So-Cal wheelin trip September 12th-14th

That's a bummer

 

sub'd as a socal member to see where you end up wheeling at. hopefully i can tag along with everyone for at least a day while you're down here

 

As far as camping whos in for friday and saturday ? I know im forsure

 

I'll be out there both nights, but I probably won't stay in Ocotillo. I'm thinking of spending a night in a spot near The Slot and/or maybe one over near Split Mountain to the South. Depends on what my parents want to do and if anyone wants to go south to Elliot Mine because if people do want to head down there for slower 4x4 stuff and pretty crazy views then I at least would also like camp out down there and head back to the rest of the group the next day.

 

Im open to whatever else people want to do. Sounds like your plan is more convenient ! Whats everyone else say ?

 

I mean, I don't know if camping in ocotillo is free or not, but it'll be better for a large group camp than any free dispersed camping in Anza. They also have facilities, I believe. We also don't really need to decide until we all get there and talk in person, but for those on the fence because they want to do slower technical wheeling, know that we have the option to do that.

 

Depending how many in your group , we've had a few trucks camping in a place (camp site) called The Cove, it's right behind Blo-Sand

 

It is everytime i hit so cal, doubt im gonna be able to make this trip, but i do have two weeks off coming up just not sure when, but i deff plan on heading down there when i do have the time off

 

The cove is nice, we can also have a much bigger group of off of pole line where there are bathrooms.

 

Oh the cove looks like a nice spot!
According to this map there are bathrooms in a bunch of places all around: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/pages/1170/files/OcotilloMap_WEB.pdf
It also looks like camping in Ocotillo Wells is free, so that's easy and don't need to make a reservation.
Here's some other good info: http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1217

 

I like the cove because its a great wind break but there again depends how big your group is I think we had 8 or 10 trucks, you could probably have more I suspect

 

You could always pre run it & look for a spot to accomodate...

 

& if 4x I think you can still get to the back side of blow sand (top) from camp

 

Blowsand is inaccessible right now even with 4x4. Unless you got big power. Lol.

 

did someone say power??? s/c for the win but never tried getting there in the truck, only on the bike which was easy.


and sub'd the thread without reading it in it's entirety, but including myself, i've got 3 rigs up for meeting some of the norcal folk at gorman (hungry valley) on either saturday or sunday if that is part of the plan. if not, i'll try to at least convince them to ride with me to one of your other destinations since I have been getting the itch to get my truck in the dirt somewhere lately

 

Why? Just super steep right now?

 

I know they had a few good flash floods out there so there is a bunch of stuff that's changed up.... but I haven't heard anything about blow sand

 

Holmes camp has bathrooms, awnings with benches & a working shower for those that might bring girls that need that kind of stuff.
Also around the benches and stuff there is trees that provide some shade.

 

No it's actually just too soft since it's the off season. Also, the rains have washed away all the sand at the bottom leaving a bunch of rocks exposed. Usually, if your rig can handle it, you can brap over the whoops at the bottom and hit it with speed but you gotta creep to the hill now.

 

I hit blo sand early in the morning after it had rained the night before in April. You can see from the picture the sand is super tightly packed and not super squishy like I'm sure it is right now in the summer. I tried it a second time that morning but didn't go fast enough at the bottom through the woops and ended up sliding about 1/3 of the way down the side