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From Dave’s own diary · 2017–2020
The nights
248 camps · 21 June 2017 to 8 March 2020 · 34 states
An agency record proves a campsite exists. This page is the other thing: the 248 camps on this site that Dave slept at himself, in the order he slept at them, from the waypoint diary he kept from 2017 to 2020. Each row is a date, a camp, and how far the next camp on the list was.
248camps Dave slept at
222of them with a dated night
198distinct dates in the diary
21 June 2017first dated night
8 March 2020last dated night
34states
The dates and the places are the whole story here — there is no travelogue. "Next on this list" is the gap between two camps on this page, not everywhere he stopped in between: the diary holds more waypoints than are published yet.
2017 · 30 camps
Camps first slept at in 2017, earliest first · 8 states
- 21 June 2017Next on this listNext day, 11 miles west
- 22 June 2017Next on this list3 days later, 5.4 miles south-east
- 25 June 2017Next on this list8 days later, 349 miles south-west
- 3 July 2017Next on this list3 days later, 48 miles north-west
- 6 July 2017Next on this list3 days later, 35 miles north
- 9 July 2017Next on this list4 days later, 46 miles north
- 13 July 2017Next on this list5 days later, 146 miles north-west
- 18 July 2017Next on this listNext day, 48 miles north-east
- 19 July 2017Next on this list2 days later, 87 miles north-west
- 21 July 2017Next on this list2 days later, under a mile
- 23 July 2017Next on this listNext day, 457 miles north
- 24 July 2017Next on this listSame date, under a mile
- 24 July 2017Next on this list4 days later, 31 miles south-west
- 28 July 2017Next on this list4 days later, 34 miles north-west
- 1 August 2017Next on this list6 days later, 118 miles north-west
- 7 August 2017Next on this list2 days later, 6.8 miles west
- 9 August 2017Next on this list95 days later, 2,273 miles east
- 12 November 2017Next on this listNext day, 14 miles south-west
- 13 November 2017Next on this list2 days later, 17 miles north-east
- 15 November 2017Next on this list12 days later, 106 miles south
- 27 November 2017Next on this listNext day, 14 miles north-east
- 28 November 2017Next on this listNext day, 61 miles north
- 29 November 2017Next on this list5 days later, 356 miles north-east
- 4 December 2017Next on this listNext day, 94 miles north-east
- 5 December 2017Next on this list2 days later, 9.3 miles north
- 7 December 20173 nights on record · last 20 July 2019Next on this listSame date, 4.0 miles north
- 7 December 2017Next on this listSame date, 4.0 miles south
- 7 December 20173 nights on record · last 20 July 2019Next on this list4 days later, 84 miles north-east
- 11 December 2017Next on this list2 days later, 57 miles west
- 13 December 2017Next on this list19 days later, 817 miles south-west
2018 · 126 camps
Camps first slept at in 2018, earliest first · 21 states
- 1 January 2018Next on this list5 days later, 11 miles east
- 6 January 2018Next on this list9 days later, 651 miles north
- 15 January 2018Next on this list2 days later, 84 miles east
- 17 January 2018Next on this list5 days later, 126 miles east
- 22 January 2018Next on this list15 days later, 436 miles south-west
- 6 February 2018Next on this list6 days later, 205 miles east
- 12 February 2018Next on this list5 days later, 283 miles west
- 17 February 2018Next on this list14 days later, 454 miles north-east
- 3 March 2018Next on this list11 days later, 617 miles south-west
- 14 March 2018Next on this list3 days later, 399 miles west
- 17 March 2018Next on this listSame date, 287 miles east
- 17 March 2018Next on this listNext day, 486 miles west
- 18 March 2018Next on this list2 days later, 682 miles west
- 20 March 2018Next on this list2 days later, 263 miles west
- 22 March 2018Next on this list2 days later, under a mile
- 24 March 2018and again 2 April 2018Next on this listSame date, under a mile
- 24 March 2018and again 2 April 2018Next on this listNext day, 19 miles west
- 25 March 2018Next on this listSame date, 19 miles east
- 25 March 2018Next on this listNext day, 3.2 miles north
