profdant139 wrote:
We just spent several days at a very nice campground (Palomar Mountain State Park), east of Oceanside, Calif. We were the only people in the whole area for three nights -- absolutely silent. (The fourth night was a Friday, and the campground was half-full and not silent.) The camping was very pleasant -- about 5000 feet in elevation, cool days, cold nights, plenty of shade, nice hiking, good stars at night, etc.
I completely understand what the OP was saying, and I agree. On the one hand, we were campground hosts at Palomar SP several years ago and loved the weekdays and week nights there. The weekends drew urban crowds and frequently approached disaster status.
On the other hand, our home base is adjacent to the San Juan National Forest in Colorado and there are countless places to boondock when the weather is right. We can (and do) extend the season by heading to the BLM areas in southeast Utah and often to southern Arizona, New Mexico for winter escapes, though not always boondocking there.
