Advanced Boondocking 5 - Roadsides and Side Roads

Thoreau said it 150 years ago: "Let the night overtake you everywhere at home." We did just that recently at this lovely pullover along the Clackamas River on Hwy 214 in Oregon. We stopped to eat a bite and got charmed into staying the night. A nearby osprey nest with 2 insistent chicks furnished the evening's drama. Mom splashed into the river and got a fine fish for them.


Here are two more roadside campsites we used recently. Of course, we avoid camping beside busy roads. The rule of thumb would be roadside camping on side roads.


Randy's friend and travel companion for many years, Arnold Eckland, would not worry himself about where to spend the night. On many occasions when Randy would stop to discuss the matter, he would look around and say, "What's wrong with right here?"