Free Camping at Michaux State Forest in PA, Part 1 of 4
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3 жыл бұрынJoin us on a video tour of free campsites within the Michaux State Forest, PA. Free primitive RV and tent camping is available throughout the Michaux State Forest in Pennsylvania at designated campsites. A free permit is required. In Part 1 of this multi-part video series on free camping in the Michaux State Forest we visit the following campsites:
Campsite #1 - Grid Coordinates: 39.987569, -77.401986
No usable Verizon or AT&T cellular service at this location.
Campsite#7 - Grid Coordinates: 40.019323, -77.352894
No usable Verizon cellular service at this location. AT&T cellular service clocked at 3.15 Mbps download speed and 0.0 Mbps upload speed.
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@TheMakingLife 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking on the state forest website and all over the internet for answers to my questions about the camping on the Michaux State Forest and found nothing until I found your videos. Excellent and thorough. Specifically which sites are walk-in and which are motorized is a huge bit of information. Thank you!
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
Your comments are on point and precisely why I produce these videos. Your kind feedback is most appreciated. Thanks for watching! Lou
@oneznzeroz 2 жыл бұрын
I live only 45 minutes at most from here. I’m getting ready to camp so I’m watching these videos to get prepared!
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Would love to hear some feedback after your camping trip. Lou
@bigdogbigben 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I stay there a lot. I recommend camping in the back area. The front area you have a lot of day trippers with ATVs. Also Yes thats exactly what those things are, you drive you ATV up them and into the bed of your truck.
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! Lou
@priuspartyof2146 2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to let you know how very helpful we have found this series of videos. Thank you very much, not only for going into great detail on how to secure these sites and get to them, but for showing the sites so extensively. Very thoughtful and helpful ☺️
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Comments like this motivate Melody and I to keep making our videos. Your kind words are most appreciated. Lou
@LoveMtDulcimerMusic 11 ай бұрын
Great, informative video. Thanks so much. Will definitely plan to camp in this state forest.
@LivingOurDreamNow 11 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Be sure to check out our Free Camping in PA Update video. Lou
@LoveMtDulcimerMusic 11 ай бұрын
@@LivingOurDreamNow Thanks!
@lynneyohe2380 2 жыл бұрын
That is my neck of the woods -- I grew up and I live in Shippensburg. If you cross over to Milesburn Road and you find Long Pine Dam. Love to fish, kayak and hike there!
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
Lynne, Thanks for adding this contextual information here. Much appreciated. Lou
@Tuscarora21 Жыл бұрын
I grew up near and go to Michaux all the time it's in my blood it's my home turf
@jackieweil4344 3 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel while looking for camping in Michaux State Forest. Nicely done! We are mid-atlantic weekend warriors to a couple of week long trips a year and are always looking for new places to see and camp. Your videos will be watched and notes will be taken. Thank you.
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard! Thank you for the feedback, and thank you for watching.
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@CorndogCaravan 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thorough videos on the campsites. We just stayed a night at #7 and wanted to warn everyone that the parking spot had a very steep incline. We tried to use our leveling blocks but they didnt help much. We boondock in our Promaster van as much as possible and found that site #6 was much better but was completely booked. They appear to be maxed out the limit for next few weeks leading up to Memorial Day.
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the current status and your experience here. Much appreciated! Lou
@phucyouse5316 Жыл бұрын
I hiked through here in the Appalachian Trail and once I hit that swampy boggy area my lungs opened up and all this inflammation just dissipated throughout my body. Only place I ever experienced that in my life, I don't know what was different about this specific place but it was the best I'd felt in years and since. Wanted to stay the night there but didn't know the rules so I kept on regrettably.
@PennsylvaniaBigfootProject 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm planning on bringing our group here to camp. Your videos are invaluable information!
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
That is the type of feedback I love to hear! Thanks for watching!
@galenweidman6198 Жыл бұрын
Damn wish I watched this before I went, super thorough video dude. Did primitive #12 Hanna's bank, super good cell service and caledonia state park bathrooms are a 30 minute or so walk or 10 minute drive
@LivingOurDreamNow Жыл бұрын
Your kind words are much appreciated. Thanks for watching. Lou
@GoMandiMartin Жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@LivingOurDreamNow Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. Lou
@mathurinkerbusso7341 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for going back!
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
You bet! Big rig friendly free camping isn't easy to find in the East and this additional green area was much more conducive to forest RV camping.
@isabelmendi3973 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this information.
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Glad you found the information to be useful. Lou
@jamesderr1344 Жыл бұрын
I live next to Michaux, go riding Mountain bike there twice a week, getting ready to start my van life here. So I called the Ranger Station and I will paraphrase what they said with my input: Because the PA government shut down almost all the businesses during covid, the people lost their homes and needed a place to live, so they bought camping gear and moved to the mountains. And we couldn't have people living for free in the mountains they paid for, so there is no longer free camping. You now have to buy the permit, which I think she said was $10, and then there was another fee, and I calculated it all, with tax to be close to $20. When I am going past the Ranger Station I will stop in and find out for sure, but I was told there was no longer free camping.
