Dean's List

Made In Canada

The following list of free or nearly free campsites has been condensed from information collected by Dean Husarik, founder of the Yahoo Boondocking Club. Dean's original detailed list provides a description of each site, including how to get there, and can be downloaded here in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Please be aware that our copy of Dean's List is not updated and some of the sites listed may no longer be available.

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Many of the sites contained in Dean's (detailed) List can also be found in the excellent book written and published by Chuck Woodbury. The 2003 Edition of Free Campgrounds Of The West publication can be purchased and downloaded in Word For Windows or Adobe PDF format for $9.95 (US). When you order, please tell Chuck that Pat and Adrian sent you ........ then return to this web site!

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Area	Name	ALABAMA	Area	Name
Alpine	Coosa River
Area	Name	ALASKA	Area	Name
Denali National Park	Teklanika River Campground		Juneau	Fred Meyer Shopping Mall
"	Riley Creek Campground		"	Nugget Mall
"	Savage River Campground
Area	Name	ALBERTA	Area	Name
Banff	Mount Norquay Ski Resort		Fort MaCleod	Oldman River City Campground
Calgary	The Southcentre Mall		Raymond	No Name Available
Crowsnest Pass	Bellevue		Strathmore	Lambert Park
Area	Name	ARIZONA	Area	Name
Alpine	Hulsey Lake		Lake Havasu City	Craggy Wash
Apache Junction	No Name Available		Mesa	Tonto National Forest Area
Burro Creek	No Name Available		Nogales	Pena Blanca Lake
Camp Verde	No Name Available		Parker	Crossroads BLM
Casa Grande	No Name Available		Patagonia	National Forest
Chinle	Canyon de Chelly National Monument		Payson	East Fork of Verde River
Chloride	No Name Available		Petrified Forest National Park	No Name Available
Congress	North Ranch		Phoenix	Telephone For Instructions
Cordess Junction	No Name Available		"	Harrah's Casino
Cottonwood	No Name Available		Piacho Peak	Nickerson Family Restaurant
Eagar	No Name Available		Prescott	Watson Lake Recreation Area
Ehrenburg Park	No Name Available		Safford	Culff Reservoir
Flagstaff	Schlutz Pass		Salome	Snowbird West RV Park
"	Lake Mary Road		Sedona	Schnebly Hill Road
"	Forest Road		"	Dry Creek Road
Forest Lakes	No Name Available		"	Highway 89A South
Gila Bend	Painted Rocks		"	West Sedona, Coconimo Nat'l Forest
"	(Many Other Sites Listed)		Seligman	Anvil Rock Road
Globe/Miami/Superior/ Florence Junction	No Name Available		Shungopavi	Hopi Indian Reservation
Globe - Show Low	Salt River Canyon		Sonoita	Empire -Cienega Ranch
Globe - Safford - NM Border	No Name Available		Strawberry	Mogollon Rim
Globe	Apache Gold Casino		Tucson	Telephone For Instructions
Grand Canyon North Rim	North Rim Campground Area		"	Pima Air and Space Museum
Grand Canyon South Rim	FS Overflow Area		"	Miracle Mile
Heber	Mogollan Rim		Wellington	M & M RV Village
Kayenta	Navajo National Monument		Wilcox	Rip Griffin's Truck Plaza
Keams Canyon	Hopi Indian Reserve		Wickenburg	No Name Available
Kingman	Burro Creek		Wilcox	Chevron Truck Stop
Area	Name	ARKANSAS	Area	Name
Benton	Ed & Kays Restaurant		Quitman	Virgia Fureigh
Corning	Arkansas/Missouri Border		Twin Grove	Between Greenbriar & Damascus
Elkins	Eureka Springs, Branson, Walton		Wynne	Western Sizzlin'
Area	Name	BRITISH COLUMBIA	Area	Name
Greenwood	City Campground		Naniamo	Rutherford Mall
