Darla
I am looking for a campsite not too far from the Bay Area, like 2.5 hours max. I am 22 and planning on going up with a group of friends (6 of us) and I am looking for a campsite that is low on cost, and one where we won't get in trouble for making a little (really just a little!) noise past curfew. We are not loud, rude or abrasive, we just may not want to go to bed at 10pm. Thank you in advance!
Answer
Bay Area camping
(links to pages for parks with hiking, or nearby)
North Bay (Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties)
⢠Angel Island. Hike-in campsites. (For descriptions, go to the Angel Island website)
⢠Austin Creek State Recreation Area. Tent and backcountry campsites.
⢠Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠China Camp State Park. Walk-in campsites.
⢠Doran Regional Park. RV and tent campsites. Since this park is situated on an exposed, sandy spit on the south side of Bodega Harbor, there's not much privacy.
⢠Marin Headlands (GGNRA). Walk-in and group campsites. (For descriptions go to the GGNRA camping page)
⢠Mount Tamalpais State Park. Walk-in campsites at Pantoll and cabins at Steep Ravine Environmental Campsites. The Pantoll sites are well-shaded, but uncomfortably close to both Panoramic Highway and the Pantoll parking lot.
⢠Point Reyes National Seashore. Hike-in campsites. (For descriptions go to the Point Reyes camping page)
⢠Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
⢠Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Del Valle Regional Park. Tent, RV, and youth group campsites.
⢠Mount Diablo State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Sunol Regional Wilderness. Tent and group campsites.
South Bay (San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties)
⢠Big Basin State Park. Tent, walk-in, and RV campsites, and tent cabins.
⢠Butano State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Castle Rock State Park. Hike-in campsites.
⢠Half Moon Bay State Beach. Tent and RV campsites, on a bluff just above the ocean.
⢠Henry W. Coe State Park. Tent and RV campsites, plus backcounty camping.
⢠Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Grant County Park. Tent, RV, and youth group campsites.
⢠Sam McDonald County Park. Youth group campsites and horse camp.
⢠Memorial County Park. Tent, RV, and group campsites.
⢠Mount Madonna County Park. Tent, RV, group, and youth group campsites.
⢠Portola Redwoods State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Sanborn-Skyline County Park. RV and walk-in campsites.
⢠Uvas Canyon County Park. Tent and youth group campsites.
Recommended reading:
Camping and Backpacking the San Francisco Bay Area, by Matt Heid (order this book from Amazon.com). All bay area camping and backpacking destinations are described in this book, which includes park maps for the car and hike-in campgrounds, and trail maps for the backpacking excursions. General trail info helps in planning hikes. I do wish Heid's book encompassed coastal Sonoma County campgrounds like Pomo Canyon and Bodega Dunes, and there are no campgrounds maps, a feature I really miss. Despite those quibbles, this is a great guide for bay area campers who love to hike.
⢠The Best in Tent Camping, Northern California, by Cindy Coloma with Bill Mai (order this book from Amazon.com).
⢠The Best in Tent Camping, Southern California, by Charles Patterson with Bill Mai (order this book from Amazon.com).
⢠California Camping, by Tom Stienstra (order this book from Amazon.com). I refer to this book constantly when planning camping adventures in the state, and find it best used to obtain campground specifics and a general feeling for a place. My problem with the book is that I have a hard time following the driving directions. As an example, when driving to Letts Lake, in the Mendocino National Forest, the directions refer to a series of junctions, and instruct the reader to turn right or left, without ever mentioning the names of the roads. For me, this is the book's biggest shortcoming; it may be impossible to include more detailed driving directions, since each campground profile has a limited amount of space. In any case, for campgrounds way in the middle of nowhere, I always supplement this book's driving directions with either AAA or National Forest maps.
⢠Camping with Chris http://www.campingwithchris.com/ local reviews by a local guy!
Bay Area camping
(links to pages for parks with hiking, or nearby)
North Bay (Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties)
⢠Angel Island. Hike-in campsites. (For descriptions, go to the Angel Island website)
⢠Austin Creek State Recreation Area. Tent and backcountry campsites.
⢠Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠China Camp State Park. Walk-in campsites.
⢠Doran Regional Park. RV and tent campsites. Since this park is situated on an exposed, sandy spit on the south side of Bodega Harbor, there's not much privacy.
⢠Marin Headlands (GGNRA). Walk-in and group campsites. (For descriptions go to the GGNRA camping page)
⢠Mount Tamalpais State Park. Walk-in campsites at Pantoll and cabins at Steep Ravine Environmental Campsites. The Pantoll sites are well-shaded, but uncomfortably close to both Panoramic Highway and the Pantoll parking lot.
⢠Point Reyes National Seashore. Hike-in campsites. (For descriptions go to the Point Reyes camping page)
⢠Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)
⢠Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Del Valle Regional Park. Tent, RV, and youth group campsites.
