Originally Posted by
Gus Riley
I read something concerning the cuts in the California budget, and where it might impact my trip down the coast. Seems only one area that I had previously planned to utilize got cut...that being the Samuel Taylor SP, north of SF.
Almost the whole first half of my TransAm is at free to minimal costs, then that slims down a little about mid way across Colorado. Fifty-one nights out of 101 are free or donation type stops. I can make that even more with more research with Warmshowers.
Wow! Do you actually plan your stops in advance for the whole trip?
I plan a couple days ahead only where logistics make that necessary. Most of the time I ride to the first available campsite after the 30-40 mile or so point and then decide whether I want to continue. I am often unsure where I will stay right up until I roll into camp. I usually do look ahead to know what my choices are distance wise for the day and if the next day has a big gap in services that might favor a long or short day.
BTW, I usually avoid RV parks, KOAs, and pretty much any private campgrounds like the plague, but on the Pacific Coast I stayed in one KOA that had a reasonable hiker biker rate ($9) and really nice features like pool, hot tub, laundry, outdoor kitchen, and so on. I wonder if there are other KOA like that on the coast. I think that was at Manchester Beach, where the state park was closed. The maps did not indicate the closure.