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Old 03-07-2009, 03:24 PM   #1
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Any good spots towards northern Washington?
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Old 03-07-2009, 05:28 PM   #2
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Depending on exactly which part of northern Washington you are interested in I might be able to help...
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Old 03-17-2009, 01:24 AM   #3
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Does anyone know when the state parks say theres a maximum trailer size, do they count the folded trailermanor size? or the fully popped up size? most of the parks have a 23-24' trailer size restriction.

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Old 03-17-2009, 01:34 PM   #4
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My thoughts...two reasons for length recommendations -- some parks have very tight roads (at least in my part of CA) and the closed length of a TM helps there. Some also have limited length "parking" areas once you get to your site; but there is usually space for the back shell to extend beyond the defined area. Obviously, each site is different but I have yet to see one without 5-6 feet clearance behind the "parking spot". Several folks on this board have been to CA State parks -- if you list several you are interested in you will probably get great details.

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Old 03-17-2009, 09:13 PM   #5
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My thoughts...two reasons for length recommendations -- some parks have very tight roads (at least in my part of CA) and the closed length of a TM helps there. Some also have limited length "parking" areas once you get to your site; but there is usually space for the back shell to extend beyond the defined area. Obviously, each site is different but I have yet to see one without 5-6 feet clearance behind the "parking spot". Several folks on this board have been to CA State parks -- if you list several you are interested in you will probably get great details.

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thanks.
were heading out to Clearlake and New Brighton in Santa Cruz. Clearlake looks fine they have a 35' trailer limit.
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Old 03-17-2009, 10:23 PM   #6
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Haven't been to Clear Lake for a long, long time, but New Brighton's roads are pretty wide with few obstacles compared to some we've been in. I hike around there quite a bit when I do my Sunday beach walks from Seacliff. You should have no problem getting into most of the sites. That's a great campground and they've recently remodeled the bathrooms. If you need supplies there's a Safeway and an Ace Hardware in Aptos on the other side of the freeway off State Park Drive, also a Nob Hill in Capitola off of Bay Ave.

From what I remember about Clear Lake, it also has fairly wide roads too...I was recording some VCR tapes from one of our trips there onto DVD a couple of months ago and the roads looked even wider than New Brighton. We liked going up there, but it takes a LONG time to get there from here (or from Los Gatos, where we lived for a while). The traffic on N 101 through Marin, etc. is awful on Friday afternoons, but besides that, it just takes a long time. That's why we haven't been there for a long time! I love that area though, it's so pretty and green, kind of like parts of Oregon. Good catfish fishing, too. DH caught a pretty good sized one there right in the campground.

TM's are pretty easy to tuck into most sites because of where the wheels are; there's a lot of room for overhang too.
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Old 03-18-2009, 12:23 AM   #7
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last year we did Van Damme in Mendocino, Big Basin and then Big Sur, all with a tent . I had bought a nice big tent for Big Sur and the squirrels ripped through the tent wall and stole a roll that was left next to cooler. we woke up in the morning with half a roll pulled through the tent wall
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Old 03-23-2009, 11:00 AM   #8
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Travelinklunts, seems like everyone high jacked you to CA, but you asked about WA. I was in the deception pass state park in Feb. and it was great. It is located north of Seattle. Check it out: http://www.stateparks.com/deception_pass.html
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Not in Northern Washington, but I've heard Fort Canby State Park (which is now Cape Disappointment State Park) is very nice.

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