Chetwynd	No Name Available		Prince George	PG Exhibition Ground
Jordan River	East Of Sook, Vancouver Island		Quesnel	Maple Park Shopping Center
Prospect Lake	North Of Victoria, Vancouver Island		Whistler	Whistler Ski Area
Area	Name	CALIFORNIA	Area	Name
Adelanto	City Park		McFarland	Church Lot
Afton Canyon	Various Sites		McKinleyville	Telephone For Instructions
Apricot Tree	No Name Available		Mecca	Chiriaco Summit Road
Atascadero	No Name Available		"	66th Avenue
Baker	No Name Available		"	Box Canyon
Bakersfield	16501 S Union Avenue		Meyers Flat	Northern Coast Area
Beaumont	Dowling Fruit Orchard		Montgomery Creek	Private Property -Telephone (Redding)
Bishop	Horton Creek		Needles	City Sponsored Park
Blythe	Imperial County Park		Nevada City	Bullard's Bar Dam
Baron	No Name Available		New Cuyama	City Park
Borrego Springs	Peg Leg Smith Monument		Northshore	Telephone For Instructions
Boron	20 Mule Team Road		Ocotillo Wells	See Borrego Springs
Buck Meadows	No Name Available		Orick	Fresh Water Lagoon
Burson	No Name Available		"	State Operated Park
Calexico	Fed Mart		Orland	Telephone For Instructions
Canby	Howard Gulch		"	Berry Patch Restaurant
Chino	McBride Service & Supply		Oroville	Miner's Cafe (Oro Dam Blvd)
Coarsegold	Park Sierra SKP Co-op		Pasa Robles	San Miguel Mission
Cromberg	Golden Coach Park		Perris	Lake Perris Recreational Area
Death Valley Junction	Armagosa Opera House		Phelan	Telephone For Instructions
Dunsmuir	City Lot		Quincy	Telephone For Instructions
Encinitas	No Name Available		"	Spanish Creek Bridge
Essex	Boron Roadside Rest		Redding	Elks & Moose Lodges
Etna	City Park		"	76 Auto/Truck Plaza
Fish Camp - Yosemite	No Name Available		"	Whiskey Town Lake
Fontana	Telephone For Instructions		"	Brandy Creek
Geyserville	Lake Sonoma COE Park		"	Whiskeytown Camping
Grass Valley	Telephone For Instructions		Salinas	Sherman Park/Rodeo Grounds
Hearst Castle - Piedras Blancas	No Name Available		Salton Sea	Veronica Ave
Hinkley	CA State Grange Hall		"	Telephone For Instructions
Hornbrook	Hornbrook Chevron		San Diego	See Encinitas
Joshua Tree	Telephone For Instructions		Santa Nella	'76 Truck Stop
"	Star's Way Out Cafe		Shoshone	No Name Available
Lancaster	Telephone For Instructions		Stockton	Telephone For Instructions
Lone Pine	Horseshoe Meadows Road		Tecopa	Dodge City
"	Whitney Portal Road		Weed	No Name Available
Lower Lake	Telephone For Instructions		Williams	Granzellas Wine & Delicatessen
Madera	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	COLORADO	Area	Name
Akron	Akron, Otis and Yuma Roadside Parks		Grand Lake	St Anne's Catholic Church
Brush	City Park		"	RV Designated Lot
Burlington	Conoco Service Station		Gunnison	No Name Available
Central City	Municipal Parking Lots		Hayden	Rest Area
Colorado Springs	Telephone For Instructions		Hot Sulpher Springs	Pioneer Park State Wildlife Area
"	Pulver Mountain		Kremmling - Rabbit Ears Pass	No Name Available
Cortez	Ute Mountain Casino		Loveland	24 Hour Safeway
Craig	US 40 MM 66		Mack	Small Shopping Center
"	US 40 MM 101		Mancos	Municipal Park
Delta	Telephone For Instructions		Maybell - Elk Springs	Turn Outs
Denver Area	See Arvada		Montrose	Telephone For Instructions
Dino Sour	No Name Available		Otis	Lions Park
Dolores	County Park		"	Akron, Otis and Yuma Roadside Parks
Fort Collins	Horsetooth Reservoir		Poudre Park	Stove Prairie Landing NFS CG
Fort Morgan	City Park		Silverton	South Mineral Creek
