Live Simple Live Free: Boondocking along the gulf coast 4 x 2 months.

This is a little trip through Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi along the gulf coast. It is best done in the spring or fall because the summers are hot and humid. In this series of free camping spots, I selected 4 places you can stay for 14 days each. After each 14 day stay, visit a low cost campground with full services to take that long hot shower and recharge your batteries. After your water tank is full, you can travel along to the next boondocking adventure. Two months and you only have to pay for for those 4 nights camping.

Start out on the border between Georgia and Alabama then head south to the Gulf of Mexico. Plenty to do in the area and the last stop is close to New Orleans for sightseeing.

Walter F. George Lake in West Georgia is a great place to camp, fish, boat or picnic. Enjoy the natural beauty of the lake and the Chattahoochee River, as well as the antebellum mansions located in nearby historic towns, such as Fort Gaines, and Cuthbert, GA.The lake sometimes referred to as Lake Eufaula, extends 85 miles along the Chattahoochee River and borders the states of Alabama and Georgia. With 650 miles of shoreline, Walter F. George Lake offers plenty of camping, outdoor, boating, fishing and water-related activities. George W. Andrews Lake is 29 miles south.

Rood Creek has primitive camping with a 14 day stay limit.  No reservation is required.  Directions: From Eufaula AL, follow U.S. Hwy 82 East to Georgetown GA, turn left on State Hwy 27 for 2 miles, turn left on State Hwy 39 North for 13.2 miles and follow signs.

Within the Apalachicola is an abundance of fresh water streams, rivers, lakes, and natural springs. The forest offers other attractions such as Leon Sinks, an unusual geological area of caverns and sinkholes, and the Apalachee Savannas, with its stunning displays of wildflowers in open prairies near the Apalachicola River. Fort Gadsden, an outpost along the Apalachicola River dating back to the War of 1812, is there for the war history buffs. Check out the two wilderness areas that will give you an idea what Florida looked like before it was heavily populated.

Dispersed camping in the forest or hunt camps are available so check with the rangers when you arrive for the best locations.

The Conecuh Trail winds 20 miles through Alabama's coastal plain. Experience the refreshing feeling from Blue Springs, a large natural spring of clear, icy blue water. Open Pond Recreation Areas is especially nice in early spring and during the fall and winter months. Check out the Blue Lake Recreation Area is a short 10-minute drive from Open Pond Recreation Area, it has picnic sites, sanitary facilities and showers. Just across the state line in Florida is the Blackwater River State Forest. If you are a birdwatcher, you can see the red-cockaded woodpeckers here.

Dispersed camping in the forest is available so check with the rangers when you arrive for the best locations.

Airey Lake Recreation Area serves as a trail camp for the Tuxachanie National Recreation Hiking Trail in the De Soto National Forest. The three-acre lake site provides camping, picnicking, and fishing for bass, bream, white perch, and catfish. Plenty of hiking in the area and this is a base camp for a nice 22 mile trail. Wildlife is in the area so enjoy a little critter watching when you get up early. New Orleans is close by so don't forget a trip to check out the local music.

Take Hwy 49 to Saucier; take Hwy 67 east to four-way stop; go north approximately 3 miles on County Rd 412 (Airey Tower Rd)