Dispersed camping

Dispersed Camping is the term given to camping in the United States on public land other than in a designated campsites. This type of camping is most common on national forest and Bureau of Land Management land. Designated campsites often offer services to the campers, such as trash removal, toilet facilities, tables and/or fire pits, which are not available at dispersed camping locations. Although dispersed camping takes place on public land, each managing agency has specific regulations for dispersed camping, though they generally all also require campers to follow Leave No Trace guidelines.[1][2] Other terms used for this type of camping can be boondocking, boondock camping, dry camping or wild camping.

Dispersed camping is accessible across various lands in the United States.

Dispersed camping in California

In California, there are a number of national parks which means there are many dispersed camping areas. These include:

  • Stanislaus National Forest[3]]
  • Eldorado National Forest[4]
  • Hanning Flat Dispersed Area (Sequoia National Forest)[5]
  • BLM Dispersed Camping Area for JNP (Joshua Tree National Park)[6]
  • Dispersed Camping in Nevada City, CA
Dispersed camping locations across California[7]

References
  1. "Fishlake National Forest Recreation". United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Dispersed Camping". freecampsites.net. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Dispersed Camping Stanislaus National Forest" (PDF). USDA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Eldorado National Forest". USDA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. "Sequoia National Forest- Hanning Flat Dispersed Area". USDA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "Joshua Tree: Camping Outside of the Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "California- Off the Beaten Path". Total Escape. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. "Grizzly Flat Dispersed Campground". USDA Mendocino National Forest. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. "Baltimore Lake". USDA Tahoe National Forest. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "Dispersed Camping". USDA Plumas National Forest. Retrieved 6 May 2019.


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