US Forest Service
Learn about camping and boondocking in national forests and grasslands.
Sitting Bull Falls Road, Queens, NM
Sitting Bull Falls Road, also known as Forest Road 276, and County Road 409, runs into Lincoln National Forest. Dispersed camping is allowed all along the first 2.8 miles of this road beginning at the forest's eastern border where the road changes designation from County Road 409 to Forest Road 276.
Pine Camp Yellow Post Site
This is a single primitive campsite identified by a yellow post and a fire ring. It's officially marked at Yellow Post Site #14 on forest service maps. It's located up along a mountain ridge that parallels the Pacific Coast Trail. A high clearance, 4WD vehicle is required to drive up here.
Pit Camp Yellow Post Site
This is a single campsite marked by a yellow post. It's officially designated on forest service maps at Yellow Post Site #15. It's a primitive campsite with nothing more than a fire ring. It's also located high up on a mountain ridge and requires a high clearance 4WD vehicle to get up there.
Gobbler’s Knob Yellow Post Site
Officially marked at Yellow Post Site #16 on USFS Maps, this is a single campsite identified by a yellow post. It comes with a fire ring, and that's about it. It's sits up high on a mountain ridge and intersects with the Pacific Coast Trail. You definitely need a high clearance 4WD to get up here.
Alpine Canyon Yellow Post Site
Officially marked as Yellow Post Site #12, this is a single primitive campsites identified by a yellow post located about 8 miles up Lytle Creek from the town of Lytle Creek. This is the furthest-west of the Yellow Post Sites along Lytle Creek. There is a fire ring here and that's about it.
Forest Road 307, Grand Canyon NP
Forest Road 307 might place you furthest away from Grand Canyon's visitor center and main attractions, but it offers some amazing boondocking sites with gorgeous views of the desert landscape. The best sites are within the first two miles from its entrance from Highway 64.
Old AZ 64, Grand Canyon NP
Old AZ 64 (appears on Google Maps as "64A") offers dispersed camping opportunities for those wanting to explore the attractions and trails in the eastern part of Grand Canyon National Park. There are about a dozen or so previously-used campsites along Old AZ 64 and Forest Road 6104.
West Side Highway 67, Grand Canyon NP
The east side of Highway 67 along the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has more forest roads and more camping opportunities than the west side. Served by Forest Roads 22, 270, 222, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050... This is where most dispersed campers go to find free camping.
East Side Highway 67, Grand Canyon NP
The west side of Highway 67 takes Forest Road 611 to several other forest roads (610, 216, 2650, et al). Dispersed camping is allowed all throughout these roads. It's recommended you download the Motor Vehicle Use Map (see Downloads below) and keep it on your phone for later reference.
Saddle Mountain Overlook, Grand Canyon NP
Probably offering the most spectacular views of the North Rim, Saddle Mountain Overlook has only a few previously-used places to camp, although dispersed camping is technically allowed anywhere as long you don't drive beyond 30 feet from the side of a road.
