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Katie
So my friends and I are planning a trip to Cali and want to camp on the beach instead of spend money on a hotel. We are in our mid 20's with no kids. Everywhere I've found online has been very family friendly and as much as I like kids, I would rather not have a family with 3 kids in the tent text to us. Not to mention families probably wouldn't want to be right next to us either. Any idea's on good places?
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Well california is all about RVs when it comes to camping at the beach and all beach campgrounds from San Francisco south require reservations 6 months to a year in advance. Also expect to spend for reservations equal to a motel 6 elsewhere. For example the brand new Ca. state park campground at Crystle cove is $85 a night. With that in mind as another posted I recomend also that the beach be a day activity and look to county, state and national forest parks that are inland. Your question also leads one to assume that you think camping at the beach is free, so to make myself clear, in California it is not free and it is highly regulated.
http://woodalls.com/ lists all the campgrounds there are and you can go to the state of californias state parks page, http://www.parks.ca.gov/ and find sites there. Make reservations pronto as summer booking is going on now.
http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDirectoryList.do?contractCode=CA
Well california is all about RVs when it comes to camping at the beach and all beach campgrounds from San Francisco south require reservations 6 months to a year in advance. Also expect to spend for reservations equal to a motel 6 elsewhere. For example the brand new Ca. state park campground at Crystle cove is $85 a night. With that in mind as another posted I recomend also that the beach be a day activity and look to county, state and national forest parks that are inland. Your question also leads one to assume that you think camping at the beach is free, so to make myself clear, in California it is not free and it is highly regulated.
http://woodalls.com/ lists all the campgrounds there are and you can go to the state of californias state parks page, http://www.parks.ca.gov/ and find sites there. Make reservations pronto as summer booking is going on now.
http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDirectoryList.do?contractCode=CA
Where is a good place to go tent camping within about 2 hrs of the Charlotte, NC area?
garnetgirl
It will be me, my husband, & 2 teenage sons, so we're not interested in attractions for little kids. Hiking, fishing, canoe rental & clean bath houses are a plus. :) We've been to Grandfather Mountain & loved it.
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I highly recommend the Mortimer Campground that is in Caldwell County. It's fairly primitive but very remote with very nice campsites and a bath house. At the furthest point back in the campground there is a very cool hike that begins there and does a loop back to the middle of the campground. It's a very rugged hike and maybe 4 miles or so... I can't remember the distance but I did it a couple of years ago and had a great time.
Here is a link to a website that has that Mortimer listed on it. If you click on the map the indicator on the map is in the wrong spot so I'll tell you how to see the camping area. As you're looking at the map zoom in and you see the intersection of the Brown Mountain Beach road and Hwy 90 the (Edgemont Road). The campground is about 100 yards to the left of that intersection on Hwy 90 and not to the right as the indicator will show you. Zoom in on that area and follow the road back into the campground and you can see the campsites a little through the trees. The buildings at the very end is a bath house for sure and I think the others may be as well. http://www.explorecaldwell.com/camping.html
Here is a link to the Wilson Creek visitor center that is along the road to Mortimer. You'll find the folks there to be very helpful. They can help you with trail and camping maps of the area. There are a bunch of trails along there and Wilson Creek itself is amazing to see. Take a look at their website and you can learn a lot more about the area from there. http://www.explorecaldwell.com/visitorcenter.html
Again, this is a very rugged area. The roads are mostly gravel so be prepared for that and don't let that surprise you.
Just above this very area is the Linville Gorge area and the Parkway. I've camped at the Linville Gorge camping area before and it was great. You access it along the Parkway. You'll have very near access to the trials leading out to see Linville Falls. If somewhere a little less rugged is what you have in mind you may want to check this out. Here's are some links for more info
http://www.recreation.gov/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=74042
http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=37
Hope this helps and give you some ideas!
Have a great time!
If I can give you more detailed info about any of the above or other areas nearby please get in touch.
I highly recommend the Mortimer Campground that is in Caldwell County. It's fairly primitive but very remote with very nice campsites and a bath house. At the furthest point back in the campground there is a very cool hike that begins there and does a loop back to the middle of the campground. It's a very rugged hike and maybe 4 miles or so... I can't remember the distance but I did it a couple of years ago and had a great time.
Here is a link to a website that has that Mortimer listed on it. If you click on the map the indicator on the map is in the wrong spot so I'll tell you how to see the camping area. As you're looking at the map zoom in and you see the intersection of the Brown Mountain Beach road and Hwy 90 the (Edgemont Road). The campground is about 100 yards to the left of that intersection on Hwy 90 and not to the right as the indicator will show you. Zoom in on that area and follow the road back into the campground and you can see the campsites a little through the trees. The buildings at the very end is a bath house for sure and I think the others may be as well. http://www.explorecaldwell.com/camping.html
Here is a link to the Wilson Creek visitor center that is along the road to Mortimer. You'll find the folks there to be very helpful. They can help you with trail and camping maps of the area. There are a bunch of trails along there and Wilson Creek itself is amazing to see. Take a look at their website and you can learn a lot more about the area from there. http://www.explorecaldwell.com/visitorcenter.html
Again, this is a very rugged area. The roads are mostly gravel so be prepared for that and don't let that surprise you.
Just above this very area is the Linville Gorge area and the Parkway. I've camped at the Linville Gorge camping area before and it was great. You access it along the Parkway. You'll have very near access to the trials leading out to see Linville Falls. If somewhere a little less rugged is what you have in mind you may want to check this out. Here's are some links for more info
http://www.recreation.gov/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=74042
http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=37
Hope this helps and give you some ideas!
Have a great time!
If I can give you more detailed info about any of the above or other areas nearby please get in touch.
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