Originally Posted by
benajah
Hi,
I might be able to get in a long weekend in the coming months (just had a baby, 5 mos now, so the occasional weekend is all I can get for the time being) and want to really get away into the woods, but riding, not hiking.
Anyone have experience with the Nat Forests or Yosemite in Northern Cali that they can suggest something where I can get away into the woods but still be on at least dirt roads?
I was thinking Mendicino Nat Forest maybe?
We were on all paved roads this summer, but Sequoia National Forrest, Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite were all awesome.
In Yosemite they are not all that supportive to cyclists wrt campsites. They will let you stay at North Pines Backpackers Camp for one night and then you can move to Camp 4 (first come first served so get there very early and preferably not on the weekend). Once there you can stay for 6 days if you want. We did that and rode our bikes to attractions and did hikes.
You might pick up something useful in our journal at:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/MountainMan
Edit:
I forgot to mention... In places where we got there too late and the campsites were all taken we were able to find someone willing to share their site. We met some really nice folks that way.