The fees, regulations, infrastructure, and conditions of dispersed-camping areas vary greatly, so check your local jurisdiction before you pitch a tent on some random dirt road.

This kind of camping is widely known as dispersed camping (or boondocking for the RV crowd), and it’s accessible on many Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or United States Forest Service (USFS) lands.

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People who keep moving from place to place under “dispersed camping” policy unsure where they’ll go. 80°F in Juneau will trigger first-ever National Weather Service heat advisories.