Old Sheldon Church Ruins | Wild Camping

October 18th, 2023 by magarimaybe

CLOSED. Part of the land trust for the church ruins across the road and they are shifting it to day use only. A great spot to visit, but respect the locals with no overnight stays!

October 4th, 2023 by emmastimpson21

my first night on the road and this was lovely. Right across from the ruins, look for the sign in the pictures and you can't miss it. no bathrooms on either side, and the ruins are very worth a walk through.

August 12th, 2023 by instagram.com/atlas.roams

Large, open grassy space with some shade. Came on a Friday at 6:30 and left the next morning at 10:30 and saw no one. There’s no Porta potties but there’s good service and room for the dog to run around. Great spot! Keep it clean!

August 8th, 2023 by hey

HUGE grassy, shady area for multiple rigs. There is a type of gate but it doesn't appear to be in use.

June 12th, 2023 by rob

Beautiful, serene spot to stay overnight. Easy to find and well maintained.

May 24th, 2023 by glenswatman

Didn't stay over as arrived early in day. Super spot. Sun and shade. Water pump on left through entrance to church.

April 15th, 2023 by Jan Laurens

Very Nice spot. We arrived at 6:00 PM, there were some visitors for the church ruins, but everybody left at 7:30 PM.

March 29th, 2023 by colourfulsilver82

Nice, quiet. Small, unpaved parking lot in the woods. Church ruins across the road.

March 13th, 2023 by gregmcclure

great spot. no one here all night. quite a few cars on the road at night. beautiful church ruins. g
reat for the dog.

March 5th, 2023 by emergencygetaway

we loved this spot! it's quiet, flat and wide open. not to many people around other then a few visitors to the church across the street. The church was a cool sight to take in as well.
we arrived around 5pm and left around 12pm the next day. no one bothered us.

December 1st, 2022 by Dianne Martin

A beautiful spot, huge grass and gravel level parking. I was the only one here. No porta potties the picnic tables here, they may be across the street at the ruins of the old church, which I have not yet investigated.

October 19th, 2022 by kindelisham

Great spot right off the road across from the ruins, but surprisingly quiet. Parked in the back left corner and was the only one for the evening. Would absolutely stay again and recommend for anyone even large trailers.

October 4th, 2022 by thedragonwagon.me

This is a quiet spot across the street from church ruins. There is light traffic noise and the parking lot gets busy during the day. Recommended for more stealthy vehicles or late arrival/early departure. Lots of soft grass for a dog.

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July 6th, 2022 by skolnikadventures

Neat spot, stayed in my 1986 Vixen with the kids on our way north. Felt safe and even was able to take some work calls and a web conference call at the picnic tables by the church ruins. What a great morning at the office !

May 14th, 2022 by jrghector

Very nice spot. Stayed in rooftop tent for a few days. Very safe. Little road noise. Saw one teardrop camper on the first day. Cars frequent for parking since right across from ruins but not a biggie. T-Mobile and Verizon service is good. 10 mins away from gas station

April 5th, 2022 by The_Digital.Nomad

Beautiful little wide open spot used as parking when people come to see the Sheldon Church Ruins across the street.
There is 2-3 bars Verizon & 1 bar T-Mobile.
I camped in my self contained van for 4 nights. No one bothered me.
There are Porta potties on the premise. They are clean, stocked & don’t have a strong Oder. There’s enough room to park camp and be out of the way for people coming to visit the ruins. A cop came by (idk for me) but didn’t say anything.
Good for a few nights and days of work.

April 3rd, 2022 by dcarrion

Spent one night in my 33' travel trailer with no problems. 1 other vehicle here when we arrived in the evening and everything was quiet. Small amount of road noise but it pretty minimal.

March 5th, 2022 by L0udpipes

It’s creepy and awesome at the same time! The bugs are chirping and we’re tucked in underneath a huge tree. Goodnight!

February 26th, 2022 by jmaxch

Great place, lots of room, quiet. The ruins are very nice to visit.

December 22nd, 2021 by youtube.com

Really nice spot, it was a bit waterlogged in the center of the clearing from some recent rain but I just parked off to the side under the trees. Seems like the local kids might use it as a bit of a party spot judging by the amount of trash and beer cans tossed in the bushes, so I picked up as much as I could before leaving.

November 14th, 2021 by busbusbus

Beautiful spot and just as described. Lots of cars came through over the two nights of the weekend we stayed, but only one other stayed overnight. Got very quiet at night and not buggy this time of year! Only saw a couple mosquitoes both nights.

June 18th, 2021 by xoarabellableu

The church is beautiful and on a gorgeous plot! The parking lot is directly across the street and is definitely quite large. We parked on the right hand side byt the left side is more tucked away. You could tell by the bit of trash people must go there to party sometimes. But, all in all we had a quiet pleasant stay for the one evening we were there!

May 1st, 2021 by celestialtravelers777

stayed here 1 night in our 24 ft rv! great spot. had no problem parking, the ground is pretty even and hard. we parked towards the back of the lot.

pros: super quiet at night! road wasn't too loud at all. traffic slows down at night. we heard wolves at night.

cons: buggy!

overall it's such a beautiful area and feels very secluded!

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March 30th, 2021 by 2Z Bundok

large lot had a few visitors some stayed 45 minutes some stayed 5. as you enter the gate to visit the ruins there's pitcher pump water on the left.

February 22nd, 2021 by sierraindia87

Found the correct spot, this is 6 miles away. I updated the location, hopefully it corrects. The lot is directly across from the old church ruins.

February 22nd, 2021 by sierraindia87

I don’t know where the F Google maps took me… But this is the Sketchiest MF place I’ve ever been.

December 12th, 2020 by SV MACH 5 on Land

Across the highway from Old Sheldon Church ruins is an open land grant space.