Dispersed camping, also called primitive camping on public lands, is one of the American West’s best-kept secrets. Are you interested in learning more about camping for free on BLM land?
Public lands offer a mecca of outdoor recreation activities and adventure sports such as hiking, biking, climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, off-roading, tent camping, dispersed camping, or RV-ing, just to name a few.
Dispersed camping (primitive camping) is camping without facilities in the backcountry mostly. It can also mean camping without camping in a formal campground area.
There is no water, electricity, trash receptacles, or bathrooms. With this in mind, there probably won’t even be cell phone reception (if you’re out West). You have to bring all your creature comforts with you, including food, water, shelter, batteries, a first aid kit, etc.
Everything you are reading about is why it is super important to know the backcountry rules before going camping on BLM land. You really get into the wild.