We just completed a 2 week tour of the California Coast. Our trip began in Seattle with a rapid decent south to Fresno. We dropped the van off at Sportsmobile to service the 4x4 system, install a 3rd captain’s chair and add other miscellaneous improvements. The folks at Sportsmobile were great. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in northeast Fresno which was much nicer than expected plus had an outdoor pool for the family. The work on the van was completed in 2 days and we headed south to San Clemente State Park to camp. From San Clemente we drove north on Highway 1 to Bolsa Chica, then up to Mcgrath State Park. The weather was good and was fun to get the boards wet in warmer water. Spent some time in Santa Barbara and camped at Montana De Oro State Park. This was a family favorite and provided some quiet beach time and warm weather. Our next stop was Santa Cruz, another favorite with the family, and camping at New Brighton State Park and beach. We moved north to spend a day and a half in San Francisco, great city and again the weather followed us, 85 degrees and sunny. In SF we stayed at the Travelodge which we selected because we could park the van in the motel lot off the street. We then drove to the Lost Coast area based on some recommendations here (thanks twolost) and to Usal Beach. We drove from Usal beach on Old Country Road 431 to the north end of Sinkyone State park (the paint took a beating) and camped near Bear Harbor, amazing spot. Here are some photos from our travels.
Shady Pine in Ashland, OR
Holiday Inn Fresno
At Sportsmobile West
Bolsa Chica
Mcgrath State Park
Montana De Oro
Road to Montana De Oro
New Brighton State Park
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Usal Beach
Usal Beach
Usal Bridge
Sinkyone
Bear Harbor
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