What's the best way to find free camping spots?

I just googled free camping and found a lot of web sites. Some are by state and some are by GPS. It looks like there are a lot of camping sites that are free.

You are traveling in Europe aren’t you @FluffyChicken?

In the U. S. you can buy a season’s pass to the State parks, through each state, and to the National Parks through any NP.

In addition to those, there are county parks, city parks, private parks, and company parks – all of which are accessable by searching online. Some of them are free, but most are not.

I am a member of AAA, and they provide a listing of camp grounds that are free. Most travel clubs will provide that sort of information to members.

http://worldcampsites.com/

An $80 Interagency Annual Pass covers entry to US National Parks AND National Forests.

Otherwise you would need to pay on entry, or maybe by a local pass, like the $30 Adventure Pass for Southern California National Forests.

I like US National Forest sites. The Forests are less developed than the National Parks. But they are a lot bigger and much less crowded. Forest camp sites are generally free (maybe always, I have never seen a fee.) The National Forests don’t require a pass for entry like the Parks, but you need one in your vehicle when its parked at the camp grounds.

You can generally simply camp on National Forest land, too. You are not restricted to the developed camp grounds.

US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/

Map of US Forests
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5274609.html

Get there early

@bkcunningham Nope, USA first.

Thanks everyone. :)

Try Googling ‘boondocking’. Amazing the number of places you can camp for a night for free….like virtually ANY WalMart parking lot!

Awesome! I generally avoid Wally world like the plague, but parking there wouldn’t REALLY be supporting them…