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jukes
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Oct 29, 2017

Central California Campgrounds Paso Robles/SF/where!?

Just moved to Santa Cruz, CA and want to take the 3 kids (boys 5,11,14) out in the Travel Trailer for 4 nights over Thanksgiving. Ideas on campgrounds within a 3 hour drive? Ones that are either nea...
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Gonzo42
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Oct 30, 2017
Lake Naciemento has good fishing. San Miguel has a mission you can see. I used to live there and its mostly in bad repair. Sanctuary is closed but you can see most of the rest.

Dating myself, when I lived there there was 1, count 'em, 1 winery. Now there are about 100. Good for us, as we enjoy tasting wines.

If you were to go as far south as Buellton, CA I highly recommend Flying Flags to stay in, and Solvang is a great town to visit.

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