Traditional campgrounds can be crowded, noisy, smokey, and above all expensive. Most of the time, there are much cheaper and more scenic locations that you can camp as long as you plan ahead and know what you're looking for.

If you can spend a night or two without the traditional comforts of hookups then a whole other world of RVing will open up to you.

There are TONS of places across the United States where you can find free RV sites and cheap camping. But it's easy to get stuck going to traditional campgrounds because it can be difficult and time-consuming to find these locations when you're researching and planning out an RV trip!

In this post, we'll cover a lot, so this is your warning in advance to strap in because it's a long one.