For free camping in Maine, We have primitive campsites Statewide. Usually free. Or you can pay a one low fee for the summer and camp all over paper company land. They have their own rules and locations but campers can come here and stay the summer virtually free of charge.
You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay. Hope this helps!
Sonya Rockwell You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay.
Laurie Thiboutot You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay.
I am a BLM Park Ranger, on BLM Land it's a 14 day limit in a 45 day period, after 14 days you have to move at least 20 miles (as the crow flies). Please do not leave anything trash or otherwise, do not "improve sites" by cutting down trees, moving rocks, removing travel management signs or parking on non-durable surfaces (grass or vegetation). Obey all signs they are there for your information and safety and to protect wildlife and natural resources. If an area is marked with a sign that says "Restoration Area" please do not camp there. While camping keep your site clean and free from trash and litter, this is for your protection from wildlife. Hanging your trash bag in a tree is not bear resistant, fire pits are not trash pits, aluminum cans do not burn, cigarette butts are litter. The beverage of choice for people who litter is bud light. Please, help your local public land managers keep our public lands clean and free from resource damage, we can't do it alone we need everyone's help.
I stayed just a few pullouts down from there last summer and loved it. Stayed two nights. I was sitting in a lawn chair a few feet from the rim with my dog on my lap when six or more bighorn sheep scrambled over the bank right in front of us. Don’t know who was more surprised. They moved over a few fewer then just stopped and eyed us for awhile until they got bored.
The same thing happened to my wife this summer. She was sitting in front of the camper when one bighorn sheep came over the rim right at her, not 20 feet away. I think it startled both of them equally.
That’s one of my favourite things about boondocking or camping in the boonies lol the things you see or encounter while on your journey. 2 summers ago my grandson (5yld) and I camped for about 10 days near a lake. The very first night a deer (doe) walked along the edge of camp sniffing the air. In the morning my grandson noticed that same doe sleeping under our travel trailer lol. From then on every night the doe would come to camp, wander around a bit then go under the trailer. I finally figured out why the doe slept in the exact same place every night. Warmth/Heat. My trailer is a true 4 season trailer so the underside is completely sealed and there are heating ducts to prevent freezing. Well the doe found a spot where the radiant heat could be felt if she lay directly underneath it. Cheers mate and happy trails
Currently Boondocking on the East Rim near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We are in a campsite just off FR 611 right on the edge of the East Rim. The views are spectactular and the camping is free... The sunrise this morning was unbelievably beautiful. This is what we bought our camper for...
My wife and I like boondocking around Flagstaff, AZ. Usually we get off of I-17 at the Kelly Canyon exit (about 10 miles north of Munds Park). We camp on the east side of I-17. There is plenty of trees, plus roads and trails for off-road vehicles. I have seen elk and deer in the area, but they are pretty shy.
In 1986 my fiancee & I had gone to Denver to see her oldest sister graduate from law school. We then went to Casper, Wyoming to visit an old friend of her's. We stopped at Wall Drug for lunch on the way back home to Minneapolis and went through the badlands from the West entrance. A large lightning, rain storm was approaching from the Southwest, no smartphone or video cameras back then, so I did my best to snap pictures of the lightning & mostly failed. We drove on through the Badlands in the dark of the storm with the landscape jumping out at us when a bolt of lighning would flash. Thanks for sharing.
Love dispersed camping. Went 3+ months with $38 in total camping fees. :) Free is always good and feeling free is good too. Nice place ya got there thanks for sharing.
Wife and I just got back from a week long boondocking trip. Luckily tanks were large enough to sustain us for 5 days. Now that we know that it’s time to get out and find some more free camping spots.
We had the privilege of living in Rapid City for 4 years and loved it there (except the winters were pretty bad). Wall Drug and the Bad Lands were two of our favorite places to take company when they came to visit. That was back in the '80s. Went back recently and enjoyed it but things have changed a bit. Still a great place to visit. Glad you got to be there. When we travel, we watch for your camper (and others that we follow on You Tube). No luck so far, but maybe one of these days...Keep enjoying the journey!
I love to camp this way the majority of the people don't camp this way so it is very quiet and hardly anyone around you. Great video keep up the good work
For us back a couple weeks ago in Theodore Rosevelt NP it was Bison wandering around the campsite and bedding down next to the trailer for the night. If you have never been up close and personal with a Bison ..... the smell is "unique" :)
The location looks GREAT! This was our second boon docking place ever. We were there over 4th of July. Had a GREAT time with our grandson of 12 and our dog COCO. We'll keep looking for you in a camp site near us!
We just came back from Grand Teton. We didn't go into any campground: just east of Mormon Row is a forest service campground you can boondock in for free and it has the best view over Mormon Row and the Tetons. Yes, they limit dispersed camping in popular areas like 20 feet outside Grand Teton to 5 days in designated spots (which essentially is just a marker in the woods where a campsite is - usually a stick with a number on it). Come early, those places are in demand.
We just missed being at the same time. We stayed at the campground in the park which is dry camping. We almost got run over by a buffalo about a mile from your campsite. For you seniors out there. Get your senior pass to federal parks. Free entrance to the park and usually 1/2 off on the camping. Saved us a lot of money on our travels.
Love dispersed camping. Just spent a few days outside of Steamboat Springs. Found the spot on Campendium. This is one of the reasons I bought my trailer. I couldn’t have talked my girls into this type of camping without our own toilet.
