Trip to CA..help me plan for TC camping

skipro3 wrote:
From Grass Pants to Bakersfield... hmmm
Lassen National Park is very cool. Take the hike to Bumpass Hell and there are plenty of others too.

Chester, South of Lassen has a nice lake, Almanor. Tons of fish!

There are several passes that may be open by June that cross the Sierras. I took a trip last year to cross every one and camp each night on the summit of each pass. With this much snow, might not be all open, but they are beautiful drives, every one.

Lake Tahoe. Come down from Susanville from Chester and drive the Nevada side to South Shore Tahoe. Beaches, boating, camping, etc.

Bodie Ghost town just North of Lee Vining is pretty cool to visit. It's amazing how well preserved it is.

At Lee Vining, see Mono Lake. Then head West into Yosemite. Don't bother with the valley in June, it's a zoo. But the road from 395 to Maraposa is very nice with lots to see.

Also, If you want to divert from Tahoe, take Hwy 49 through Sierra City all the way down through Placerville and to Yosemite. See all the historic gold rush towns like Coloma, where John Sutter discovered gold and set off the gold rush of 1849. South of Placerville is Plymouth, Ione, Jackson, Angels Camp (where Mark Twain wrote his story on the frog jumping). There are lots of gold rush towns with reenactments of everything from pioneer living to civil war battles. Do your homework to figure what events are taking place on what days so you plan the itinerary.

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this is what I was going to post but skipro3 did such a fine job!!!! The coast is the other option Santa Cruz, Monterey bay aquarium, Pismo beach and the dunes. plus the redwoods can take days to really enjoy. Good luck with any rout you choose and safe travels