We left Washoe Lake State Park and drove highway 50 east to Highway 95 north to I-80 to Winnemucca. A nice peaceful drive along some high desert alkaline dry lake beds. Almost feels like Bonneville Flats in some areas. The drive also included lots of ground squirrels running across the
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Mono Lake – Lee Vining, California
As we leave Lone Pine and head north on Hwy 395 we have gorgeous views in all directions and not much traffic. A wonderful drive! We had read a few reviews about boondocking on Picnic Grounds Rd near Mono Lake so we decided we should check it out especially
Continue readingTuttle Creek Campground and Lone Pine Campground – Lone Pine, California
In the center of town of Lone Pine, California on Hwy 395 there is a road which heads west called Whitney Portal Rd. This road provides access to the Alabama Hills BLM, Portagee Joe Campground (for rigs under 30′), Tuttle Creek Campground, and Lone Pine Campground. We stayed at
Continue readingTrona Pinnacles – Trona, California
We departed Laughlin, Nevada and headed to Trona, California. We drove the Joshua Tree Highway 164 to I-15. The Joshua Tree highway has a forest of Joshua Trees along the road with more trees than Joshua Tree National Park. Just beautiful! As we got closer to I-15 the Ivanpah Solar
Continue readingBig Bend Of The Colorado State Recreation Area – Laughlin, Nevada
We departed Cave Creek in Arizona and drove north via Highway 93 which is a very scenic route and passes the town of Nothing, Arizona. How cool is that? It also drives through one of the most dense forests of Joshua Trees and is stunning. Then on to Kingman and
Continue readingLake Pleasant Regional Park – Lake Pleasant, Arizona
Lake Pleasant is a lovely regional park operated by Maricopa County in the northwest of Phoenix. The lake is a fair size and is used for boating, fishing, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, and camping. The lake is usually at maximum capacity around March and at it’s lowest capacity in August.
Continue readingCave Creek Regional Park – Cave Creek, Arizona
We visited this lovely campground for the first time last January and quite enjoyed it so back we came when we needed to stay in place for a few weeks and do our taxes!!! It has been the end of snowbird season therefore the campground was much less crowded than
Continue readingDead Horse Ranch State Park – Cottonwood, Arizona
We have stayed at this State Park before in the same campground loop and quite enjoyed the area. Our last visit was in early February of last year and we had the campground loop practically to ourselves. Other loops in the campground were completely empty.This year, in March, the campground
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Moabi Regional Park is operated and maintained by San Bernardino County but managed by Pirate Cove Resort. A bit confusing but if you want to stay here then contact Pirate Cove. More on Pirate Cove later. Moabi Regional Park is south of Needles just off of I-40 along the
Continue readingRiver Island State Park – Parker, Arizona
We have stayed at this park a few times before and have enjoyed the serenity and the beauty and the fact that we are away from the hub bub of the big cities of either Parker or Lake Havasu City. The campground is almost halfway between the two cities which
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