Hey everybody! I want to share an idea I have for all fans of the Long Long Honeymoon channel. My idea is for a group of us fans to pick a spot in our area of the country and then get together there for a few days of camping and fun. It’s really just an excuse to meet other like minded people lol and enjoy the great outdoors together. Anyone who thinks that would be fun let me know and we can start planning. I happen to be in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) so I know quite a few really cool places that are free of charge here. Of course there are lots of regular campgrounds with different levels of amenities from just vault toilets all the way to full hookups but they do have a cost per day. Ok that’s my idea now it’s up to all of you lol Cheers mates and happy trails
That's awesome Idea, I am looking at buying an rv, like class b plus to a class c so I can easily do things like this cause I'm going to be traveling alone. How is internt and cell phone coverage in these boon docking type sitations?
I'm in for a. RV rally of sorts. We live in the Boise area so we could make that happen in Oregon. How about the Bend area in spring of summer? Or anywhere on the coast or Columbia Gorge.
Wow! We camped in that exact spot in July of 2017! In view of the two radio towers. It was surreal looking out the camper windows at the view. We walked out the road (toward the park) and there were several goats hanging around on the cliff ledges. Just an awesome area to boondock...
If you haven't seen the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky, you need to come visit. Especially in the fall when the foliage is turning. Climbing up to the Natural Bridge and seeing the view is an awesome experience.
In Colorado, we stayed on a large pullout on top of Red Mountain Pass on 550 just south of Ouray, it was great and we built a large firepit there for others to enjoy. We always do this if there's not one there already. And also stayed on top of Wolf Creek Pass right on a creek, both spots in late June and only needed a little A/C in the afternoon, elevation is near 11K ft so its really cool there in June.
Looking forward to our last few nights of camping for the season. Heading to Killbear Provincial Park next week to celebrate our anniversary. In our favourite campsite in Harold's Point Campground.
Traveled to this area many times over the years on my Harley to attend the motorcycle rally in Sturgis. I am looking froward to visiting again in our motorhome after our planned retirement next March. Great video with some very helpful tips on how to make the best of the area
Hi! Sean and Kristy. I hope that you and your families are safe and sound due to the terrible weather down your way. Please be safe. Mark and Diana ,Santa Barbara.
That's awesome. I camped at the Badlands many years ago, and it's one of the places I want to take my family to camp and show them the park. In Arizona, way up in the White Mountain, dispersed camping in the Big Lake area is awesome. We usually stay at Rainbow campground, but I want to try the dispersed camping next. I called and asked a ranger on the where, and they said pretty much anywhere you want. Just park it.
Excellent video and information. We've Boondocked at Cracker Barrel and Texas Highway Safety Rest Stops Overnight but a little apprehensive to Disperse Camp in the middle of no where. I've always like the idea of free camp sites. At an average cost of $35.00 a night, this gets to be the most expensive part of RV camping. Thank you for the recon mission to places I want to go next.
Wednesday before Labor Day we went for a ride along Utah Highway 150. There are many campgrounds along there but also many overflow/dispersed sites. It has gotten popular enough the Forest Service charges a $6.00 fee if you are pulled off the road at all. The pass is good for 5 days though, so just a little over a buck a day. Unlike the area in the video this loop isn't really along a main path to somewhere else though. We followed the road on up into Wyoming to buy a meal in Evanston. I remembered you saying you were heading for Yellowstone area but I would guess since you were far enough north to go near Badlands you crossed Wyoming more to the north as well. Hope your travels have been and will be enjoyable.
You know, one of the many things I enjoy about your destination interests is the fact you emphasis is on the wilderness, the mountains and forests, and the wildlife. So many channels and docudramas are loaded with tales from the beach. Although I happen to be a beach guy, I'm captivated by your accounts in the midwest. I can't wait to spend extended time discovering states like Montana and South Dakota as an example. With that in mind as as you make your way west, I'd like to give you a heads-up on a remote and absolutely beautiful beachfront campground in Northern California to consider. It's called Anchor Bay Campground, 2-1/2 hours north of San Francisco on RT1. I recommend you ask for a site as close to the seawall as might be available. There are limited spaces for rigs your size, but you'll be 30 seconds away from the sand in most instances. You'll find the area extremely quiet, the view is incredible, and you can walk the rustic path a short distance up the hill to a general store or Mexican restaurant or a Thai restaurant to just to grab a cup of coffee to sip on as you stand on the cliff to catch a spectacular coastal view. Something I appreciate, and I think you will too, is just how remote the place is. There isn't much at all for miles north or south. You can get gas o catch a Post office miles south and you can drive 40 minutes north to Mendocino. BUT.... there is ONE SPECIAL PLACE you must go for dinner and I guarantee you'll remember it forever- St. Orres. It's a old Russian-inspired resort. Very rustic, excellent farm-to-table veggies, Boar and some other exotic main dishes on the menu. THey have a good wine menu too. Again, the views are terrific and the rustic setting is memorable. Often times you'll meet the owner and chef. She's a doll and loves to chat it up. Anyway, Ii have 2 or 3 other gems I can fill you in on if you want something to research before you make reservations. In the meantime, happy travels! Love your channel!
@@nancybuehlerreid, take a peek at Jalama Beach too. It's north of Santa Barbara about an hour or so and almost totally off the grid. No cell reception, a pay phone on a electrical pole, a great rustic general store and limited grille, and beautiful beaches. Will you be full-timing?
What a incredible place! We are planning to go to the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore next Summer after we make it back from Florida. I can't wait, so beautiful. I think to see the Area in person will just take our breath away. I'm excited to cruise Florida but I think I'm even more excited to see the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore. The journey is the fun.Great Video!
We did Badlands & Rushmore in 2017. Badlands was awesome! We went early to Rushmore and stayed for the evening lighting ceremony. Daytime was dramatic... Exactly like pictures show. Night viewing was a waste... The lighting was horrible. Also, a little to touristo and crowded for us. That's why we love boondocking! No hordes of tourists!
