If by boondocking he means National Forests and state parks, lot's of them take reservations. Unless you make big park reservations very early that's where you end up anyway. Since he's writing about RVs I assume he's not including the many undeveloped camping opportunities on Federal land.
All I know about it is, I love her, she loves me, but I don’t fit her society. Lord have mercy...
My daughter is planning a trip to the SW for April. Will stay mostly on BLM land.
I like living a life I don’t need a ‘vacation’ from.
That, and Army Life pretty much ruined ‘camping’ for me.
*SMIRK*
Yes, it’s in CA, but if you like the desert and can get away in February to see it in bloom, visit Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Had an AWESOME hike through there with everything in BLOOM. Sagebrush 10 feet tall, covered in blooms and Hummingbirds so thick you practically had to swat them away like mosquitoes. A real Oasis at the end of the hike. I’ll never forget it.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638
There are tons of people that RV and boondock on Federal land. Mostly BLM land.
No hookups and people don’t need it.
I cannot stand park campgrounds...
For me, I boondock in national forests and out west I have BLM lands as an option. Since I use a ground tent and am lazy, I'll normally stay several days at least when I've found a new perfect spot.
In 2020, I spent about 50 days camping in Tennessee and New Mexico. Supply wise, I drop into a town about once a week, resupply and top off water then grab a burger or pizza leaving town. I'll get another month or 3 of camping in later this year.
Camping like this and where I do so is different than going out for a few days. I have a combination of strong, durable gear and simple, reliable gear. You have to be prepared for weather extremes and hiking out if trails get blocked (this happened to me last year) or there's a truck breakdown.
I'm making one change to my gear this year. I'm fed up with propane fuel. At the end of the last camping season, I threw my propane lantern in the trash. Completely fed up with all the fuel used for lighting. I'll go back to white gas. Propane is very good for the stove as a canister lasts several weeks. But for simplicity, I'll switch back to white gas for cooking as well.
I live in the middle of a National Forest; I keep the gate to my farm LOCKED, don’t like tourists!