Trip to CA..help me plan for TC camping
So we are visiting some family in Alpaugh (near Bakersfield..yuck) in June. I'm in Albany area of Oregon. We are taking our 3 boys, 5,7 and 10 and I want to hit a few places on the way or way back sin...
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If you are coming down in the summer, you have a choice of the coast range or the Sierra. Coming down 101 there is Humbolt Redwoods, a lot of coastline and beaches if you are willing to take the time on 1. Alternatively go south through Lassen, quite interesting miniature version of Yellowstone in many ways, then through Lake Tahoe to Lee Vining, over Tioga pass through Yosemite and onto Bakersfield. Probably more postcard type shots that way. If you do plan on Yosemite, check Tioga pass (it may not open until July this year). You would need reservations for sure to camp in Yosemite Valley proper, but some of the campgrounds coming over from the east have some first-come sites (Tuolemne Meadows for one), if you plan to arrive there early you can get one.
I would avoid I5 from Redding to Bakersfield like the plague myself, unless speed was all important. Having said that, if you do go through Redding, the Sundial bridge is worth a stop for an hour. I have found nothing of interest between there and Magic Mountain :).
I would avoid I5 from Redding to Bakersfield like the plague myself, unless speed was all important. Having said that, if you do go through Redding, the Sundial bridge is worth a stop for an hour. I have found nothing of interest between there and Magic Mountain :).
