Camping trip out West for two how would/have you done it?

rent a car and ship gear to a fed ex location, they will hold it for you. The tricky part will be booking camp sites as now most are reservation only so no more just showing up early to get a site. We have camped in every national park west of Denver. Used to be you could show up early in the morning and catch people leaving but now you have to book your site 6 months in advance. It will take some planning and luck.

Do not forget about state parks and National Forest lands. Most people know about private campgrounds and the NAtional Parks.

Just finished a month long trip out west in a campervan, mostly Utah.

There is so much public land out there that we never paid for a single night of camping. Which made the trip very spontaneous and fun as we did not have to stick to a schedule. We loved Moab, so we stayed there much longer than we originally planned for.

Bureau of Land Managment (BLM) land and National FORRESTS (not parks) let's the public camp up to 14 to 28 days consecutively unless posted otherwise. Vast majority are first come, first serve. We used these exclusively. Obviously there are no hookups, so you need to be self sufficient/contained.

Checkout the Ioverland app. It's a free user based camping app with tons of good info on camping spots, dumping stations, potable water, etc.

Let me know if you want anymore info.