Nifty *free* weekend camping places in norcal? *free*

[Kelvrick]

All you Sacramentoens and Bay Area-ins gotta know of a place.

It'll probably be a one day thing, at most a one day, crash in cars, and drive home second day thing. Yosemite is too crowded for the short trip we want and I don't know the area that well.

Any ideas? I figure there should be plenty of places up north where we can just park the cars somewhere and go hiking, right?

Any info would be appreciated.

 

[KLin]

Redwood National Park?

 

[RU482]

good luck getting a spot

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I'd suggest you give this website a look and call the ranger who oversees whatever area you want to go to. Ask them about Primative camp-sites (no running water) where you must pack all of your stuff in. The still will charge, but the fee is much less than the $18/nt at car-campgrounds.


Reserve America

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: redly1
good luck getting a spot

Especially free.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: redly1
good luck getting a spot

Especially free.

 

[grohl]

I believe that one can "camp" anywhere in a National Forest for free, The exception being "improved" areas, of course.

Get a National Forest Map in NoCal at a decent fishing store. Check out the unimproved roads (usually old logging roads and such). Find one close to somewhere cool in the middle of nowhere and go for it.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: redly1
good luck getting a spot

Especially free.

Sorry for late replies, took a nice little nap.

Does that pertain to this weekend? To clarify, it'll probably be next weekend (the 15th).

Thanks for the replies, grohl, Fmr12B, and KLin.

 

[olds]

Highway 50
Crystal Basin Recreation Area
Ice House Reservoir
SMUD campgrounds
I am sure they are all full.

 

[scott916]

I used to camp off of silver fork road in kyburz off of hwy 50 for free.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Have you tried in the woods somewhere?

 

[DainBramaged]

nifty? lol