⢠Mount Diablo State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Sunol Regional Wilderness. Tent and group campsites.
South Bay (San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties)
⢠Big Basin State Park. Tent, walk-in, and RV campsites, and tent cabins.
⢠Butano State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Castle Rock State Park. Hike-in campsites.
⢠Half Moon Bay State Beach. Tent and RV campsites, on a bluff just above the ocean.
⢠Henry W. Coe State Park. Tent and RV campsites, plus backcounty camping.
⢠Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Grant County Park. Tent, RV, and youth group campsites.
⢠Sam McDonald County Park. Youth group campsites and horse camp.
⢠Memorial County Park. Tent, RV, and group campsites.
⢠Mount Madonna County Park. Tent, RV, group, and youth group campsites.
⢠Portola Redwoods State Park. Tent and RV campsites.
⢠Sanborn-Skyline County Park. RV and walk-in campsites.
⢠Uvas Canyon County Park. Tent and youth group campsites.
Recommended reading:
Camping and Backpacking the San Francisco Bay Area, by Matt Heid (order this book from Amazon.com). All bay area camping and backpacking destinations are described in this book, which includes park maps for the car and hike-in campgrounds, and trail maps for the backpacking excursions. General trail info helps in planning hikes. I do wish Heid's book encompassed coastal Sonoma County campgrounds like Pomo Canyon and Bodega Dunes, and there are no campgrounds maps, a feature I really miss. Despite those quibbles, this is a great guide for bay area campers who love to hike.
⢠The Best in Tent Camping, Northern California, by Cindy Coloma with Bill Mai (order this book from Amazon.com).
⢠The Best in Tent Camping, Southern California, by Charles Patterson with Bill Mai (order this book from Amazon.com).
⢠California Camping, by Tom Stienstra (order this book from Amazon.com). I refer to this book constantly when planning camping adventures in the state, and find it best used to obtain campground specifics and a general feeling for a place. My problem with the book is that I have a hard time following the driving directions. As an example, when driving to Letts Lake, in the Mendocino National Forest, the directions refer to a series of junctions, and instruct the reader to turn right or left, without ever mentioning the names of the roads. For me, this is the book's biggest shortcoming; it may be impossible to include more detailed driving directions, since each campground profile has a limited amount of space. In any case, for campgrounds way in the middle of nowhere, I always supplement this book's driving directions with either AAA or National Forest maps.
⢠Camping with Chris http://www.campingwithchris.com/ local reviews by a local guy!
Are there any veterans who are willing to answer the following questions for me for school?
Grace
1. What is your name?
2. Where were you born?
3. What was your childhood like?
4. Which war were you in?
5. Why did you join the war effort?
6. What were the battles like?
7. What was the most memorable event that happened during the war to you?
8. Did you stay till the end of the war?
9. What was life like when you got home?
10. What did you do after the war?
11. How do you currently live your life now?
Could you also include a picture? Thanks for answering my questions!
Answer
Good evening Grace,
I hope you had a great day.
1. What is your name?
Ronald. Sorry but I will not give my full name.
2. Where were you born?
I was born in Bowlingreen, Kentucky
3. What was your childhood like?
After my father returned from WW2, we moved to the San Fernando Valley which is a suburb of Los Angeles. I was five (5) years old. I grew up in the projects for GIâs returning from WWII. Looking back, we were poor. As kids, we did not realize we were poor. We had a ton of fun in the projects. There were plenty of kids to play with. We would eat fruits all day. There were acres of open land with every type of fruit tree imaginable. We would ride horses and swim all summer. We would go swimming in the huge dam in back of our apartment. The website below is a great picture of the projects with the huge dam as my swimming hole in the background.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/los-angeles/614384-basilone-homes-veterans-housing.html
4. Which war were you in?
Vietnam Dec.67 thru Dec. 68
5. Why did you join the war effort?
I was drafted.
6. What were the battles like?
Vietnam was always a battle. I was there doing the 68â Tet Offensive.
http://www.118ahc.org/Tet%20of%201968.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkXmLEsex_8xoCVTaawn8UXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20140217174456AAdCDhC
7. What was the most memorable event that happened during the war to you?
My most memorable event was a conversation with a Vietnamese woman. The conversation completely changed my opinion about values in America. Things Americans see as a normal way of life, yet other countries and peoples see us for what it is really worth.
