Originally Posted by
indyfabz
And not everything out west is cheap.
That is true, but on the coast there are lots of nice cheap hiker biker sites. Elsewhere near the coast sites can be a bit pricey in places. Once away from the coast a bit things mostlty aren't bad. In the west and middle of the country more often than not I camped for free with no need for stealth so campsite prices weren't something I paid a lot of attention to in much of the country. I did stay in campsites here and there and paid what I thought was expensive rates at times, but in general I think they were cheaper than in the east.