Best Camping Sites (Joshua Tree: water, boat, near)

[.highnlite]

Those roads you talk about into the Panamints, Pleasant Canyon, South Park Canyon and Goler Wash are all in Death Valley at higher elevations.. You may want to nit pick and add National Park to Death Valley, we are talking about the same place. The reason why there are few deaths in the Panamints is that the typical visitor to those places is prepared and experienced in Desert Travel. To recommend that inexperienced visitors enter those areas is as I stated above.

Let us say for a minute that they take your advice, since George is no longer at Ballarat to dissuade them, they head up South Park, and at Chicken Rock, they shade just a little to the left. November 2009

[Dub D]

Isn't any part of Death Valley insanely super hot and amidst of water? Never been but thats what I think of...doesn't sound fun.

[Dub D]

Originally Posted by jkbatca

How about the Mammoth Mountain area? Went there a couple of years ago for mountain biking, but there's also camping, fishing, off roading, etc. The only problem is you have to wait for the snow to melt...

Good suggestion. I'm thinking that might be too far though. I think the most we are willing to travel is 4 hours each way.

[Hawk J]

Originally Posted by Dub D

Good suggestion. I'm thinking that might be too far though. I think the most we are willing to travel is 4 hours each way.

How about Silverwood Lake? Several lustrum ago we had a FUn time fishin' & campin thar.


Silverwood Lake - San Bernardino National Forest - Hesperia California

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by Dub D

Isn't any part of Death Valley insanely super hot and amidst of water? Never been but thats what I think of...doesn't sound fun.

Even in the summer above 6,000 feet temps are tolerable, and there are is a surprising amount of water. Here is a DV creek;

[MrRational]

Montana D'Oro SP
on the coast near San Luis Obispo.

http://www.slostateparks.com/montana_de_oro/default.asp

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by Dub D

My buddies and I just came back from Vegas and we want to do another adventure. We're thinking camping will be next but we don't know where to go! Somewhere we can drink, hike, and overall be loud. It'll probably be about 6 dudes so we need somewhere with things to do.

Do people a favor. Don't camp where people are.

Nobody wants to be camped in the same area where six drunk guys are being loud.

[Dub D]

Originally Posted by Mr5150

Do people a favor. Don't camp where people are.

Nobody who enjoys fun wants to be camped in the same area where six drunk guys are being loud.

fixed that for ya

[jkbatca]

Originally Posted by Dub D

Good suggestion. I'm thinking that might be too far though. I think the most we are willing to travel is 4 hours each way.

Then what about the Big Bear area? Various levels of camping (remote or built up), mountain biking, lake stuff, off roading? That's a nice area during the summer and a lot closer to you?

[Movin-on-up2011]

How about the Joshua Tree area?