โMay-14-2013 01:38 AM
โMay-25-2013 08:37 PM
funfinderlisa wrote:
Hello - I am new here, and I was wondering...are we the only people in all of So Cal who enjoy camping? :0
I'm beginning to think so! We got our TT last June. My Husband is an experienced camper, and I loved camping as a kid, so we were really excited to hit the road and meet some fellow campers.....but everywhere we go in CA, the people we meet are visiting from another State!
There must be other people out there who are camping, from So Cal? We enjoy camping at the State parks and places where we have the feel of really camping...so maybe that has something to do with us only meeting out of town folks? Just curious... ๐
โMay-25-2013 04:28 PM
โMay-25-2013 03:45 PM
โMay-25-2013 03:26 PM
funfinderlisa wrote:
Oh my gosh, I couldn't get my Husband to leave the house on a major Holiday - like this weekend for instance. I would have LOVED to go camping, but since I'm way too scared to even attempt pulling that trailer, even though I'm a good driver, and not afraid of much when it comes to driving, that trailer scares me....so we're stuck here at home. The traffic here makes me wonder why people would even want to live here at all. I would give anything to live in Montana...Now that would be the life!
โMay-25-2013 03:05 PM
dadmomh wrote:
Neither of those names in Idyllwild sound familiar...I'd bet that Marriott sold it years ago. Trees!, lots of trees! No flat parking lot stuff for us, either. Our very BFF and his DW pay $60+ per night to park on asphalt with no hookups or MAYBE water only. This bargain gives them a VIEW of the ocean, but cannot get there from the "campground". I don't think so.
He came to visit a couple of years ago and we went to our fav CG only 45 minutes from home. We had our hybrid and when we woke up the next morning he had unzipped the bunkends and was watching the birds, enjoying the huge trees, the peace.....all for $14 a night....because we're old folks. $16 a night if you're not. We rarely pay over $25 and that's full hookups. I've been to the beach, for $60 a night, I don't need any more beach. BTW, no shade at the beach, but they do have some shrubbery looking things here and there around the sites. Nice.
โMay-25-2013 02:54 PM
profdant139 wrote:
I have to confess that although we do a lot of camping, we would do even more of it if we could quickly escape from SoCal traffic. We rarely take advantage of a three day weekend, for example, since we know we will spend three hours just getting out of town before we hit the open road. It's just not worth the hassle.
The only solution we have found is to leave the house no later than 5 am and then to return after 9 pm. Otherwise, the traffic is horrible, even on weekends.
โMay-25-2013 02:36 PM
โMay-25-2013 09:10 AM
โMay-24-2013 11:31 PM
โMay-24-2013 11:27 PM
dadmomh wrote:
In SoCA the question is not "how FAR", it's "how LONG A DRIVE". Even back in the day, Friday afternoon traffic heading outbound was bumper to bumper. Then you got to do the same thing coming home Sunday afternoon.
โMay-24-2013 11:20 PM
MontanaCamper wrote:
Sooo while reading all the information on Southern California on this thread..a question arose...How far do you have to drive to be able to camp? Never been there so don't know anything about it, know only what I've seen in Rockford Files as a kid...
โMay-24-2013 11:09 PM
dadmomh wrote:
Born and raised SoCA and more than happy to be gone since.....a long time ago. No offense intended to those in SoCA. We used to tent camp at a gorgeous CG in Idyllwild. At that time it was owned by Marriott - they had a thought of expanding into the CG thing. There was a mix of tenters to Class A's even then. Can't remember the name, but it was huge so I would imagine it's still there. Had 3 lakes - 1 for adults only, 1 for kids only and 1 for everyone. Great fall festival. Wish I could remember the name, but maybe someone will have that info. Pretty area.
Our very best DFs still live in SoCA, even though they've seen TN, and they usually end up in a parking lot looking area at the beach for an ungodly site fee with no hookups or primitive camping at one of the dry lakes out toward Palmdale area. Neither appeals to us. You could come to TN....we have great CGs and actually visit with our neighboring campers!
โMay-22-2013 01:03 PM
dadmomh wrote:
In SoCA the question is not "how FAR", it's "how LONG A DRIVE". Even back in the day, Friday afternoon traffic heading outbound was bumper to bumper. Then you got to do the same thing coming home Sunday afternoon.
โMay-22-2013 12:57 PM
โMay-22-2013 10:23 AM