. Take care Mike and have a good day. 😀
These sites all look the same. Rocks, dirt, small trees. Don’t you ever go to the eastern U.S? There’s lots of lakes and beautiful national forests filled with trees and waterfalls! Ah, finally that last site...
We spent about half the year in the midwest and east coast last year. All try and send you a link for our playlist. We found some amazing places to free camp. I look forward to sharing these locations with you as well.
Boondocking th-cam.com/play/PLOvmRuT2Tq3VGAGG8wwTNeUCenP6h55oL.html
You hit the nail on the head with beautiful lakes and waterfalls. We have a huge amount of waterfall footage we hope to share in the near future. Best wishes to you and thank you for watching.
Haven’t been with your channel long enoughto see those videos. Thanks for letting me know!
Very precise information.👍
Thank you, Mark! We need to do a top-free camping video for 2020! We have so many amazing locations to choose from 😀
Omg!!! Your footage is breathtakingly beautiful!!!👠🚌👠
Thank you so much for your kindness! We have a good time showing off our camping locations. Best wishes to you. 😀
I appreciate your taking me on your trips! I have a 17ft trailer so I have to ask if there are any issues to be aware of at Ash Creek. I’ve camped at Blue Lake and Burney so I like that area. I’m looking forward to checking it out a little more.
17-foot trailer will be no problem. We recommend going in from the Adin side and not camping in the winter unless your prepared to wait out a few snowstorms. We love Blue Lake and Clear Lake. The high desert is my favorite! Thank you so much for watching and we hope you enjoy Ash Creek as much as we do. P.S. Make sure you go up the Dan Ryan Place road and not up the road to the campground. Once you go up the creek we like the camping spots as soon as you go over the bridge.
Catchin up on my YT. Great info. Someday I'll be down there again. U.S. has a lot of beautiful places.
Be safe.
If you like remote out if the way free camping this is the best we have found so far. 😀
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Have fun and take care and take it easy
Thank you Dave! We appreciate all the kind comments. 😀
Awesome video. We may hit up Indian creek soon:)
You will love it. Don't forget to kick your shoes off and walk in the red sand 😀
one adVANture at a time hey I can do that now!!!
Thanks for the lovely video of your favorite spots. I'm a life long backpacker who can no longer backpack because of arthritis, so the fact that there are unspoiled, uncrowded, absolutely beautiful, remote spots you can get to with a vehicle is thrilling to me. That is, I knew about BLM land access, but I never envisioned it would include such incredible places. I'm shopping for an rv as we speak! and saving your videos for reference material. Thanks so much. Be well and stay safe.
We are excited for you to get back out and enjoy our public lands! We have been on the road for 2 years now and love to share any useful information we find. Please feel free to ask any questions you have. 😀
@@oneadVANtureatatime Thanks so much! I will, most definitely. We are still deciding on what we want. I need room (to get a little space from the snoring of a certain person who shall remain nameless), and because we each have health conditions that make sleeping difficult at times. So right now we are thinking about new(ish) truck and used trailer. That way we can buy and sell trailers, if we have to, to find the right one. We both like the compactness of the stand up vans for driving and parking, but I'm pretty sure it won't be enough room for us to be comfortable. But nothing's for sure, only that it's time to go! Thanks again, you two, and best wishes. PS loved the super portable royak--what an excellent idea!
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing & providing coordinates🙌🏽🙌🏽 I don’t have a rig yet. Not sure when I’ll get one but I’m taking notes!🙏🏽❤️😊
Thank you. We are excited for you to get your van and start exploring! Take care and happy future travels.
one adVANture at a time THANK YOU!! Wishing the same for you guys. Stay safe!❤️😊
Beautiful video....AS USUAL!:)
Thank you for watching. Happy travels to you. 😀
A list of these sites, and others, on your website would be appredciated.
+Patrick McHargue I am currently working on this😃 thank you for your suggestion
Thanks for sharing, guys. Those are beautiful places. I'd like to visit them all but I'm not sure I'll be going into California.
That was a fun video to make, we are happy you enjoyed it. We hope to make a video like this every year. Even not going to California you will find so many amazing locations. Take care and have a fantastic day.
If you do go to California travel Highway 395! It’s our favorite route in California... rural and BEAUTIFUL..... Carrie
I've seen many people travel the 395. It's so gorgeous!
You guys sure do travel around. good video. thanks
Our first year we were super excited and traveled a bit to fast. This year we hope to move slower and explore more trails and waterfalls. 😀 We don't want to miss the good stuff. Take care and have a great day.
Roll Tide
Thank you!
moab
I love Moab! Moab is the area that inspired us to get out and travel. Take care and thank you for watching.
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Thank you!
Definitely all nice spots!!
It was truly hard to narrow our choices down. So many amazing places to explore and share. We appreciate you watching and commenting on our video. Thank you. 😀
Love love love this video.
Thank you 😀
Great compilation of areas to Boondock. It’s amazing how much ground you covered since I found your channel. Stay safe.
We really need to slow down 😀 If we drive to Alaska this summer I guess that won't be happening. Take care and stay safe.
Please.... Please. Use the proper conjunctive for singular and plural. "There is" is for singular. "There are" is for plural. In other words, "There is a nice place to camp". And, "There are nice places to camp". Thank you, guys...
Beautiful photography and videos. You are so lucky to have seen these amazing places. Thank you .
Thank you so much for your kindness. We are very thankful for this lifestyle. Take care and have a wonderful day.
Thanks guys. Just a great diversion from the stressful situation we're all dealing with right now.
Glad you enjoyed the video! We are having so much fun exploring. Take care and have a great day.
Seems cool.
Thank you. 😀
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Always beautiful 😎
Thank you 😀
OMG how funny! I used to live in Mt Shasta and literally have directions to Ash Creek saved in my phone. Haven't made it there yet but now I definitely will! Good to know you can get a van there. Thanks for the awesome video!
We hope you get a chance to go to Ash Creek, such a good place to unwind and recharge. When you were in Mount Shasta did you get a chance to visit Medicine Lake or Glass mountain? We love that area also! Take care and happy travels.