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Dos Picos Camping

14 Wednesday May 2014

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For Mother’s Day, we took a family camping trip to Dos Picos in Ramona, California. This campground boasts partial hookups for campers, tent sites, and a youth area. While surrounded by shady trees, this peaceful campground has picnic tables, bathrooms/showers, horseshoe pits, and a lake to fulfill your fishing urges! With short, local Continue reading →

7 Things to Look For in a Campsite

27 Thursday Mar 2014

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What to look for in a campsite

Wouldn’t it be nice to just roll up on a spot and think “Yep, this is the perfect spot to camp!” Well, from my experience, it doesn’t happen THAT often. There are several things you need to take into consideration- the toilet situation to the sleeping situation- here are 7 things you should consider when picking a camping spot: Continue reading →

Active.com- 10 Things to Leave Off Your Campsite Packing List

28 Friday Feb 2014

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Active.com article 10 things to leave off your campsite packing listI was honored when Active.com and ReserveAmerica.com asked me to contribute to their site! Here is my first article. Enjoy 🙂

10 Things to Leave Off Your Campsite Packing List

Campsite Review: San Onofre

31 Thursday Oct 2013

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I have a post relating our wonderful weekend spent at San Onofre with my girlfriends, but I failed to talk about the actual campsite. San Onofre State Beach is located in San Clemente in sunny Southern California north of San Diego. While the trip was fun, I am hesitant to go back for a few reasons. You MUST book reservations way a head of time (like months in advance) because it fills up quick. Now, this campground is located a hop, skip, and jump away from the beach so that explains why it books up fast but again, let me tell you why I wasn’t too much of a fan. Continue reading →

Campground Review: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

22 Thursday Aug 2013

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Paso Picacho

You’ve heard me talk about it several times- Paso Picacho campground at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in east San Diego. If you’re looking for a great campground that has bathrooms, great hikes, large camp sites, picnic area, and takes reservations, Paso Picacho is perfect for you! Here are the features Continue reading →

Camping from a Friend

08 Saturday Dec 2012

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Plaskett Creek

My friend, Becky, went camping recently to Plaskett Creek- a campground in central California that is part of the Los Padres National Forest. She has a great time and took some awesome pictures I wanted to share.
**Plaskett Creek houses the largest sandy beach in the Big Sur area- Sand Dollar Beach** Continue reading →

Cold Weather Camper: Preparing

16 Friday Nov 2012

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This weekend is going to be a fun one! My friends and I are heading into the mountains in east San Diego. I’ve never been to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park but I’ve heard its beautiful- especially when trying to catch a meteor shower like tonight! However, the only draw back is when I was watching my FOX 5 News this morning and Chrissy Russo told me the mountain areas were going to be cold with a slight chance of Continue reading →