Jamawani, most excellent pictures and thread!

I think good maps are essential for touring. Gazetteers and USFS maps provide a lot of excellent detail most state or regional maps leave out.

I find abandoned state campgrounds with regularity where I ride and tour; map reading a small-scale map can give you incredible detail as Jamawani has so generously described in this thread.

I think of the common notion of 'stealth' camping as advanced by many in Bike Forums is more 'furtive' camping. Case in Point: A lot of great places to camp are at river bends where the road winds relatively close to the campsite. would die-hard 'stealth' campers like stokell avoid a river bend camp because it isn't 100% concealable?


As Jamawani describes, there's PLENTY of places to legally camp where 'stealth' is not required. I STILL like to conceal my campsite to reduce its visual impact and attention it garners... what type of camping is that?? who really cares. I choose to be less conspicuous regardless of where I pitch camp for the night.

cheers, Jamawani. great photoessay and explanation of the nuances of public land use for camping purposes.