# VistaBound — AI-Powered RV Trip Planner

VistaBound plans your whole RV road trip in minutes — AI day-by-day itineraries with campgrounds sized to your rig and RV-safe routing. Then chat with the Trip Co-Pilot to change anything. Start your 7-day free trial, or start free with no card.

Operated by Adventuring Enterprises, LLC. Homepage: https://vista-bound.com/

## What it does
- AI-generated day-by-day RV trip itineraries
- Trip Co-Pilot — chat in plain language to change a saved trip (add a stop or brewery, swap a campground, add or drop nights, shift dates); it suggests only real, rig-fit places and previews every change before it applies (unlimited on paid plans)
- While You're Here — a day-by-day, hour-by-hour itinerary for every stay in or beside a national park, state park, national forest, or provincial park: must-see hikes, walks, scenic drives, and ranger programs sequenced into sensible loops, sized to your real arrival and checkout times and your rig, shaped by the week's forecast and current National Park Service closures and alerts; change it by chat, read it offline in the mobile apps, and export it as its own PDF
- Campground recommendations sized to your rig
- RV-aware (truck profile) routing with clearance and weight limits, plus your choice to avoid ferries, highways, tolls, tunnels, or unpaved roads
- Interactive map of 38,000+ US and Canada campgrounds, filterable by brand and network (KOA, Thousand Trails, Good Sam, Passport America, etc.)
- 27,000+ curated points of interest and attractions you can add to any trip
- 13,000+ free overnight parking and boondocking spots (public land, rest areas, lot-docking)
- AI review summaries with sentiment, plus a personalized Match Score for every campground
- Cell coverage for every campground — per-carrier signal (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon) from FCC data on the campground card, plus a coverage-map overlay for spotting dead zones while you plan
- Live availability and direct booking for every federal campground and state parks in 14 states
- In-app booking for 1,200+ private RV parks in the Spot2Nite network — check real-time availability and pricing, pick a site, and reserve and pay without ever leaving VistaBound (your card goes straight to Spot2Nite's secure payment window); book a single park or every bookable stop on a trip in one checkout, and the reservation lands right on your itinerary
- Availability-aware planning — the AI checks live campsite availability for your trip's real dates and flags sold-out stops right on the itinerary; choose to avoid booked-up campgrounds (it swaps in a bookable, rig-fit alternative when one exists) or keep your picks and watch them for openings
- Campsite Radar — watch a booked-out campground for your dates and get an email the moment a site opens (usually a cancellation), with a direct booking link; covers every online-reservable federal campground and 14 state-park systems (up to 25 active watches on paid plans)
- Real-time trip collaboration with edit notifications and field-level change tracking
- Trip Journal: photo-and-note entries per stop, a follow-by-email share page, and one-tap publish-to-review
- Trip cost estimates: fuel (live regional prices) and lodging
- Turn-by-turn navigation on iPhone and Android, with CarPlay and Android Auto
- Offline maps and on-device navigation in the mobile apps
- Satellite basemap and live weather radar in the mobile apps
- Trip Watch — two days before departure, an emailed day-by-day forecast and wildfire status for every stop, then automatic alert emails if severe weather, a new nearby wildfire, or a new National Park Service closure or alert affects any stop through the end of your trip (on every saved trip; one-click opt-out)
- Fuel-station map layer — 107,000+ stations, filterable by brand (Pilot Flying J, Love's, Shell, etc.) and gas/diesel
- Dump-station map layer
- Trip saving, editing, and export to GPS (GPX), spreadsheet, calendar, and PDF
- GPX trip import — migrate trips from a legacy trip planner and keep them as fully editable VistaBound trips

## Pricing
- Free plan (no credit card): browse the full campground map and plan one 3-day trip
- Paid plans: $12.99 per month, or $41 per year on the current limited-time Founder's rate (normally $59; about $3.42/month) — unlock unlimited trips, exports, sharing, collaboration, and the iPhone and Android nav apps
- Every paid plan starts with a 7-day free trial; cancel anytime

