Originally Posted by kyakdiver

If you have any intention of going a standard route... such as the ACA routes. The maps are worth the money. The nice thing is that they will let you know if camping is available and in most cases if it's free. I slept in tons of small town parks for free. In most cases you even have the phone number printed on the map to call ahead.

I also did my share of stealth camping where no campgrounds happened to be open or I just got sick of riding. Keeping my eyes open later in the day always seemed to supply the spot i was looking for. I made sure I left no trace and was well off the road.