CA-NV-ID-MT-WY-UT-AZ-CA

[KARSEN]

Taking off tomorrow on a nearly 3 week road trip with 6 other vehicles. I'll be in my Power Wagon but we will have two Sprinter vans (not lifted) and a truck with a cab over. This will be my first time in ID/WY/MT and I am hoping to find some primitive camp sites that are accessible with our larger and less capable vehicles. If anyone has any recommendations, I am all ears.

We are most interested in primitive camping on BLM or in National Forest, being near water is a big plus. I do have Gaia so coordinates are easy for me to plug in.

So you have an idea of our route, it is roughly as follows.
Lake Tahoe - Elko, NV (Smith Ranch Springs)
Elko, NV - Stanley, ID (Redfish Lake area)
Stanley, ID - Hamilton or Butte, MT (no proposed campsite)
Butte, MT - Glacier National Park, MT (no proposed campsite)
Glacier National Park, MT -Yellowstone (no proposed campsite)
Yellowstone - Jackson/Tetons, WY (no proposed campsite)
Jackson, WY - Northern/Central Utah (no proposed campsite)

TIA!

 

[Dean2]

Sounds like a great trip!

Take a look at Red Rock Lakes Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. I haven't been, but it's on my list. It's in a good location for the Glacier to Yellowstone leg. It looks like there are two campgrounds, but no dispersed camping.

You'll also be passing close to the Flaming Gorge and Red Desert in southwest WY. There's lots of dispersed camping and most of the roads are decent (so long as it's dry).

Dean