RandyP
Advanced Member
A place holder and discussion starting point for a spring trip this year to the Carrizo Plain.
I will edit this post as planning develops.
March 31 update:
Just got back from the Carrizo late last night (Thursday).
Roads are all dry and passable. Elkhorn Plain road has beeen bladed with a bull dozed.
Hurricane Road over the Temblors is in good shape.
One of the roads across the valley floor is posted Road Closed, but it is dry and should be opened.
There are two road graders and a rubber tired roller Parked at the south end of soda alke road. The county of SLO has done some work on the south end of Soda Lake road and may do more, it could use some more smoothing out. Everything is green.
The wild flowers are in full bloom. Goldfield ground cover on part of the valley floor and many of the Temblor Range mountain surfaces. Tidy tips, poppies, facilia and some desert candles. Saw a few Baby Blue Eyes also along the Soda Lake road near the boardwalk parking area.
Selby campground was full by 3:30, and KCL was full at 4:30 when I drove thru there.
The boondocking spot near LE Traver ranch looks good, goldfields and lots of grass.
It's time to go and see th Carrizo, right now. Lots of people out there.
No rain predicted, but if it does rain the dirt roads can become a challenge to two wheel drive vehicles.
I will edit this post as planning develops.
March 31 update:
Just got back from the Carrizo late last night (Thursday).
Roads are all dry and passable. Elkhorn Plain road has beeen bladed with a bull dozed.
Hurricane Road over the Temblors is in good shape.
One of the roads across the valley floor is posted Road Closed, but it is dry and should be opened.
There are two road graders and a rubber tired roller Parked at the south end of soda alke road. The county of SLO has done some work on the south end of Soda Lake road and may do more, it could use some more smoothing out. Everything is green.
The wild flowers are in full bloom. Goldfield ground cover on part of the valley floor and many of the Temblor Range mountain surfaces. Tidy tips, poppies, facilia and some desert candles. Saw a few Baby Blue Eyes also along the Soda Lake road near the boardwalk parking area.
Selby campground was full by 3:30, and KCL was full at 4:30 when I drove thru there.
The boondocking spot near LE Traver ranch looks good, goldfields and lots of grass.
It's time to go and see th Carrizo, right now. Lots of people out there.
No rain predicted, but if it does rain the dirt roads can become a challenge to two wheel drive vehicles.
