Hi Laura Anne,
We live on the Eastern side of Washington near Spokane.
But if you need a place to stay on your journey to the West Coast you are welcome to make a pit stop here. if you come threw this area.
We live out in the woods near Silver Lake.
sounds like a fun trip,
best of luck to ya.

There are tons of free places to stay around Flagstaff. We're surrounded by National Forest so many spots are pretty close to town. Many people are surprised about this, but Flagstaff is at 7000 feet so we usually get a lot of snow. Depending on when you'd be in the area, that could be a problem for you. Last year we had as much as 3 to 5 feet of snow on the ground from December through March. Sedona is lower in elevation, but finding free camping is difficult. There are National Forest Campgrounds there, but also lots of tourists. Good mountain biking and trail running both in Flagstaff and Sedona. We also have great climbing. Let me know when you'll be heading this way.

Hey Laura...Hotel VW and I are also traveling these days. Been through Glacier Park down through Boise and over to Bend OR and then up to Astoria and down the entire coast into Napa Valley (where I was born)...after visiting Family for awhile I plan to head down the coast to San Diego then over into the Salton Sea area (Slab City perhaps?) and then try to find some free camping in AZ? Not sure where yet but if your adventures take you that way get ahold of me. I will have a bunch of free sites on here one day when I can slow down and look over my Camping Log Book. Best Adventures and Safe Trip - RG & Hotel VW