## How it compares
- vs. RV Trip Wizard: VistaBound generates the entire day-by-day itinerary with AI, then hands it to a companion app for turn-by-turn navigation. (RV Trip Wizard: A manual planning tool — you place stops on a map and read off mileage and drive times yourself.)
- vs. AdventureGenie: VistaBound matches the AI review summaries and personalized Match Score, then goes further: it syncs every saved trip to iPhone and Android apps for spoken, RV-aware turn-by-turn navigation with CarPlay and Android Auto, and adds thousands of free overnight-parking spots. (AdventureGenie: Also an AI RV trip planner with AI review summaries and a campground match score, but planning happens on the web only — there are no companion mobile apps, so the plan doesn't become turn-by-turn navigation on the road.)
- vs. Google Maps: VistaBound routes on a truck profile using your length, height, and weight, avoiding clearances, weight limits, and propane-restricted tunnels. (Google Maps: No RV profile — it can route a tall or heavy rig under a low bridge or onto a restricted road.)

## Frequently asked questions
Q: What is VistaBound?
A: VistaBound is an AI-powered RV trip planner. You tell it where you're headed, how many days you have, and how far you'll drive in a day, and it builds a complete day-by-day itinerary — routes, overnight campgrounds sized to your rig, and worthwhile stops along the way.

Q: Can I change the trip by chatting with the AI?
A: Yes — that's the Trip Co-Pilot. On any saved trip, open the co-pilot and tell it what you want in plain language, like talking to a human trip planner: “add a brewery on day 2,” “swap this campground for one with full hookups and shade,” or “make the trip a day shorter.” It finds real, rig-fit places (never invented ones), reworks the route, and shows you the exact suggested changes to Apply or Discard — nothing changes until you approve it. The Trip Co-Pilot runs in your web browser on desktop or phone. The free plan includes 5 co-pilot messages a day; paid plans are unlimited.

Q: Does VistaBound plan what to do once I'm at a national park?
A: Yes — that's While You're Here. For every stay in or beside a national park, state park, national forest, or Canadian provincial park, VistaBound builds a day-by-day, hour-by-hour plan of what to do: the must-see hikes, walks, scenic drives, and ranger programs, grouped into loops that don't criss-cross the park. It's anchored on your campground and sized to your real day — the campground's check-in and checkout times, how far you drove in, and where your rig can't go — and it's shaped by the week's forecast and current National Park Service closures and alerts. Stays of two nights or more are planned automatically; a one-night stay is one tap. You can change the plan by chatting with the Trip Co-Pilot (“less walking,” “sleep in on Sunday”), add any stop to your trip, export the stay as its own PDF, and read it offline in the iPhone and Android apps. Free accounts can build three park plans a day on the web; paid plans are unlimited.

Q: Is there a free version?
A: Yes. VistaBound has a free plan with no credit card required — you get the full interactive map of 38,000+ campgrounds (with reviews, photos, and filters) and can plan one 3-day trip. Upgrading to a paid plan unlocks unlimited trips, exports, trip sharing and collaboration, the photo Trip Journal, and the iPhone and Android navigation apps.

Q: How much does VistaBound cost?
A: VistaBound has a free plan (browse the full campground map and plan a single 3-day trip, no card). Paid plans unlock unlimited trips, exports, sharing, collaboration, the Trip Journal, and the iPhone and Android nav apps: $12.99 per month, or $41 per year on the current limited-time Founder's rate — normally $59, so about $3.42 a month, roughly 74% cheaper than paying monthly. Each paid plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime.

Q: How is VistaBound different from other RV trip planners?
A: VistaBound combines things most planners keep separate: AI itinerary generation, RV-aware turn-by-turn navigation with CarPlay and Android Auto, and authoritative Recreation.gov campground data — all matched to your rig's size so the routes and campgrounds actually fit your RV. It also layers on AI review summaries and a personalized Match Score for every campground, 27,000+ curated points of interest you can drop into a trip, thousands of free overnight-parking and boondocking spots, real-time trip collaboration with change tracking, and a Trip Journal that lets you document the trip with photos, share it with followers by email, and turn stops into reviews.

Q: Can I journal and share my trip?
A: Yes, on any paid plan. VistaBound's Trip Journal lets you add photos and a note to each campground and sight as you travel, then post them to your trip's shareable page. Friends and family can follow the trip by email and get an update each time you post — no account needed. Loved a spot? Publish your entry as a public campground or attraction review in a tap. Trip Journal and sharing are part of the paid plans; the free plan includes the campground map and one 3-day trip.

