LisaLu
My husband and I love to camp, but we are new to the northern California area, and don't know any good places around the Sacramento/Grass Valley area. We are looking for something under $10 a night. We don't mind roughing it, so even if its out in the middle of nowhere, but its a good place to camp near a lake or stream it would be awesome to know of. Thanks!
Answer
Welcome to Kalifornistan! It's a land of many wonders and blunders. the first being that campground fee's have doubled in the last few years mainly at state parks and national parks. There are still a few $10 and less spots and even fewer free ones. Weekends around your area the most popular sites get reserved 6 months in advance. Now don't lose hope of finding a site there are just as many non reservable sites too you just have to be the early bird to catch the site, by early I mean a couple of days early by thursday no later if you want to stay through the Weekend. Popular spots are the lakes and rivers that are around you and tops is Folsom lake and the rivers above and below that. The National forests around you are also great destinations and that's where you will find the most luck of getting a spot for the weekend. They also have what is called dispersed camping where you head out a forest road and find your own spot or what is called a yellow post site.These are free with the cost of an adventure pass $5 a day $30 for the year.
Google map to see what state parks and forests are closest to you and then look up their web page, check for campground listings and you will find which ones are reservable and which are first come. Here is a link to help you find public and private campgrounds in your area,
http://www.totalescape.com/
Welcome to Kalifornistan! It's a land of many wonders and blunders. the first being that campground fee's have doubled in the last few years mainly at state parks and national parks. There are still a few $10 and less spots and even fewer free ones. Weekends around your area the most popular sites get reserved 6 months in advance. Now don't lose hope of finding a site there are just as many non reservable sites too you just have to be the early bird to catch the site, by early I mean a couple of days early by thursday no later if you want to stay through the Weekend. Popular spots are the lakes and rivers that are around you and tops is Folsom lake and the rivers above and below that. The National forests around you are also great destinations and that's where you will find the most luck of getting a spot for the weekend. They also have what is called dispersed camping where you head out a forest road and find your own spot or what is called a yellow post site.These are free with the cost of an adventure pass $5 a day $30 for the year.
Google map to see what state parks and forests are closest to you and then look up their web page, check for campground listings and you will find which ones are reservable and which are first come. Here is a link to help you find public and private campgrounds in your area,
http://www.totalescape.com/
Camping in Northern California?
David
My buddy and I want to go camping. Just like you would think: A couple of tents, and a campfire, and maybe even a hike in.
We live near Sacramento, and so we could easily drive to places like Tahoe. All I see are campgrounds with all these amenities, but we just want to go camping sort of isolated with what we bring (no bathrooms or buildings of any kind.)
I've never handled the location of camping nor do I know of any places where we can just go.
So here's the ultimate question:
Where can we just go plain old camping?
Answer
The type of camping you seek is by backpacking into the wild lands so use a trail finder,
http://www.localhikes.com/
The type of camping you seek is by backpacking into the wild lands so use a trail finder,
http://www.localhikes.com/
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