Archive for category California camping
The Big Holiday Trip: On the Road in Economy Class
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family Camping, Family RV Fun, Traveling with Kids on December 19th, 2009
Tomorrow we take-off for the longest (by distance and time) of our family RV trips this year. We are going to San Diego for two weeks. My wife is off work and the kids are off school, so we are going for it. I will have to do a little work during the trip, but [...]
Thanksgiving dinner on the beach
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family Camping, Family RV Fun, Traveling with Kids on December 5th, 2009
So we always go to the Pismo Beach area every year for the long Thanksgiving weekend. This has been the second year with our trailer. Before that we rented a house. And before that we rented an RV and spent the weekend before Thanksgiving at a Pismo RV park (we couldn’t get a reservation for [...]
A Trip to the Pinnacles National Monument
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family RV Fun, National Parks on November 14th, 2009
With a couple of days off in the middle of the week for Veterans Day, we decided to take a short trip to the Pinnacles National Monument for some hiking, cave exploration and family fun time.
Pinnacles is a funny place. Driving up highway 25, the area seems unremarkable with a lot of farm and ranch land. Even when [...]
Cal State Park Foundation President Speaks
Posted by Family RV in Cal State Parks, California camping, Family Camping on September 16th, 2009
Watch this impassioned speech by the President of the Cal State Park Foundation, Elizabeth Goldstein.
She lays down the law on what we need to do to save our parks.
The closure list has been delayed until late next week.
Make a donation to the Cal State Park Foundation fight to stop the park closures.
Cal State Parks Still in Way of Govenor’s Cut
Posted by Family RV in Cal State Parks, California camping on September 11th, 2009
Cal state parks are still at risk, but there is some good news.
Senate Bill 679 passed the Ca State legislature and waits for the Gov. to sign. It requires that no land acquired for the state park system may be used for non-park uses without the express authority of an act of the Legislature [...]
CA State Parks Rally this weekend – Over 100 Parks Could Close
Posted by Bob in California camping, Family RV Fun, Western USA RV Parks on September 4th, 2009
These are trying time for all of us as we weather the economic downturn.
California has been hit extra hard. The State is trying to cut its budget deficit where ever it can and it has turn its red pen to the state park system. There is a proposal to close up to 100 of the [...]
Wrights Lake: It was a beautiful week
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Eldorado National Forrest, Family RV Fun, Wrights Lake on August 18th, 2009
Well we just got back from Wrights Lake and boy did we have a good time.
If you don’t know where it is, Wrights Lake is located 30 minutes South of Lake Tahoe in the Eldorado National Forrest. The lake looks up at the majestic rocky peaks of the Sierra Nevada and Desolation Wilderness.
We left [...]
CA Camping: Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family Camping, RV Camping, Western USA RV Parks on July 20th, 2009
We spent the weekend at a local county park that was a surprisingly great place to RV.
We wanted to go somewhere close to save on gas. So we settled on Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park. It is a park in the foothills above Gilroy, CA and managed by the Santa Clara County.
We weren’t [...]
CA Camping: Calaveras Big Trees State Park- June 19 – 21, 2009
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family Camping, Family RV Fun, RV Camping, Traveling with Kids, Western USA RV Parks on July 9th, 2009
My family and I spend the long weekend (from 6/19- 21/09) at Calavaeras Big Trees Stat Park. It is located 10 minutes above Arnold, CA in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Below is the account of our stay and some tips on how to make your stay there more enjoyable.
Getting to the Campground – No Wide [...]
Camping at New Brighton State Beach
Posted by Family RV in California camping, Family RV Fun, RV Camping, RV Travel, Western USA RV Parks on June 18th, 2009
We had a really good time at the New Brighton State Beach park. The state park is located off of Highway 1 just outside of Capitola, CA.
It is a state park (though its not threatened of closing with the Cal budget crisis) sitting on the bluffs above the beach. We had power and water, but [...]
