BoonDocking: (Update: This app was free but now charges $.99) This app shows a ton of free spots to camp for one or more nights! Check this out! Some people don’t think you can camp for free in Florida, but hop on the app and look at all of these free places to camp in Florida! Cool!.FreeRoam: This app pulls up a map of the entire US and shows a bunch of free campsites right away! You can also zoom in for more details and pictures.The app also shows rest areas, dump stations (with the little poop emoji) and regular RV parks.Īs a bonus, here are a couple more free apps that I haven’t used much, but I have them ready just in case. Campendium: I use Campendium to quickly find free spots for RV camping.There is an optional premium version that will unlock more features as well. As I’ve mentioned before in our videos, we use the All Stays app or website to find Walmart’s, but we also use it to find rest areas, truck stops, and so much more. All Stays: (Update: I use the Iphone app which is $9.99, but the website version is free).(GPS: 34.173769, -116.Now for our favorite apps for finding free RV camping! I’m not going to mention Harvest Hosts or other membership sites right now, since we’ve mentioned them before and they are technically not free…but certainly a favorite of ours. It sits on a wide, flat dirt area used mostly by off-roaders. Read more about this at, “ Chiriaco Summit Dry Camp Area“.īLM North Campground – This is BLM land located north of the park, about 10 miles from the Park entrance. It has a single back-in space for RVs greater than 40 feet. There are about 20 back-in sites, most of them large enough to accommodate RVs up to 40 feet. The camping area is located behind the museum. Chiriaco Summit is a fuel station with convenience store, restaurant, and the George S. Read more about this at, “ Joshua Tree BLM South“.Ĭhiriaco Summit Free Campground – This is a primitive camping area located at Chiriaco Summit, along I-10, about 6 miles from the Park’s southern entrance. During the snow bird season, this area swells up in numbers. There are a number of dirt roads that stretch for miles through this area. There’s still plenty of free camping just outside of Joshua Tree National Park (where you can actually camp in your RV)…īLM South Campground – This is BLM land located at the southern entrance to the Park, along Cottonwood Springs Rd. Free Camping Outside of Joshua Tree National Park If you happen get away with a night of free camping, consider yourself lucky. If you don’t register as a back country camper, and you choose to park your car, van, or RV along a road somewhere deep inside the park, a park official may come knocking on your door. It’s also so that if your vehicle is left parked somewhere, they will know that you’re a back country camper, so that they don’t have it towed away. The purpose of this is so that authorities are aware that you’re out there, and that if you’re reported missing they have some information on you. You can register at any park visitor center. Joshua Tree National Park requires you to register as a back country camper before you set out. Back County Camping Requires Registration You are not allowed to drive your vehicle off-road inside Joshua Tree, which means you will have to park your RV or vehicle at an established parking lot, or away from the flow of traffic, and then hike your camping equipment to a campsite within the above limitations.įor more information, see of, “Joshua Tree National Park Guide, 2014” ( download PDF here).
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