Grandby	Grandby Lake		Steamboat Springs	Rabbit Ears Pass
"	Shadow Mountain Lake		Sterling	Pioneer Park (Municipal)
Grand Junction	Picnic Area		Yuma	Yuma Colorado City Park
"	Rest Area		"	Akron, Otis and Yuma Roadside Parks
Area	Name	CONNECTICUT	Area	Name
Danbury	Rest Area Eastbound I-84		Wallingford	Rest Area Southbound I-91
Middletown	Rest Area Eastbound I-91		Willington	Rest Area East and Westbound I-84
Southington	Rest Area Eastbound I-84
Area	Name	FLORIDA	Area	Name
Bushnell	Red Barn Campground		Ochopee	Big Cypress National Preserve
Caryville	Choctawhatchee River		Okeechobee	Moose Lodge
Deland	Alliance Community Church		Polk City	Telephone For Instructions
Key Largo	Am Legion Post 333		Port Charlotte	Telephone For Instructions
Keys	Indian Key Fill		Sneads	Telephone For Instructions
Key West	Moose Lodge 1760		Sopchoppy	City Park
Labelle	North and South Ortona Lock CGs		Sorrento	Telephone For Instructions
"	Telephone For Instructions		Southport	Telephone For Instructions
Live Oak Area	Telephone For Instructions		Sumatra	Apalachicola N. F. - Many Sites
Live Oak - Branford	Suwannee River		Tampa	Telephone For Instructions
Morriston	No Name Available		Tangerine	Telephone For Instructions
Ocala	Ocala National Forest - Many Sites		Valparaiso	Telephone For Instructions
"	Telephone For Instructions		Winter Garden	Stage Stop Campground
Area	Name	GEORGIA	Area	Name
Albany	Kittys Flea Market		Unadilla	Southern Trails RV Resort
Crawfordville	Oconee River
Area	Name	IDAHO	Area	Name
Arco	Craters of the Moon National Monument		Moscow	Lions Club Park
Blackfoot	No Name Available		"	Latah County Park (Robinson Lake)
Bruneau	CJ Strike Reservoir (BLM)		Nampa	Karcher Mall
Challis	Cottonwood Recreation Site (BLM)		Orofino	Pink House Hole Recreation Site
Dell	Town Park		Pallissades Dam	National Forest Campground
Dillion	Kiwanis Park		Parma	Telephone For Instructions
Downey	Flaggs West Truck Stop		"	Cenex Gas Station
Dubois	City Park		Placerville	Telephone For Instructions
Hagerman	City Park		Post Falls	Telephone For Instructions
Idaho City	Steamboat Gulch		Roberts	State Run Campground
Kamiah	City Park		Stanley	Red Fish Lake
Kooskia	City Park		Sun Valley	Rest Area
Lake Coeur d'Alene	Bell Bay NF cg		Swan Valley	Palasides Dam
Mackay	Mackay Reservoir Recreation Site (BLM)		Twin Falls	Blue Lake Mall
Monita	No Name Available
Area	Name	ILLINOIS	Area	Name
Chillicothe	Rest Area		Galesburg	Eagles Market
"	Next To Kroger Grocery		Gilman	City Park
"	Pull Off		Litchfield	Rainmaker Campground
El Paso	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	INDIANA	Area	Name
Elkhart	Worldwide Recreational Vehicles		Logansport	Numerous Pull Offs
Hart City	Hart City RV Sales' Service Campground		Monroe	Telephone For Instructions
Lebanon	Boone's Pond		Portland	Hickory Grove Lakes Campground
Area	Name	IOWA	Area	Name
Akron	City Park		Middle Amana	See Amana
Albia	Telephone For Instructions		Oakland	Lyons Park
Amana	The Colony Inn		Panora	Lenon Mill County Park
"	City Park		Primghar	City Park
Battle Creek	Crawford Creek Recreation Area		Sioux City	No Name Available
Hartley	City Park		Spencer	Eastland Park
Area	Name	KANSAS	Area	Name
Arkansas City	Walnut Park		La Harpe	Harrison's RV Park
Attwood	City Park		Lawrence	14 Day Area Below Dam
Belleville	Rocky Point City Park		Liberal	No Name Available
Bird	No Name Available		"	Apco Truck Stop
