Camping in LA?
Question:
Hi to the group We’re planning a round-the-world trip, and contemplating taking our backpacking tent – one of the stopovers will probably be in LA – is it feasible to actually camp there? We’ll need somewhere accessible by public transport, not too distant from the airport. I’ve only actually spent a day or so there before, so don’t really know the place. Many thanks, Fudge
Response:
The most convenient place that I know of by public transportation direct and easy is Yosemite National Park, but it is a full day by bus & train all coordinated by Amtrak. Technically, it runs from Union Station in LA, but there is certainly public transport from LAX to Union Station (probably Metrolink). Come to think of it, I think Metrolink goes to San Bernadino and there should be local buses from there into the mountain cities (Big Bear, Arrowhead, etc.) I don’t know of any public transport routes to the mountains closest to L.A. though. I hope this is some help to you. If you just want a place to crash for the night, I may be able to look up a couple "domestic" camp grounds closer to the city and they may be able to offer public transport routing. Not my kind of camping though. Regardless, if this is what you want, post a message in about 2 weeks and I’ll look for you. Meanwhile, I’m off on a trip to the Sierra Nevada. Regards doc – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Hi to the group >We’re planning a round-the-world trip, and contemplating taking our >backpacking tent – one of the stopovers will probably be in LA – is it >feasible to actually camp there? We’ll need somewhere accessible by public >transport, not too distant from the airport. I’ve only actually spent a day >or so there before, so don’t really know the place. >Many thanks, >Fudge
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>Hi to the group >We’re planning a round-the-world trip, and contemplating taking our >backpacking tent – one of the stopovers will probably be in LA – is it >feasible to actually camp there? We’ll need somewhere accessible by public >transport, not too distant from the airport. I’ve only actually spent a day >or so there before, so don’t really know the place.
Tough call. There are a couple of RV parks (read "parking lot") within the city limits, but I can’t think of any tent-friendly campgrounds within 3 hours of LAX. There’s probably something in the Los Angeles Forest north of Pasadena, but I don’t know whether public transit will get you there. I don’t know what the rules on overnighters are, but you could bus to Griffith Park in a reasonable amount of time. To make an adventure out of it, you could take a bus to San Pedro or Long Beach and catch a ferry out to Catalina Island. There are hiker camps on the island. http://www.catalina.com/hiking.html has more information. — Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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