- 26 March 2018Next on this list6 days later, 4.6 miles north-west
- 1 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 5.6 miles north-east
- 3 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 75 miles north-east
- 5 April 2018Next on this listSame date, 71 miles south-west
- 5 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 54 miles west
- 7 April 2018Next on this listNext day, 147 miles west
- 8 April 2018Next on this listSame date, 66 miles west
- 8 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 123 miles west
- 10 April 2018Next on this listSame date, 55 miles south-west
- 10 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 74 miles south-west
- 12 April 2018Next on this listSame date, 34 miles south-west
- 12 April 2018Next on this list4 days later, 1.9 miles north-east
- 16 April 2018Next on this list6 days later, 96 miles north-west
- 22 April 2018Next on this list6 days later, 46 miles north
- 28 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 111 miles north-east
- 30 April 2018Next on this list2 days later, 77 miles east
- 2 May 2018Next on this listNext day, under a mile
- 3 May 2018Next on this list2 days later, 1.2 miles west
- 5 May 2018Next on this listSame date, 118 miles east
- 5 May 2018Next on this list3 days later, 76 miles north
- 8 May 2018Next on this list3 days later, 169 miles east
- 11 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 27 miles south
- 12 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 21 miles south-east
- 13 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 23 miles south-east
- 14 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 211 miles south
- 15 May 2018Next on this list2 days later, 167 miles south-east
- 17 May 2018Next on this list4 days later, 213 miles north-east
- 21 May 2018Next on this list2 days later, 183 miles north-west
- 23 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 287 miles east
- 24 May 2018Next on this list2 days later, 80 miles south
- 26 May 2018Next on this list2 days later, 77 miles south-west
- 28 May 2018Next on this listSame date, 13 miles west
- 28 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 13 miles north-east
- 29 May 2018Next on this listNext day, 89 miles north-east
- 30 May 2018Next on this list3 days later, 500 miles east
- 2 June 2018Next on this listNext day, 255 miles east
- 3 June 2018Next on this listNext day, 310 miles east
- 4 June 2018Next on this list2 days later, 380 miles east
- 6 June 2018Next on this list13 days later, 1,386 miles west
- 19 June 2018Next on this listSame date, under a mile
- 19 June 2018Next on this list2 days later, 158 miles west
- 21 June 2018Next on this listSame date, 94 miles east
- 21 June 2018Next on this list2 days later, 144 miles west
- 23 June 2018Next on this listNext day, 489 miles north-west
- 24 June 2018Next on this listNext day, 284 miles north-west
- 25 June 2018Next on this list2 days later, 13 miles south-east
- 27 June 2018Next on this list4 days later, 22 miles east
- 1 July 2018Next on this list2 days later, 41 miles north
- 3 July 2018Next on this listSame date, 27 miles south
- 3 July 2018Next on this list4 days later, 45 miles north-west
- 7 July 2018Next on this list3 days later, 22 miles west
- 10 July 2018Next on this list7 days later, 112 miles south
- 17 July 2018Next on this listNext day, 8.7 miles south-west
- 18 July 2018Next on this list3 days later, 5.9 miles west
- 21 July 2018Next on this listSame date, 2.7 miles north
- 21 July 2018Next on this list3 days later, 95 miles north-west
- 24 July 2018Next on this listNext day, 53 miles west
- 25 July 2018Next on this listSame date, 8.2 miles east
- 25 July 2018Next on this listNext day, 11 miles south
- 26 July 2018Next on this list4 days later, 111 miles north-east
- 30 July 2018Next on this list17 days later, 933 miles north-west
- 16 August 2018Next on this listNext day, 2.0 miles south
- 17 August 2018Next on this list2 days later, 80 miles south
- 19 August 2018Next on this list8 days later, 234 miles south-east
- 27 August 2018Next on this list2 days later, 52 miles west
