California
BLM Stoddard Valley Open Area Dispersed Sites
Popular Mojave Desert dispersed camping area with hundreds of sites, OHV trails, and easy access from Interstate 15.
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Overlanding Trails in California
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Inyo National Forest Rock Creek Dispersed Sites
High-elevation dispersed camping along pristine Rock Creek with granite peaks, alpine lakes, and excellent fishing access.
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BLM Trona Pinnacles Dispersed Area
Otherworldly tufa towers rising from the desert floor with scattered camping among 500+ ancient limestone spires.
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BLM Coyote Lake Dispersed Area
High-desert camping around a seasonal alkaline lake in the Mojave with excellent star-gazing and minimal crowds.
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BLM Panamint Valley Dispersed Area
Remote high-desert camping in a vast valley between the Panamint Range and Death Valley with zero light pollution.
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BLM Mojave National Preserve Kelso Dunes Dispersed Area
Open desert camping beneath California's tallest sand dunes with singing sand phenomena and Milky Way views.
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BLM Rand Mountains Dispersed Area
Remote Mojave Desert camping in volcanic hills where mining history meets stargazing solitude east of Highway 395.
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Los Padres National Forest Pine Valley Dispersed Sites
Mountain meadow camping in the Ventana Wilderness gateway where pines meet chaparral on the Big Sur backcountry edge.
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BLM Olancha Dunes Dispersed Area
Sandy camping beneath the Sierra foothills where desert meets mountains at the base of Owens Valley's eastern escarpment.
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BLM Jacumba Mountains Dispersed Area
Desert dispersed camping in the Jacumba Mountains near the Mexican border with boulder formations and minimal crowds.