I love the National Forest campgrounds in far northern Wisconsin, Michigan and its Upper Peninsula, Northern Minnesota, etcetera. The campsites are very isolated so that you are as alone as you want to be. They have privy toilets which keeps solid waste out of my black tank. They have no dump station but nearby (about ten miles or so) businesses know that and allow you to dump and refill your water tank. The National Forest does charge but the fee is minimal. Even when my late wife was still here, we just loved going to these places!!
The only thing you should take are photos and the only thing you should leave are memories. Dad and I did a lot of camping/fishing at Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim in Northern Arizona. We used to camp at the 'unimproved' areas on the Old Rim Road...talk about some vistas!
I try to only leave footprints, that’s what I was taught growing up. “Take nothing but pictures, and Leave nothing but footprints”. As for memories well I like to take those with me. Cheers mate and happy trails
Timing, timing, timing..... Sure wish we had seen this before we were there last year. Loved the Bad Lands and the Black Hills but didn't have a clue about this location. It is definitely going on the list for the next westward excursion. Many Thanks!!!
We spent a night at the Badlands, two spots to the left of where the Airstream was parked. The bighorn sheep greeted us and we met several fellow boondockers. During the night of August 14th there was a storm of epic proportions. The muddy places on the road in were now huge mud holes. We made it out in our class B but some thought they might be there awhile. Had to have breakfast at Wall Drug to calm down. We did check the weather radar.
Great advise. We stayed there twice. The second time it rained and it was really, really muddy. We sleep in our pick up truck so we got out but there were others with huge RVs...we wondered how they would. But it has to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever camped.
Hi Sean and Christy. We took your advice and stayed at Gros Ventre, site#5 on Sept 5-7 with our 25FB airstream. It was an awesome site, we were thrill to see those 3 big bulls at the amphitheater and enjoy the beautiful back yard. Too bad we didn’t have chance to meet you guys. Happy camping.
We had some dispersion in Newfoundland that was just amazing in every way. The feeling that you get using your camper in this way makes it all worth while. Great video, as always!!
I am still amazed that you folks don’t do Solar? Thanks for all your tips! While the other channels keep changing rigs, you folks keep giving us tips! Glad the Air Stream Folks recommended you to us at the Chicago RV Show!
We are envious of you guys. We were out there last year at this time. Saw 2 bull moose over near the amphitheater. We will be out there again sometime in the next couple of years.Ron & Brenda
Another great video! We had heard of boondocking but weren't sure how it actually worked. Now we'll be ready for it when we hit the road next year. Thanks for the info and keep the vids coming!
The Elk are beginning to bugle in the park,as well as other areas. Find a nice quiet place and I am sure you will hear the music of the forest. We were treated to a concert at Bridge Bay campground by several bulls in the area.
How cool, I was at that badlands boondocking spot 2 months ago for 3 days. Loved it there! I found this site called Mexican Hat north of Monument Valley that was awesome and recommend
Hey Sean, I just wanted say thank you for your time today. It was very nice meeting you, sorry I missed meeting Kristy. I was nervous so I probably didn't make a lot of sense. lol If I can help you while you are here let me know. Thank you again for your time, I hope we can meet again sometime.
Really enjoyed your drone footage. It adds a wonderful dimension to your presentation. I had never seen the badlands of South Dakota before, a wonderful perspective of that part of this beautiful country.Thank You.
We stayed in that exact area in mid-June this year. Loved it and we love boondocking. We are still on our voyage, in Alaska right now, heading south in a few days. You mentioned Campendium for finding free spots. One problem with it, though, is you need internet for that. On this trip some Europeans we met turned us on to iOverlander. It's a free app that will give all kinds of information on free camping sites, and it works even if you're in the boonies and don't have a signal. It has become our favorite go to aid for finding great boondocking sites. It does need internet to load maps, but you can pretty well tell where the roads are by tracing all of the sites along the way if need be.
Same 3 bulls been hanging around the campground for the past couple of weeks. They were even brave enough to bed down behind the bathroom in the electric loop for a couple of hours in the mid-morning on August 26th. Enjoy you stay sorry we missed you, maybe next time.
The bull moose were an awesome start to your campsite arrival, and the Buffalo Gap National Grassland was an incredible sight from your vantage point. The drone footage was as always, over the top. Thanks for the tip on "Campendium", as I just saved it to my favorites. And now I know what dispersed camping means.
@@prepperjonpnw6482 It varies each time I watch a video. Sometimes it's shorter times like just now I had two 30 second ads to wait for. That's another thing, used to be just 1 ad and now it's 2 ads back to back. Longer videos get interrupted a few times with ads. Before you just needed to wait thru 30 seconds of an ad for them to get credit for it, now I don't how it works.
Wish dispersed camping wasn't so limited On the east coast. Trying to find a way to do Yellowstone and Grand Teton with some marathon driving shared between my wife and I. Probably take 15 hrs a day traveling.
Great video again! And the moose!!!! Can’t wait to visit again Yellowstone and the wild life :-) Safe travels! We will be with you during this trip! Remi, QUEBEC, QC.
I live a couple of hours west of the Tetons in Idaho, had planned on going camping over there this week. The weather sure has changed! May wait a week.
We can’t wait to try dispersed camping. Just got our Airstream, trying to get it ready for boondocking and Badlands would be one of the places we want to go. Just waiting on a longer school break 😄 we’re just living the daydream, one weekend at a time 😀
Beautiful scenery! Thanks for taking us along. Hopefully I will get to visit South Dakota and beyond next year. In the mean time I really enjoy your videos.
