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title: National Forest Boondocking gets easier!
date: 2015-08-20T11:49:13Z
source: http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2015/08/national-forest-boondocking-gets-easier.html
tags: travco, trip

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As it is, there's no reason you shouldn't have an easy time finding free and cheap camping spots in the U.S. or Canada, especially if you use a great resource like <http://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com/> .

But now, the USFS is using a new map symbol to display areas where National Forest "dispersed" camping is available.

As an example, let's have a look at Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana. When you go to the main website for that National Forest at <http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/lcnf/home> you will see at list of choices on the left side and you click on the one that says "Recreation".

That brings up a map that has icons that list all of the recreational choices in that area. One of the icons is for boondocking, or dispersed camping. As you zoom out on the map, and go a little further south into the forest itself, you come across this view...

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The solid tent icon is for dispersed camping, or _boondocking_! The other tent icon is for established campgrounds where you might find picnic tables or other ammenities, some free, and others at a small cost.

When you click on the icon you can go directly to a page describing the location, as well as exact GPS coordinates. 

A full list of National Forests by state is available here...

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Here's a great idea, and on sale today only...

And it's for a two pack! You simply plug them in to an unused outlet, and they light up automatically when there's a power outage. No need to hunt for the flashlight in the dark!

Ships to Canada as well!

  

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