I've had great recommendations the last few threads so I'll try again, every year I go on a ~2 week trip, this year I'm going from SF to somewhere in Montana and back, first day I'm going to Bend OR, haven't decided much of the route past that. I try to camp on BLM/dispersed areas in National Forest/Monument. What are some good, remote places in OR/WA/MO/ID you would recommend? My girlfriend is really into gold panning and we are GPAA members so places where there's gold are good. I'll keep the thread bumped with some of my pics from previous trips.
How much do one of those tents run ya?
>>811566
I bought it used for $2400. New I think they are around 5 grand. Adventure Trailers is making a much nicer one now called the Tacoma Habitat that starts at $8500.
NEAR BEND
https://northwestrevealed.com/2013/09/17/rivers-of-glass-glass-butte-oregon/
Atlanta Idaho for gold , hot springs and rivers for fishing or swimming
Stanley Idaho free camping everywhere, don't miss redfish lake then through ketchum
LITTLE WOOD RIVER above the reservoir near Arco Idaho
Craters of the moon for an early morning visit
Then on towards Yellowstone
Probably the most beautiful drive in the country and almost zero people.. all free camping
>>811768
Oh, and Bring whatever you need as there are no stores McDonald's etc pay attention and don't be a dumbass or you will disappear and they won't find your corpses. Feel free to shit in the rivers but don't leave your shit paper everywhere, only in the river
http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/08/magruder_corridor_offers_remot.html
You could check this out if you really want to be remote. Totally different scenery from that other route
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>>811776
Checking these out, thanks
>>812177
Since you are into gold, everything on these maps are historic gold mining areas, Idaho city was a mining town . If you drive towards Atlanta on the middle fork road part is a rough scary road but people do it in passenger cars lots of old mines visible, great fishing hot springs etc even if you only drive halfway
If it's too scary for your girlfriends son drive from boise to Idaho city to Stanley to ketchum. Spend some time in ketchum avoid sun valley. Go to the gold mine and grumpys for a burger and beer.
When going through Idaho to Montana, take US-12 and go over the Lolo Pass. There's a trail near the Montana border that has natural hot springs less than a mile in from the highway.
>>814032
Ive had a hard time finding exactly where this place is. I only hear stories of this
>>814048
It's really easy to spot from the road because there's a nice pedestrian bridge crossing the river that acts as the trailhead.
