Nick, you may need to pay an additional fee for the 2nd vehicle.

There are 'no assigned' camping spots so it's critical to let me know if you're coming or not versus just hoping to drop in. This way we can get a large enough area on the beach to accommodate all the rigs. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Jason, bummer when you called bud. Oh well, it is Valentines day and comes with the territory I guess.

I need everyone who's attending's Cell No. as well as the time & date you expect to get there. If you have a CB, we're typically on CH 1 but that might change so having your cell is key. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

If you have questions or concerns, please contact me.

Haven't khad time to go thru all post here,,but seeing you listed info on Garcia Ridge is there a side trip going there???????

No problem, the reservation includes the following..

PM me and we'll work out the details.

Thanks,
Jason

Nick, to clarify, no you do not need a second pass. Per Monte's post "Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer". And following up on what Offroader said, there are no "camp spots" because these are just open sand dunes. There are mile markers along the beach so when the time comes you'll be told approximately where we'll be at. What's often easiest is to place a quick cell phone call or text to someone in the group to come find you on the beach and guide you back to camp. Ray's collecting the cell phone info so you won't be left alone, no worries.

Dave,

Wheeling the hills is the primary reason for this trip.

Wheeling the dunes is the secondary reason for this trip since there aren't enough moderate trails in the area that aren't just fire roads. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> If you know of any please feel free to chime in... maybe even opt to join us and lead a trail run.

Jason & Joanna,

Thanks for addressing Nick's question regarding if a 2nd reservation is needed for his trailered rig.

Ray

Most of the offroading in the hills is for bikes,,,alot of black diamond stuff cause of steepness and alot of erosion.
The Pine Mtn. road isn't very hard except a couple washed out places (I was there 2 years ago, don't know what its like now) You have to turn around before the "stairs". I'd be afaid to take a SWB down them.
The thing neat on Pine Mtn. Trail is the big Rock formations called Castle Rocks. You drive around and thru that area.
From the top of the SLO grade, Santa Margarita exit off 101, thru town turn onto windy 58 ,,go about 20 miles,,turn in where USFS graphic sign is.
Couple nice free campground in this area.
I haven't done Garcia. Its not as far in as Pine Mtn. A small free campground is at the turnoff for Garcia.

HI,

Sorry about the late reply. Somehow I missed your question.

This will be a camping/wheeling trip so you should have your regular camping gear, plus a working 4x4. Hopefully you'll have good tires. If possible, AT's if not MT tires.

If you have street tires, they may limit how far you can drive into the trail. Since I don't know these trails personally, it's hard for me to say how far with street tires. If all else fails, I'm sure there will be extra seats for you in someones ride so you can capture some of the experience to figure out if and how much wheeling you'd like to do in the future. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Thanks Dave. I heard the stairs are not for ill equipped rigs. As for the steepness, I would imagine we'll be fine so long as we drive smart and alert.

I'm looking forward to Castle Rocks actually. I saw a pic from a Toy forum and it looked like a beautiful view from there.

As for camping, I'm sure in the hills it may not be as easy to locate sites as it is at Pismo hence the reason I elected to use it for our base camp.

So will you be joining us for this trip? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />