By State
Free Camping by State
Free camping guides for all 1 states: public land, stay limits, and named areas, each with the managing agency's source.
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Free camping by state What dispersed means Finding a legal site Stay limits explained Reading an MVUM ⛺
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Free camping, state by state
BLM acreage, forest count, and the stay limits that actually apply. Every rule cited and dated.
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Rest area rules by state Where overnight is legal Time limits explained Sleeping in your car ⛟
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Which states let you sleep at a rest area
Allowed, limited, or not at all, with each state DOT policy linked and dated.
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Car Camping
Sleeping in the vehicle you already own. Where it is legal, and how to make it bearable.
Read moreVanlife
Van builds, stealth, and what the lifestyle actually looks like on a Tuesday.
Read moreNational Parks
Different agency, different rules, and almost no free camping inside the boundary.
Read moreBLM Land
The biggest free-camping landlord in the west, and the least explained.
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The other big free-camping landlord, and the one with the most local variation.
Read moreCampground Alternatives
Truck stops, lots, and driveways. For the night you just need to stop.
Read moreSeasonal
Where to be in January, and what changes when it gets cold or brutally hot.
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