Stewarts Point Camping
Take in cliffside views of Lake Mead from Stewarts Point, the ultimate dispersed camping area east of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Proctor Campground
Tuscon, Arizona is in a magical warm pocket where winter never seems to fully take hold. While the rest of the country may be freezing, we toss our coats in the car and explore the surrounding country in short sleeves. It's no wonder that the region draws nomads in the winter. And while there are many camping opportunities circling the metropolitan center, boondocking can be hit or miss. This time, however, we are lucky to score one of the last spots in Proctor Campground.
Castle Dome Mine Road
Kofa Wilderness Refuge is a special destination to us. It's the first place we ever boondocked and we fell in love with the remote and dramatic rock formations. That said, as much as we have explored the area, we stuck to relatively major roads in the past. Yes, all of Kofa's roads are dirt, and, yes, they can have some mean washboard or washouts. But the main arteries in the park that connect to the highway are recognizable on maps, wide enough for two vehicles to easily pass, and easily distinguished from the rest of the landscape. But when we turn down Castle Dome Mine Road, we don't encounter another soul. And we're grateful for that because this trail gets incredibly narrow and rough with tight turns and high brush. But when we reach a clear vista point, that view is all ours.
Boondocking Outside Lake Havasu
Lake Havasu is a popular resort destination on the border of Arizona and California. It's charming, from the little of it that we've seen. But it's sufficiently built up to not be a place for boondocking. While much of the lakefront is privately held or part of limited-use parks, most of the land on the outskirts of Lake Havasu is Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness and open to dry camping. So, when we roll through on the lookout for a place to spend the night, we may not have a lakefront campsite, but we certainly have a fantastic view.
Padre Island National Seashore
Experience beach camping on the Gulf of Mexico along the 60 miles of Padre Island National Seashore's South Beach in Texas.
Fresno Campsite
Boondock in Big Bend National Park's backcountry of southwest Texas along River Road near Mariscal Mine at the Fresno Campsite.
Lovell Canyon Road
Camp on primitive boondocking sites off Lovell Canyon Road in La Madre Mountain Wilderness near Red Rock State Park and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pleasant Valley Pit Campground
Take in jaw-dropping vistas of the Sierra Nevada mountains from Pleasant Valley Pit's primitive campground just north of Bishop, California.
Montrose to Nucla, Colorado on the Rimrocker
Explore the Rimrocker Trail off-road route from Montrose to Nucla, Colorado: an easy overland stretch of forested dirt logging road with impressive vistas.
Nucla, Colorado to the Utah Border on the Rimrocker
Travel from Nucla, Colorado to the Utah border on the Rimrocker off-road and OHV trail. This overlanding route features rough terrain, sharp switchbacks, and steep cliffs.