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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 21, 2015

Snowdocking in the Sierra: are there ungated areas?

We have developed a taste for mild snow boondocking -- nothing extreme, just a nice blanket of snow and cool temps. (For folks suffering through this winter back East, no, we are not crazy -- the sno...
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jandjbaums
Explorer
Apr 08, 2015
SteveAE wrote:
If Bachelor is as good as it gets on the West Coast, that's pretty sad. BUT, if they get the forecast 8 - 12" tonight, that will help (still not worth it IMO). And the new Kapka Butte Snowpark (at 5900') is a pretty good place to camp. (Swing by and I'll even give you my 2015 Snowpark Permit as I doubt I will bother to use it again this season.)

For those of you that know the area, the southern part of the Cascades Lakes Hwy is now open to Elk Lake.
Thanks for that info. Any gates open?

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