{"podcast":{"title":"Bay Curious","slug":"bay-curious-6896","podcast_index_feed_id":6896,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC4698044094","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/baycurious","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/405c75b6-01b3-11ea-b4dc-270e003b0694/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_Bay_Curious.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":521,"summary":"Bay Curious is a show about your questions – and the adventures you find when you go looking for the answers. Join host Olivia Allen-Price to explore all aspects of the San Francisco Bay Area – from the debate over \"Frisco\", to the dinosaurs that once roamed California, to the causes of homelessness. Whether you lived here your whole life, or just arrived, Bay Curious will deepen your understanding of this place you call home.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T20:17:41.297005+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bay-curious-6896"},"episode":{"title":"Campsites Are Hard to Get in California. Try Dispersed Camping Instead","slug":"campsites-are-hard-to-get-in-california-try-dispersed-camping-instead","published_at":"2026-06-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bay-curious-6896/campsites-are-hard-to-get-in-california-try-dispersed-camping-instead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bay-curious-6896","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3043519503.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3043519503.mp3","summary":"If you aren't the type of person to wake up at 6:30am six months before you want to go camping to reserve a spot, you might be interested in dispersed camping. It's a free way to get outside and into nature that takes a little more preparation, but can yield big rewards. We break it down for you with KQED's Sarah Wright. Additional Resources: Dispersed Camping 101: How to Find Free Campsites Near the Bay Area How to Find Free Camping in California's National Forests Tips and Tricks to Snag A California Campsite Read the transcript for this episode Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Sarah Wright. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and Olivia Allen-Price. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"If you aren't the type of person to wake up at 6:30am six months before you want to go camping to reserve a spot, you might be interested in dispersed cam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bay-curious-6896/episodes/campsites-are-hard-to-get-in-california-try-dispersed-camping-instead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bay-curious-6896/campsites-are-hard-to-get-in-california-try-dispersed-camping-instead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}