Q: How does VistaBound compare to RV Trip Wizard, AdventureGenie, or Google Maps?
A: RV Trip Wizard gives you a manual map-and-mileage planning tool; VistaBound instead generates the whole day-by-day itinerary for you with AI. AdventureGenie also plans trips with AI, but it's web-only — VistaBound adds companion iPhone and Android apps that turn the plan into RV-aware, turn-by-turn navigation with CarPlay and Android Auto. Google Maps has no RV profile at all — it will happily route a 13-foot rig under an 11-foot bridge. VistaBound is purpose-built for RVs: every route and campground respects your length, height, and weight.

Q: Is there a free trial?
A: Yes. Every paid plan begins with a 7-day free trial so you can plan a full trip before you're charged. Cancel during the trial and you won't be billed. There's also a free plan with no trial and no card — it stays free.

Q: Does VistaBound work for large RVs and fifth wheels?
A: Yes. You enter your rig's length, height, and weight, and VistaBound only suggests campgrounds that fit and routes you along RV-legal roads — avoiding low clearances, weight-limited bridges, and propane-restricted tunnels.

Q: Can I control how VistaBound routes me?
A: Yes. On top of the RV-safe truck routing that respects your rig's length, height, and weight, you can set routing preferences to avoid ferries, highways, tolls, tunnels, or unpaved roads. VistaBound re-routes to honor whatever you turn on.

Q: Is there a mobile app with navigation?
A: Yes. VistaBound has companion apps for iPhone and Android that sync your saved trips and provide spoken, turn-by-turn RV navigation, including CarPlay and Android Auto support for your vehicle's head unit.

Q: Does VistaBound show fuel stations?
A: Yes. A fuel-station map layer shows 107,000+ gas and diesel stations. Filter to the brands you use — Pilot Flying J, Love's, Shell, and more — or just gas or diesel, and tap any station for its rating, phone, and address before you pull in.

Q: Does VistaBound show cell coverage at campgrounds?
A: Yes. Every campground card shows estimated cell signal for each major carrier — T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon — based on the FCC's national broadband coverage data, so you can see whether you'll have a bar before you book. While you plan on the web you can also turn on a cell-coverage map overlay to spot dead zones across an area at a glance.

Q: Does VistaBound watch my trip for bad weather and wildfires?
A: Yes — it's called Trip Watch, and it's on automatically for every saved trip. Two days before you leave, we email your day-by-day itinerary annotated with the weather forecast and wildfire status for each stop. Then, through the end of your trip, we keep watch: if an official severe-weather warning or a newly active wildfire appears near any of your stops — or the National Park Service posts a new closure or alert for a park you're staying in — you get an alert email right away. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service in the US and Environment Canada in Canada; stops beyond the 7-day forecast window fill in as your arrival gets closer. It's free, and every email has a one-click way to turn it off.

Q: Does VistaBound check whether campgrounds are actually available for my dates?
A: Yes. As it plans, VistaBound checks live campsite availability for each stop's real dates and marks any that are sold out right on your itinerary — so a great-looking trip isn't secretly unbookable. On the Plan form you choose how it handles a booked-up campground: keep the pick and watch it for openings with Campsite Radar (the default), avoid booked-up campgrounds so it swaps in a nearby campground that fits your rig and is actually bookable when one exists, or ignore availability and just plan the ideal trip. Avoiding booked-up campgrounds is a best-effort, avoid-if-possible choice: near a packed national or state park in peak season everything nearby is often full too, so VistaBound keeps the best-located pick and flags it rather than sending you somewhere worse. Availability covers campgrounds that take online reservations — every federal campground on Recreation.gov plus state-park systems in 14 states; first-come/first-served sites and most private parks aren't checked. It's a best-effort snapshot, never a booking guarantee.

Q: Can VistaBound alert me when a sold-out campground opens up?
A: Yes — that's Campsite Radar. Find a booked-out campground, tell us your dates and how many nights, and we'll watch it for you: VistaBound re-checks availability every few minutes and emails you the moment a site opens — usually a cancellation — with a direct link to book it before someone else does. It works for any campground that takes online reservations, which means every federal campground on Recreation.gov plus state parks across 14 systems (California, Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, Hawaii, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, and Tennessee). First-come, first-served campgrounds can't be watched, since there's no reservation to open. Your free plan includes one active watch; paid plans let you keep up to 25 on radar at once. Every alert has a one-click way to turn Campsite Radar off.

