We just got to the LA area and are looking for a place to hammock camp within 1-2 hours drive. Anybody know of a place. We were going to go the Santa Cruz Island but it's super expensive due to the ferry. Any other thoughts?
We just got to the LA area and are looking for a place to hammock camp within 1-2 hours drive. Anybody know of a place. We were going to go the Santa Cruz Island but it's super expensive due to the ferry. Any other thoughts?
Paul a.k.a. The Costco Kid
This is my Father's world, And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings, The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--His hand the wonders wrought.
You can check out PHARRAOH on his youtube channel. He backpacks in the mountains near you.
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Did you move from White House, TN to LA?
Actually yes. We sold our house in TN although we still have a storage unit there. Now we are traveling the US in our RV. I am a travel nurse now so we are in each location for 3-6 months. Want to guess who what an RV spot cost in LA...$1500/month. I am sooo ready to get out of the city though and camp.
Paul a.k.a. The Costco Kid
This is my Father's world, And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings, The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--His hand the wonders wrought.
Nice, but yea that area is very expensive. Do you have a chance to pick Denver where the mountains are
Actually we just were in Colorado Springs recently. We loved it. Definitely going back but probably not this year. We are here till September then trying to get to north Cali area this fall and then Oregon or Washington for winter. But who knows it can all change at the drop of a hat.Nice, but yea that area is very expensive. Do you have a chance to pick Denver where the mountains are
Paul a.k.a. The Costco Kid
This is my Father's world, And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings, The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--His hand the wonders wrought.
So thanks to looking up videos by Pharroah I found a link on his videos about www.fs.usda.gov and they have tons of campgrounds most of which are less then 2 hours from us. We are pretty close to The Angeles mountains.
Paul a.k.a. The Costco Kid
This is my Father's world, And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings, The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--His hand the wonders wrought.
San Jacinto is a favorite of mine this time of year. San gorgonio and San Antonio are on my list. We are entering a great time of year for SoCal.
I'm in San Diego, but if I was a couple of hours north I would head to the southern Sierra more often. Especially in Sep/Oct.
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I'll second San Jacinto (tram up there costs $26), I stayed in Camp Round Meadow (3 mile hike from the tram station "Mountain Station." Very private campsites. I wouldn't rule out the Channel Islands, they are spectacular- give up Starbucks for a few months for boat fare ($50) it's not a National Park for nothing! I have not hammocked on Santa Cruz Island, there are many eucalyptus trees in Scorpion Bay Campground though and maybe one oak tree in the backcountry campground near Prisoner's Harbor (I tent camped under that tree). In general, trees are very sparse on the Channel Islands. I live in LA and I'm looking into the Sespe Wilderness Area, Matilija Wilderness Area (near Ojai), Mt. Pinos, **** Smith Wilderness Area (North LA, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties) aka Los Padres National Forest as possible hang locations (I backpack, but not too far). Angeles National Forest (San Gabriel Mountains) is very close but very heavily used if solitude is important to you. Lot's of campgrounds though, some car, some trail camps. And lots of Boy Scouts. I look toward the north because traffic is hell going south! Oh, FWIW, I saw hammocks up (day use) at Carpinteria State Beach Campground but people are packed in like sardines in the summer season, maybe there's more elbow room in the winter or fall. You can take the train up to Carpinteria (bring bikes?) just about everything is within walking distance, even a trail up into Franklin Canyon. Some car camps I've been to that are very close to LA: Malibu Creek State Park, Wheeler Gorge in Ojai, both have lots of trees, not sure if Malibu Creek allows hammocks though, also Leo Carillo State Beach has a campground under sycamore trees in the canyon, walk to the beach, again, because it's a State Park, not sure if they allow hammocks. You can also check out Jim Robertson who teaches primitive survival skills, he almost always stays overnight after a class and is often on private property (with permission). Pascal Baudar teaches foraging and gourmet wild food cuisine often on private property and sometimes with a camp night (Urban Outdoor Skills). Another place is Quail Springs Permaculture which is an intentional community in the vicinity of **** Smith Wilderness Area, if you take a course or seminar there, you camp anywhere pretty much. As I recall there are trees so probably hangable.
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