Kaylee
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Wayne wins the internet (bolding added by me):
CatCaretaker:
You often do not need to go thousands of miles, particularly if you're just looking for a respite/noise-detox for a week or so.
The key is to find a relatively isolated large area, then go just beyond the popular spots.
Specifically:
Get the (free) "Motor Vehicle Use Map" (aka MVUM) for your nearest National Forest (Chattahoochee-Oconee??).
Use the internet and the map to find the less popular designated campgrounds. Now use the map to check out the roads nearby. If there's one that goes beyond the campground, but does not go anywhere "interesting", it's an excellent candidate for quiet dispersed camping.
Optional: cross reference with GoogleMaps' satellite view (mainly to look for houses - many NFs have large areas of housing, but they're usually at the edges & waterways, along very good roads).
Even a mere half mile further down a dead end type road, can be awesome. A couple of miles, can be even more awesome.
I stumbled upon this approach, largely by accident, and it's worked well for me in three NFs (Mark Twain in MO, Ottawa in MI, and Chequamegon-Nicolet in WI).
My quietest spot (so far), was right beside a gravel/dirt logging style road. Had about one vehicle per day drive past, and they never stopped. I was on the "main"-ish road, two miles past a no-fee designated campground.
For me (Traumatic Brain Injury survivor), Quiet isn't a "want" it's a "need", and I do understand you/anybody's quest for it.
Good luck! You can find Quiet. Just take it in small steps.
wayne49 said:Places very hard to reach would keep most of humanity away. Most like to park close to the storefront.
Places with climate extremes. Hot days and frigid nights.
Places that are not "destinations".
CatCaretaker:
You often do not need to go thousands of miles, particularly if you're just looking for a respite/noise-detox for a week or so.
The key is to find a relatively isolated large area, then go just beyond the popular spots.
Specifically:
Get the (free) "Motor Vehicle Use Map" (aka MVUM) for your nearest National Forest (Chattahoochee-Oconee??).
Use the internet and the map to find the less popular designated campgrounds. Now use the map to check out the roads nearby. If there's one that goes beyond the campground, but does not go anywhere "interesting", it's an excellent candidate for quiet dispersed camping.
Optional: cross reference with GoogleMaps' satellite view (mainly to look for houses - many NFs have large areas of housing, but they're usually at the edges & waterways, along very good roads).
Even a mere half mile further down a dead end type road, can be awesome. A couple of miles, can be even more awesome.
I stumbled upon this approach, largely by accident, and it's worked well for me in three NFs (Mark Twain in MO, Ottawa in MI, and Chequamegon-Nicolet in WI).
My quietest spot (so far), was right beside a gravel/dirt logging style road. Had about one vehicle per day drive past, and they never stopped. I was on the "main"-ish road, two miles past a no-fee designated campground.
For me (Traumatic Brain Injury survivor), Quiet isn't a "want" it's a "need", and I do understand you/anybody's quest for it.
Good luck! You can find Quiet. Just take it in small steps.