I do not think we will ever encounter a campsite view more spectacular than the one from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The park was not yet open and we were on more remote forest service roads and found a dispersed camping spot like no other. It was remote, right on the cliff edge, and the price was amazing too - free! We also enjoyed the Rainbow Rim trail where we mountain biked from N Timp Point to Timp Point and back. In all there are 18 miles of trail between 5 points that you can ride - pretty amazing to ride the canyon rim! I dream about returning for a few more peaceful days along this beautiful canyon rim!

This is a great little lakeside haven in the middle of dry Eastern WA away from the crowds of Crescent Bar or Vantage. There are many different trail areas to backpack into if you are in a tent, and several areas to park campers or car camp as well. Some are right at a lake edge, others like the one we picked was above the lake. In our photos were are camping above Burke Lake and we hiked to Dusty lake. We arrived on a Friday in May and the drive in camping spots were pretty much all taken, but we found one above the lake that was very open and a pretty sunset view at night. Sometimes with free spots like this you can have other rowdy campers plop right down next to you, but this area seemed nice and quiet and plenty spread out. Of course we were camping before the prime season also. If you have kayaks or a canoe these are great lakes for paddling around or for fishing. Bring bug spray as the mosquito are pretty abundant. The hike we did was a nice easy mostly flat walk to the lake. We did encounter a rattlesnake so be on the lookout. We really liked this area and we will definitely be back!