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RE: Santa Barbara CA wildfires force 4000 - 6000 campers to flee
This report on inciweb.org seems the most current and accurate. The site gets heavy use and takes time to load:
http://inciweb.org/incident/3394/
Note that the number of "evacuees", whether residents, campers, other, is estimated at 2000-3000 by the sheriff's department, and frankly, with that big a discrepancy in the estimate, who knows?
The fire area is sparsely populated, and there are few "campgrounds". The Los Padres NF website mentions nothing (when I looked an hour or so ago, anyway) except the closure of Paradise Road.
News reports are notoriously inaccurate; most of the "reporters" shoot from the hip with whatever baloney they're fed, then use subsequent reports to backtrack and "correct" previously-given information.
It's going to be long, tough, destructive fire season in California.:(
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JT
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05/28/13 05:24pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: California- San Diego and up. cheap/boondocking places
wintersun, your post gives some misleading information.
"That is not true if you buy an annual pass or get the senior discount or stay at some of the day use areas. California has areas that are designated for day use but where you can stay overnight so long as you are gone by 9 AM the next day."
An annual CA state parks pass has nothing to do with *camping* fees; read the rules here:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1049
And, a "senior discount" off a campsite in a CA state park is 2 bucks; big deal! (And, if the park charges for a dog or dogs, any "savings" is out the door!)
The "areas that are designated for day use" that you talk about are called "enroute campsites", and in most cases, this means overnighting in the parking lot of the day use area. If the park's day use area is not among the listings on this link, keep moving!
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21687
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JT
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05/25/13 06:40pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Marble Quarry RV Park - Columbia, CA
Helpful review; Marble Quarry is one of only two games in town, and happens to be an upcoming stop for us. Parrott's Ferry Road is little twisty, but OK for most rigs. Which site were you in?
BTW, it's Columbia State Historic Park, not Columbia National Park. :)
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JT
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04/21/13 01:38pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Chaco Culture NHM road to CG- ok for a TT?
http://www.nps.gov/chcu/planyourvisit/directions.htm
Up to you; the road is gravel, very dusty, rough, and about 16 miles long, IIRC. When the road is graded, the tracks of the grader (following the blade) add the "washboard" effect which shakes and rattles the rig; I don't know how it would be with a trailer, but I'd make sure that the connections between it and your tow vehicle are tight! :B
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JT
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04/05/13 08:05am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: western trip
The first stop to trip planning in any national park is the specific park's website; there is a LOT of information offered of all aspects of visiting a park, and almost every question that visitors might come up with is usually answered in the site's content. Here's the DV site; substitute "yose" and "seki" after the .gov/ for Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon:
http://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm
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JT
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03/30/13 08:19am |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: Fort Bragg, ca - Highway 1 north to 101?
I agree with those who advise taking 20 out of Ft. Bragg over to 101; the stretch of 101 from Westport (13 miles north of Fr. Bragg) to Leggett is 28 miles of *narrow*, i.e., about a lane and a half in most places, very curvy roadway, with a poorly-maintained surface, and with many ups and downs. In addition, the redwood (and other) trees are often right at the lane edge, and/or one is pinched against a bank when making a corner.
Take 20!
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JT
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03/27/13 02:49pm |
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RE: Question on Grapevine vs Hwy 101
"I would not recommend 101 north of Paso Robles to Monterrey. IT will take hours to go the short distance."
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? 101 doesn't go to Monterey. You may be thinking of Hwy. 1, and in that case, to get from Paso Robles to Monterey, one would leave 101 at Paso, take 46 west to 1, then head up to Carmel/Monterey through Big Sur.
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JT
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03/27/13 08:06am |
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RE: San Francisco, Anyone?
"What about Half Moon Bay or Santa Cruz?"
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Staying in Half Moon Bay - and there are very limited options - and traveling to SF requires driving up Hwy. 1, then up Skyline, through the top of the park, then into the city; it can be a pretty drive if it's not fogged in, but it can also be a long, tedious, heavily-trafficked drive. Or, one has to drive over Hwy. 92, catch 280, and head into the city over 19th Ave.; this is another long, slow, trafficky trip.
Santa Cruz itself has virtually no place to stay; there is a place in Scotts Valley, and a couple up Hwy. 9 in Felton, the "Costanoan" KOA up the coast, and a "few" state parks in the general area; good luck getting into any of these in the summer. And, the commute up to SF is a long one.
As much as I am not a fan of KOAs, I agree with the other posters that, if one's primary objective is to visit the city, the KOA in Petaluma is a good option; they offer tours of the places that most tourists want to see in SF, and the visitor doesn't need to hassle parking.
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JT
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02/01/13 08:25am |
Class C Motorhomes
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RE: Slab City and California Desert - Best Time Through?
:h I'm mystified at the comment that Slab City should be on an RVer's "must-visit" list; WHY? Well, perhaps, if one's idea of a prime travel attraction is a landfill-cum-homeless encampment, but, otherwise, IMHO, a visit to the Slabs is about as appealing as a root canal. YMMV.
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JT
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01/23/13 12:32pm |
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RE: Rt 9 West from Saratoga, CA
Big Basin Way (Hwy. 9) is narrow and curvy with trees very close to the edge of the road in many places; it's not an easy ride for a 40' 5th wheel. And, although you didn't mention the location of the possible workkamping job, if it's "Saratoga Springs RV Resort", you might want to check the place out carefully (as one would any place) before committing.
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JT
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01/08/13 01:27pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: El Centro - Brawley - Occotilla Wells
"Heading south on Hwy 86/78 turn left at the new signal, signage says Fredericks RD Hwy 78"
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So, this route takes one to Hwy.111 and south to I-8?
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JT
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01/08/13 07:08am |
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RE: El Centro - Brawley - Occotilla Wells
The bypass was supposed to open to traffic in November, according to this article:
http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2012-10-15/completion_34506004
Since I need to get from Hwy 86 to I-8 in a couple of months by whichever route is quickest/most direct/least hassle, this topic is of interest!
Hopefully, someone with up-to-date information as to whether the bypass is really open will respond!
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JT
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12/30/12 05:55pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: How long is 30 feet? Need California help
This page contains a list (scroll down) of CA state parks which offer camping; each park is *unique*, not only in general environment, types of camping allowed, level of maintenance and facilities, number of onsite personnel, and degree of crowding, but in *campsite size* and ease of interior road access. Not "harping on the negative" at all, but making sweeping generalizations about vehicle fit in CA state parks is pointless.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/ParkIndex/
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JT
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11/23/12 06:28am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: How long is 30 feet? Need California help
"bikendan" is right; it's rare to find anybody home at all to answer the phone at a CA state park, let alone to connect with a speaking human who is able to offer accurate information! Maybe, back in the day, it may have been feasible to rely on this service at a CA state park, but that was then; this is now.
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JT
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11/21/12 08:13am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Seattle to San Francisco
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
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JT
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09/07/12 08:04am |
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RE: Mountain Directory West - recommended?
The MD is an essential reference for traveling in the western states in a "large" vehicle. If one never leaves the *freeway*, no, don't bother; otherwise, the resource is very valuable!
The prices on the MD website are essentially the same as what Amazon used to list:
https://www.mountaindirectory.com/mtnshop/
(MD publishes an eastern edition, too; this is also an excellent reference.)
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JT
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08/02/12 08:58am |
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