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climbaholic
Trad climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 15, 2010 - 02:56pm PT
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New to the Bay Area and trying to figure out the logistics of weekend trips to Yosemite/Tuolumne. On previous week-long vacations out here we always lucked out with non-reserved sites. But on these weekend trips when I need to leave after work and won't get in until late on Friday what's the chance that there are still some first-come first-served sites still available? If all the sites are full where is the closest camping area? Is there a campground or National Forest on the drive in that might be convenient?
Thanks for any advice.
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corniss chopper
Mountain climber
san jose, ca
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Jul 15, 2010 - 03:03pm PT
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The problem is that if we tell you might be camped in the spot we wanted to bivy, but if you promise to have extra free beers... :>
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 15, 2010 - 03:12pm PT
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CC, if it's the same spot I'm thinking of I turned on a gang of Germans to some whiskey and beers there a couple of weekends ago.
Good times!
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lucaskrajnik
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Jul 15, 2010 - 03:20pm PT
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On tha wall Babay!!!
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Jul 15, 2010 - 05:10pm PT
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For first come first served, I'd say never in the valley and sometimes in TM. If you go to the valley on a Friday bivi on USFS land and enter the park in the morning. It's my experience that the time taken hassling for a spot is not worth it for a weekend trip.
If TM, check the campground and, if full, go out of the park the other side and bivy in a USFS campground or other spot- I'm not sure of the current legality of pass bivi spots. I seem to recall a thread about the USFS tightening the noose.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Jul 15, 2010 - 05:18pm PT
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check your mail climbaholic...
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climbaholic
Trad climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 15, 2010 - 06:00pm PT
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Thanks for the info everyone.
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Dalyte
Trad climber
Nevada
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Jul 15, 2010 - 06:54pm PT
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I bivy on the road to Hetch Hetchy, about 1 mile after it turns of the main road around the first bridge. I've seen more cars doing the same way, there are some nice parking areas. So far I didn't get into trouble. I do believe it's about 40 min to the Valley and it is outside Yose park area.
Google Maps
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Jul 16, 2010 - 12:20pm PT
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Climbaholic- If you join the Rock Rendezvous group for $15 bucks a year annual fee, you will have access to their campsites, which are reserved in the Valley and Meadows almost every weekend. There is an online signup section open to members.
http://rock-rendezvous.org/
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