Q: Can I book a campground inside VistaBound?
A: Yes — for private RV parks in the Spot2Nite network (1,200+ parks), you can reserve and pay for a site without ever leaving VistaBound. Turn on the “Bookable via Spot2Nite” filter to find them, open a park, pick your dates and a site, review the quote, and check out — your card is entered directly in Spot2Nite's secure payment window, so it never touches VistaBound. The reservation lands right on your trip, and you can book every bookable stop on a trip in one checkout. Booking works on the free plan too — you just need to be signed in. (Federal campgrounds and the 14 state-park systems we cover aren't booked in-app; for those, VistaBound shows live availability and links you out to the official reservation site.)

Q: Where does the campground data come from?
A: Campground and facility data comes from Recreation.gov, public OpenStreetMap data, and Parks Canada, covering more than 38,000 national, state, provincial, and private campgrounds across the United States and Canada. You can filter the map by brand and network — KOA, Thousand Trails, Good Sam, Passport America, and more — and VistaBound shows live availability and direct booking for every federal campground on Recreation.gov plus state-park reservation systems in 14 states (California, Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming, and Tennessee). Reviews and photos come from other VistaBound travelers, and each campground gets an AI review summary (VistaBound reviews, enhanced with Google reviews) and a personalized Match Score. The map also carries 27,000+ curated points of interest from OpenStreetMap and thousands of free overnight-parking and boondocking spots.

Q: Can I move my trips over from another trip planner?
A: Yes. If your old trip planner can export a trip as a GPX file (most can, including Garmin's tools), you can bring it with you: open My Trips in VistaBound, choose Import GPX, and pick the file. VistaBound matches the stops against its own campground and attraction database, so the imported trip arrives as a normal VistaBound trip — complete with campground details, reviews, and availability where they matched — ready to edit, re-route for your rig, and navigate. GPX import works on every plan — the free plan unlocks the first 3 nights of an imported trip, and upgrading reveals the rest.

Q: Can I edit the trips VistaBound plans?
A: Absolutely. Every itinerary is a starting point — swap in alternate campgrounds, reshape the days, and tune drive times until the plan feels like yours. Changes save to your account and sync to the companion apps.

## Key pages
- Home: https://vista-bound.com/
- Features: https://vista-bound.com/features
- Pricing: https://vista-bound.com/pricing
- User guide: https://vista-bound.com/guide
- About / how it works: https://vista-bound.com/about
- FAQ: https://vista-bound.com/faq
- Blog: https://vista-bound.com/blog

