Hi South Bay Area Folks- All this talk of bike camping has gotten my camping bug going...
I've been working on a remodel job at our house far too hard and far too long, so my lovely wife has encouraged me to take some time for myself this coming weekend. I've been wanting to do an S24O for ages, but just never made the time. I figure if I announce it to the world then it will happen! (Article on S24O camping: https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/Petersen_S240s.pdf ) When: next Monday evening (Memorial Day) 5/28/2012 Where: Castle Rock State Park "hiker-biker" campground, aka "Castle Rock Trail Camp" Camp map: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/538/files/CastleRockCGmap.pdf I've never camped there, but I did scout the campground by bike a few years back, and the access road is ridable (albeit a bit steep in places) on a road bike. Bike access to the campground is only via the ~1 mile dirt road called "Service Road Trail" on the map, which is about 1.5 miles South of Hwy 9 on Hwy 35/Skyline Blvd. The "Service Road Trail" shares a driveway with the Los Altos Rod& Gun Club at 14750 SKYLINE BOULEVARD, LOS GATOS, CA 95033. The Service Road is to the left when facing the Gun Club entrance. (The Gun Club is closed Mon-Wed, so we shouldn't hear any shooting.) There is (purportedly) piped drinking water at the campground, though in these times of tight state budgets, I'll be bringing enough to get through the night, just in case water is not available. I'll be registering for a campsite, which is good for up to six people, so no need for you to register unless we get a crowd. I'm planning to ride from our home in Redwood Estates via Summit/Skyline, leaving late afternoon, with a very rough ETA at the campground of 5-6pm -- time enough to pitch camp, eat some dinner, and maybe take a hike to see the sunset. In the morning I'm planning to rise relatively early -- we'll see how that goes! ;-) -- and ride to my work in Scotts Valley via Skyline/Summit/Zayante/Mt Hermon. Castle Rock Park is on the list of parks slated to close next month due to the State's budget woes, so this may be the last chance to camp here for a while. I'd love to have some company; hope to meet you there. cheers, Andrew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
