Free camping isn’t too hard to find. But free camping with hookups is a rare treat. Our first ever time hooking up was at such a place, but that only had electricity. Rodeo Campground in Lamesa, Texas has electricity and water! This is another example of us spending a little less time behind the camera, and we got no pictures of this location. Google did, though. About Rodeo Campground Calling
Texas doesn’t have any of the public lands we’ve come to love in the Southwest. However, it does have a fun assortment of free camping opportunities! One such opportunity is SeaBee Park in Abilene, Texas. About SeaBee Park Just outside of Abilene, Texas, and adjacent to a spur of Lake Fort Phantom Hill, SeaBee Park has a surprising amount to offer. One can go birding on the lake shore, launch
Another stop on our trek away from the East Coast was the Cherokee casino in Roland, Oklahoma. This was arguably our first time staying in a casino parking lot. Normally, we shy away from parking lots as it’s not really our vibe. However, there are not a lot of boondocking opportunities in the southeast. The Cherokee Casino in Roland, OK was unique in that its dedicated RV lot has free
We boondocked at the Lenox Marcus Recreation Area on DeGray Lake while passing through Arkansas. This Army Corps of Engineers campground is a bit of a mixed bag. The road to get here was well paved and maintained, making it a breeze to get the bus into. There were several pull-outs on the road that we could have camped our 40’ bus on. However, the heavy tree cover would have
This was the second private campground we stayed at on our trip back to the West Coast. However, it wasn’t planned. After staying for a few nights with a few Boondockers Welcome hosts across North Carolina, we were looking forward to another one when trouble happened. As we mentioned once before in things don’t go smooth, driving a bus isn’t as easy as driving a compact car. Except this time,
After our six-month stay at Camp Cardinal, it was time to hit the road again! But on our adventure east from Brownsville, we discovered a scarcity of public campgrounds. The Southeast is a region devoid of public lands. We stayed at more private campgrounds and Boondockers Welcome stays compared to our previous travels. Our first stop on this westward leg was Longwood Park, an idyllic escape managed by the Army
While we stayed in the historic triangle of Virginia over the summer, we made our home base at Camp Cardinal RV Resort in Hayes, Virginia. Interested in everything we did in Virginia? Now you can download our itinerary for free! Like when we stayed at Resaca de la Palma, we workamped. This allowed us to stay for free in exchange for Mom working a few hours a week in the
While we were visiting Washington, DC, we wanted a place that was a little closer than Camp Cardinal. Lucky for us, we were able to get a spot at the Pohick Bay Regional Campground, in Lorton, Virginia! Unfortunately, we were so busy exploring Washington, DC while we stayed here, that we didn’t spend much time here. We can say that the campground is clean, well-maintained, and very busy on the
Passing through North Carolina, we stayed a few nights at the Poplar Point Campground, which was part of the Jordan Lake Recreation Area. This sprawling campground was a nice stop on our way north. Perched on the banks of Jordan Lake, this popular campground was one of the first places our kids got to play with other kids after the semi-isolation of our winter in South Texas. Getting to the
We had a less then Stellar Experience staying at the Gunter Hill Campground outside Montgomery Alabama.