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BLM Camping Rules – How to Camp on BLM Land
These are all the BLM rules with regards to camping, including boondocking and campgrounds, how long you can stay, campfires, off-road vehicles, and quiet hours. This covers all the different types of BLM lands.
Camping at National Wildlife Refuges
The National Wildlife Refuge system includes some 560 designated refuge units across the United States. Many of these are off limits to the public, but many others are open to recreation to some lesser or greater extent. Camping at National Wildlife Refuges is limited to just a handful of refuges, but many are free and not very crowded.
Is BLM Camping Free?
Yes, most BLM camping is free. Only a handful of developed campgrounds run by the BLM have fees, while other developed campgrounds are free. All dispersed camping (boondocking) on BLM land remains free...
San Juan Campground, Austin, NV
San Juan Campground is a free, dispersed camping area offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's intended for small 4WD vehicles, like jeeps, vans, and pickup trucks. Small trailers can get in there, but nothing over 16 feet, and you'll want high clearance. There are picnic tables, but no fire rings, vault toilets, or trash cans.
Jack Creek Campground, Owyhee, NV
Jack Creek Campground is a free, developed campground offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. There are six campsites plus one or two more dispersed camping sites nearby. Vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings. It's a remote campground located 64 miles north of Elko, NV, and about 46 miles south of Owyhee, NV.
Pavlak Campground, Jarbidge, NV
Pavlak Campground is a free, dispersed camping area offered by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It's located on Forest Road 062, about 300 feet north of where it intersects with Forest Road 064. There is a vault toilet on site, and that's about it. There's room for two campsites, with a small site next to the toilet, and larger back-in site.
Forest Road 653.1C, Custer, SD
Forest Road 653.1C is a popular location for dispersed camping close to Custer, SD. Realistically, there is only once place to camp here, which is indicated by the marker on the map below. It's a large enough site suitable for full-sized RVs, and the access road is hard-packed dirt/gravel.
North Pole Road, Custer, SD
North Pole Road (also known as Forest Road 287 on USFS maps) is a popular dispersed camping area due to being only 7 1/2 miles into downtown Custer, SD. The Black Hills National Forest allows dispersed camping along this road according to its Motor Vehicle Use Map (see link below).
Forest Road 64J, Tres Piedras, NM
Free, dispersed camping is allowed along Forest Road 64J located off of US-64, one mile west of the town of Tres Piedras, NM. The forest road runs a short distance of about 1/2 mile, but offers about a dozen or more previously-used campsites nestled under pine trees and under the base of a giant rock formation.
Forest Road 147, Huxley, TX
This is a forest road where dispersed camping frequently occurs, though technically, according to Sabine National Forest's motor vehicle use map (see link below), this forest road is not on the list of roads permitted for dispersed camping. Yet, it remains a popular area for tent camping, car camping, and RVs.
