Santa Cruz, Ca camping

[Scarlet O Mikey]

Greetings members,

Looking for input on camping in Santa Cruz, Ca. Also interested in any info for trails, not to difficult. Any info on waterfalls, and or places to take great nature photos. Thank you for your help. And Happy Trails to you all.

 

[beck4u]

Following. I'd like to know what's open around big sur since the fire and highway closures.


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[Lifes2short4BS]

There aren't really many trails on the Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay coast. There is a dirt road that you can go quite a ways back into the hills. It's about 100 yards south of the Costanoa KOA. Not much else beyond that. As far as camping goes. We really like Butano State park. It's Small and not too noisy. Nestled into the redwoods.


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[Scarlet O Mikey]

There aren't really many trails on the Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay coast. There is a dirt road that you can go quite a ways back into the hills. It's about 100 yards south of the Costanoa KOA. Not much else beyond that. As far as camping goes. We really like Butano State park. It's Small and not too noisy. Nestled into the redwoods.


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Thank you for the great information!

 

[Lifes2short4BS]

No worries!! Get yourselves to Half Moon Bay and we can have a beer and talk Overlanding and life.

 

[Lifes2short4BS]

No worries!! Get yourselves to Half Moon Bay and we can have a beer and talk Overlanding and life.

That was way too many "ands"

 

[shoredreamer]

Like @HMBxplore said not many public 4wd trails in the county or along the coast from HMB to Carmel. South of Carmel on highway 1 there is the Old Coast Road and South Coast Ridge Rd. further south. The closest 4wheeling area would be Hollister Hills SVRA.

Campgrounds:
Big Basin Redwoods SP
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
Portola Redwoods SP
Butano SP
New Brighton Beach SP
Manresa Beach SP
Sunset Beach SP
KOA Watsonville
Memorial Park

These CGs are reserved and booked months out. Best bet is to show up early at the campground on the day you want to camp and check for cancellations. Your chances of getting a spot are slim for Friday-Sunday. Weekdays are decent.

Plenty of people boondock (in vehicle) along hwy 1 north of town (some of them full time lol). But I wouldn't suggest it.

Nearest dispersed camping I would say is in Los Padres NF a couple hours south past Big Sur.

Anywhere and everywhere along the coast and in the mountains are a photographers dream. Point and shoot. Seriously.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

No worries!! Get yourselves to Half Moon Bay and we can have a beer and talk Overlanding and life.

I would take you up on that and goto my favorite hop dogma and get a beer and talk overlanding and life!

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[shoredreamer]

I would take you up on that and goto my favorite hop dogma and get a beer and talk overlanding and life!

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Sounds like the beginning of a meetup, I'm in for beers and rigs!

 

[Lifes2short4BS]

Hopdogma is awesome!! I'd also recommend a new place in downtown HMB called Sacrilege. Great beers to suit almost all tastes and the food is killer. They are closed Monday and Tuesday for brewing though.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

I'm free all Oct weekends. How does 10/14 Sat sound?

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[Lifes2short4BS]

Sounds good on my end, unless I get asked to work.... which is always last minute, but I can't say no to doubletime

 

[shoredreamer]

Can't do 10/14. Throwing my parents a retirement party that day.

 

[Gary_Tsang]

Let's vote
10/7
10/8
10/15

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[Lifes2short4BS]

10/15

 

[Scarlet O Mikey]

Like @HMBxplore said not many public 4wd trails in the county or along the coast from HMB to Carmel. South of Carmel on highway 1 there is the Old Coast Road and South Coast Ridge Rd. further south. The closest 4wheeling area would be Hollister Hills SVRA.

Campgrounds:
Big Basin Redwoods SP
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
Portola Redwoods SP
Butano SP
New Brighton Beach SP
Manresa Beach SP
Sunset Beach SP
KOA Watsonville
Memorial Park

These CGs are reserved and booked months out. Best bet is to show up early at the campground on the day you want to camp and check for cancellations. Your chances of getting a spot are slim for Friday-Sunday. Weekdays are decent.

Plenty of people boondock (in vehicle) along hwy 1 north of town (some of them full time lol). But I wouldn't suggest it.

Nearest dispersed camping I would say is in Los Padres NF a couple hours south past Big Sur.

Anywhere and everywhere along the coast and in the mountains are a photographers dream. Point and shoot. Seriously.

Hi Shoredreamer, thank you so much for information. Don't think we are up for the boondocking thing, part time or full time. Ha

Enjoy your meet-up and beer:30

 

[Lifes2short4BS]

Just found out that Pumkin Festival is 10/14-15. Might not be the best weekend for a meetup... but you sure could boondock

 

[Gary_Tsang]

so how about 10/7? does that work for you guys? i will go if at least another person go. @shoredreamer @HMBxplore @Scarlet O Mikey @beck4u

 

[beck4u]

so how about 10/7? does that work for you guys? i will go if at least another person go. @shoredreamer @HMBxplore @Scarlet O Mikey @beck4u

The soonest I could go would be an overnighter on Friday the 20th. I'd leave Patterson after work, or maybe leave work at noon.


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[Gary_Tsang]

The soonest I could go would be an overnighter on Friday the 20th. I'd leave Patterson after work, or maybe leave work at noon.


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Oh this is just for a meet up and a beer

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