Where should we T@b next in the Northwest USA or even BC and Alberta?

broderius

We are looking for places to camp that are not campsites in a pre plotted area, great off grid places that don't usually have a lot of people.  Off road or on road is fine. We are new to this and traditional camp sites are getting a bit old.  Any help would be appreciated.  

rfuss928

Whenever I hear about traveling to Alberta & BC my thoughts immediately go to to the Rocky Mts.  Dozens of quite, off the beaten path opportunities even during high season near Banff, Jasper, Radium, Golden and Revelstoke.
A little closer is the west side of Glacier NP.  Spectacular back country campsites and primitive campgrounds.   Look into Bowman Lake CG.
Have fun!!
 

Om3

Just came back from our trip from MA to Fairbanks. By far...the Yukon and British Colombia are the
most "wild and spectacular" provinces in Canada! Great dry camping just off the roadside, as well as
beautiful Provincial Parks. Saw a great deal of wildlife in these two provinces...herds of bison, brown and black bears, wild horses, mountain goats to name just a few. Traveled home on the Trans Canadian...and each province offers its own unique beauty...but the Yukon and BC are a must if possible!

Hope this is helpful

Dalehelman

Most of these have very little or limited development.
https://forestcamping.com/

broderius

Thank you for the ideas Om3. I used to live out in Mass. I miss the food and ocean. Dale I just saved that website for my wife and I to go through. Thank you. 

scaup

There is a loop in NW BC Canada that heads north from Prince George to Watson Creek, Yukon then back south to Prince George. You can even make a side trip to Prince Rupert on the coast.....or at Prince Rupert, take the BC Ferry down to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, go down Vancouver Island and take either The BC Ferry to Vancouver or the WA State Ferry back to Anacortes, WA. Be sure to book the BC Ferry a long time in advance if your trailer is over 7' tall.

db_cooper

We've been to the Jasper, Banff, and Kootenay parks several times, and while I didn't find any free off grid camping, some of the park sites are fairly primitive.  Wabasso in Jasper and Johnson Canyon in Banff are both no hookups and spaced good for privacy.

Down here in Washington state there's lots of good camps along forest roads.  Chewach area of Winthrop is especially nice. Skate Creek road near Mt Rainier further south.

Any more secrets you might find me.

N7SHG_Ham

In the PNW, fall is hunting season (OR for sure), almost no free space to be found in the national forests, so might want to consider that in Fall travels. Of course after Thanksgiving many forests here have snow and unplowed roads too.

DougWW

We just came back through the Eastern Slopes (Alberta) today, on a long weekend. The "free" areas were full to the rafters  with folk. Rumour has it the Province is shutting down free camping after this year. I haven't been able to verify that, but the current government is renowned for shutting down public access.