Ahhh!!! Freaky videography special effects! Gave me a sense of vertigo or something. Nice of those moose to welcome you in that way. Enjoy your time in the Tetons! Loved the drone footage over the Badlands too. Nice video, Sean!
Hope you went to visit Kelly, the former County Seat until the creation of "Slide Lake". Had a wonderful summer in 1962 identifing Indian Paintbrush, lapidary, learning to shoot, rope & ride horses, hike to the saddle of the Grand Teton (found Bayer Aspirin Tins) .. . quite a camp for a pre-teen.
Now that we have left full time rving the thing I miss most is Boondocking. We had solar, aqua hot and 41 feet... The place I would recommend is Borrego Springs.
Thanks for sharing that spot. We were at Gros Ventre campground last week and it was wonderful. One morning the moose were sleeping across the road from our spot.
Thanks again for another great video !! Will be in SD in a few days. Doing Harvest Hoast on the way, taking the long way around !! 2 AMAZING wineries so far.
Loved the video. We have enjoyed your videos for the last year or so since we found you on UA-cam. You're kind of our travel hero's! We just went boondocking in a few spots in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One on Little Bay de Noc and two on Lake Superior (and posted our UA-cam video). We loved it.
Because of your videos we are out exploring for the next two weeks. We were just boondocking at that spot 2 days ago and at Glacier now. Next Week will be Yellowstone. Would have been awesome to have meet you both.
We are really looking forward to the trip. We are going to Elkhart, Grand Tetons, then following Mike's 7 day adventure in Utah. After that we are going to Grand Canyon, and Sedona By the time we get home to NJ we will have been gone 8 weeks. Also visiting family along the way
Hi guys. We were excited to hear you were heading for Gros Ventre at the same time we were. We've been here about a week. We're next door in loop D. We'd love to meet you but don't want to come knocking on your door and disturb you. Anything going on where you'll be out and about? (Those moose were all laying around the amphitheater all afternoon. You got in at the perfect time for them heading to the river apparently.)
Hey There - you two really need to come to Oregon. We have a gabillion acres of National Forest and BLM land here. There are places designated dispersed camping like in Quartzite AZ but we also have here in Oregon the “camp wherever you feel like” places lol. I camp in some pretty remote areas where I can be there for 30 days and not see another human being or vehicles the entire trip. Now that’s boondocking! Lol If you contact me I can send you a list of places you can check out that I believe you will love. Some places feel like you’re the only person on the planet yet you are only 15 miles from a little town with a Pilot station truck stop. Love the showers there. $12 for two people either together or take turns and no hurry. Cheers mate and happy trails
Sorry we missed you guys in SD. We stopped near Rapid City after spending 4 months near Bozeman working with the Forest Service. You should checkout the Custer-Gallilatin Nat Forest
Check out the old time film museum in Lone Pine, CA along with the Alabama Hills between Lone Pine and Mt. Whitney where over 300 movies have been filmed including old time westerns, Tremors and the desert scenes from Iron Man.
As always you guys share the best tips. We are from Tennessee, planning our trip to Yellowstone next year! Yes, we have watched your videos and found super helpful. Can you share your preferred route from southeast to this area, along with timelines and some stop suggestions along the way?
For free camping in Maine, We have primitive campsites Statewide. Usually free. Or you can pay a one low fee for the summer and camp all over paper company land. They have their own rules and locations but campers can come here and stay the summer virtually free of charge.
WOW! Phil...is this all up North?
How could we get more info on this opportunity? Thanks
You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay. Hope this helps!
Sonya Rockwell You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay.
Laurie Thiboutot You can find all the primitive camping in the Maine Gazatteer by Delorme. I have stayed in sites Statewide. Some of those sites you could park a couple of campers. The all summer camping is western Maine is off the golden road. You can get there through millinocket or kokajo. You will know your there when you come up on a gate. They will charge you based on how long you plan to stay.
I am a BLM Park Ranger, on BLM Land it's a 14 day limit in a 45 day period, after 14 days you have to move at least 20 miles (as the crow flies). Please do not leave anything trash or otherwise, do not "improve sites" by cutting down trees, moving rocks, removing travel management signs or parking on non-durable surfaces (grass or vegetation). Obey all signs they are there for your information and safety and to protect wildlife and natural resources. If an area is marked with a sign that says "Restoration Area" please do not camp there. While camping keep your site clean and free from trash and litter, this is for your protection from wildlife. Hanging your trash bag in a tree is not bear resistant, fire pits are not trash pits, aluminum cans do not burn, cigarette butts are litter. The beverage of choice for people who litter is bud light. Please, help your local public land managers keep our public lands clean and free from resource damage, we can't do it alone we need everyone's help.
I'm going to be trying The RV life out myself,how is cellular and internet connection in your blm area
@@EsteeDarla Mostly spotty, if it's close to a town you will have some, but usually it's too far out.
@@josephjamison5007 ok I'm glad to know that so I know what to plan for when I started rving
So nice to hear from the experts. Such great advice. Thank you for your service.
I stayed just a few pullouts down from there last summer and loved it. Stayed two nights.
I was sitting in a lawn chair a few feet from the rim with my dog on my lap when six or more bighorn sheep scrambled over the bank right in front of us. Don’t know who was more surprised. They moved over a few fewer then just stopped and eyed us for awhile until they got bored.
I saw a few bighorn sheep but they were far away. 🐏
The same thing happened to my wife this summer. She was sitting in front of the camper when one bighorn sheep came over the rim right at her, not 20 feet away. I think it startled both of them equally.
That’s one of my favourite things about boondocking or camping in the boonies lol
the things you see or encounter while on your journey.
