Do you long to get out of the city and back to nature? Going free camping in an RV is a great option.
Free camping is different from regular camping and its differences - it has no fixed location, no campsite, and often no facilities worth mentioning.
Instead, you simply need to find a legal place where you can pitch your tent for the night for free, relax, and watch the world go by.
When and where can you do this?
Theoretically, you can do free camping anytime you want. After all, you don't need to set up your tent in a regular campground.
However, just as campgrounds tend to close during the colder months, you probably won't enjoy going to a remote location in the dead of winter.
Where can you go free camping?
This question is a bit complicated. Regulations vary from state to state and often differ from state to state within a country.
However, there is no doubt that some countries are more popular with free campers, and they also make it easier to go free camping:
1. New Zealand
New Zealand can be considered a free camping paradise, it has hundreds of free camping sites from holiday parks to reserve campgrounds.
If you're not sure if you're allowed to camp somewhere in New Zealand, you can visit a visitor information station or the Ministry of the Environment's visitor center.
2. Iceland
Iceland's nature conservation laws allow (tourists) to camp outside of registered campgrounds.
Camping tents can be set up on most of the country's high ground, but if you are camping in a caravan, you will need to ask permission from the landowner or rights holder.
3. North America
Free camping in the USA and Canada is a pleasure, and there are countless sites to choose from in some of the most beautiful parts of North America.
Unless otherwise specified, free camping is legal in the U.S. and Canada on national forests and grasslands, Bureau of Land Management sites, and Canadian public lands.
It is also permitted in remote areas of national parks and some monuments, although you will need a permit.
Here are some verified and trustworthy free camping tips:
1. Be responsible for disposing of all garbage and taking it with you if there are no garbage cans available.
2. Look out for recycling facilities and dispose of plastic and glass responsibly.
3. Even when returning to nature, you should use the toilet facilities on-site or in your caravan!
4. Empty toilets and wastewater at designated public dumpsites.
5. This is common, don't cut down trees or vegetation to build a fire - after all, it's all about preserving nature!
6. When cleaning, make sure soap, detergent, and toothpaste are kept away from rivers and streams.
You are lucky to be able to enjoy the beauty of nature without having to pay for hotels or camping, so try to keep the place as nice as it was.
