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BLM land is free for camping and in large quantities in the West.
by coryrc 8y ago
BLM land is free for camping and in large quantities in the West.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoIf you are indigent, there are no soup kitchens on BLM land. I spent nearly 6 years homeless. I spent a lot of time looking for free, legal camp grounds with access to internet and access to places to buy food, etc. I never found a single one. If you can afford to camp for fun as a middle class activity, that works. If you are indigent and trying to figure out how to earn an income, resolve your problems and get your life back, BLM land does you no good. I wished I could have made that work. But I had no car.
- stephengillie 8y agoIn WA State, most Federal Parks charge a $5 fee just to enter the park. Camping overnight is usually $11-15, with a 2-week limit, specifically to prevent people from living there. Even without that limit, that's still $330-450 a month in rent. That can rent a room in a college house (with 6 other people) in Seattle, and maybe a whole apartment in the rural areas where Federal Parks are located. (Reminder to self: Bureau of Land Management isn't Black Lives Matter)