The conservation: I was an Intelligence NCO in Vietnam. I had two Vietnamese women as interpreters. They loved to view Playboy magazines. They would look at new cars, clothes, and beautiful America women with smiles, giggles and laughter. One day Tue, name of one interpreter, told me if everyone in American had a car? I proudly answered âyes.â I added that I had two cars. Her eyes widened from the surprise of my answer. âTwo cars, i, i, i, i, America must be very rich place,â she responded. I then asked, âTue, wouldnât you like to come to America and drive a nice carâ? Tue looked surprised and prized for a few seconds. âOh no, Sergeant Ronald! I be afraid to drive car. I go to America I know I die in car accident. More Americans die in car accident in one year than die whole Vietnam War. I stay here and ride my bicycle. I am not afraid because no one dies on bicycle in Vietnam.â I smiled while shaking my head up and down in agreement.
Three days after returning to the states one of my Vietnam buddies died in a car accident on a lonely back road in Aurora, Missouri. No, has name is not on the Vietnam Wall. He was not in a war, right????
8. Did you stay till the end of the war?
No. Vietnam was for one year only.
9. What was life like when you got home?
One minute you were watching your fellow soldiers die. Twenty-four hours later you were in San Francisco, and the army was saying good-bye. You signed on the dotted line and you were released.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsLFTCd7EZVOlF8CYbWO8j3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100313153728AAyEPUo&show=7#profile-info-YR8DmLL8aa
10. What did you do after the war?
I became a Stock Broker.
11. How do you currently live your life now?
I am retired. I am a profession Poker player. I travel, do a lot of hiking, camping and fishing in the Mighty High Sierras Nevada Mountains.
http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/KearsargePass/KearsargePass.htm
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701-s&va=sierra+nevada+mountains+california
I hope this helps. Get an A on your school work and made us combat vets proud. I wish you and your family a beautiful day. Peace, from Los Angeles.
Good evening Grace,
I hope you had a great day.
1. What is your name?
Ronald. Sorry but I will not give my full name.
2. Where were you born?
I was born in Bowlingreen, Kentucky
3. What was your childhood like?
After my father returned from WW2, we moved to the San Fernando Valley which is a suburb of Los Angeles. I was five (5) years old. I grew up in the projects for GIâs returning from WWII. Looking back, we were poor. As kids, we did not realize we were poor. We had a ton of fun in the projects. There were plenty of kids to play with. We would eat fruits all day. There were acres of open land with every type of fruit tree imaginable. We would ride horses and swim all summer. We would go swimming in the huge dam in back of our apartment. The website below is a great picture of the projects with the huge dam as my swimming hole in the background.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/los-angeles/614384-basilone-homes-veterans-housing.html
4. Which war were you in?
Vietnam Dec.67 thru Dec. 68
5. Why did you join the war effort?
I was drafted.
6. What were the battles like?
Vietnam was always a battle. I was there doing the 68â Tet Offensive.
http://www.118ahc.org/Tet%20of%201968.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkXmLEsex_8xoCVTaawn8UXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20140217174456AAdCDhC
7. What was the most memorable event that happened during the war to you?
My most memorable event was a conversation with a Vietnamese woman. The conversation completely changed my opinion about values in America. Things Americans see as a normal way of life, yet other countries and peoples see us for what it is really worth.
The conservation: I was an Intelligence NCO in Vietnam. I had two Vietnamese women as interpreters. They loved to view Playboy magazines. They would look at new cars, clothes, and beautiful America women with smiles, giggles and laughter. One day Tue, name of one interpreter, told me if everyone in American had a car? I proudly answered âyes.â I added that I had two cars. Her eyes widened from the surprise of my answer. âTwo cars, i, i, i, i, America must be very rich place,â she responded. I then asked, âTue, wouldnât you like to come to America and drive a nice carâ? Tue looked surprised and prized for a few seconds. âOh no, Sergeant Ronald! I be afraid to drive car. I go to America I know I die in car accident. More Americans die in car accident in one year than die whole Vietnam War. I stay here and ride my bicycle. I am not afraid because no one dies on bicycle in Vietnam.â I smiled while shaking my head up and down in agreement.
Three days after returning to the states one of my Vietnam buddies died in a car accident on a lonely back road in Aurora, Missouri. No, has name is not on the Vietnam Wall. He was not in a war, right????
8. Did you stay till the end of the war?
No. Vietnam was for one year only.
9. What was life like when you got home?
One minute you were watching your fellow soldiers die. Twenty-four hours later you were in San Francisco, and the army was saying good-bye. You signed on the dotted line and you were released.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsLFTCd7EZVOlF8CYbWO8j3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100313153728AAyEPUo&show=7#profile-info-YR8DmLL8aa
10. What did you do after the war?
I became a Stock Broker.
11. How do you currently live your life now?
I am retired. I am a profession Poker player. I travel, do a lot of hiking, camping and fishing in the Mighty High Sierras Nevada Mountains.
http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/KearsargePass/KearsargePass.htm
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701-s&va=sierra+nevada+mountains+california
I hope this helps. Get an A on your school work and made us combat vets proud. I wish you and your family a beautiful day. Peace, from Los Angeles.
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