Free camping in the US, for people flying in
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Before you land and pick up the keys.
Free camping in the US, explained
Which agencies allow camping outside a campground, how you tell you are on their land, and what you are expected to do about waste.
Public land types, and why the rules change at an invisible line
Two federal agencies, two rulebooks, plus state land that follows neither. The differences decide whether your night is legal.
Stay limits: how long you can legally stay put
There is a standard answer and it is usually wrong for the place you are standing in. What the limit means, and what resets it.
US driving distances, honestly
The single most common planning mistake made from a sofa in Europe. What a day of driving actually covers once you count stops.
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Doing Europe on the same trip?
The European sections work differently, because the free places there are designated parking areas rather than open land. If your year has both in it, start with how Europe works and the contrast does most of the teaching.
How Europe works →