2 summers ago my grandson (5yld)
and I camped for about 10 days near a lake. The very first night a deer (doe) walked along the edge of camp sniffing the air. In the morning my grandson noticed that same doe sleeping under our travel trailer lol. From then on every night the doe would come to camp, wander around a bit then go under the trailer.
I finally figured out why the doe slept in the exact same place every night. Warmth/Heat. My trailer is a true 4 season trailer so the underside is completely sealed and there are heating ducts to prevent freezing. Well the doe found a spot where the radiant heat could be felt if she lay directly underneath it.
Cheers mate and happy trails
Currently Boondocking on the East Rim near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We are in a campsite just off FR 611 right on the edge of the East Rim. The views are spectactular and the camping is free... The sunrise this morning was unbelievably beautiful. This is what we bought our camper for...
My wife and I like boondocking around Flagstaff, AZ. Usually we get off of I-17 at the Kelly Canyon exit (about 10 miles north of Munds Park). We camp on the east side of I-17. There is plenty of trees, plus roads and trails for off-road vehicles. I have seen elk and deer in the area, but they are pretty shy.
In 1986 my fiancee & I had gone to Denver to see her oldest sister graduate from law school. We then went to Casper, Wyoming to visit an old friend of her's. We stopped at Wall Drug for lunch on the way back home to Minneapolis and went through the badlands from the West entrance. A large lightning, rain storm was approaching from the Southwest, no smartphone or video cameras back then, so I did my best to snap pictures of the lightning & mostly failed. We drove on through the Badlands in the dark of the storm with the landscape jumping out at us when a bolt of lighning would flash. Thanks for sharing.
Love dispersed camping. Went 3+ months with $38 in total camping fees. :) Free is always good and feeling free is good too. Nice place ya got there thanks for sharing.
Beautiful!!! Thank you! We love boondocking, best camping ever.
Wife and I just got back from a week long boondocking trip. Luckily tanks were large enough to sustain us for 5 days. Now that we know that it’s time to get out and find some more free camping spots.
We had the privilege of living in Rapid City for 4 years and loved it there (except the winters were pretty bad). Wall Drug and the Bad Lands were two of our favorite places to take company when they came to visit. That was back in the '80s. Went back recently and enjoyed it but things have changed a bit. Still a great place to visit. Glad you got to be there. When we travel, we watch for your camper (and others that we follow on You Tube). No luck so far, but maybe one of these days...Keep enjoying the journey!
Great “vertigo” shot of the Badlands with the drone!
This is the 3rd RV vlogs I watch that have stayed in this area of SD. One of them was Less Junk More Journey.
I love to camp this way the majority of the people don't camp this way so it is very quiet and hardly anyone around you. Great video keep up the good work
For us back a couple weeks ago in Theodore Rosevelt NP it was Bison wandering around the campsite and bedding down next to the trailer for the night. If you have never been up close and personal with a Bison ..... the smell is "unique" :)
The location looks GREAT! This was our second boon docking place ever. We were there over 4th of July. Had a GREAT time with our grandson of 12 and our dog COCO. We'll keep looking for you in a camp site near us!
We just came back from Grand Teton. We didn't go into any campground: just east of Mormon Row is a forest service campground you can boondock in for free and it has the best view over Mormon Row and the Tetons.
Yes, they limit dispersed camping in popular areas like 20 feet outside Grand Teton to 5 days in designated spots (which essentially is just a marker in the woods where a campsite is - usually a stick with a number on it). Come early, those places are in demand.
We just missed being at the same time. We stayed at the campground in the park which is dry camping. We almost got run over by a buffalo about a mile from your campsite. For you seniors out there. Get your senior pass to federal parks. Free entrance to the park and usually 1/2 off on the camping. Saved us a lot of money on our travels.
Yay ! Those are my stomping grounds ! This is also the very best time of year for the weather too !
Love dispersed camping. Just spent a few days outside of Steamboat Springs. Found the spot on Campendium.
This is one of the reasons I bought my trailer. I couldn’t have talked my girls into this type of camping without our own toilet.
Hey everybody! I want to share an idea I have for all fans of the
Long Long Honeymoon channel.
My idea is for a group of us fans to pick a spot in our area of the country and then get together there for a few days of camping and fun.
It’s really just an excuse to meet other like minded people lol and enjoy the great outdoors together.
Anyone who thinks that would be fun let me know and we can start planning. I happen to be in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) so I know quite a few really cool places that are free of charge here. Of course there are lots of regular campgrounds with different levels of amenities from just vault toilets all the way to full hookups but they do have a cost per day.
Ok that’s my idea now it’s up to all of you lol
Cheers mates and happy trails
That's awesome Idea, I am looking at buying an rv, like class b plus to a class c so I can easily do things like this cause I'm going to be traveling alone. How is internt and cell phone coverage in these boon docking type sitations?
I'm in for a. RV rally of sorts. We live in the Boise area so we could make that happen in Oregon. How about the Bend area in spring of summer? Or anywhere on the coast or Columbia Gorge.
Wow! We camped in that exact spot in July of 2017! In view of the two radio towers. It was surreal looking out the camper windows at the view. We walked out the road (toward the park) and there were several goats hanging around on the cliff ledges. Just an awesome area to boondock...
If you haven't seen the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky, you need to come visit. Especially in the fall when the foliage is turning. Climbing up to the Natural Bridge and seeing the view is an awesome experience.
In Colorado, we stayed on a large pullout on top of Red Mountain Pass on 550 just south of Ouray, it was great and we built a large firepit there for others to enjoy. We always do this if there's not one there already. And also stayed on top of Wolf Creek Pass right on a creek, both spots in late June and only needed a little A/C in the afternoon, elevation is near 11K ft so its really cool there in June.
