2018 Nor Cal Wheeling, Camping and BS

On one hand, I agree. On the other, commitment. To your teammates, to your team, and to finishing strong. Never too early to learn those qualities.

 

I still want to run hell hole but earliest I could would be end of October and that’s if the weather holds

 

I might be able to work this one in!

 

Can you guys recommend a place to camp near San Francisco? Remote or developed campground is fine. Just need a spot for base camp then visit the city with the wife and kid.

Thanks.

 

I've been building up for the Rubicon. All that is left is lockers and a winch. oh and mid and transfer and gas skids lol looks like I'm not that close after all

 

In SF or near by cities? I know of Lake Del Valle in Livermore or Mt Diablo in Concord.

 

Anywhere within an hour drive of SF.

 

Damn right! Working on integrity at the moment. He gets it, hes a good kid

Lol...i started reading that and was like "almost". Haha

 

For me, camping and wheeling usually means my stock of ammo depletes...

For those of you like me, Big5 has 20% off ammo today and tomorrow!


@Fernando @Motofox @TOP TACO

 

Samuel P Taylor SP. that's the best you can get for a base camp close to the city. Pantoll camp in Tamapais SP is awesome too. Kirby Cove or Millennium camp in the GGNRA/Marin headlands is nice, but no fires. Angel island is beautiful, but ferry ride is only way on/off (no cars/trucks). China Camp SP is probably the closest drive time wise, and still nice. Has killer MTB trails too if you're into that.

Or down the coast on highway 1, Butano SP has nice redwood campgrounds, Costonoa is a cool KOA, or further down into Santa Cruz mountains, maybe about 1:15 from the city (depending on traffic).

What time of year?

 

Brannan island. The Nike missle base in the marin headlands,Mt.diablo, Doran beach up by pt.reyes. jump on hipcamp and you can stay in a ammo bunker on mare island.spring lake up in Santa Rosa was nice, but avoid site 19.full of rocks. But they have sleeping huts now.

 

Samuel p.taylor is booked solid til new years. Might get a walk up tho if he gets there early.

 

Lake Chabot in Oakland hills also..

 

Used to be you could go to almost any of the parks and get in on a Sunday. Not so much anymore.

 

Been trying to book Samuel p taylor state park for months. No luck so far..

 

I usually have no problem just cruising out with no res. I'm 15 mins away though so no pressure if I get skunked.

 

A bunch of the acreage there was burned a few weeks ago. That may have something to do with the sites availability?

 

nah, it was the other side of the road from the tent sites. its just always busy.

 

I think part of it is it's a damn nice place. And it's close to a lot of stuff. One of these days I'll get a spot. Thinking I might hit bullfrog Pond up at Anderson redwoods. Looks like fun.

 

Every time I try, I get skunked. I was shocked a couple weekends ago Wright's beach had open sites. Of course I wasn't camping that weekend.