Round Mountain BLM Rockhound Area-Free Boondocking/Dispersed Camping-near Duncan Arizona

[@robertjanderson88]

Thanks for another helpful video! It is really great how you show the roads so that no one gets overcommitted on their way in.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dennis78382]

I🐺Nice! I need this video! 👍😀👍

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Hope you like it!

[@dennis78382]

@@DispersedCamperMan I always enjoy your video sir. A few months back I started working overnight shifts and these definitely help keep me company.

[@Forgotten17711771]

I live in Northern Arizona and was looking for a place to go camping/rockhounding. I saw Round Mountain as a great rockhounding spot and your video was PERFECT for giving me an idea of what to expect. Thank you for the time you took putting this together. I'll be there in less than a month.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Sounds like fun. The road in wasn't that bad when I went through, but it could have washed out more. Be careful and safe travels!

[@weakspleen2800]

Well done! Better open and dark sky than back here at home. Great video as always!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Couldn't agree more!

[@richardprather2900]

Thanks for road show... I know what to expect now, first one I've come across showing road conditions.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

No problem 👍 Hope it helps getting into that spot. Great area to check out and explore!

[@stevenmiller4725]

So glad to catch up with you.... love your videos

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad you like them!

[@billcochran4072]

Camping along the Gila river is nice too!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

That it is...

[@flyovercounty1427]

Thanks Mark

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Very welcome

[@TxVet1027]

Video is a year old. No worries, surely it's still there. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm soon to be heading to NM and AZ from Texas to tent camp at various free spots. Appreciate the view heading in.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad it was helpful! Let me know if you go there, I like hearing about others folks experiences.

[@TxVet1027]

@@DispersedCamperMan 👌

[@Wes1487]

Great video! Thanks for the detailed info of the road conditions and location.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad you liked it!

[@TimmyCramer]

Peace, Quiet, and Freedom!!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

That it is!

[@robertwood5395]

Thanks for your videos, locations, etc. glad you are enjoying retirement from service. Enjoy the Quartzite rally next month.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks Robert! I'll probably only stay at Quartzsite for a couple of days. It's probably going to be very crowded.

[@robertwood5395]

@@DispersedCamperMan Should be some interesting information provided, and I dare say you could contribute some value yourself to many newbies!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

@@robertwood5395 Thanks Robert!

[@patriciabock4299]

Really informative video, thank you. I am planning a trip out there and was wondering about the roads off the main roads. Really glad I have a high clearance truck lol. Thank you again for sharing your trip around Round Mountain!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad it was helpful! Just be aware, this video is a couple of years old the last time I was out there. The roads might be worse now, Safe Travels!

[@jbax247]

Thanks for an excellent video. Hope to make it out there next year and your content really helps.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Great to hear!

[@johndiaz7240]

Fantastic! !! I asked for more bike riding and you delivered. 👍👍

[@DispersedCamperMan]

More to come!

[@Retired-nohurry]

Thanks.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Welcome!

[@danengelking3420]

That ranch was home to Susan Day O'Connor. In Duncan there's info about her. Also the rock shop in Duncan will give you a map and rock hounding info for Round Mountain. Super nice folks! Enjoyed your video, thanks!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks for the info! I wish I would have know, I would have definitely checked out Duncan. Thanks for watching!

[@KodyKline]

Thanks for this video --I subscribed due to it. Road Conditions and terrain are key. I was there in August and the creek on the way in was flooding and was not able to cross...Ugh waited 2 days in area but no go, so headed on to California and Nevada. Thanks Camper man.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks for the sub! I wish you could have made it out there. Pretty neat area with lots of rockhounding opportunities.

[@trekfortruth2841]

Nice video...looks like a spot worth visiting!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Definitely!

[@jackofspades24]

Love your videos

[@herdfan697278]

Hope to be in Arizona within two weeks! I will keep my eyes open for your rig. Have fun!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Have fun! and Safe Travels!