## User guide
How-to guides and reference for using VistaBound. Index: https://vista-bound.com/guide
### Getting started
- What VistaBound is and how it works — https://vista-bound.com/guide/getting-started
  A plain-English tour of VistaBound — what it does, how the AI planner works, and the quickest path from a destination to a complete, drivable itinerary.
- How to set up your RV profile and preferences — https://vista-bound.com/guide/set-up-your-rv-profile
  Enter your rig's dimensions and travel preferences once. VistaBound uses them to route around hazards your RV can't clear and to score every campground for fit.
- How to plan your first RV trip (quickstart) — https://vista-bound.com/guide/plan-your-first-trip
  The fastest path from a blank map to a complete itinerary — create an account, enter your rig, tell the AI where you're headed, and save the trip.
### Core concepts
- How RV-aware routing works — https://vista-bound.com/guide/how-rv-aware-routing-works
  Why VistaBound's routes differ from a car GPS — how your rig's length, height, weight, and propane setting keep you off roads your RV can't legally or safely drive.
- Understanding the campground Match Score — https://vista-bound.com/guide/understanding-match-score
  What the 0–100 Match Score means, what goes into it, and how to change the ranking by editing your rig details and amenity preferences.
- How AI review summaries and ratings work — https://vista-bound.com/guide/ai-review-summaries
  How VistaBound turns camper reviews into a quick, readable summary — the overall sentiment and recurring themes — plus star ratings and photos from other RVers.
- Free vs Pro plans — what's included — https://vista-bound.com/guide/free-vs-pro-plans
  What you get on the free plan versus a paid plan, current pricing, and how the 7-day trial works.
### Planning & editing trips
- How to plan a trip with the AI planner — https://vista-bound.com/guide/plan-a-trip-with-ai
  How to generate a full day-by-day itinerary from four simple inputs — start, destination, days, and daily drive time — and what the results give you.
- How to edit your itinerary — days, nights, and stops — https://vista-bound.com/guide/edit-your-itinerary
  The AI's first draft is a starting point. Here's how to change nights per stop, add and remove stops, mark bookings, and add notes.
- How to swap in a different campground — https://vista-bound.com/guide/swap-a-campground
  Replace any campground pick with a better-fitting alternate, ranked by Match Score, or drop in a specific campground you already have in mind.
- How to add attractions and points of interest to a trip — https://vista-bound.com/guide/add-attractions-and-points-of-interest
  Every stop suggests nearby attractions. Here's how to add the ones you want, remove the ones you don't, and browse more from the map.
- Plan a trip you can actually book — https://vista-bound.com/guide/campground-availability
  The Campground availability setting decides what the planner does when a campground is already booked for your dates — from swapping it for a bookable one to watching it for a cancellation.
- How to save and manage your trips — https://vista-bound.com/guide/save-and-manage-your-trips
  How to save a trip, find it again in My Trips, and rename, duplicate, or delete it — plus how saved trips sync to the mobile apps.
- How to import a trip from a GPX file — https://vista-bound.com/guide/import-a-trip-from-gpx
  Moving from another trip planner? Export each trip you want to keep as a GPX file and import it — VistaBound matches the stops to its campground database so the trip arrives ready to edit and navigate.
### The Explore map
- How to use the Explore map — https://vista-bound.com/guide/use-the-explore-map
  Browse the full campground map without planning a trip — search, open detail cards with reviews and photos, and check availability and direct booking.
- How to filter campgrounds by brand and network — https://vista-bound.com/guide/campground-filters-and-brand-networks
  If you carry a KOA, Thousand Trails, Good Sam, or Passport America membership, filter the map to the parks where it counts.
- How to find dump stations and free overnight parking — https://vista-bound.com/guide/dump-stations-and-overnight-parking
  Two map layers for the practical side of RV travel — where to empty your tanks, and thousands of free places to park overnight between paid stops.
- How to book a private RV park in-app with Spot2Nite — https://vista-bound.com/guide/book-a-campground-with-spot2nite
  For private parks in the Spot2Nite network, book and pay right inside VistaBound — filter the map, pick dates and a site, and reserve without leaving the app.
- How to see active wildfires on the map — https://vista-bound.com/guide/wildfire-map-layer
  A map layer for fire season — active wildfire incidents and mapped fire perimeters across the US and Canada, so you can spot trouble near your route before you drive into it.
- See cell coverage on the map — https://vista-bound.com/guide/cell-coverage-map-layer
  Coverage layers for T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon plus a per-carrier signal readout on every campground card — so you can pick a stop your phone (and your remote work) can live with.
### Sharing & collaboration
- How to share a trip (view-only) — https://vista-bound.com/guide/share-a-trip
  Send a read-only link so friends and family can see your plan. No account needed to view, and they can't change anything.
- How to collaborate on a trip with travel partners — https://vista-bound.com/guide/collaborate-on-a-trip
  Send an editable link so travel partners can pitch in — swap campgrounds and reshape days. Changes are logged and the owner is emailed.
### Trip Journal
- How to keep a Trip Journal — https://vista-bound.com/guide/keep-a-trip-journal
  Capture each stop as you go — photos and a note per campground and attraction — then post entries so anyone following your trip can see them.
- How to let people follow your trip and get email updates — https://vista-bound.com/guide/follow-along-and-email-updates
  Send a follow-along link, invite people by email, and let them subscribe for an update every time you post a new journal entry.
- How to publish a journal entry as a review — https://vista-bound.com/guide/publish-a-journal-entry-as-a-review
  Already journaled a stop? Publish it as a public review — your rating, photos, and notes help the next RVer, without retyping anything.
### Exports & offline
- How to export your trip (PDF, GPX, calendar, spreadsheet) — https://vista-bound.com/guide/export-your-trip
  Take your itinerary anywhere — a printable PDF, a GPX for your GPS, a calendar file, or a spreadsheet. Here's what each format is best for.
### Mobile apps & navigation
- VistaBound on iPhone and Android — https://vista-bound.com/guide/mobile-apps-overview
  What the iPhone and Android apps do — sync your saved trips, then navigate them with rig-aware turn-by-turn directions, offline maps, and head-unit support.
- How to navigate a trip with turn-by-turn directions — https://vista-bound.com/guide/turn-by-turn-navigation
  Hand a saved trip off to spoken, rig-aware turn-by-turn navigation on your phone — and put it on the head unit with CarPlay or Android Auto.
- How to use offline maps, satellite, and weather radar — https://vista-bound.com/guide/offline-maps-satellite-weather
  RV travel goes where cell service doesn't. Download maps for offline navigation, switch to satellite, and watch live weather radar from the apps.
### Costs & reviews
- How to estimate trip costs (fuel and lodging) — https://vista-bound.com/guide/estimate-trip-costs
  See what a trip will roughly cost before you go — fuel based on your rig and live regional prices, plus lodging — and adjust the numbers to match reality.
- How to write a campground review — https://vista-bound.com/guide/write-a-campground-review
  Share what a campground was really like — a rating, a few words, when you stayed, and photos. Here's how to add a review that helps the next RVer.
### Account & billing
- How to manage your account and subscription — https://vista-bound.com/guide/manage-your-account-and-subscription
  Where to change your name, sign-in method, and RV profile, plus how the trial, upgrading, and canceling work.
### Help
- Troubleshooting common issues — https://vista-bound.com/guide/troubleshooting
  Quick fixes for the issues RVers hit most — saving, generating, sign-in, rig-fit picks, and syncing to the apps.
- VistaBound help & troubleshooting FAQ — https://vista-bound.com/guide/faq
  Answers for using VistaBound day to day — big-rig routing, the apps, campground data, editing and sharing trips. Plans and pricing live on the main FAQ.
- Glossary of RV and VistaBound terms — https://vista-bound.com/guide/glossary
  Plain-English definitions for the RV and app terms used throughout this guide, from boondocking and full hookups to Match Score and GPX.

