What is a nice place to go camping? Somewhere me and my friends can be loud all night, preferably near a lake and lots of trees.

 

I used to go to Lake Shasta every summer. Lotsa fun.

 

IBnorthdakota

 

very nice. My brother works on Lake Trinity so I'll be up there once or twice this year.





quoc. how far are you guys willing to drive?

 

I go up to Lake Berryessa... You can be loud all night there is plenty of trees and river that flows right through it there is a lake about 10 miles up and then there is plent of open road through the mountains nice and curvy

 

cherry lake is the lake above the hetch hetchy and it fing rocks
about three hours from sf

 

sequoia national park

 

angel island, so freaking awesome.... really nice view!!

 

Tualme Meadows up above the valley in Yosemite. You're right next to a running river and the vegetation is lovely.

gotta wait till the floods are gone though.

 

berryessa is not bad camp at putah creek resort and walk or drive dow to the rocks and jump off that ish or the bridge i grew up in napa so know that place well other than thant +1 for cherry lake, my other favorite spot is middle fork of stainislau (spelling) river off hwy4 way up in the middle of nowhere cool littlle stream to fish at

 

You can camp in the Kyburz and Ice House back logging roads. Preferably not during hunting season. You can get a fire permit near the ranger station by Apple Hill. You can even shoot back in the booneys. Just be careful and know there's a fire risk during the summer.

The exit is sorta hidden just past sugarloaf and St. Paulie Inn off 50. Or Ice house should have signs just as you start to hug the American River. Once you go up there and start camping you’ll never want to go anywhere else because of the seclusion. Might want to take a high caliber pistol for bears and cougars.

Also, there's actual camp grounds within throwing distance off hwy50. May not be able to get too loud there but you can still have a good time. One is chinaflat and the other (which is more secluded) is called silverfork. Both are directly on forks of the American River with fishing access. The water will probably be fast around this time though. Directions should be easy enough if you stop in at a gas station or ranger station. I know them off memory only...

I used to go out to lake Comanche too. You can usually get loud out there too.

Oh yeah! How could I forget Dillons Beach out at Bodega Bay. You can camp right on the water and even have crab cooks during the season. The crabbing dock is nearby and there's also tons of dunes for bikes and ATVs. Beer and biligerent behavior are mandatory.

 

if you have a 4wd SUV and some tires that dont mind getting banged up some, there is this camping space on the west side of lake tahoe, around tahoma.

great spot.

last time we were there, only one other car and they left like 2-3 hours after we got there:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lake+t...7.191035&hl=en

see that bear lake? it was great.

then going out, i took exit that had some good spots to go wheeling...

otherwise, going out the way you came back in is easy....

 

I have two favorite places - but no guns in either.

1. Lake Almanor or Butt Lake, they are next to each other, Butt lake is much more private.

2. Agate Beach, awsome to go there in the Summer, it's hot as hell out but at the campsite it is around 60 degrees and on the beach is it around 80. You can be as loud as you want on the beach, esp at night.

 

my front yard, 50 dollars a night. be as loud as you want and bring lots of beer

 

I like lake Camanche. Great boating, great fishing, nice campgrounds and you can go hardcore camping if you really feel like it, but I prefer a nice level place to pop the tent with showers within walking distance Lake Pardee is ok, but a little small for my liking. There's a bunch of little lakes up that way, New Hogan, New Melones(right by angels camp), and a ton of little ones.