Camping in SoCal?

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http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=601

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=603

Some more options. And there are a couple inland options here as well......

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Thanks, JP. Now I have too many choices.

Though it looks like we may be limited to whatever is available, since we'll probably be going on a weekend, and a lot of the sites are already reserved.

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http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=650

Silverwood Lake

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http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=650

Silverwood Lake

Ha! I'm looking at a website about Silverwood Lake right now.

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We went camping at the North Shore campground at Lake Arrowhead this weekend. It was one of the few locations that wasn't already full, probably because Arrowhead is a private lake. You can't really use the lake unless you have a home there (or know someone who does), but I did make Rich take the lake tour with me on the Arrowhead Queen.

It was a little too cold for swimming anyway, but we got some good hiking in on the North Shore Trail, which started right across from our camp site. We even had fresh bear prints at our camp site, and we saw some more down the trail.

We drove over to Lake Gregory for one day (about ten miles away), and it's a public lake, so we rented a rowboat and tooled about the lake for a while. We also walked around the lake on the beautiful trail there. It turns out that there is a nice camp site right by that lake (Camp Switzerland) that is not advertised on most camping websites, so I'm thinking we'll go back up there later in the summer and camp at that place.

Anyhow, it was a neat area with lots of cute little mountain towns. And here's a few pics:

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And some more:

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And the last ones:

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Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you had a great time!
I love it up there. Haven't been in a couple of years. Perhaps it's time for another visit.

Did you visit Big Bear Lake while up that way?

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Did you visit Big Bear Lake while up that way?

No, but I'd like to check it out sometime. It looks like we could even take our own boat up there, but I'm not sure I want to drive on those mountain roads while towing a 23-ft sailboat. (I'm kinda freaked out by those roads as it is. I was originally driving, but I had to pull over and let Rich drive because I was getting dizzy.)

I also want to go to the hot springs on Deep Creek sometime, but it was about an hour drive from where we were (plus another hour hike in), so I think it would be better to just camp there sometime. Have you ever been there?

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Did you visit Big Bear Lake while up that way?

No, but I'd like to check it out sometime. It looks like we could even take our own boat up there, but I'm not sure I want to drive on those mountain roads while towing a 23-ft sailboat. (I'm kinda freaked out by those roads as it is. I was originally driving, but I had to pull over and let Rich drive because I was getting dizzy.)

I also want to go to the hot springs on Deep Creek sometime, but it was about an hour drive from where we were (plus another hour hike in), so I think it would be better to just camp there sometime. Have you ever been there?

No, I've never been there. The only hot springs I've been to are here.

http://www.totalescape.com/active/leisure/hotspr/prim.html

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The only hot springs I've been to are here.

Which ones? (The link took me to a site that listed a bunch of different hot springs.)

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The only hot springs I've been to are here.

Which ones? (The link took me to a site that listed a bunch of different hot springs.)

Ooops. Anza Borrego.

http://www.totalescape.com/active/leisure/hotsp.html#camp

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Ooops. Anza Borrego.

http://www.totalescape.com/active/leisure/hotsp.html#camp

Ah, that place looks nice. And it's pretty close to where I live. We'll definitely check that out, either for a day trip or camping in the cooler months.

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Ooops. Anza Borrego.

http://www.totalescape.com/active/leisure/hotsp.html#camp

Ah, that place looks nice. And it's pretty close to where I live. We'll definitely check that out, either for a day trip or camping in the cooler months.

Let me know. I can come meet you guys there.

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Let me know. I can come meet you guys there.

OK, I will.

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We went camping Lake Arrowhead this weekend...

Thanks for sharing those photos. Nice place!

What was that big tower sticking up out of the lake?

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What was that big tower sticking up out of the lake?

It's an outlet tower. I think the tour guide said that it was originally built to supply water to San Bernardino and the other desert towns below the mountains, but I don't think it's being used for that now. I was having a lot of trouble understanding anything that he said..... I think he was mostly pointing out the homes of various celebrities.

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I think he was mostly pointing out the homes of various celebrities.

Well, yeah! Why else would anyone go camp out in the wilderness.

Ain't it a shame that this is what is most important to people?

(Yeah, I know that doesn't apply to you.)

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I think he was mostly pointing out the homes of various celebrities.

Well, yeah! Why else would anyone go camp out in the wilderness.

Ain't it a shame that this is what is most important to people?

(Yeah, I know that doesn't apply to you.)

Well, it was my idea to go on the touristy boat, because I figured that was the only way we were going to see Lake Arrowhead from the water. And it turns out that what there is to see is mostly big fancy homes.

So Lake Gregory was more my cup of tea, since it is open to the public, and people are not allowed to build lake-front homes, so the shores are more natural. But it still has a lot more rules compared to what I am used to from the Texas lakes.