Living in Your Car While Traveling in the United States
Hi there,
I sleep in my car most of the time, so it’s easy to crash anywhere... Also, I never travel in July or August... It’s clear that pitching a tent in the wild is riskier from a legal standpoint.
That said, I’d like to put the previous comments into perspective:
In almost all state park campgrounds, it’s first-come, first-served. So it’s going to be tough to find a spot in state parks during peak summer. Especially since some people stay for several days.
However, you can book sites in most National Parks on the government website:
https://www.recreation.gov/
You can also reserve private campgrounds. There are plenty of private camping options on the RV Parky app, or you can simply search for campgrounds at each of your stops on Google Maps by typing "camping" at a location on the map.
In my opinion, you should book ahead during the summer. Americans are traveling more and more, and camping is really popular these days.
I sleep in my car most of the time, so it’s easy to crash anywhere... Also, I never travel in July or August... It’s clear that pitching a tent in the wild is riskier from a legal standpoint.
That said, I’d like to put the previous comments into perspective:
In almost all state park campgrounds, it’s first-come, first-served. So it’s going to be tough to find a spot in state parks during peak summer. Especially since some people stay for several days.
However, you can book sites in most National Parks on the government website:
https://www.recreation.gov/
You can also reserve private campgrounds. There are plenty of private camping options on the RV Parky app, or you can simply search for campgrounds at each of your stops on Google Maps by typing "camping" at a location on the map.
In my opinion, you should book ahead during the summer. Americans are traveling more and more, and camping is really popular these days.