Boondocking in Southern California???
We are going to be "on call" for babysitting 2 grandkids this winter. They live in Santa Monica. We would like to be able to get to them within a few hours, without having to stay at one of the expens...
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Quite a bit involved here. How often is the on call babysitting going to happen? Is it something planned a day or two out?
Draw circle on map 100 120 miles out from Santa Monica. If you're that far out the "few hours" trip can only be accomplished during minimal traffic periods-so advance planning is necessary. The cheapest areas, or areas likely to have cheap/free public camping will be in desert areas. There are scatterings of other public campsites at Lake Cachuma, Santa Paula area, San Gabriel mountains, San Bernardino mountains, Riverside County parks.
The suggestion of long term stay at RV parks in the San Fernando Valley is worth checking out.
Check out forestcamping.com with reference to Los Padres National Forest, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest. Check out campsitephotos.com for campgrounds in your sphere of range.
Or is the distance worth it? Alternatives pay the cost to be as close as possible to Santa Monica, stay in extra room in their house, or look into some kind of RV parking arrangement at neighbors, local businesses, vacant property, -something arranged in advance by people with local knowledge.
Draw circle on map 100 120 miles out from Santa Monica. If you're that far out the "few hours" trip can only be accomplished during minimal traffic periods-so advance planning is necessary. The cheapest areas, or areas likely to have cheap/free public camping will be in desert areas. There are scatterings of other public campsites at Lake Cachuma, Santa Paula area, San Gabriel mountains, San Bernardino mountains, Riverside County parks.
The suggestion of long term stay at RV parks in the San Fernando Valley is worth checking out.
Check out forestcamping.com with reference to Los Padres National Forest, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest. Check out campsitephotos.com for campgrounds in your sphere of range.
Or is the distance worth it? Alternatives pay the cost to be as close as possible to Santa Monica, stay in extra room in their house, or look into some kind of RV parking arrangement at neighbors, local businesses, vacant property, -something arranged in advance by people with local knowledge.
