Roosevelt National Forest Crown Point Rd Boondocking

This weekend we headed off with a goal of boondocking in the Roosevelt National Forest. We left Sat. morning so were hopeful, but not confident, that we would find a spot. To our amazement there were tons of spots available. You have to go down some dirt roads and we only saw one other RV the whole weekend. Our RV has higher ground clearance than most newer ones so we can be more adventurous.

On the way to the national forest we passed a ton of campgrounds with sites right on a rushing river. At first they were all full but as we got further along the road we started to see some with openings. Although tempted, we kept our goal in mind, and continued on.

Upon entering the forest we started seeing sites right away. It was surprising but we wanted to explore some more so kept going. Eventually we found a site with a babbling brook running through it and some logs for crossing it. This was it! In addition we didn't have to level the RV. Always a bonus when you don't have leveling jacks.

Our RV was up on a level pad and the campsite was down the hill a bit.

A view down to the site from the RV.

It had a nice view of the forest and the sound of the nearby stream was lovely.

Sunshine wants to explore right away.

But there was a bridge to cross.

He quickly mastered crossing the logs. Blossom kept wanting to jump in the water but even though it was flowing it didn't seem that clean due to all the cows in the area. I promised her we would take her swimming in the main river before we went home.

There was a fire ring on the other side of the log bridge so we had two to choose from.

We did see some fish which was surprising because it was so shallow.
Below is our segment of the babbling brook.



Everyone settles in for a little relaxation.

These cows looked murderous when you ran into them on the road or paths. Here they look perfectly harmless.

After setting up camp we hiked down the road a little.

We didn't seen anything better than our site. We were going to hike up the hill behind our campsite but were blocked by a herd of disgruntled cows. Instead we hiked up a 4-wheel drive road to the top.




We climbed to the top of the nearby hills but didn't see anything spectacular.

Some of the views were pretty.

Lots for the dogs to explore.



After the hike, Blossom enjoys watching out the window for wildlife.

But she doesn't mind a nap either.

The next day we hiked a bit more but then headed back to the main river where we wanted to let Blossom swim. She had a ball! The current was swift but she is a strong swimmer. Even so, at one point she started to drift away and Max had to pull her back in.

Sunshine says swimming is not for him.















We then hiked down the river a bit and saw a family jumping off a high rock into what must have been a hole in the river. As we drove out we passed many tubers, kayakers, people fishing and river raft trips. It was a beautiful canyon.