- 29 August 2018Next on this listNext day, 36 miles north-west
- 30 August 2018Next on this listSame date, 51 miles south
- 30 August 2018Next on this list3 days later, 46 miles east
- 2 September 2018Next on this list30 days later, 849 miles south-east
- 2 October 2018Next on this list2 days later, 35 miles south
- 4 October 2018Next on this list2 days later, 31 miles south-east
- 6 October 2018Next on this list3 days later, 175 miles south-east
- 9 October 2018Next on this listSame date, 92 miles north-west
- 9 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 125 miles south-east
- 10 October 2018Next on this list4 days later, 76 miles east
- 14 October 2018Next on this list3 days later, 43 miles south-west
- 17 October 2018Next on this listSame date, 59 miles south-east
- 17 October 2018Next on this list2 days later, 124 miles south-east
- 19 October 2018Next on this list3 days later, 330 miles south-west
- 22 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 10 miles east
- 23 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 11 miles south-east
- 24 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 17 miles west
- 25 October 2018Next on this list2 days later, 16 miles south-east
- 27 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 46 miles south
- 28 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 14 miles south-east
- 29 October 2018Next on this listNext day, 7.3 miles south-east
- 30 October 2018Next on this list2 days later, 45 miles north-west
- 1 November 2018Next on this list2 days later, 35 miles west
- 3 November 2018Next on this list4 days later, 140 miles south-west
- 7 November 2018Next on this list5 days later, 87 miles south
- 12 November 2018Next on this list5 days later, 36 miles east
- 17 November 2018Next on this listNext day, 56 miles east
- 18 November 2018Next on this listSame date, 15 miles south
- 18 November 2018Next on this listNext day, 2.7 miles south-east
- 19 November 2018Next on this listNext day, under a mile
- 20 November 2018Next on this listNext day, 29 miles south-east
- 21 November 2018Next on this list3 days later, 15 miles south-east
- 24 November 2018Next on this listNext day, 9.2 miles south
- 25 November 2018Next on this listNext day, 4.4 miles south-east
- 26 November 2018Next on this list3 days later, 31 miles south-east
- 29 November 2018Next on this listSame date, 12 miles north-east
- 29 November 2018Next on this list2 days later, 27 miles west
- 1 December 20183 nights on record · last 8 February 2020Next on this list4 days later, 378 miles west
- 5 December 2018Next on this listNext day, 107 miles north-west
- 6 December 2018Next on this list3 days later, 554 miles north-west
- 9 December 2018Next on this listSame date, 21 miles south
- 9 December 2018Next on this list31 days later, 132 miles east
2019 · 58 camps
Camps first slept at in 2019, earliest first · 16 states
- 9 January 2019Next on this listSame date, 62 miles north-west
- 9 January 2019Next on this list2 days later, 68 miles south-east
- 11 January 2019Next on this list2 days later, 81 miles south-west
- 13 January 2019Next on this list2 days later, 120 miles south-west
- 15 January 2019Next on this listSame date, 27 miles east
- 15 January 2019Next on this list14 days later, 618 miles south-east
- 29 January 2019Next on this list2 days later, 22 miles north
- 31 January 2019Next on this list2 days later, 22 miles south
- 2 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 43 miles north-east
- 3 February 2019Next on this listSame date, 31 miles north-east
- 3 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 16 miles east
- 4 February 2019Next on this list2 days later, 21 miles south
- 6 February 2019Next on this list4 days later, 111 miles east
- 10 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 28 miles east
- 11 February 2019Next on this list2 days later, 52 miles south-east
- 13 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 4.2 miles west
- 14 February 2019Next on this list3 days later, 38 miles east
- 17 February 2019Next on this list3 days later, 41 miles north
