When we left Idaho, we spent a few days on a pass just over the border in Montana. This was the start of a trend for us, escaping the heat! We found a nice spot tucked away in the woods on a forest road near Lost Trail Pass and camped for free for 3 nights. …
We were bummed to be leaving Sun Valley after 7 days, but it was time to move on. We made the one hour or so drive north to Stanley, Idaho. With lots of first come, first serve campgrounds and dispersed camping in the area, we chose to not make any reservations for our stay in …
After we left Summit County, we headed up to the Sawtooths in Idaho. A few years back, we were able to spend a couple nights in the area on a road trip in our van. Of course, two days is never enough to explore so this time we planned on spending a few weeks in …
After our adventures in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we headed down to our old stomping grounds – Summit County. We stayed at Heaton Bay campground, right on the shore of Dillon Reservoir – a beautiful campground that has a great location. We booked two weeks at site 69, which was perfectly sized for …
After our brief exploration of the Badlands, we stopped in to the Black Hills. We stayed 11 days at Blue Bell Campground in Custer State Park – a lovely campground! We had power at our site, but water was central – and they had a nice shower house. Over the next week or so, we …
On our way through to the Black Hills, we stopped in at Badlands National Park. We planned on camping at a free BLM (Bureau of Land Management) location, but due to rain and storms we decided to play it safe and grabbed a couple nights at Badlands Interior Campground just outside the park. The location …
After ending our desert stint for early 2022, we started the long trip back to the midwest. We stopped in Denver for 6 nights – 3 with our friends parked in their driveway, and 3 at Bear Creek Lake Park. We had an absolutely wonderful time staying with our friends! Thanks again to the Gee …
After an epic week in Zion NP, we broke down camp early to head to one of our old stomping grounds: Moab, UT! We set up camp on some BLM land just north of Moab and stayed there for 10 days. This choice of campground ended up being perfect – it was free, and we …
After a beautiful 2 weeks in Prescott, we headed up and over to Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. We snagged a full week at the Watchman campground just inside the entrance – the perfect base camp for exploring the park! Some years back, Zion implemented a shuttle system in the main canyon – today …
After a wonderful stay at Gilbert Ray in Tucson, AZ, we headed up the road to White Spar Campground in Prescott, AZ. White Spar is a National Forest campground without hookups set at 5,641 ft. above sea level in the Prescott National Forest. The location is absolutely perfect for us, just a few minutes south …
