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The sun wasn't out when we arrived, so we'll be showing you the colors over the next few days. We are parked on the edge of a small canyon in a colorful rocky valley. It has no hook-ups, no dump station, and limited water, but it is really cool and only $6 a night. The Owl Canyon campground was renovated a year or two ago. We chose Site 24 and sort of made our own pull-through (with permission) as the shelter and picnic table would have been on the wrong side had we backed into the normal spot. The upgraded Mor/ryde suspension we put on the rig handled it just fine, but the stiff suspension on the truck rattled my teeth pretty good.īesides the camphost in a pop-up with a solar shower, there was only one other campsite occupied. Then it was five miles of the most "washboardy" road we've been on in a long, long time. Leaving the Flying J we went back toward Barstow and followed our directions through town and then north of town several miles until we came to the sign for the Rainbow Basin Natural Area. I knew they had an RV island with fuel, potable water, and a dump station, so we pulled in there to top off the diesel and fill our fresh water tank for our boondocking adventure the next several days. Once we reached Barstow, we hopped on I-15 and went one exit southeast to the Flying J. We are a little ways north of Joshua Tree National Park which is our next destination. On the way up, we saw lots of windmills and started seeing Joshua Trees, an unusual yucca plant that looks like something out of a Dr. The eastbound descent into the Mojave Desert flats was also gradual and easy. It was a long, slow climb and the truck handled it pretty easily. The scenery started improving and the four-lane highway slowly ascended up to the Tehachapi Pass at about 4,000 feet elevation. We took California Hwy 58 east all the way to Barstow. We said our goodbyes with hugs and handshakes to our very nice Boondockers Welcome hosts, Dennis & Mary Kay, and then we were on our way about 10:00. traffic on the quiet subdivision streets, and 8:00 a.m. You'll be right there, smack in the midst of miles and miles of rolling dunes, spectacular shoreline, and there's a good chance you'll see the occasional family of seals sunning on the sand or whales cruising by just offshore.I'm just not cut out for even moderately-sized city life anymore. Out on Race Point, nothing comes between you and Mother Nature. Race Point BeachĪt the opposite end of the Cape, camping on remote Race Point is the ultimate "get away from it all" adventure!
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Permits are available at the Sandy Neck Gatehouse, at the end of Sandy Neck Road in West Barnstable.įor more information on camping at Sandy Neck, see the park's website, or call the Gatehouse at (508) 362-8300 or the Marine and Environmental Affairs Office at (508) 790-6272. After that, you'll have to leave for 24 hours before returning. Note: SCV camping on Sandy Neck is limited to 4 consecutive nights at a time. * The nightly camping fee is $10/night for Barnstable residents and $20 per night for everyone else.
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Annual ORV Permits - valid April 15 to April 14 of the following year: Town of Barnstable Residents - $90 Non-Residents - $180.
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If you plan to overnight at Sandy Neck in your SCV, you'll need to buy an off-road vehicle ("ORV") permit and pay the nightly camping fee.