best camping site at joshua tree image
y.thelastm
In the process of planning a camping trip, but most locations seem to be very "park like" and are far too "RV Friendly." I'm looking for a more desolate location where I won't hear the noise from my neighbors. Preferably we'd like areas near hiking trails and fishing/hunting areas, but the most important thing is actually in getting as far away from RVs and other noisy campers as possible.
Answer
if you really want an rv-free experience, you need to look for primitive sites. these are sites with no electricity, no bathrooms (well, maybe pit toilets), and occasionally no water.
in summer, the only tolerable places are the mountains. check out the national forest websites for the Angeles, San Bernardino & Cleveland NF's. look at their campsite listings and look for "primitive" or similar descriptions. call and ask which campgrounds get the most & the least traffic. in the winter, i love to hit the deserts - Joshua Tree (although you will find RVs there), Death Valley, Mojave Preserve. although the mountains can be nice in winter, too.
also, look for state parks in the area. obviously the beach parks will be overrun in sunny weather, but we camped at the beach for new Year's once and had the place almost to ourselves.
there are other places, but i've listed those that are closest to the LA/IE/OC population centers. hope it helped!
if you really want an rv-free experience, you need to look for primitive sites. these are sites with no electricity, no bathrooms (well, maybe pit toilets), and occasionally no water.
in summer, the only tolerable places are the mountains. check out the national forest websites for the Angeles, San Bernardino & Cleveland NF's. look at their campsite listings and look for "primitive" or similar descriptions. call and ask which campgrounds get the most & the least traffic. in the winter, i love to hit the deserts - Joshua Tree (although you will find RVs there), Death Valley, Mojave Preserve. although the mountains can be nice in winter, too.
also, look for state parks in the area. obviously the beach parks will be overrun in sunny weather, but we camped at the beach for new Year's once and had the place almost to ourselves.
there are other places, but i've listed those that are closest to the LA/IE/OC population centers. hope it helped!
I live in Los Angeles and would like to know of some of the best and closest camping sites?
Ozzi
I'm going camping with my roommate for Thanksgiving and we'd appreciate any suggestions from local campers!
Answer
Lots of folks head out to the desert this time of year and at the Top of that list is Joshua tree
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
Another place I recommend is Blue jay campground in the Cleavland national forest off the ortega hwy in Orange County
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/recreation/camping/bluejay.shtml
Some of the best views I ever had for camping was at lake and table mountain campgrounds up by wrightwood.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/recreation/camping/bluejay.shtml
Keep in mind it's Thanksgiving weekend and if it's a reservable campground you've probably missed out. Joshua Tree inside the park has a lot of first come first served sites but you need to be there by Wednesday to get one. Blue jay is also first come first served but it's real close to town.
Another option is camping in dispersed areas there are a lot in the San bernadino national forest and on BLM lands south of Joshua tree off the 10 freeway there is no cost for dispersed camping other then the adventure pass. but no facilities either.
Good luck to you
Lots of folks head out to the desert this time of year and at the Top of that list is Joshua tree
http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
Another place I recommend is Blue jay campground in the Cleavland national forest off the ortega hwy in Orange County
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/recreation/camping/bluejay.shtml
Some of the best views I ever had for camping was at lake and table mountain campgrounds up by wrightwood.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/recreation/camping/bluejay.shtml
Keep in mind it's Thanksgiving weekend and if it's a reservable campground you've probably missed out. Joshua Tree inside the park has a lot of first come first served sites but you need to be there by Wednesday to get one. Blue jay is also first come first served but it's real close to town.
Another option is camping in dispersed areas there are a lot in the San bernadino national forest and on BLM lands south of Joshua tree off the 10 freeway there is no cost for dispersed camping other then the adventure pass. but no facilities either.
Good luck to you
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
No comments:
Post a Comment