ArkyKenny on 1/12/2014 7:51:22 PM:
Stealth camping on The Katy is a "No-no." Print off the guide section of this website with camping, food, and water info from this website (or better yet, just use a smart phone and bookmark this site for reference), then use that to help you get started.
If that doesn't work, don't be shy about asking permission to set up camp on a remote part of someone's yard, and be sure to slip them $10 in the process. But make sure to ask and receive permission before you camp.
I prefer using a lightweight Eno hammock with a rainfly for that situation. I've slept under trees, pavilions, in barns, etc. As often as not, I've been given hot coffee the next morning. The conversation with the landowner usually starts like this after a knock on the door: "Do you know anywhere my son and I can camp, or up up a tent........" If that doesn't work, go to the next place. I've been told "No" once, but never twice. I think landowners generally like to help trail users as long as they don't think you are going to burn down their barn, etc.