Boondocking vs Nomadic

Boondocking usually refers to free camping in remote areas. This app shows over 2,100 free boondocking locations (and growing), most within the US. The boondocking locations are obtained from crowdsourcing and are therefore subjective in nature. What one person describes as beautiful another may describe as worthless. - No Internet needed as the boondocking locations are contained with the app. - Shows driving distance and time from your current location to the boondocking location. - View multiple map types such as Open Street Map. - Get info about each boondocking location, even when offline. - Mark locations as Favorite locations. - Get the local weather for the location. - Find nearby hiking and biking locations. - View Flickr photos for the location (when available). - Filter the locations (water, toilets, big rig friendly, etc) so you only view the locations you what to see. - Send location data directly to our Road Trip Planner app. - No login or subscription necessary. Just start the app and use it! Happy Camping!

Nomadic is the community platform for on and off the road. Vans and RVs, overland rigs, full-timers, weekenders, and every kind of road-dweller stitching together long stretches between trailheads. The map, the tools, and the people, all in one place. Safety threaded through everything. FIND YOUR SPOT A map of millions of waypoints: dispersed camping, established campgrounds, trailheads, water sources, dump stations, dog parks, hot springs, the lot. Public land data from BLM, USFS, NPS, USFW, and community grown waypoints. The travelers keep it honest with field notes, photos, and hazard warnings. Filter for dog-friendly, water-safety status, public land only, or down to cell signal and shade. Toggle on the federal land overlay to see BLM yellow, USFS green, NPS purple, and USFW orange at a glance. The authoritative public-land map, free for every account. Save spots, build Routes, and download offline regions before you lose bars. The whole waypoint dataset mirrors to your phone, so you can pull up a campsite three valleys deep without a single signal bar. TRAVEL TOGETHER Convoy is for travelers headed the same direction. Post your bearing (where you're starting, where you're going, the rough window) and you'll see others on a similar arc. Loose, no commitment, just visibility on the road. Travel Parties are for the group that wants to land in the same spot. Pick the destination, invite your people, attach routes and photos. Bring it together at a campsite or pull off the highway when plans drift. Gatherings are the public version: host an event at a waypoint, set capacity, share the link. RSVPs, a waiver if you need one, and a way for travelers in the area to find good things happening nearby. The Friends layer shows your crew's last check-in, so you know who's a county away versus a state away. STAY SAFE This is the part we won't compromise on, and the part you won't pay for. Set a check-in cadence and tag friends as your Safety Crew. Miss a check-in and they get a quiet push with your last known location and the waypoint you were at. Beacons let you call for help, post a hazard, or ask travelers nearby to come join you. The safety types (help, alert, come join) are free on every account, always. Lost a dog? Open a Lost Pet alert and the surrounding community can help you search. Wi-Fi sharing, water-hazard reports, pet-hazard reports, arrival pings. Every safety surface is on the free tier. Always. REAL CONTRIBUTIONS, REAL STANDING Earn Merit for what actually helps the community: accurate waypoints, honest field notes, helping a traveler in need. Merit moves you up the Nomad Tiers from Flint to Obsidian. Verify your ID once to become a Trusted Traveler. Female travelers can vouch each other into the women-only safety layer with a three-person consent gate. FIELD TOOLS Level, Compass, Solar Arc: Sun Tracker, Altimeter, Storm Watch. The on-rig basics for siting a camp, reading the wind, watching weather come in. Works offline. PETS ARE FIRST CLASS Profile your companions, mark their species, log memories of their favorite trails. Dog-safety data, water-toxicity warnings, and pet-friendly filtering are baked into the map, not bolted on. THE MARKET AND SKILLS Handmade things from the rig (jewelry, pottery, prints, candles etc) post to your Market. Services (mechanical help on a flat, photography, flash tattoos, the kind of help you'd ask a friend in a rig for) post to your Skills. Browse what's nearby. Thrift for clothing, or finally sell that jacket you've been holding for the right person. Terms of Use: https://nomadic.guide/terms Privacy Policy: https://nomadic.guide/privacy