Jul 05
Next Level Camping is what I was looking for when I discovered you could rent fire lookouts. I’d been a member of the Forest Fire Lookout Association for years because I lived close to the Butler Peak Fire Lookout while up in Big Bear, and thought that I’d eventually be able to volunteer at the …
Jun 01
One great thing about California is the federal management of public lands. While our state government continues to wheeze and struggle under mismanagement, crazy half-baked “rules” made up by Gavin Newsom who claims to be using science (but his random decisions seem to indicate he’s not even using a dart board and a blindfold, much …
Mar 28
Due to winter storm and flood damage and prioritization of trail repairs including Rainbow Falls, the monument’s 20 site campground is not anticipated to reopen in 2017. We regret any inconvenience, but this delay will allow the park to ensure the safety of our visitors and necessary preservation/restoration of the park’s natural resources impacted by …
Oct 04
Recently, David Miller posted on the REI posted about seven U.S. state parks that offer up some great camping opportunities (see article: “7 U.S. STATE PARKS WITH INCREDIBLE CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES“). One of the parks mentioned was California’s own Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. David wrote that “Camping in a redwood forest is mystical. Tucked within a …
Mar 18
News release from California Department of Parks and Recreation: Goleta, Calif.—California State Parks is closing camping to El Capitan State Beach effective immediately, due to emergency repairs that need to be conducted to the beach’s well. The camping will remain unavailable until further notice. A perforated well casing was discovered in the well that supplies water …
Shawn Bell is an American author, screenwriter, publisher, naturalist, and media god currently living in Southern California. More about Shawn
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