Many National Forests across the United States allow free dispersed camping. This post will show you how to use Gaia GPS to find free camping spots before heading out and navigate when you get there.

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

This vast Idaho national forest is close enough to Yellowstone and Grand Teton to share their forest and mountain beauty but ...

The first time I camped alone in my van, I drove to the Loft Mountain Campground in Shenandoah National Park and asked the ranger stationed at the entrance kiosk whether I could book a spot for two ...

Jumbo Rocks Campground is a popular camping location in Joshua Tree National Park. The park has gained popularity becaus ...

The 1.6 million acre Willamette National Forest has limited campfires as of Saturday to developed campgrounds and five alpine wilderness areas, but they're banned everywhere else, including dispersed ...

With Rocky Mountain National Park’s largest campground shutting down this summer for a modernization project, reducing available campsites on the eastern side of the park by more than half, ripple ...

FREE SOIL, MI – A three-day music and camping festival is coming to the Manistee National Forest this summer. The fourth annual Forest Trail Music Festival is scheduled for Aug. 25-27 at 352 W. Forest ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Did you know that veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces get discounts at National Parks and Forests and have access to campgrounds that are not available to most civilians?

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland says it has authorized increased fees at some developed recreation sites, starting this spring. The fee ...