At 11:47 AM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>  What about stopping/camping in Big Sur. That is some beautiful camping.
> (Although it's been about a decade since I camped there-I expect that it
> is still great.) Also, there are some good spots north of Santa Barbara
> (Jalama, Refugio, El Capitan) and some south of SB (Ventura, Carpinteria,
> Oxnard, Malibu,etc.)  Then further down, Orange County has some okay
> places. (We recently camped at San Clemente. It was okay, but once was
> enough. Lots of Big Rigs and pretty far from the beach.)
>
>
>Mark G.
>1987 Vanagon Westfalia (to go slow)
>2000 Passat 1.8T 5SPD(to go fast)
>
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I concur about Big Sur.  We camped at Lime Kiln Creek SP last spring and it
was very nice -- not too many sites, split between the beach and a redwood
grove a bit inland.  The ranger was vigilant about keeping non-camper
traffic out of the camping areas, as well as about enforcing the rules
(e.g., dogs on leashes) in general.  There is also a hiking trail through
the redwoods to a waterfall and the remains of the lime kilns from which
the park gets its name.  You'll probably want to reserve a spot through the
CA State Parks website.

Ray Reinhard
'86 TiiCo Westy Camper GL