Looking forward to our last few nights of camping for the season. Heading to Killbear Provincial Park next week to celebrate our anniversary. In our favourite campsite in Harold's Point Campground.
Traveled to this area many times over the years on my Harley to attend the motorcycle rally in Sturgis. I am looking froward to visiting again in our motorhome after our planned retirement next March. Great video with some very helpful tips on how to make the best of the area
Yes another place to map out. Boy the bucket list grows 👍👍🎉
Hi! Sean and Kristy. I hope that you and your families are safe and sound due to the terrible weather down your way. Please be safe. Mark and Diana ,Santa Barbara.
That's awesome. I camped at the Badlands many years ago, and it's one of the places I want to take my family to camp and show them the park. In Arizona, way up in the White Mountain, dispersed camping in the Big Lake area is awesome. We usually stay at Rainbow campground, but I want to try the dispersed camping next. I called and asked a ranger on the where, and they said pretty much anywhere you want. Just park it.
Excellent video and information. We've Boondocked at Cracker Barrel and Texas Highway Safety Rest Stops Overnight but a little apprehensive to Disperse Camp in the middle of no where. I've always like the idea of free camp sites. At an average cost of $35.00 a night, this gets to be the most expensive part of RV camping. Thank you for the recon mission to places I want to go next.
Wednesday before Labor Day we went for a ride along Utah Highway 150. There are many campgrounds along there but also many overflow/dispersed sites. It has gotten popular enough the Forest Service charges a $6.00 fee if you are pulled off the road at all. The pass is good for 5 days though, so just a little over a buck a day. Unlike the area in the video this loop isn't really along a main path to somewhere else though. We followed the road on up into Wyoming to buy a meal in Evanston. I remembered you saying you were heading for Yellowstone area but I would guess since you were far enough north to go near Badlands you crossed Wyoming more to the north as well. Hope your travels have been and will be enjoyable.
You know, one of the many things I enjoy about your destination interests is the fact you emphasis is on the wilderness, the mountains and forests, and the wildlife. So many channels and docudramas are loaded with tales from the beach. Although I happen to be a beach guy, I'm captivated by your accounts in the midwest. I can't wait to spend extended time discovering states like Montana and South Dakota as an example. With that in mind as as you make your way west, I'd like to give you a heads-up on a remote and absolutely beautiful beachfront campground in Northern California to consider. It's called Anchor Bay Campground, 2-1/2 hours north of San Francisco on RT1. I recommend you ask for a site as close to the seawall as might be available. There are limited spaces for rigs your size, but you'll be 30 seconds away from the sand in most instances. You'll find the area extremely quiet, the view is incredible, and you can walk the rustic path a short distance up the hill to a general store or Mexican restaurant or a Thai restaurant to just to grab a cup of coffee to sip on as you stand on the cliff to catch a spectacular coastal view. Something I appreciate, and I think you will too, is just how remote the place is. There isn't much at all for miles north or south. You can get gas o catch a Post office miles south and you can drive 40 minutes north to Mendocino. BUT.... there is ONE SPECIAL PLACE you must go for dinner and I guarantee you'll remember it forever- St. Orres. It's a old Russian-inspired resort. Very rustic, excellent farm-to-table veggies, Boar and some other exotic main dishes on the menu. THey have a good wine menu too. Again, the views are terrific and the rustic setting is memorable. Often times you'll meet the owner and chef. She's a doll and loves to chat it up. Anyway, Ii have 2 or 3 other gems I can fill you in on if you want something to research before you make reservations. In the meantime, happy travels! Love your channel!
We're in San Diego too (Poway) driving a small "C". Planning on going north next summer, so taking notes, Thanks !
@@nancybuehlerreid, take a peek at Jalama Beach too. It's north of Santa Barbara about an hour or so and almost totally off the grid. No cell reception, a pay phone on a electrical pole, a great rustic general store and limited grille, and beautiful beaches. Will you be full-timing?
What a incredible place! We are planning to go to the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore next Summer after we make it back from Florida. I can't wait, so beautiful. I think to see the Area in person will just take our breath away. I'm excited to cruise Florida but I think I'm even more excited to see the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore. The journey is the fun.Great Video!
We did Badlands & Rushmore in 2017. Badlands was awesome! We went early to Rushmore and stayed for the evening lighting ceremony. Daytime was dramatic... Exactly like pictures show. Night viewing was a waste... The lighting was horrible. Also, a little to touristo and crowded for us. That's why we love boondocking! No hordes of tourists!
Be careful not to go there the first half of August. Harley rally in Sturgis has bikers all over the area.
I love the National Forest campgrounds in far northern Wisconsin, Michigan and its Upper Peninsula, Northern Minnesota, etcetera. The campsites are very isolated so that you are as alone as you want to be. They have privy toilets which keeps solid waste out of my black tank. They have no dump station but nearby (about ten miles or so) businesses know that and allow you to dump and refill your water tank. The National Forest does charge but the fee is minimal. Even when my late wife was still here, we just loved going to these places!!
The only thing you should take are photos and the only thing you should leave are memories. Dad and I did a lot of camping/fishing at Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim in Northern Arizona. We used to camp at the 'unimproved' areas on the Old Rim Road...talk about some vistas!
I try to only leave footprints, that’s what I was taught growing up.
“Take nothing but pictures, and
Leave nothing but footprints”.
As for memories well I like to take those with me.
Cheers mate and happy trails
I’ve never camped but I can’t wait until I retire to enjoy the great outdoors.
Timing, timing, timing..... Sure wish we had seen this before we were there last year. Loved the Bad Lands and the Black Hills but didn't have a clue about this location. It is definitely going on the list for the next westward excursion. Many Thanks!!!
I loved camping with you guys and meeting you. Thanks for the sticker!
