dry camping
Camping without utilities
Dry camping is camping without hookups to water, electricity, or sewer—relying entirely on what you bring.
The term comes from RV culture, where campgrounds typically offer utility connections.
Dry camping means doing without: We dry camped in the desert for three nights.
Also called boondocking when done on undeveloped public land.
- boondockingSelf-sufficient wilderness camping
- primitiveIn earliest form
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
self-contained · water tank · fresh water · dump station · portable toilet · generator · solar · solar panels · battery · power management · national forest · off the beaten path · RV · van life · conservation · leave no trace · rationing · gray water
- campgroundscampground, campsites, tent site, RV park, firepit
- RV livingRV, travel trailer, motor coach, Winnebago, campground
- RVingmotorhomes, campgrounds, RV parks, campsites, boondocking