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  Comparing RV LIFE Trip Wizard and VistaBound for RV trip planning. Both offer RV-safe navigation and campground databases, but VistaBound adds AI itinerary planning, live campsite availability, and Campsite Radar alerts. Here's how they stack up.
- Best Roadtrippers Alternative for RV Travelers in 2026 — https://vista-bound.com/blog/best-roadtrippers-alternative-rv-travelers
  Roadtrippers is a solid road trip planner, but RV travelers need more than waypoints on a map. VistaBound plans your entire RV trip with AI, checks live campsite availability, alerts you when sold-out sites open up, and navigates RV-safe routes on CarPlay and Android Auto — starting free, no card required.
- Best Campgrounds for Large Rigs: Complete Guide for Class A Owners — https://vista-bound.com/blog/best-campgrounds-for-large-rigs-class-a-guide
  Driving a Class A motorhome means you need more than just "a campsite." You need pull-throughs, wide roads, level sites, and honest length limits. Here's your complete guide to finding big-rig-friendly campgrounds.
- RV Route Planning: What Google Maps Gets Wrong (And How to Route Safely) — https://vista-bound.com/blog/rv-route-planning-what-google-maps-gets-wrong
  Google Maps is great for cars. For RVs? It's a recipe for white-knuckle moments, expensive detours, and routes that literally don't fit your rig. Here's what Google gets wrong about RV navigation.
- How to Plan a Multi-Day RV Trip (Without Losing Your Mind) — https://vista-bound.com/blog/how-to-plan-multi-day-rv-trip
  You've got the rig, the spirit of adventure, and a week off work. But when you sit down to plan a multi-day RV trip, the excitement quickly turns into overwhelm. Here's how to plan your trip without losing your sanity.
- A Boondocker’s Guide to Free Camping in Utah — https://vista-bound.com/blog/a-boondockers-guide-to-free-camping-in-utah
  Utah is a boondocker’s dream — vast tracts of BLM land, red-rock canyons, and some of the darkest night skies in the lower 48. Here is where to point the rig. Why Utah for boondocking Most of Utah is…