Tent camping in California?

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Mook

I would like to know where some good tent camping spots are in CA. I'm thinking maybe long beach or san diego. I've never been to CA but want to find some nice camping near the airport. I'm only 22 so it's a fortune to rent a car. I like primitive camping and hiking but if there's some good regular campsites that's cool too. Please help me!!!

Answer
If you are 21 and have car insurance you can rent a car in cali, you will pay more but you can the independent car rental agencies are easy to work with. Another option is to rent a Uhaul pick up it may even be cheaper over all. As for beach camping nearly all california beach camping is reserved 6 months in advance. Everything in southern cal is booked solid through september. North coast areas have some non reserved camping but these fill up fast on the weekends. The gold coast is popular for some camping places like the redwoods as stated already but again if its popular and reservable it was already 6 months ago. I would suggest an alternate plan and look at the Eastern SIERRA range, there are a lot more non reservable campgrounds and hundreds of places to camp free in dispersed area's. A beautiful area with lots of primitive camping, fishing, hiking and hot springs is Bishop California and the towns to the north and south from there.

Camping along California's Central Coast?

daylightpi

We'll be heading north from L.A. toward the Bay area in late December, then maybe the gold country. Would like to go through Ventura and Big Sur, then spend a few days in China Camp in Marin, but we're concerned about finding campsites along that route. Many campgrounds will be closed for the season, and I hear that several state parks are closed due to lack of funding.

Our alternative is to go through Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite because there are national forests all the way, and finding campsites should not be a problem.

We'll be tent camping with our own water, so all we need is a flat piece of ground where we can park the car and pitch a tent.

What can you tell me? If we go up the coast, are there places to camp at this time of year? Any advice will be appreciated. And does anybody know if China Camp is open?

Thanks.

Answer
Telephone China Camp and ask them. I continue to be amazed that people ask a worldwide audience on y/a when you could just drop a dime and phone the place. Makes no sense to me.

I used to live in LA so know that one has to make reservations well in advance, everywhere in California. Too many millions of people all trying to get away at once. You can't just show up and expect to find an available campspace. Pick up the phone.

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