Hi
I was wondering are there any places to camp on the I-5 a little further south of Lake Shasta? Im going on a road trip and looking for a midway point between Los Angeles and Grants Pass Oregon.
Thanks
I was wondering are there any places to camp on the I-5 a little further south of Lake Shasta? Im going on a road trip and looking for a midway point between Los Angeles and Grants Pass Oregon.
Thanks
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Re: mid-California
Sat, August 12, 2006 - 12:13 PMYes! I just came back to Sacramento from Washington along the I-5 corridor, and the area south of Shasta has definite prospects. Sorry I can't recall any particular names, but I saw the little brown tent sign from Shasta nearly down to Yuba, which is a good portion of the area north of Sac. -
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Re: mid-California
Sat, August 12, 2006 - 12:17 PMYea something around the Sacramento area would be about midpoint for me. I am having the hardest time trying to research campsites on the internet! These websites are terrible..none have maps. -
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Re: mid-California
Mon, August 14, 2006 - 8:43 AMThere are a couple right off of I-80 where it crosses I-5. My book is down in my truck right now. I will bring it up a little later.
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Re: mid-California
Mon, August 14, 2006 - 8:59 PMIf you'd rather be closer to Sacramento than Shasta, there's Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area just outside Corning.
Closer to Shasta is Castle Crags State Park. There's also some camping in McCloud, but I can't think of the name at the moment.
If you want to camp up on the mountain itself - McBride Springs, Panther Meadows, Sand Flat, and Bunny Flat.
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How are these places??
Mon, August 14, 2006 - 11:11 PMI just looked at a map and saw a few near Sacramento. I will list them ...if you guys know whether or not the suck please let me know! Thanks lots.
--San Luis State Rec. Area
--G.J. Hatfield St Rec Area
--Durham Ferry State Rec Area
--Colusa-Sacramento State Rec Area
--Bidwell River
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Re: How are these places??
Tue, August 15, 2006 - 6:37 AMIf you're looking to stay near 5, Woodson Bridge is probably your best bet. I've never camped at any of these - but I did find Colusa-Sacramento and Woodson Bridge in my book of the 50 best places to hike in northern California.
I live in Redding, so it would be fairly easy for me to get more info on these, or the ones I posted earlier, if you like.
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Re: San Luis Reservoir State Rec Area and Hatfield State Rec Area
Wed, May 2, 2007 - 7:33 PMinteresting, i was just at some of these places to scout them out for future camping. i visited san luis state rec and hatfield.
san luis is conveniently located at san luis reservoir in the rolling and already golden hills on the coastal side of the valley near los banos, I-5 and cali hwy 152. there are 4 campgrounds around the area; 3 of the 4 are away from the highways. i didn't visit the one that sits close the hwys.
- san luis creek campground is back in the hills, 2 loops of sites, each with a tree, table, and ring. bathrooms and showers, swimming at the beach, camp host, fishing. water avail.
- bassalt campground is back in the hills, away from water but with much more shade in many areas. bathrooms, showers, camp host. swimming not encouraged in the main reservoir as the cut-off from shallow to deep is sudden. fishing. water avail.
- los banos creek campground is waaaayyyyyy back in the hills, you don't know that the little reservoir is there until you're almost on top of it. very secluded with maybe 15 campsites, many with shade, all with table and ring, porta-poties only, swimming is right in front of you, fishing. if you're looking for an easy place just passing by, this likely isn't the campground for you (but it looks fun!). dunno about water avail.
the other place was hatfield state rec area, small, some traffic nearby, not a lot on the road it actually is on. no specific "campsites" per se. there are two parking lots and several large groves that have tables and rings under them. stake out your table and ring and camp right there. not possible to pull up to your campsite, but the distance from car to site is 15-75 feet. easy. and beautiful too, with all the old maples and oaks. right on the merced river, swimming allowed? bathrooms, showers? unfortunately mosquitoes rule this time of year, the park is right near the confluence of the merced and san joaquin rivers.
for you, i would say san luis creek campground is easiest. $20 i think.
www.parks.ca.gov/
search by name
cheers, good luck
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Re: mid-California
Wed, May 2, 2007 - 12:28 AMGo to your Southern California Automobile Association and ask the for their two maps on campgrounds in California. One map is for southern California (the threshold is roughly the San Francisco-to-Yosemite line) and the other map is for northern California.
Find the numbers in the geographic area and then cross-reference them on the chart printed on the back of the map. They have an amazing amount of information and it's packed into a conveniently-small package.
For folks in northern California, go to your AAA office.
The maps are sometimes a little out-of-date, but I continue to rely on them when I'm planning a trip.
These maps have information on national, state, local & commercial camping.