It’s a great spot, and Tassajara Hotsprings is a few miles further along the road (we didn’t go that far). One note, the campground may be closed in the wet season as the road may be impassable when wet.
Heading up this way in the next week and I'm very excited! From locals I've heard my bud's f150 will probably do okay but we also have a rubicon with AWD that'll help up if we need to leave one of the cars behind before the dirt. Looks amazing!
Thanks for watching and commenting! The dirt road is pretty well graded so you’ll probably be fine. I think the only thing that would give me pause would be wet conditions but I think it’s forecast to be dry for the next couple of weeks. Have fun up there, we did!
I grew up in the small farm town of Greenfield. I’ve never heard of this place, definitely going to take a trip 👍🏼 thank you for posting this. Fort Hunter Liggett has some awesome spots way back into Los Padres as well check it out sometime.
Thanks for watching & commenting! We want to get into Los Padres back in FHL too, but I think a lot of it might still be closed after the Dolan fire and subsequent mud slides?
@@fourwheeltravel You’re right about that Dolan Fire but I don’t think all campsites got shut down. I might be wrong but hopefully Mother Nature can recover. Take care!
Thanks for watching and commenting! We were not specifically looking for deer when we were out there, but the location is remote enough that I am sure there's all kinds of wildlife out there.
make sure you have a full tank I have a little 1996 V6 Acura sedan that I take up there all the time no problems, so if you have any kind of suv, truck, you'll be fiine I take the sedan because I live far and it's 2 hours of freeway and just like 30 mins of mountain sunrise at this spot is gorgeous, this is facing east 6:59
Were campfires allowed during your trip? Were there any amenities, i.e., BEAR BOXES (I think I saw one), water, toilets, etc? Those sorts of details are helpful and go hand in hand with this kind of video. I'm certain our 2020 Honda Passport AWD (non-stock tires) will easily make that trek.
The best resource for this campsite is the recreation.gov site: www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273878 When we visited, signage indicated that camp fires were allowed in the designated fire rings; however, we were not sure about that (sensitive as we are to the wildfire conditions in this area) and we used a propane stove. Again, the above referenced site is the place to get up to date info. Thanks for the feedback on the video. I've been thinking about clearer categorization of the various aspects of each track and have something in the works for that. As far as this track goes, in the dry season, I am sure an SUV could make the drive with no problems. In the wet season, the track is impassable and I would not attempt even in the Power Wagon. Steve
my tacoma would make it there. (2 wheel drive). push the. button (lsd) limited slip differential. ,one wheel starts slipping the other starts. turning. have a good day
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THANK YOU for posting this!! I found China Camp Los Padres while searching ... I think I will book!
It’s a great spot, and Tassajara Hotsprings is a few miles further along the road (we didn’t go that far). One note, the campground may be closed in the wet season as the road may be impassable when wet.
We need to see more of this dog.
She’s a good pup. ❤️ ua-cam.com/video/TbO9naYDPcg/v-deo.html
Heading up this way in the next week and I'm very excited! From locals I've heard my bud's f150 will probably do okay but we also have a rubicon with AWD that'll help up if we need to leave one of the cars behind before the dirt. Looks amazing!
Thanks for watching and commenting! The dirt road is pretty well graded so you’ll probably be fine. I think the only thing that would give me pause would be wet conditions but I think it’s forecast to be dry for the next couple of weeks. Have fun up there, we did!
I grew up in the small farm town of Greenfield. I’ve never heard of this place, definitely going to take a trip 👍🏼 thank you for posting this. Fort Hunter Liggett has some awesome spots way back into Los Padres as well check it out sometime.
Thanks for watching & commenting! We want to get into Los Padres back in FHL too, but I think a lot of it might still be closed after the Dolan fire and subsequent mud slides?
@@fourwheeltravel You’re right about that Dolan Fire but I don’t think all campsites got shut down. I might be wrong but hopefully Mother Nature can recover. Take care!
Shhhh
FHL CG's are to be kept on the DL.
;)
Awesome man great video! Did you see any deer or signs of them while you were out there?
Thanks for watching and commenting! We were not specifically looking for deer when we were out there, but the location is remote enough that I am sure there's all kinds of wildlife out there.
That’s beautiful country and a nice Wagon too. I’d love to venture down that way from Oregon someday.
Thanks for watching & commenting! This is a nice part of the world, but so is Oregon. We’d love to visit!
make sure you have a full tank
I have a little 1996 V6 Acura sedan that I take up there all the time no problems, so if you have any kind of suv, truck, you'll be fiine
I take the sedan because I live far and it's 2 hours of freeway and just like 30 mins of mountain
sunrise at this spot is gorgeous, this is facing east 6:59
Thanks for watching & commenting! Now I’m thinking we need to get back out there!
Were campfires allowed during your trip? Were there any amenities, i.e., BEAR BOXES (I think I saw one), water, toilets, etc?
Those sorts of details are helpful and go hand in hand with this kind of video.
I'm certain our 2020 Honda Passport AWD (non-stock tires) will easily make that trek.
The best resource for this campsite is the recreation.gov site: www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/273878
When we visited, signage indicated that camp fires were allowed in the designated fire rings; however, we were not sure about that (sensitive as we are to the wildfire conditions in this area) and we used a propane stove. Again, the above referenced site is the place to get up to date info.
Thanks for the feedback on the video. I've been thinking about clearer categorization of the various aspects of each track and have something in the works for that.
As far as this track goes, in the dry season, I am sure an SUV could make the drive with no problems. In the wet season, the track is impassable and I would not attempt even in the Power Wagon.
Steve
my tacoma would make it there. (2 wheel drive). push the. button (lsd) limited slip differential. ,one wheel starts slipping the other starts. turning. have a good day
You'd have no problem in the 2WD Taco in the summer. In the winter, I probably wouldn't try in the Power Wagon. :)
@@fourwheeltravel i go to the desert in the cooler months. real nice. 👍👍👍.
Nice place
Don't go alone
Watch out for the bears
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