Beach camping - Calif

[Reddog1]

I guess it's OK to post this on TDR. If not, please remove and advise.



I am going on vacation, and would like to know of any places to camp on the beach between Fort Brag and Pismo Beach California.



Please post or send PM.





Thanks,



Wayne

 

[dvieira]

Hi. .



well, i'm going to Caspar Beach in august, 5 mi south of Ft Bragg.

then there's Marina, north of Monterey, and Morro Bay, and of course Pismo Beach if you can get in, of all beaches[except Pismo] i like Caspar the best.



dave

 

[Reddog1]

Can you camp right at the beach at all of these places?





Wayne

 

[Elite1]

check this site... http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/ca/c/as/cac37a27.htm

 

[Reddog1]

Gee Elite1, don't you sleep?



Thanks for the post.



Wayne

 

[CFAR]

There was a site right on the beach just north of Bodega bay. First come first serve though. Fills up fast but is right on the beach.

 

[dvieira]

Hi. .

there's a state beach south of Bodega Bay called Doran Beach,

i think it's called.

dave

 

[Reddog1]

CFAR - Any idea how far north? Do you remember the name?



dvieira - I am familiar with Dilans (spelling) Beach just south of Bodega Bay, and Lawsons Landing beside it. I have never camped at either, although I have seen both.



Thanks for the response.



Wayne

 

[Elite1]

Originally posted by Reddog1

CFAR - Any idea how far north? Do you remember the name?



dvieira - I am familiar with Dilans (spelling) Beach just south of Bodega Bay, and Lawsons Landing beside it. I have never camped at either, although I have seen both.



Thanks for the response.



Wayne

A little trivia about Bodega Bay... The song, "Sittin on the dock of the bay" was written about Bodega Bay, by Otis Redding.

 

[dvieira]

Reddog1.



check this web site below,

http://www.sonomacoastguide.com/pages/beaches and parks.html



also this campsite...

http://www.geocities.com/campertime/reviews/bodega.html



rv park

http://www.bodegabayrvpark.com/index.html

 

[CFAR]

http://cal-parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=479

Sonoma Coast State Beach is the name of the park it pretty big.



It wasn't very far, there is a state park there Wright's Beach sounds about right from the description, and if I had to remember I would have said the name was Whites beach. So I would have been close. The link above will take you to the website.

Doran beach looks nice but is hard to get into. And there is also some commercial sites but not on the beach, at least that I know of. lol



from above website:



Camping



Wright's BeachThere are 27 developed campsites located adjacent to the beach. There are no showers, but campers may use the hot showers at nearby Bodega Dunes Campground. Maximum trailer length is 27', no hook-ups are available. Each site has picnic tables, fire rings and paved parking spurs. Running water and flush toilets are nearby. When the campground is filled, the overflow area in the Wright's Beach Picnic Area may be used for self-contained vehicles. This area is along the roadway adjacent to the kiosk. Reservations are recommended, especially on the weekends and during the peak season.



Bodega Dunes

There are 98 campsites with hot showers, flush toilets, and a trailer sanitation dump station. Maximum trailer length is 31', no hook-ups are available. Campfire and Junior Ranger programs are held in the summer months. The day use area includes a disabled accessible boardwalk out to a classic sandy beach. No DOGS and NO FIRES are allowed on the beach as a measure to protect the snowy plovers. The western snowy plover is listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act as a threatened species because of loss of nesting habitat due to human development, invasion of European beach grass and predation by ravens, foxes, domestic dogs and cats.



Willow Creek Environmental Camp

11 primitive campsites with fire rings, picnic tables, and pit toilets. Campsites are within 1/4 mile from the parking lot and there is no running water. The only State Park campground on the Russian River, sites are shaded by willows but close to a large beach for swimming and fishing. Blue heron, egrets, osprey, and occasionally river otters can be seen by the river. To protect the wildlife, no dogs are allowed. These sites are not on the reservation system.



Pomo Canyon Environmental Camp

20 campsites with fire rings, picnic tables, pit toilets and running water nearby. Campsites are within 1/4 mile from the parking lot, one is disabled accessible. Camps are set in a beautiful redwood grove among the ferns. A three mile trail to Shell Beach takes off from the campground, crossing seasonal streams and rising up into the grassland with marvelous views of the river and finally the ocean. To protect the wildlife, no dogs are allowed. This campground is not on the reservation system.

 

[Reddog1]

CFAR - Thanks for the info.





Wayne