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How to Spend this Summer Camping California

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English - May 01, 2024 19:44 - 55 minutes - ★★★★ - 595 ratings
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Summer camping season is around the corner, and California’s parks and recreation areas have something for everyone: secluded sites in the Sierra backcountry, campgrounds with RV hook-ups and a view of the Pacific, yurts, tent cabins and even campsites that float. We’ll get tips on scoring reservations, how to plan for a trip and how to pack. And we’ll hear about your favorite California camping memories.

Guests:

José González, founder, Latino Outdoors; equity officer, East Bay Regional Park District; board member, Parks California (the statutory nonprofit partner to CA State Parks)

Ana Beatriz Cholo, public affairs specialist and spokesperson, Pacific West Region, National Park Service

Peter Ostroskie, staff park and recreation specialist, Bay Area District, California State Parks

Summer camping season is around the corner, and California’s parks and recreation areas have something for everyone: secluded sites in the Sierra backcountry, campgrounds with RV hook-ups and a view of the Pacific, yurts, tent cabins and even campsites that float. We’ll get tips on scoring reservations, how to plan for a trip and how to pack. And we’ll hear about your favorite California camping memories.


Guests:


José González, founder, Latino Outdoors; equity officer, East Bay Regional Park District; board member, Parks California (the statutory nonprofit partner to CA State Parks)


Ana Beatriz Cholo, public affairs specialist and spokesperson, Pacific West Region, National Park Service


Peter Ostroskie, staff park and recreation specialist, Bay Area District, California State Parks