Roger
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Well, it is almost time to start booking for the kid’s spring break next year. Time does fly and October is the time to start booking to beat the rush.
I have from April 4 to April 11 to travel. I started big and thought about traveling from the San Francisco Bay Area to Joshua Tree to ??? in Arizona to Bandelier NM and back with some side trips.
Unfortunately that would take more than the allotted time with 2 one day stays. Arizona does not seem to have a lot of National/State parking camping opportunities; unless you count the Grand Canyon (two years ago trip).
My son really wants to see Joshua Tree National Park. Death Valley would be a nice side trip to see again and then, I was thinking, up the 395, a stop in Bishop? Mammoth resort (for the wife to get shower, spa, shopping, etc) then up to Mono Lake, Bodie, Carson City, Reno then back home to the Bay Area?
What is in Nevada open in the spring? Great Basin? How is spring camping there?
So my biggest issue is, where can I stay off the 395 in the early spring?
It seems that most of the parks are closed in the spring until April 23rd, is this true? Tioga is closed usually until May/July. I would like to camp, but it seems that may be out of the question.
June Lake seems like a year round place, Lee Vining is probably not going to happen.
I have 4WD and chains, in the summer it seems do able if slow if snowy.
What would you do with 2 camping kids, a city wife and 1 week in the spring?
Thanks!
Roger
I have from April 4 to April 11 to travel. I started big and thought about traveling from the San Francisco Bay Area to Joshua Tree to ??? in Arizona to Bandelier NM and back with some side trips.
Unfortunately that would take more than the allotted time with 2 one day stays. Arizona does not seem to have a lot of National/State parking camping opportunities; unless you count the Grand Canyon (two years ago trip).
My son really wants to see Joshua Tree National Park. Death Valley would be a nice side trip to see again and then, I was thinking, up the 395, a stop in Bishop? Mammoth resort (for the wife to get shower, spa, shopping, etc) then up to Mono Lake, Bodie, Carson City, Reno then back home to the Bay Area?
What is in Nevada open in the spring? Great Basin? How is spring camping there?
So my biggest issue is, where can I stay off the 395 in the early spring?
It seems that most of the parks are closed in the spring until April 23rd, is this true? Tioga is closed usually until May/July. I would like to camp, but it seems that may be out of the question.
June Lake seems like a year round place, Lee Vining is probably not going to happen.
I have 4WD and chains, in the summer it seems do able if slow if snowy.
What would you do with 2 camping kids, a city wife and 1 week in the spring?
Thanks!
Roger