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Subject:Re: Name of campground along 395?
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:10:57 -0700

I don't see a list of campgrounds to be Vanagon-specific enough for the
wiki. Larry's list of van-friendly campgrounds on Roadhaus.com already
fills the bill. Besides, the wiki is too public -- I'd never publish the
names of the places we love there, might our site already taken!

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

BA typed:
> Hi,
>
> A single source for "ALL campgrounds in a given area"? Doubt it!  It
> wouldn't stay current for very long.  Particularly, the private
> campgrounds seem to change name/ownership as often as I change socks!
>
> Sounds like a perfect addition to the Vanagon Wiki, since everyone who
> uses it can help keep it up-to-date:
> http://vanagonwiki.net , or http://www.vanagonwiki.net .
>
> AAA (the Auto Club) (at least in CA) is now producing maps titled
> "Camping" and here subtitled "Northern California" and "Southern
> California".  They include most of the public-agency campgrounds
> (including some as deep as city level) and even some private
> campgrounds.  If you poke at your state's Auto Club, maybe you can
> find a comparable map?
>
> There are many campground review sites on the web.  Some are oriented
> towards RV'ers and some towards tent campers and some towards
> backpackers.
>
> Also, Micro$quish MapPoint has many campgrounds in their database:
> http://www.microsoft.com/mappoint/default.mspx
>
> Oriented specifically towards camper-vanners, we have a wonderful
> burgeoning resource in the RoadHaus campground review site:
> http://www.roadhaus.com/camp.php
>
>
> B&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal
>
>
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:42:16 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> Chris Flat sounds right to me, and the campground map looks like I
>> remember.   Thanks much!
>> I somehow managed to miss searching the USFS website entirely.
>>
>> Makes me wonder... is there a single source (online?) that lists ALL
>> campgrounds in a given area?
>