Anyone Heard of This CG ?

[TheViking]

The DW and I are tired of waiting for June, so we decided to find a CG that we can do a quick overnight campout. We found a CG that is 17 miles East of Lancaster called Saddleback Butte State Park.  In my campground guide they give it an 8 out of 10 rating.  The beauty of it is it will take longer to hook up the PU than it will to drive there since we live in Lancaster. Does anyone have the 411 on this place?  Or has anyone ever been there?

[Dee4j]

can't say I have....but itsonly a weekend , give it a try and let the rest of us know how it is

[Dee4j]

Pounce....

[TheViking]

Apparently this is not a very sought after CG.  I talked to a neighbor that has been there and he said it was a barron desert.  Mostly comprised of dirt and Joshua trees.  Has good hiking though

[Dee4j]

Apparently this is not a very sought after CG.  I talked to a neighbor that has been there and he said it was a barron desert.  Mostly comprised of dirt and Joshua trees.  Has good hiking though

hmmmmm sounds like most of Southern Cal...let me ask you this

are there any places to camp between you and Stockton. I did the "plan your itinerary" on the good sam site and they had some places near you one in Coalinga (but sounded far off the freeway) and nothing until Stockton..

[TheViking]

I have no clue.  Kristi bought me a big FAT campgrounds in California book but I haven't had a chance to study it.  Maybe while we're camping next week I'll take a gander at it.

[Freedom_5]

Brian,
 Hey we did go there a couple of times but that was so long ago. I remember that is was not all that the "8" rating would indicate! How far did you want to travel? How about red rock canyon? Primitive area but a nice get-a-way.
  I know of a place up in Tehacapi. I will find the web site and email to you later tonight. Never been there but the web site looked good. You can do alot with pictures but until you actualy get to a place and stay there you won't know how good or bad it is. There is another place about an hour away from us that we are liking alot! It's medium size and has a couple of small lakes to fish from f you are into that. Mostly relaxing and kids can enjoy the stream running thru the site on the lower level. I will see if I can find there web site also. It would about 2- 3 hour drive for you.

Bob,
 Freedom_5

[Freedom_5]

Brian,
 As I mentioned in the last email reply I found one of the places I was talking about. http://www.quailvalleyrv.com/
  Looking on the map It looks like you could get a more direct route to the campsite than what I have to do from my house. Still looking for the other site.
 I also look at the big atlas and found at the center of the two pages a campground at the end of hwy 14 close to the 210 fwy. It is called placerita canyon s.p. There always castaic lake st. rc area.
Bob
 Freedom_5

[griffsmom]

Brian,
As I mentioned in the last email reply I found one of the places I was talking about. http://www.quailvalleyrv.com/
Looking on the map It looks like you could get a more direct route to the campsite than what I have to do from my house. Still looking for the other site.
I also look at the big atlas and found at the center of the two pages a campground at the end of hwy 14 close to the 210 fwy. It is called placerita canyon s.p. There always castaic lake st. rc area.
Bob
Freedom_5

That looks liek a pretty nice place, Bob. We may have to keep it in mind for one of the "Meet in the Middle" rallies with NNC!
 
Just curious, is the cg near your home that you like called Rivernook? I have been wanting to camp there now for a couple of years--ever since a dear friend almost killed me on a mt. biking expedition in the mountains near Kernville. But that's a whole 'nother post....:rolleyes:

[Freedom_5]

Brian,
 I am finding some others including the one I could not think of. That one is:
 http://www.indianhillranch.com/ up in Tehachapi. It's in the middle of our two homes. Never been but looks good.
 And another one is just down the road from you in Acton of hwy 14.
 It's web site is //www.calrv.com. I have not been there either but also looks good. Maybe we will have to test it out and report back to the group.
 I will keep looking to see if I can find some more for your choosing!
 Bob

[TheViking]

Brian,
 I am finding some others including the one I could not think of. That one is:
 http://www.indianhillranch.com/ up in Tehachapi. It's in the middle of our two homes. Never been but looks good.
 And another one is just down the road from you in Acton of hwy 14.
 It's web site is //www.calrv.com. I have not been there either but also looks good. Maybe we will have to test it out and report back to the group.
 I will keep looking to see if I can find some more for your choosing!
 Bob

I'd love to camp close to the water like that.   Maybe this summer we can orchestrate a mini rally at one of those places.  Just get the word out and let people show up.

[Freedom_5]

Brian,
  This was just a starting point. I hope I can find others in between where we live to try out. That is a good idea about having a mini rally. We have not done one (rally) yet but looking forward to it.
  Which route are you thinking of taking to get to Pismo?
Bob

[Freedom_5]

That looks liek a pretty nice place, Bob. We may have to keep it in mind for one of the "Meet in the Middle" rallies with NNC!
 
Just curious, is the cg near your home that you like called Rivernook? I have been wanting to camp there now for a couple of years--ever since a dear friend almost killed me on a mt. biking expedition in the mountains near Kernville. But that's a whole 'nother post....:rolleyes:

Lori,
  The cg called Rivernook is near Kernville. We have not been there either. I can find places and make a notation to explore them at a later date. The one that we have been to a few times is the one called Quail Valley. Very nice and close to us; only an hour away. I tried to bring up the web site for rivernook but no luck so far but I don't give up very easily! Found another one by that name in Kettlemen city.
 Now you will have to tell us the story about the mountian bike and your friend when we join up in Pismo.
Bob
 //www.quailvalleyrv.com

[TheViking]

Brian,
  This was just a starting point. I hope I can find others in between where we live to try out. That is a good idea about having a mini rally. We have not done one (rally) yet but looking forward to it.
  Which route are you thinking of taking to get to Pismo?
Bob

I'm not sure yet.  I was going to try the 138 west but my father in law said that raod was pretty rough so I may just go down to the 101 and over.  Still kicking it around.

[TheViking]

I really like that Indian Hill Ranch CG !  I will try that one this summer for sure. Plus it's only 54 miles from home.