We spent a night at the Badlands, two spots to the left of where the Airstream was parked. The bighorn sheep greeted us and we met several fellow boondockers. During the night of August 14th there was a storm of epic proportions. The muddy places on the road in were now huge mud holes. We made it out in our class B but some thought they might be there awhile. Had to have breakfast at Wall Drug to calm down. We did check the weather radar.
Great advise. We stayed there twice. The second time it rained and it was really, really muddy. We sleep in our pick up truck so we got out but there were others with huge RVs...we wondered how they would. But it has to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever camped.
Hi Sean and Christy. We took your advice and stayed at Gros Ventre, site#5 on Sept 5-7 with our 25FB airstream. It was an awesome site, we were thrill to see those 3 big bulls at the amphitheater and enjoy the beautiful back yard. Too bad we didn’t have chance to meet you guys. Happy camping.
We had some dispersion in Newfoundland that was just amazing in every way. The feeling that you get using your camper in this way makes it all worth while. Great video, as always!!
Where did you go? We are thinking of doing that area next summer!
I am still amazed that you folks don’t do Solar? Thanks for all your tips! While the other channels keep changing rigs, you folks keep giving us tips! Glad the Air Stream Folks recommended you to us at the Chicago RV Show!
Great video. Glad to see you on the road again.
We are envious of you guys. We were out there last year at this time. Saw 2 bull moose over near the amphitheater. We will be out there again sometime in the next couple of years.Ron & Brenda
Another great video! We had heard of boondocking but weren't sure how it actually worked. Now we'll be ready for it when we hit the road next year. Thanks for the info and keep the vids coming!
Excellent! Yes, LEAVE NO TRACE. DON'T LEAVE YOUR TRASH.
The Elk are beginning to bugle in the park,as well as other areas. Find a nice quiet place and I am sure you will hear the music of the forest. We were treated to a concert at Bridge Bay campground by several bulls in the area.
How cool, I was at that badlands boondocking spot 2 months ago for 3 days. Loved it there!
I found this site called Mexican Hat north of Monument Valley that was awesome and recommend
Kanab National Forest, North Rim Grand Canyon, 7 miles south of Jacob Lake, beautiful area with cows wandering through the area
Hey Sean, I just wanted say thank you for your time today. It was very nice meeting you, sorry I missed meeting Kristy. I was nervous so I probably didn't make a lot of sense. lol If I can help you while you are here let me know. Thank you again for your time, I hope we can meet again sometime.
Really enjoyed your drone footage. It adds a wonderful dimension to your presentation. I had never seen the badlands of South Dakota before, a wonderful perspective of that part of this beautiful country.Thank You.
We stayed in that exact area in mid-June this year. Loved it and we love boondocking. We are still on our voyage, in Alaska right now, heading south in a few days. You mentioned Campendium for finding free spots. One problem with it, though, is you need internet for that. On this trip some Europeans we met turned us on to iOverlander. It's a free app that will give all kinds of information on free camping sites, and it works even if you're in the boonies and don't have a signal. It has become our favorite go to aid for finding great boondocking sites. It does need internet to load maps, but you can pretty well tell where the roads are by tracing all of the sites along the way if need be.
Same 3 bulls been hanging around the campground for the past couple of weeks. They were even brave enough to bed down behind the bathroom in the electric loop for a couple of hours in the mid-morning on August 26th. Enjoy you stay sorry we missed you, maybe next time.
The bull moose were an awesome start to your campsite arrival, and the Buffalo Gap National Grassland was an incredible sight from your vantage point. The drone footage was as always, over the top. Thanks for the tip on "Campendium", as I just saved it to my favorites. And now I know what dispersed camping means.
UA-cam is nuts, 6 minutes of ads to watch a 7 minute video. Good thing I like you guys.
Seriously? No ads came up while I watched the entire video. Kind and of strange. I’ll have to watch it again and see what happens.
Cheers mate
@@prepperjonpnw6482 It varies each time I watch a video. Sometimes it's shorter times like just now I had two 30 second ads to wait for. That's another thing, used to be just 1 ad and now it's 2 ads back to back. Longer videos get interrupted a few times with ads. Before you just needed to wait thru 30 seconds of an ad for them to get credit for it, now I don't how it works.
Wish dispersed camping wasn't so limited On the east coast. Trying to find a way to do Yellowstone and Grand Teton with some marathon driving shared between my wife and I. Probably take 15 hrs a day traveling.
Be careful. Driving so long is really dangerous. I hurt my back years ago driving too long. Took a long time to heal. Never really the same.
4:48 Great deep focus Hitchcock shot , well done .
Great video again! And the moose!!!! Can’t wait to visit again Yellowstone and the wild life :-) Safe travels! We will be with you during this trip! Remi, QUEBEC, QC.
I live a couple of hours west of the Tetons in Idaho, had planned on going camping over there this week. The weather sure has changed! May wait a week.
Holy WOW on the moose!! What a treat! Thanks for all the tips! These are great!! Especially since we’re here now!💜happy trails y’all
We used to live in Wall! Beautiful area. But when you stop, don't forget to go to Wall Drug and get your freshly made donut.
We can’t wait to try dispersed camping. Just got our Airstream, trying to get it ready for boondocking and Badlands would be one of the places we want to go. Just waiting on a longer school break 😄 we’re just living the daydream, one weekend at a time 😀
Beautiful scenery! Thanks for taking us along. Hopefully I will get to visit South Dakota and beyond next year. In the mean time I really enjoy your videos.
Incredible view! Going out west is our plan for next year and we hope to enjoy some of these experiences.
Love Wall Drug. As for boondocking, first I need to own a working RV. Now that the Prius is paid off, I'm thinking about it.