[@johnelliott8971]

Thanks for showing us around Mark 👍

[@DispersedCamperMan]

No problem 👍

[@CITAP1]

Nice rock finds. I'm in Tonopah.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

thanks! You at Saddle Mountain?

[@CITAP1]

@@DispersedCamperMan Rest area. Got here late and this was easy.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

@@CITAP1 yup. You’re almost to Quartzsite!

[@Paul.Douglas]

For a nifty display, take some small agates and hot glue them to Christmas lights. You can arrange them or pile them in a flat clay pan.

[@peterpowell6168]

Thanks man for great info on video! i have a minivan so getting to the five mile mark or so would be perfect! if i saw gate i would have guessed private? appreciate your efforts!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad I could help!

[@angiejensen2335]

What a great spot for camping and rockhounding! Thanks for the info.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

You bet!

[@123blunsford]

❤️Very nice!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad you like it!

[@AdrenalineJackie]

You've got a new subscriber from me. I love the information you are sharing!! I travel around for my channel so I will definitely be watching more of these.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jeffhayden2737]

Mark, I couldnt think of how you could do these videos any better. Really enjoy !

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Wow, thanks!

[@williamdavis6400]

I was there in 2019 Nov. Fire agates are all over the place, but finding a REAL good one takes a bit of time. Cattle were out there at that time too.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

There are definitely lots of them. Very time consuming looking for them. LOL Thanks for watching!

[@harryape3009]

Thank you for making these excellent, informative videos.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad you like them!

[@dino-2379]

I really like how you show how the roads and landscape is going into wherever you camp. 👍

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I figured it would help folks decide if they can get out to a spot. I would like folks showing the road in, instead of getting out there and finding out the road is in to bad of a shape. Thanks for watching!

[@kylecormier9930]

I really appreciated this video. For one I really enjoy the detail that you give about the road conditions in the area. Also when you first showed the road in the cattleguard, you showed the ranch sign and said it looked like it was a private road. I think a lot of people would’ve assumed the same thing. Thanks for showing that it is actually BLM land and accessible for everyone. I’d love to see you do some more videos of places that look like they’re in accessible but are free for the public to use.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Glad you enjoyed it! I like giving road conditions to kinda give folks an idea if they want to drive out to a spot. I definitely like seeing road conditions. That road is a public road, but there is also private land and Arizona State Trust Land mixed in with BLM land. You would definitely need a BLM map that shows the different areas. But the road in is public, and the Rockhounding area is all BLM public land.

[@kylecormier9930]

@@DispersedCamperMan do you use a paper map or an online map to show where BLM land, private land, and state land are located.

[@aztrails1]

Very cool location.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I think so too!

[@tracycole3941]

That's so cool. We're on the road in our skoolie. My husband and I enjoy watching your travels. We hope to meet up with you someday. #ginnythebus

[@DispersedCamperMan]

That would be cool! Safe Travels!

[@terrywilliams557]

Nice spot

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks 👍

[@doughutchison6382]

That looked a great place to camp, Mark! Safe travels!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

It was!

[@daisymae3511]

On my google maps I can see the loop road. The area south of you on the loop road seems to cross a lot of large washes. And what seems strange to me is that the cattle pens appear to be in the middle of a very, very large wash! Thanks for the great job you do showing us the territory!!!!!!!!! So interesting...

[@DispersedCamperMan]

If you go to satellite view you can see it, but it doesn't name the road. The cattle pens aren't in a wash, but there is a wash you have to cross right after the pens. That way would be the closest way to get to the mountain I was on. I believe you could park there, and walk in from there if need be. It would be the closest way.

[@tomtwinspear7552]

I know not where this is vloged from but agate,s are much different in the mid northwest. In Wisconsin Minnesota area they are like a rainbow frozen in time.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

These were Fire Agates. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_agate

[@leah890]

The kangaroo rat mounds are awesome. Well unless they eat the wires in your truck😅 I take it that you can keep what rocks you find in the area? Unlike state and national parks

[@DispersedCamperMan]

You are allowed to keep what you find, it's a BLM Rockhounding spot.

