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WorkHorse
Looking for the best experience - of course near/preferably ON a lake or river but able to still be among the trees and in wooded area - not as far as Yosemite (don't have time to drive all the way there) and not crowded...primitive camping OK (going with experienced campers who don't really know the areas in CA)...I just need to know where we can go to have the best experience for a four-five day camping stay. I haven't taken time off from work in over a year and a half and am desperate to figure this out as soon as possible! I have heard Big Bear, Wheelers Gorge, Kahweh and Lake Piru...but I would love to know if those are good places. I know great camping spots are secrets that real campers keep well but I'm begging! Thanks so much to anyone who has time to help me out with this question! Oh, we are looking for tent camping...no RV's... :)
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If you are in CA, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park are nice. But your best bet is to get a camping guidebook - in CA the best is 'California Camping' by Tom Stienstra.
AAA also has a free camping guide and maps (the maps are more useful than the guide).
If you are in CA, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park are nice. But your best bet is to get a camping guidebook - in CA the best is 'California Camping' by Tom Stienstra.
AAA also has a free camping guide and maps (the maps are more useful than the guide).
Camping along California's Central Coast?
daylightpi
We'll be heading north from L.A. toward the Bay area in late December, then maybe the gold country. Would like to go through Ventura and Big Sur, then spend a few days in China Camp in Marin, but we're concerned about finding campsites along that route. Many campgrounds will be closed for the season, and I hear that several state parks are closed due to lack of funding.
Our alternative is to go through Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite because there are national forests all the way, and finding campsites should not be a problem.
We'll be tent camping with our own water, so all we need is a flat piece of ground where we can park the car and pitch a tent.
What can you tell me? If we go up the coast, are there places to camp at this time of year? Any advice will be appreciated. And does anybody know if China Camp is open?
Thanks.
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Telephone China Camp and ask them. I continue to be amazed that people ask a worldwide audience on y/a when you could just drop a dime and phone the place. Makes no sense to me.
I used to live in LA so know that one has to make reservations well in advance, everywhere in California. Too many millions of people all trying to get away at once. You can't just show up and expect to find an available campspace. Pick up the phone.
Telephone China Camp and ask them. I continue to be amazed that people ask a worldwide audience on y/a when you could just drop a dime and phone the place. Makes no sense to me.
I used to live in LA so know that one has to make reservations well in advance, everywhere in California. Too many millions of people all trying to get away at once. You can't just show up and expect to find an available campspace. Pick up the phone.
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