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Dispersed Camping on the Old Airstrip near Caliente
As we were boondocking our way along our Nevada road trip, we found a cool opportunity for dispersed camping on an old airstrip. After living on the road for over seven years, this was a first. Camping on the old airstrip near Caliente was the perfect spot for getting some work done while providing a home base for some nearby adventures!
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Camping at Chief Mountain West BLM Campground + Bonus Mini Bike Track
So you happen to be in the middle of nowhere in Nevada and you're looking for a great place to camp. Well the opportunities are pretty much endless haha. But we found a nice opportunity for free camping at Chief Mountain West BLM Campground that we're going to cover in this article.
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What We Love About Gold Butte National Monument
Gold Butte National Monument is one big pocket of adventure where you can spend days exploring the beautiful desert landscapes and discovering neat features. This 300,000 acre gem was designated a national monument back in 2016, protecting the vast, rugged environment and its interesting history. Encounter joshua trees, a great variety of cacti, canyons all to yourself, rock scrambling and incredible petroglyphs. And enjoy the endless opportunity for discovery and solitude in this vast, colorful desert terrain.
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Hiking to Moonshine Arch | Fun and Beautiful
Hiking to Moonshine Arch is a fun adventure worth checking out just north of Vernal, Utah. The hike to Moonshine Arch itself is just a mere 2 miles roundtrip but the beautiful landscape and big arch formation make it a worthwhile adventure! Moonshine Arch is an impressive arch formation reaching about 40 feet high and spanning a length of 85 feet. And to make hiking to Moonshine Arch even more exciting, you can climb around and explore.
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Free Camping Near Oatman – Burros and Historic Mining Areas
Visit an old mining town, take a selfie with the local burros and experience a scenic section of Route 66 while taking advantage of free camping near Oatman! Or just enjoy the peace of the desert, good winter weather and the great surrounding desert scenery. Our favorite part about camping near Oatman had to be the occasional encounters with wild burros! And of course, walking the random roads and washes finding beautiful vistas and random desert stuff.
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Free Camping Near Vicksburg, AZ | BLM Camping Quartzite
For some really peaceful, pretty and easy to access desert camping with great winter weather, we would definitely recommend camping near Vicksburg in Arizona. There is a large area of BLM land that is a bit off the I-10 corridor and less busy than other spots camping near Quartzite. Located about 30 miles from Quartzite, camping near Vicksburg is super accessible and surprisingly quiet. There are a number of level, well spaced out spots for rigs of any size. And there are some desert hills and mountains as well as some saguaros scattered about adding some excitement to the scenery.
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Free Camping at Las Cienegas NCA | Sonoita, AZ
Camping at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area is an incredibly relaxing and serene experience. The setting feels a million miles from anywhere with sprawling golden grasslands dotted with mesquite trees and mountainous terrain in the surrounding area. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area encompasses over 45,000 acres of beautiful rolling grasslands and woodlands. And thanks to the year-round flow of Cienega Creek, this protected area supports a great diversity of thriving plant and animal life.
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Chiricahua National Monument | Quick Guide to the Wonderland of Rocks
Chiricahua National Monument is a beautiful and unique off the beaten path pocket of wilderness in the southeast corner of Arizona. The area is known as a sky island - an isolated mountain range that rises above the vast surrounding sea of desert. As the elevation increases, the cacti and mesquite give way to sycamore, juniper and oak trees and eventually cypress, pines and fir. But what really stands out about Chiricahua National Monument are the amazing rock pinnacles found towering throughout the park.
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Big Loop Hike in Chiricahua National Monument
The Big Loop hike is the best hike in Chiricahua National Monument for immersing yourself in the incredible rock formations and experiencing the areas outstanding scenery! There are nine different trails that link together to create the Big Loop hike showcasing the most dramatic and numerous rock formations within Chiricahua National Monument.
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Hiking Natural Bridge Trail | Hikes in Chiricahua National Monument
Hiking Natural Bridge Trail is a great hike in Chiricahua National Monument to find solitude and wander through the beautiful wilderness. This hike is less sought out by visitors hiking in Chiricahua National Monument. And for this one, the magic is in the journey with a simple treat at the end. If you're not scared of putting in the miles to appreciate the wild and scenic allure of this trail then hiking Natural Bridge Trail is for you!
