April 2019 – On the Road with Dan & Amy

Kanab to Panguitch

Kanab, UT

Our stay in Kanab was relatively uneventful. We decided to not enter the lottery for permits to The Wave, in part due to the inclement weather occurring that day. It turned out to be a good thing as Dan was a bit under the weather and hiking was not a good idea.

Data on our First 6 Months

We thought some of you might be interested in some data from our first 6 months on the road. Yes, it has already been 6 months! We’ve included a google map that you can explore that has all of our stops highlighted.

Number of locations we’ve stayed at: 38 campsites
Total cost for campsites: $4,567.69
Average daily cost for campsites: $24.56 / day
Total cost for gas: $2,938.05
Miles traveled with the truck: 10,221 miles
Miles traveled towing the 5th wheel: 5,853 miles
Average distance traveled between campsites: 153 miles
Longest distance traveled between sites: 277 miles
Shortest distance traveled between sites: 9 miles
Total days boondocking (dry camping): 61 days
Energy generated with solar power: 252 kWh

Below is a map of the places we’ve stayed so far. The color represents how well we liked the place and whether or not we’d return. The purple colored ones are our favorites. Green means we liked it and would return if in the area. Yellow indicates that it was an OK place, probably good for an overnight. Red means we would avoid the place if possible.

10 Days in Page, AZ

With snow still on the ground in most of the Utah parks, we decided to spend extra time in the Page, AZ area. We’ve done a lot of interesting activities while we’ve been here. As a result, this posting will likely be longer than most of our other posts. We spent the first 3 days at Wahweap Campground with full hookups for $52/night and then we moved to Lone Rock Beach Campground for dispersed camping with no hookups at $14/night.

Boondocking in Sedona

Forest Road 525

Sedona, AZ is one of the most beautiful areas in the west and late March is a perfect time to visit. We planned to stay on public land and therefore did not have a reservation anywhere. All our research pointed to Forest Road 525 as the place to go and, as one would imagine, everyone else learned the same thing. After driving 3 miles down a dirt road and finding all the obvious camping spots overflowing with RVs, we began to get a little nervous.