Three squalling children moved in next door at Big Lagoon. Intending to move north but curious about availability at Sue-Meg State Park, we drove the four miles south. It was, of course, full and likely had been for months. Reservations can be made six months in advance and I've heard of people staying awake to reserve sites at a minute past midnight on the day reservations become available.
Nonetheless, we called to inquire about the availability of first-come-first-serve sites of which there were rumored to be a few. We were told they're held out of circulation for those times when someone needed to be moved from the site they were in.
At another park, we were invited to join a line that would, at 2 pm, have doled out any open sites. It was around 12:30 and if we went now, we'd be at the head of the line. We opted out.
Palmer's Point
As evening came on, we began the search for our next spot. It being a Friday didn't help. I was in the process of giving my credit card info for a $313.00 one-room cabin at Emerald Forest RV Park & Cabins, when She remembered there was R.V. parking at Che-ae casino. Truck-campers and SUVs don't qualify as R.V.s, but after reassuring them we're "self-contained," they made an exception. $20.00 for a place at the edge of a parking lot with a view of the ocean. We hope never to have to do it again.
An RV park for MFH. I thought you were allergic.
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DeleteIt was a close call. The threat of $313+ for a cabin sent Her over the edge. She got on the phone and found a spot for $30 but the drive through, where the fifth-wheels were packed like sardines, sent us high-tailing out the exit. It was then She recalled the casino. There, we had the lot to ourselves until sometime after dark when a pickup pulling a 19-foot metal boat and a 26' R.V. snuck in; they both left early. We made it out before the noon deadline.
She's familiar with the California hordes, but I was confident of my ability to find free camping. I managed it after She left but the places require a better suspension than her truck has and, to be honest, her rig may be too wide (see July 14, Myrtle Creek). I'm now scouting for next time, but am coming around to acknowledging it's gonna be tough.