Ahhh!!! Freaky videography special effects! Gave me a sense of vertigo or something. Nice of those moose to welcome you in that way. Enjoy your time in the Tetons! Loved the drone footage over the Badlands too. Nice video, Sean!
I will be hitting the badlands this week on my cross country to Wash. trip. I love Campendium and my little trailer. Thanks for the tip
Hope you went to visit Kelly, the former County Seat until the creation of "Slide Lake". Had a wonderful summer in 1962 identifing Indian Paintbrush, lapidary, learning to shoot, rope & ride horses, hike to the saddle of the Grand Teton (found Bayer Aspirin Tins) .. . quite a camp for a pre-teen.
The last drone shot, beside the rushing stream--where is that? I particularly liked that clip. I could stay and listen to that for hours!
Wind River Canyon near Thermopolis WY 😍👍
AWESOME ! BEAUTIFUL COLORS & VIEWS & VIDEO ! THANK YOU BOTH ALWAYS! ENJOYED ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS !
Now that we have left full time rving the thing I miss most is Boondocking. We had solar, aqua hot and 41 feet... The place I would recommend is Borrego Springs.
Thanks for sharing that spot. We were at Gros Ventre campground last week and it was wonderful. One morning the moose were sleeping across the road from our spot.
Thanks again for another great video !!
Will be in SD in a few days.
Doing Harvest Hoast on the way, taking the long way around !!
2 AMAZING wineries so far.
Good info. Planning a trip to that area next summer.
Loved the video. We have enjoyed your videos for the last year or so since we found you on UA-cam. You're kind of our travel hero's!
We just went boondocking in a few spots in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One on Little Bay de Noc and two on Lake Superior (and posted our UA-cam video). We loved it.
Because of your videos we are out exploring for the next two weeks. We were just boondocking at that spot 2 days ago and at Glacier now. Next Week will be Yellowstone. Would have been awesome to have meet you both.
We are leaving on Tues and will be in Grand Teons next week. Will keep eyes peeled for you
Lucky you !!!!
We are really looking forward to the trip. We are going to Elkhart,
Grand Tetons, then following Mike's 7 day adventure in Utah. After that we
are going to Grand Canyon, and Sedona By the time we get home to
NJ we will have been gone 8 weeks. Also visiting family along the way
Guys, love all your videos. We were in that area last september and its amazing. Te bad lands and Custer State park. Keep the videos coming!
We stayed at the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in June it was an amazing place.
Hi guys. We were excited to hear you were heading for Gros Ventre at the same time we were. We've been here about a week. We're next door in loop D. We'd love to meet you but don't want to come knocking on your door and disturb you. Anything going on where you'll be out and about? (Those moose were all laying around the amphitheater all afternoon. You got in at the perfect time for them heading to the river apparently.)
Yaahay!! You've arrived. Happy for you!!
Superior National Forest in Minnesota is fantastic if the dispersed camping sights are full there are cheap campgrounds all over
There's also a great dispersed camping location just outside of Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nat. park.
We were in the Badlands at the end of sept 2019. It was magnificent.
We are heading to Arizona for a month...we will keep an eye out for you!!
Hey There - you two really need to come to Oregon. We have a gabillion acres of National Forest and BLM land here. There are places designated dispersed camping like in Quartzite AZ but we also have here in Oregon the
“camp wherever you feel like” places lol. I camp in some pretty remote areas where I can be there for 30 days and not see another human being or vehicles the entire trip. Now that’s boondocking! Lol
If you contact me I can send you a list of places you can check out that I believe you will love. Some places feel like you’re the only person on the planet yet you are only 15 miles from a little town with a Pilot station truck stop. Love the showers there. $12 for two people either together or take turns and no hurry.
Cheers mate and happy trails
Sorry we missed you guys in SD. We stopped near Rapid City after spending 4 months near Bozeman working with the Forest Service. You should checkout the Custer-Gallilatin Nat Forest
Have you tried the hike to Hidden Falls? We loved it and the reward when you get there... is so beautiful... peaceful and exciting!
We have done that trail many times! Great hike. Did you continue up to Inspiration Point? It's incredible too!
@@kristymichael yes!
We took the boat back across the lake. Great veiws!
You are awesome! Looking forward to the new videos from your current trip. Enjoy! Thanks for bringing us all along!
Check out the old time film museum in Lone Pine, CA along with the Alabama Hills between Lone Pine and Mt. Whitney where over 300 movies have been filmed including old time westerns, Tremors and the desert scenes from Iron Man.
Thank you for all you do
As always you guys share the best tips. We are from Tennessee, planning our trip to Yellowstone next year! Yes, we have watched your videos and found super helpful. Can you share your preferred route from southeast to this area, along with timelines and some stop suggestions along the way?
Tell us more about the LED light you put under the trailer. Is it for the look or is it to help keep pest away?
Love your videos and your travels.
@Jarrold Bates And pisses off every tent camper within eyesight.
@@dennisp.5053 and that's a problem because.......?
We stayed at the Badlands site a few days ago on our way to Glacier NP. It was spectacular. Got the recommendation from your Instagram post. Thanks.
Thank you so much for another information packed and scenic video!
We were at the Tetons a few weeks ago! We will have to give the dispersed camping a try!
Hope to meet you on the road someday!
Heard that Airbnb have some campsites, presume close to their rental properties. Negative side, so many cities have banned AIRbnb in their cities.
Great video, as usual. This is my first comment after being a subscriber for two or three years. Keep up the good work! LoLoHo! jsjaz
We just stayed there in August.. beautiful area
Nice spot, great drone video. Thanks for sharing!!
We love that boondocking location! We spent a night there last year on our way to Devils Tower!!