I can only think of 1 park here in TN that has hike and bike, which I consider not directly connected to a road. I wish all parks had them, because even having a few minutes walk/bike from a road makes them much less desirable to the loud crowd!
Edwin in TN On Friday, April 29, 2022 at 3:56:16 PM UTC-5 Mackenzy Albright wrote: > It's nice in the US it seems many sites have "hike and bike" spots that > are fairly nice that guarantee you spots. Canada does not typically have > them - so on bike it can leave you in a tight spot during peak season. > > I noticed on a road trip in the US through Utah / Nevada that despite > National Parks are impossible to book. State Parks and BLM land was often > convenient and had nice locations and were more low key. > > I typically find camping during peak seasons unenjoyable as my work is > often unpredictable and doesn't allow flexibility and booking so far in > advanced gives me anxiety and ruins the effect. I've had great experiences > with wingin it during off season or midweek adventures though. Same with > bike specific camping (1-4 days max) allows a bit more flexibility than > large car camping trips. In a few pinch moments I've had folks offer > private land for camping if you ask around a community nicely. > > On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6:11:00 PM UTC-6 Stephen wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing, gave me some new perspective on 'camping' and the >> historical context is interesting. Reminds me of an anecdote my uncle in >> the bay area related to me once of commenting on a stranger's backpack >> 'going camping?' and them responding along the lines of 'i camp every >> night.' >> >> On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 7:49:56 PM UTC-4 E. Ricky Creek wrote: >> >>> My wife and I used hipcamp.com this past summer with good results. >>> >>> On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 1:02:15 PM UTC-5 Michael Morrissey wrote: >>> >>>> Here's a very interesting article about camping I just read: >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-confounding-politics-of-camping-in-america >>>> >>>> This summer we are struggling to book a campsite for a week - all are >>>> sold out 6 months in advance. In the past, I would always just show up and >>>> be offered a small spot. >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c8adc27a-dcc9-44fc-b875-687268f0f32cn%40googlegroups.com.
