Outdoor Recreation -- Tent and Vehicle Camping


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It's just too hot and dry to camp here in the summer.
Vallecito CP, on county road S2 adjacent to Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993).


Many of the campsites at Joshua Tree are cleverly hidden among granite outcrops.
north from Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree NM, CA (1977).


Open desert camping means no facilities, no neighbours, and is allowed in many places.
Bisnaga Alta Wash, Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993).


The national park service decided to allow vehicle camping along this mile-long stretch of the Redwood Highway.
Highway 101 at Freshwater Lagoon, Redwood NP, near Orick, CA (1986).


Tent camping is the simplest and cheapest way to go, and gets you closest to nature.
Usal Creek campgound, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1993).


Some people take along everything when they go camping.
MacArthur-Burney Falls SP campground, CA (1993).


Every few years the level of Lake Elsinore rises and the state park campground goes under.
campground, Lake Elsinore SP, CA (1993).


In the rainy climate of the Olympic Peninsula a roofed campsite can be extremely welcome.
Bogachiel SP, WA (1984).


They wouldn't make all these rules if people hadn't tried to do all these things.
Neptune SP, near Yachats, OR (1986).


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