Camping in the wild, where too? Cliped from another thread
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:04 pm
the dog wrote:Mary K wrote:Micro469 wrote:
Not sure about the States, but up here we have a lot of Crown Land.. land owned by the Government. There are some areas off the highways where you can pull into VERY secluded sites and camp. No water, no toilets, and if you'r lucky, a small lake. Also, free. If you can get your car into it, you can camp.....
I was just wondering if there were places like that. Here in the US of course. Is there public land like that and if so how would you find out where it is?
Should I make this another Thread?
Mk
Mary. If you do want to make another thread it may be a good idea and help to some people. It wouldn't be hard to setup a privative camp tear gathering here. Just timing, it must be done in our 2 weeks of summer. My utility trailer has a fold up ramp, sticks up close to 6 feet. I can barely see a corner of it this morning, sticking out the snow pack.
I found camping in other states, mostly a visitor isn't aware it's OK to camp somewhere other than designated campgrounds. In Maine there are places like that all over, free, beautiful, easy access for the most part. Logging roads cut into wilderness areas and your welcome to camp anywhere. Public land, lease land, BLM, parks, everywhere. There's more dirt roads than paved and most is free land. Much is waterfront, lakes, bogs, rivers, moose in your camp. Privative sites of course but they are everywhere. Just drive down a dirtroad (car makes most of them easily)next to a river or lake and there are pulloffs anyone can use, first come first serve. Any remote lake you drive into has free camping near the launch. A huge part of this state remains open to anyone to use, furthur north you go you find more. Finding it is easier if you live here or know someone but with some researching or just a little looking it can be found. When I looked for land here I stayed in a couple campgrounds as a base. Once I moved here in 99 I never went to one again, no need. Mainers use these, tourists use the campgrounds, we all meet up on the lake and everyone is happy. Mainers will tease flatlanders but at heart they are good and will help you find these places if you ask. But no, they won't tell you where to fish or what to use.
I prefer privative camps. If I want plug in, water hookup, TV, computer I just stay at home, it's a camp in itself. My backyard is 100 mi of wilderness till you reach Canada and no paved roads between, Appallatian trail (sp) in my backyard, Mt Katadin stretch. I sit out back and watch all kinds of wildlife, saw critters I only thought were in books. Here's a sweet young lady looking at me from the corner of my barn, a hawk dining and a fox hunting. (that moose's belly is 7-8 feet from the ground, the fox is on top 6 feet of pack) Dog