[@websterbarstone]

Pretty amazing that people have been coming there for who knows how long and there are still fire agates all over the place. There's no way I would have driven through that ranch gate without knowing in advance that it was OK. The last thing in the world I want to do is trespass looking for a campsite. I appreciate you telling us so much about the road. The next last thing I think I want to do is have a vehicle breakdown caused by road conditions. Thanks for bringing us along to so many semi-isolated areas that have free dispersed camping. The more choices we have, the more likely we can find a good one.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks Rick! That spot will not run out of fire agates any time soon. LOL They are covered all over that area. I like to show as much as possible about the road conditions to let campers know if they will be able to make it or not. Thanks for watching!

[@neilholland6558]

Thanks for another nice review. Always concerned about those rats out there. So far, my solar lights inside my engine compartment and around the wheels seem to be working. Safe travels!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Thanks Neil! I'm always concerned with the rats also. I've been lucky, not issues with them moving into my truck. LOL I'm guessing the solar lights might be work. Thanks for watching!

[@ChesapeakeBayProductions]

appreciate your reply back to Michael P on the bike/cargo set-up with engine temp. I plan to run a front hitch with generator or toolbox in basket and did'nt think about this. Question, how much gasoline for generator in summer and propane in winter do you try to have when you park to sustain your stay?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I'm still planning on using the front cargo carrier, I'm just going to get containers that sit to the far right and left, leaving the middle open for air flow. I'm going to see if it affects my engine temps. My dash gauges were reading normal with the tool box/motorcycle up front, but my digital temp readouts were reading a 30 degree increase in temp. I didn't like that at all. LOL In the summer months, I have a 12 gallon external fuel can attached to my honda generator to run the A/C overnight, plus another 5 gallons just in case. It'll last me about a week in the summer. Propane I have two 20 #'s I think they are that came with my truck camper. They'll last a while, especially if it doesn't drop below freezing overnight. If it doesn't, I don't have heat on. I just throw another blanket on my bed. My fridge stays on propane out boondocking, and my water heater when I want some hot water for showers/dishes. I can probably stay out over a week or more on my propane, depending how much I have to run the furnace.

[@dogsarethebestfriends]

Looked like a beautiful spot - I bet the camera doesn’t do the colors justice but I hope to find out in person someday! It’s encouraging that you find places without too many others around. Thanks for sharing!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

My camera work definitely doesn't do that place justice. LOL This place isn't very well known about, or it would have been packed for sure.

[@westtexasdave2140]

Just discovered your channel. I have a similar set up. Did you explain your motorcycle hauling in any of the videos? I need to try to haul my DR650 on either the front or back.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I did. Here it is, the video will start right where I start showing it. The only other thing I've added are turnbuckles on both side of the extension, which helps it from wobbling. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX_KnmygeqemjKM

[@westtexasdave2140]

@@DispersedCamperMan thanks for the reply. I really enjoyed watching a few of your videos today.

[@westtexasdave2140]

@@DispersedCamperMan I’ve thought about putting the carrier on the front. What are you thought about front or back?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Either front or back is good. I had to stop carrying my tool box up front on the carrier. It was blocking wind flow to engine. The coolant and oil temp rose 30 degrees. I tried carrying my motorcycle up front, same thing. Temps rose 30 degrees.

[@stevecoscia]

Terrific video. I like that region - I've camped at Dragoon Mountains and near Bisbee. Question: What solar lights do you use to keep rodents away from your truck's engine? I haven't invested in that yet and I should.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Any type of solar rope lights you can get off of amazon. The ones I use, amazon no longer have them.

