How we find free campsites:

We’ve always preferred camping for free, starting back when we car camped in my Ford Escape, to now with out truck and camper.

Some areas finding free spots is the super easy and other it seems like we can’t find anything worth staying more than a single night. But over time we have learned where and how to find some good campsites!

1. iOverlander. The tried and true for anyone wanting to find campsites. We will usually look in a general area we would like to be in and start with the spots listed in the app. We use this as a starting point, always check nearby roads, because you just might find an even better campsite than the one listed on the app. But did you know iOverlander is for much more than just free campsites? We also have used it to find paid campgrounds, dump/ water stations, and showers.
2. We ALWAYS use the National Forest “Visitors App.” So far, we have camped free on National Forest land. When going to a new forest, look at their website to learn toe rules for the forest (or stop into a ranger station!). We find the visitor map vital, because you can download offline forest maps (i.e. when you don’t have service, you’ll still have a working map while on forest land!). On this map you can highlight different features in the map. Our favorite is “highway legal vehicles” aka roads that you can take you car on. We will use this map in combination with iOverlander to know which roads are near where campsites are posted, to know how long some forest roads are, and to read the rating of each road (forest roads go from maintained roads, to very rough high clearance roads).

Together iOverlander and the National Forest Visitors Map are our main ways of finding free camping!

📍South Dakota

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