JGW RV Park, Redding, CA

JGW RV Park, Redding, California Although we spend a lot of time in Redding as my parents live there, this is the first time that we have stayed in an RV park there. We can usually park our rig on their property, however, on this trip, the temperatures had been

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Cromberg California

Cromberg California After leaving Fernley Nevada, we headed to Cromberg to stay for Labor Day weekend, plans we made with family before we took off on our cross-country trip.  It was questionable whether we would be able to go with the Dixie fire nearby, but the fire stayed far enough

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death valley

Death Valley

Death Valley As neither of us had been to Death Valley, it seemed like a good idea to take that route from Lone Pine to Pahrump so we can check it off the “places to visit” list.  And RV Trip Wizard put it as our route, with an ! which

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Lone pine

Lone Pine California

Lone Pine California We decided to take the trip down 395 as we had never been on that route before – at least past Bridgeport.  We traveled from Minden to Lone Pine, California today.  The trip was pretty, lots of lakes, high desert but trees in some areas. We stayed

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olema

Olema California

OLEMA CAMPGROUND We visited Olema for Thanksgiving in 2020.  It was a very pleasant surprise and a nice change from our usual coastal visits.  We had partial hook ups, very little wind, and great spots! Olema Campground is just outside of Olema, south of the little town of Point Reyes Station,

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delta shores

Delta Shores Resort Isleton California

Delta Shores Resort and Marina Isleton California We first visited Delta Shores Resort and Marina in August with one of those “free weekends” in exchange for trying to sell us a membership.  We went knowing we would not be buying.  But…we did.  It is a part of Vista Resorts.  If

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Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes Bridgeport California

Twin Lakes and Bridgeport, California Bridgeport, California – It’s been quite a while, but we were finally able to get away from Sacramento with our 5th wheel and some of the family to see some new California areas last weekend!  This small town is further than the quick weekend getaway

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ghost mountain

Ghost Mountain Ranch Resort – Pollock Pines, CA

Ghost Mountain Ranch Resort in Pollock Pines, CA We received a “free” weekend and gifts to camp at Ghost Mountain when we bought our 5th wheel this spring.  Basically it was the “free” weekend to try to sell you a membership. We have been looking for a semi-local place as

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Sacramento Delta

Rving in the Sacramento Delta

Rving in the Sacramento Delta Our home base is just outside of Sacramento, and as I work full time, our weekend escapes are usually pretty close to home.  That is the nice thing about our home area being in the Sacramento Valley – there are so many options!  One of

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orange grove

Orange Grove RV Park, Bakersfield, CA

Orange Grove RV Park, Bakersfield A good RV Park for an overnight stop – Orange Grove RV Park Bakersfield CA – our first stop on our trip to Vegas.   Driving from Sacramento to Vegas is too long of a trip for us to do in one day.  Turns out splitting

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Plymouth

Plymouth California

RVing in Plymouth California We’ve found another “close to home” RV favorite – less than an hour from our house, a perfect weekend escape for RVing. UPDATE – SEE THE LAST PARAGRAPH IN THIS BLOG – THIS HAS CHANGED.  Located in Plymouth is the 49er Village RV park.   Plymouth is

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