Blue Rapids	Blue Rapids City Park		Lyndon	City Park
Burlington	No Name Available		Lyons	City Park
Chanute	Santa Fe City Park		Manhattan	Food For Less / K-Mart
"	Public RV Park		Marysville	City Park
Concordia	City Owned Airport Campground		McDonald	Rest Area
Elkhart	Telephone For Instructions		Meade	City Park
Franklin	City Park		Medicine Lodge	City Park
Fredonia	Cottonwood Court Mobile Home & RV Park		Morril	Mulberry Creek Campground
Ft. Scott	Gunn Park		Neodesha	City Park
Hoxie	Sheridan Fishing Lake		Parsons	Marvel Park
Humboldt	City Park		Phillipsburg	No Name Available
Iola	No Name Available		Sandford	Rest Area
Kensington	City Park		"	Near Ft. Larned National Historic Site
La Crosse	City Park		St. Francis	City Park
"	Post Rock Museum		Washington	City Park
Area	Name	KENTUCKY	Area	Name
Aurora	Land Between the Lakes Nat'l Rec. Area		Lexington	Highway Dept Maintenance Area
Berea	Food Town Grocery Store
Area	Name	LOUISIANA	Area	Name
Columbia	Telephone For Instructions		Holly Beach	City Park
Egan	Morvants Cajun Haven
Area	Name	MAINE	Area	Name
Carrabassett Valley	Telephone For Instructions		Vassalboro	Telephone For Instructions
Holden	Red Barn Campground		Pembrook	City Park (Mahar Point)
Knox	Telephone For Instructions		Union	Telephone For Instructions
Lincolnville	Telephone For Instructions		Windham	Telephone For Instructions
Norridgewock	No Name Available
Area	Name	MANITOBA	Area	Name
Anola	Telephone For Instructions		Selkirk	Telephone For Instructions
Oakbank	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	MARYLAND	Area	Name
Arnold	Telephone For Instructions		Federalsburg	Telephone For Instructions
Essex	Central Baptist Church
Area	Name	MASSACHUSETTS	Area	Name
Boston Area	See Walpole		Walpole	Telephone For Instructions
Sutton	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	MICHIGAN	Area	Name
Bad Axe - Ubly Area	Telephone For Instructions		Lake George	Lake George Campground
Baldwin	Telephone For Instructions		Mt. Pleasant	Telephone For Instructions
Battle Creek	Telephone For Instructions		Osseo	Telephone For Instructions
Cadillac	Telephone For Instructions		Roscommon	No Name Available
Chelsea	Telephone For Instructions		Saginaw	Telephone For Instructions
Dearborn	Greenfield Village		Seney	Fox River
Elsie	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	MINNESOTA	Area	Name
Becita	Schlee's Bar & Grill and Becita Store		Mahnomen	Shooting Star Casino
Blue Earth	Fairgrounds		Markville	Telephone For Instructions
Brainerd	Gull Lake Dam Road		McIntosh	City Park
Britt	Telephone For Instructions		Minneapolis - Bloomington	The Mall of America
Browns Valley	City Park		Onamia Area	Telephone For Instructions
"	Traverse County Park (Travers Lake)		Ortonville	City Park
Deer River	Private Property (Sugar Lake) - Telephone		Rothsay	City Park
Deerwood	Telephone For Instructions		Sleepy Eye	Sleepy Eye Lake
Hinckley	Grand Casino RV Resort		Truman	City Park
Karlstad	Dump Station		Walker	Cossette's Cove Resort & Campground
Landcaster	Dump Station		Zumbrota	No Name Available
Little Falls	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	MISSISSIPPI	Area	Name
Brookhaven	Holiday Inn		Natchez - Tupelo	Natchez Trace Parkway
Jayess	Telephone For Instructions
Area	Name	MISSOURI	Area	Name
Buffalo	Tastee Freeze		Mexico	Lakeview Park (City Park)
Cameron	Truck Haven		Neosho	No Name Available
Carrollton	Kentucky Fried Chicken		Palmyra	City Park
Glover	Taum Sauk Lake		Piedm