@LivingOurDreamNow Жыл бұрын
I published an update on free camping in PA in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oc6KZJR5uJu4qp8.html
@jeepersdelight 3 жыл бұрын
Jason here! Hi y'all! I'll be watching closely!!
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
One of our most loyal viewers -- Thanks for watching Jason!
@jeepersdelight 3 жыл бұрын
@@LivingOurDreamNow Hey thanks!! I stopped by Mom's this morning, she asked if I had watched yet, I said no not yet, after I'm done with my errands! Haha!
@JohnDoe-ug1id 3 жыл бұрын
This is great you should do one in Sproul State Forest
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I’ll take a look at Sproul State Forest. It hasn’t hit my radar until now. Thanks.
@jimmyfloyd9970 4 ай бұрын
no free camping now
@poltergeist3194 3 жыл бұрын
A quick question. Is the Michaels state forest big rig friendly?
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
There are 4 free big rig friendly camping areas in the Michaux State Forest. Each one of the four videos in my video series on the Michaux State Forest showcase the aforementioned big rig friendly campsites in detail. Be sure to activate the notification bell so you don’t miss our next video. Thanks for watching. Lou
@thegreatpateadventure3511 2 жыл бұрын
I found this video on Campendium. I see on there it says offroad vehicles needed. We have a 40ft class A. Your video seems to look like it would be okay. Is this true?
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
The motorized campsites that I show in all four videos do not require an off-road vehicle. A passenger car could access each location. However, there are only 4 motorized camping areas that will accommodate a big rig. Each of the 4 videos in my video series on the Michaux State Forest showcases one of the big rig friendly motorized campsites. Visit our KZfaq Channel to access the remaining videos. Lou
@cherylledford3445 2 жыл бұрын
im sorry,I am so confused. Do you park your camper in the parking lot and walk to your campground? Sorry to be so ignorant but this is something I am interested in, just learning. I have a small 21 foot TT. Thanks
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
In this state forest, there are campsites that will accommodate your motorized vehicle at the campsite and others that provide walk-in tent camping. The videos I produce show you what you'll find at the campsite and where you'll park your camper or vehicle. Thanks for watching. Lou
@BobClearyJr 3 жыл бұрын
Can you please include some comments on pets? Are they allowed or are there restrictions. Thank you, Bob
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
There are no restrictions on pets at the secluded walk-in campsites. Recommend dogs be on a leash at Campsite 1 and on any hiking trail.
@starce649 Жыл бұрын
Sucks that they list the sites as motorized in Michaux when they clearly aren’t like the rest of the state. Guess I’m camping on the road with no fire.
@mark351 2 жыл бұрын
Is there water available other than the two nearby state parks?
@LivingOurDreamNow 2 жыл бұрын
I did not see a fresh water fill at any of these forest camping areas. The nearby state parks both had a dump station and fresh water fill.
@jmmaley 3 жыл бұрын
Are the camping spot marked with numbers within each camping areas?
@LivingOurDreamNow 3 жыл бұрын
The walk-in campsites shown in this video are numbered and marked accordingly. The large camping area that is big rig friendly shown in this video may accommodate a number of RV and the Michaux State Forest will limit the number of permits issued for location. There are no numbered sites in the big rig friendly camping area. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching! Lou
@jimwinsor8938 5 ай бұрын
Do you refer this campsite No.1 as an independent site or camp site No 1 as a conglomerate of sites within No 1?? I myself refer a number of sites as a campground thus being campground No 1 verses site No 1....It appears campsite No1 is just a BIG open parking lot. Not a small pullin space.....say in the woods there. So....you will have a large number of units in that area. In other words long story short the wording is confusing. Site versus campground....To me I don,t like a BIG HUGE open area like that to camp in my idea is a nice private pull in spot amongst the trees. They have done it this way I assume, to do away with maintaining small Independant spots called sites up here. To get my meaning pull up a Provincial Park in Ontario Canada and you will see my meaning....for example ( Bon Echo Provincial Park ). AHHHHH....time stamp 21:12 is totally what I,m getting at !!!...and time stamp 21:48.....good tenting sites what I would be doing....Put your tent up right in the stand of trees....Time stamp area 23:07 is a lot better than first area you were in!!..Those wood lots are beautiful!!....what,s the most confusing about all this all those wood lots are NOT numbered that,s what throws you off. They should be numbered like 1a, 1b, 1c and so on. Case closed........LOL!!!!!!!!!
@LivingOurDreamNow 5 ай бұрын
I just show you what I see - Michaux State Forest comes up with the numbering. The forest office knows how many campers to issue permits to for Campsite 1 so as to not exceed capacity. I've did an update on camping in the Pennsylvania Forest System as they implemented a daily fee subsequent to the recording of this video. Check our Pennsylvania Playlist for this update. Lou
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