More campers than parks
This year we have only been out in the 5th wheel 2-3 times because we can't find any places to go that haven't been sold out on the weekends. Northern CA State parks, especially on or near the coast s...
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bikendan wrote:Lightning55 wrote:
Wow, this thread has gone full circle! Thanks for all the input. I'm still a working guy so weekends are my only option. Even trying to book spots 6 months in advance hasn't worked for any of the beach or lake spots. When advance reservations open up for these places they are filled within seconds. Can't click fast enough. I guess we'll start just taking whatever we can find. There's probably spots in the privately owned places we can check out. Just too many people here that have RVs.
Unfortunately California and many other states haven't developed more campgrounds, to keep up with population growth. This is mainly due to, especially in California, all the laws, restrictions and costs to do this. Try and name any new campgrounds, over the past 25 years, in California's state and national parks. Yet the population has doubled over the past 50 years.
I think California has the most public parks as a ratio to the total state's land mass.
The issue is that everyone and his brothers, including me, go there for vacation for the sights and the weather.
I don't know if the word is out yet and weed is also legal in WA and OR -- and they can have their own share of these kind of tourists and CA can have less second hand smoke pollution in Venice Beach .;)
Maybe, to prevent congestion, the state should screen out by IQ test and driving abilities, LOL.:B
