03-25-2020, 09:17 PM
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Where did you go? I have G-14 security clearance.
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03-25-2020, 11:04 PM
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Where did you go? I have G-14 security clearance.
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Didn't I tell you??????????????
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05-06-2020, 06:21 PM
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"How rare that we can point ourselves inevitably west and go, go, go. Run out the highway and the hills. Slide our fingertips over the creases and the valleys of the impossibility that is America. You can’t grasp its vastness from a plane. It’s diversity from a map. You have to put your feet on the ground. Your hands in the dirt." - Zach Bowman
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06-21-2020, 05:00 AM
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#154
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Keeping my thread on life support...
A buddy from Ohio bought a used 2013 4Runner and drove it out here. He met his wife, who flew in, in Portland. Meredith and I then drove up and met them in Coos Bay, and we spent the next 4 days picking our way south along NF routes and camping out. Great fun!
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08-02-2020, 04:30 AM
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#155
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Hey man! I am heading to the area tomorrow. Any coastline trail recommendations? Good camps spots? I would like to camp on te beach with my 4runner if possible. Thinking Usal beach or Shelter Cove. Thanks
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08-02-2020, 04:13 PM
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Hey man! I am heading to the area tomorrow. Any coastline trail recommendations? Good camps spots? I would like to camp on te beach with my 4runner if possible. Thinking Usal beach or Shelter Cove. Thanks
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A guy on the NorCal 2020 thread asked similar, here's my response. See below it for other notes.
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Hello, just bought a new 2020 Sr5 Premium. I am in the process of getting a 3 inch lift, AT tires... etc. The family and I are dying to drive north from SAC hitting the Avenue of Giants and up to Fern Canyon. Taking in account that we are NEW to off roading and camping, do any of you have any suggestions on where to camp and off road? I plan 3 days! Thanks in advance!
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Camp at Usal Beach and drive north up Usal Rd (rough dirt), then link over to Garberville and get on AoG and go north from there. Note - only camp there through the week, on weekends it can get rowdy. It's first come first served.
Alternatively there's some marked BLM campsites along Chemise Mountain Rd (the paved northern extension of Usal Rd) that are pretty quiet, but they aren't on the beach. There's also BLM sites at Lighthouse Beach near Petrolia and a few spots along Mattole Rd / Wilder Ridge Rd which is the main artery through the Lost Coast between Shelter Cove and Ferndale. They are also first come, first served.
There's great camping right south of Fern Canyon at Gold Bluff Beach campground, at the end of a sporty dirt road that takes you into Fern Canyon. Gold Bluff will likely require reservations.
I'm in Eureka and these are my stomping grounds so if I can be of assistance on your trip feel free to PM me. If you have regular questions post them in the thread so the info can be available for others.
There's also a Lost Coast thread (mine) which has some good info. If you come up here, post some pics in it. I'm trying to keep it alive.
The Humboldt / Lost Coast / surrounding areas thread
Have fun! It's an awesome area. Most of these "norCal" guys have no idea what's actually north of SF...
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Usal Beach "campsites" are open. At least a week ago the BLM campsites out that way were closed though. There's no "trails" per se but Usal Rd is fun running it all the way from Hwy 1 to Chemise Mtn Rd. You can drop down off it at "4 corners" to Sinkyone State Park on the ocean. Continuing north, there's some fun gravel in the King Range but a lot of those roads dead end so check a map. Continuing north, off Lighthouse Rd in Petrolia there's a campground, but it is also BLM and may be closed. If you take Lighthouse Rd to its end and then drive up the unmarked dirt road on the left just before the end, that winds up the bluff to a gated BLM 4x4 Rd: Windy Point Rd. That road then drops part way down the bluff onto a big plain that overlooks the ocean, you might could renegade camp there (but it's windy as hell). I haven't been up there yet this year. Gates should be open but who knows with the way the BLM is keeping campsites closed.
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08-03-2020, 02:34 AM
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Asked a buddy who just came through there, he said all BLM campgrounds in the Lost Coast are open, as is AW Way County Campground near Petrolia, and Mattole River Campground at the end of Lighthouse Rd... but all are pretty busy.
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08-05-2020, 09:43 PM
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#158
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Thanks for all the details! I will keep all of that in mind next time we go because there is a lot to NorCal and we have hardly explored any of it. Me and my buddy ended up staying at Shelter Cove the 1st night and stayed the 2nd at a campground that was essentially a parking lot on the north jetty at the entrance of Humboldt bay. All of the other good campgrounds were packed the 2nd night so that was what we were left with. Throughout the trip, we biked and offroaded around the area. Did a river crossing at the Eel River in Rio Del, hit Samoa Dunes and drove on the beach, and drove on the beach at Shelter cove. Almost got stuck on the beach at Shelter because we were not paying attention to the tide like idiots but we made it back. Almost didn't make it back across the Eel river the 2nd time as well haha. Heard some water entering when I was reversing to get another run at it. It was a great trip, but it was hard to want to explore any other roads because of all the farming and sketchy people in the mountains. Also, this is my first time posting on this forum so sorry if I am not doing it all exactly right. My photos are not uploading for some reason. I will post this and continue trying
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08-05-2020, 09:53 PM
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Last edited by Rally runner vi; 08-05-2020 at 10:05 PM.
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09-04-2020, 12:24 PM
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Unable to see your pics
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09-04-2020, 12:28 PM
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Here's a snapshot from a recent Usal Rd trip of the section of the road that runs along the ridge exposed to the ocean... it ain't terrible!
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09-22-2020, 03:13 PM
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Hey sorry about the photo problem, I accidentally moved them in google. Should work now! Also, Usal is certainly on my list of places to see next trip. The road that goes to the beach looks stunning as well. There is no vehicle access on the beach, correct? Lastly, have you heard of Chadbourne Gulch? Looks like that's another beach that can be driven on. Thanks man!
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09-22-2020, 10:59 PM
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Hey sorry about the photo problem, I accidentally moved them in google. Should work now! Also, Usal is certainly on my list of places to see next trip. The road that goes to the beach looks stunning as well. There is no vehicle access on the beach, correct? Lastly, have you heard of Chadbourne Gulch? Looks like that's another beach that can be driven on. Thanks man!
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You can drive on the beach there. Never heard of Chadbourne Gulch, I'll look it up.
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09-23-2020, 11:22 PM
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You can drive on the beach there. Never heard of Chadbourne Gulch, I'll look it up.
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Btw the way you have any waypoints?
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09-24-2020, 12:48 AM
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Btw the way you have any waypoints?
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Of Usal? Here's the GPS coordinates:
39.834024,-123.8476437
The other place I never heard of.
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