When we stopped of at the Groveland Forest Service office to ask about free camping opportunities we were lucky enough to be attended to by a Forest Service Ranger. Sidearm in holster, green Forest Service approved ballistic vest on, he knew the area like the back of his hand and was happy to share his time …
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We have three weeks to kill before needing to be back in the San Francisco Bay Area for a family function and have zero desire to spend it in Snivilization and so decided to head East towards the first large hunk of green we see on a map. That happens to be the Stanislaus National …
While staying in the Stanislaus National Forest one cannot help but to be reminded how close you are to one of the most magnificent jewels in our National Parks system, Yosemite. Our second camping spot in the Forest was close to Hwy 120 and 24 miles from the National Park Entrance. Willow was not alive …
Another one of our standard places to romp when we are in the San Francisco East Bay Area is the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline (716 KB pdf park brochure). Along with Point Isabel and the Albany Bulb this makes up our tried and true triad of quick, easy, fun and quality places to tire out your pooch and …
TL;DR: Nice, oak-shaded campground. Free. No water. Vault toilet. Picnic tables and fire rings. Usually empty or not crowded during the week. Some nice hiking options out the back side of the campground. 4 out of 5. Would stay here again. After our time in the San Bernardino National Forest at the Clark’s Ranch site …
Point Isabel Dog Park is the largest off-leash dog park in the country. It is part of the Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Park and completes the trio of our standard, go-to, East Bay doggie romp spots which also include Oyster Point in San Leandro and the Albany Bulb near Berkeley. The beauty of such a close …
Knowing we were near the Four Corners area we made it a point to drive to the monument and take a look. It is the only location in the United States where four states meet. This is the monument to that area. It is on Navajo land and not really near anything else of note. It …
Just off Highway 66 in Amarillo Texas stands an iconic monument. We didn’t go looking for it when we found it, in fact we had no idea it was there. We were just driving through and happened to notice a tour bus and a line of cars parked to the side of an access road …
When we are in the San Francisco Bay Area visiting Willow’s Auntie and Grandpa (my sister and father) the easiest, quality dog romping spots in the East Bay are either Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline, the Albany Bulb or Oyster Point. Every so often, on a romp at one of those places, we would come across someone who would …
After our time at Slab City to remind us of what we miss about green and forests and being the only people for miles around (yes, Willow is people) we made it a point to choose our next destination to remedy that. The San Bernardino National Forest has numerous camping opportunities which meet that need. …