After months of fighting plans to allow camping on an open space near homes, some Colorado residents in Douglas County can ...

More than 80 million Americans went camping last year, and more than half had a difficult time finding campsites or making ...

Douglas County Commissioners have voted to prohibit dispersed camping on Sandstone Ranch Open Space after concerns about fire danger.

Few things are more disheartening to the camping summer tourist than pulling into a campground and finding all of the sites full. It's especially deflating when you've been on the road for hours ...

Data suggests dispersed camping is costing local agricultural producers more than $100,000 a year, Williams said. As visitation has soared, public lands budgets have declined.

Whether you've enjoyed camping in Colorado's foothills recently or it's been a while, the U.S. Forest Service is hoping you'll give back by volunteering to help clean up dispersed camping areas.

For the most part, dispersed camping is allowed on land managed by the Idaho Department of Lands and is generally limited to 10 days. Fire or other restrictions may mean some areas are closed.

Rules for dispersed camping require setting up at least 150 feet from a roadway and at least 100 feet from a stream or other water source, packing out trash and burying human waste six inches deep ...

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In addition to Forest Service land, dispersed camping is also allowed on Bureau of Land Management property, which is common in Eastern Montana. BLM sells maps at its district offices.