[@michelp583]

I noticed you changed the location where you carry your motorcycle. What made you change it. Personally, I think it must have been twisting your hitch causing some metal/weld fatigue. I am quite interested to see how it looks mounted in the front. Does it block the lights. Does it block your view or bother you on the road. Is is legal in every states I have a CRF250L that I am planning to mount on my Transit 350HD based Class C. BTW I would totally do those roads with my small Class C.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Hello! In the past when I carried my cargo rack with box up front while traveling, my temperature gauge didn't show any engine overheating. I now have bully dawg gauges that show the exact temp of my oil and coolant. On my trip out here, my oil and coolant was heating up 30 degrees more with my tool box up front. So I moved my tool box in the back, and my motorcycle up front. Low and behold, it's still causing my oil and coolant to overheat. So now, I placed my motorcycle in the back and on traveling days, I carry my tool box inside the camper. Other than overheating, no issues. I will no longer carry anything large up front that completely blocks the radiator.

[@michelp583]

Thank you for this info. I will not entertain the possibility of mounting my motocycle in the front any more.

[@paulg492]

1 UP makes a heavy duty mountain bike rack that pivots 90°. I modified mine to hold the weight of my 280lb dual sport. Looking in my rear view mirrors as I'm traveling down rough roads I see no wobbliness.

[@daisymae3511]

I did not find those solar under truck lites on your Amazon list. Do you remember what they are called? Those kangaroo rats seem to be everywhere! Certainly need protection .....

[@DispersedCamperMan]

These are the lights I got off of amazon amzn.to/3AeFsL7 that I"m using right now, but they are showing out of stock.

[@daisymae3511]

@@DispersedCamperMan I like that you can put the solar charger out or off of them to charge. Then the lites can stay put while you are parked.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

That Lazy B sign is weird. That would definitely make me think it’s private property and I don’t think I’d venture down that road. I guess you have to research an area to know it’s BLM land especially with no BLM signs and that Lazy B sign. Cool place, definitely quiet.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Yeah, I do a lot of research. I also have BLM maps and apps I look at prior to going to a place. That place was very quiet. LOL

[@Thesaltymedic36]

@@DispersedCamperMan yeah I’m definitely going to get those before I retire in a few years. Not trying to trespass.

[@ifounditandyoudidnothosttr9224]

Was cell service good there at blm sign , 7 miles off why 70 ? Thanks 😊

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I really don't recall. No mountains around there, I would think it was decent. If you're into rockhounding, check that area out.

[@cynthiadickey3055]

What happened to ur dog ? Dont see it anymore hope ur doing well.

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Doing great. My dog Ellie gets very car sick. Lol. I can’t take her with me. I leave her with my brother while traveling.

[@driftwoodsmittyasia1286]

Hello sir, question ❓ with your experience in dispersed camping, would leaving a travel trailer at the campsite be safe for a few hours while going to the store for supplies etc .... Your opinion please..thx

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I would, and do. I haven't had anyone mess with my stuff and I always leave my campsite for hours at a time exploring the surrounding areas. It's possible it could happen, but so far, I haven't had any issues.

[@driftwoodsmittyasia1286]

@@DispersedCamperMan Thx....I would take obvious precautions like hitch lock.. and I would setup my old trail camera too...thx sir . Good travels.. !

[@noemiseptier7101]

Hello Is there good telephone signal ?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

There was decent cell signal.

[@dcmore8488]

Other than that one campsite with the rock fire ring, how do you determine a campsite?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

I use an app called OnXmaps that show where BLM land is. Once I'm on BLM land, I can normally find camping spots where folks have already camped.

[@mikesskyranch]

I added a front receiver hitch to my Ford truck like yours for my motorcycle… Question ...it seems too high blocking my view probably a ticket,How do you get away with it?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

It doesn’t really block my view. I’m not carrying my motorcycle up front anymore or anything that blocks my radiator. I just noticed when I carry it up front, my coolant and oil temps increase 30 degrees.

[@LF-zs2tj]

aren't you afraid some scummbag will steal your generator?

[@DispersedCamperMan]

No. I have it cabled/locked to my truck or a tree when I'm using it. I know if someone really wants it, the lock/cable will not stop them. I'm not going to worry about something that might or might not happen. I haven't had any issues with theft so far.