- 20 February 2019and again 9 February 2020Next on this listSame date, under a mile
- 20 February 2019and again 9 February 2020Next on this list6 days later, 127 miles south-west
- 26 February 2019Next on this listSame date, 9.6 miles south
- 26 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 14 miles west
- 27 February 2019Next on this listNext day, 46 miles south-west
- 28 February 2019and again 28 February 2020Next on this list12 days later, 316 miles east
- 12 March 2019Next on this list4 days later, 211 miles east
- 16 March 2019Next on this listNext day, 5.3 miles north-east
- 17 March 2019Next on this listNext day, 25 miles south-east
- 18 March 2019Next on this listNext day, 33 miles south-east
- 19 March 2019Next on this listNext day, 31 miles east
- 20 March 2019Next on this list5 days later, 151 miles south
- 25 March 2019Next on this listSame date, under a mile
- 25 March 2019Next on this list12 days later, 365 miles north-east
- 6 April 2019Next on this list5 days later, 361 miles south
- 11 April 2019Next on this list3 days later, 86 miles south
- 14 April 2019Next on this list3 days later, 290 miles north
- 17 April 2019and again 18 April 2019Next on this list5 days later, 193 miles north-east
- 22 April 2019Next on this listNext day, 295 miles east
- 23 April 2019Next on this listNext day, 212 miles north-east
- 24 April 2019Next on this listNext day, 52 miles east
- 25 April 2019Next on this list2 days later, 6.2 miles east
- 27 April 2019Next on this list2 days later, 44 miles north-east
- 29 April 2019Next on this list8 days later, 64 miles north-east
- 7 May 2019Next on this list4 days later, 36 miles north-east
- 11 May 2019Next on this listNext day, 20 miles north-east
- 12 May 2019Next on this list3 days later, 43 miles north-east
- 15 May 2019Next on this list19 days later, 653 miles north-east
- 3 June 2019Next on this list2 days later, 50 miles east
- 5 June 2019Next on this listNext day, 4.7 miles south-east
- 6 June 2019Next on this list4 days later, 53 miles north-east
- 10 June 2019Next on this list12 days later, 151 miles north-east
- 22 June 2019Next on this listNext day, 27 miles north-west
- 23 June 2019Next on this listNext day, 52 miles north-east
- 24 June 2019Next on this list19 days later, 121 miles south-east
- 13 July 2019Next on this list19 days later, 3.9 miles south-east
- 1 August 2019Next on this list100 days later, 810 miles west
- 9 November 2019Next on this list31 days later, 571 miles south-east
- 10 December 2019Next on this listSame date, 14 miles north
- 10 December 2019Next on this list27 days later, 232 miles south-west
2020 · 8 camps
Camps first slept at in 2020, earliest first · 4 states
- 6 January 2020Next on this list3 days later, 49 miles south-west
- 9 January 2020Next on this list18 days later, 1,217 miles west
- 27 January 2020Next on this list2 days later, 104 miles west
- 29 January 2020Next on this list7 days later, 327 miles south-west
- 5 February 2020Next on this list7 days later, 161 miles west
- 12 February 2020Next on this list13 days later, 37 miles west
- 25 February 2020Next on this list12 days later, 131 miles north-west
- 8 March 2020Next on this listLast dated camp
26 camps Dave slept at whose night the diary does not date
Every waypoint for these camps carries the same timestamp — 19 June 2017, 22:08 UTC, fifty-one waypoints written in three seconds across eight states. That is the day the diary was first saved, not a night. The camps are real and Dave stood on each of them; the date is not, so this page does not print one. Listed by state.
Where these dates come from
Dave kept a GPX waypoint diary from June 2017 to March 2020, one timestamped waypoint per camp with a written note. On 20 September 2026 each published camp within 300 metres of a dated waypoint was given that date. This page shows only the camps Dave has also confirmed in person as the same site as the record; 30 published camps carry a date without that confirmation and are not listed. Where he went back to a camp, both dates are printed (9 camps on this page). Distances are straight-line miles between the two camps.