E.D.G.E. Camping

Saturday, May 20, 2023

2023 SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ITINERARY - POINT REYES NATL SEASHORE

2023 SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ITINERARY - PT REYES NATL SEASHORE

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPGROUND

Olema Campground

(800) 655-2267

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2TTkPXbethvrwf4D9?g_st=ic

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW NOW or SHOULD KEEP IN MIND…

Hello everyone, review this information as there will be information that will help you with planning for this trip. You can bookmark this page and refer to it at a later date.

All campers will be responsible for covering the cost of their own transportation, camping equipment, and supplies for the duration of the trip. Meals will be prepared in teams. Each camper will be assigned a team to create a menu and provide logistics and supplies for their meals. Carpooling is highly recommended.

Meals will be done by teams but bring your own drinks, and trail snacks/mixes. If you have a special diet please talk to your team and or bring your own meals.
Make sure you have all your equipment, if you’re going to borrow equipment from someone, get it a.s.a.p.
Set up your carpool with other campers now.
Carpools are responsible for all their transportation expenses during the trip.
Please help with the person driving you by reimbursing them for the cost of gas, etc…one-way is approximately 395+ miles from Porter Ranch, Los Angeles (without excursions) to Olema, CA. Six hours drive one-way from LA Valley area.
Please make sure you have reliable transportation (car is in shape).
If you are planning to hike, make sure to bring hiking shoes that you've used before and bring nail clippers.
Bring your own bottled water, favorite drinks, and snacks (drinks not provided)
Bathrooms and showers (no extra charge) are available at Olema Campground
We will caravan to the park, if you have FRS/GRMS radios (walkie-talkies), bring them.
Bring cash for incidentals during the trip (limited ATMs at the park).

WHAT TO BRING

Tent
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Air Mattress (optional)
Clothing: Warm clothes for the evenings (jeans, sweatshirts w/ hood, jackets, sweatpants, and pajamas.) Cool clothes for the daytime (shirts, T-shirts, hats, swimsuits).
Towels
Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotion, hairbrush, combs, etc. Lots of quarters (coins) for showers.
Shoes: walking + hiking shoes (at least two pairs), rubber slippers for taking showers.
Nail clippers.
A bundle of Firewood per car can be purchased in the city or possibly at the campsite host.

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Flashlight
Portable lamps
Insect/Mosquito repellent
Sunscreen
First Aid: Band-Aids, Tylenol, cough syrup, Pepto or Mylanta
Camp Chair
Batteries for radios and flashlights
Coolers for food storage

OTHER

Tool Box
Camera (for making memories)
Bring your own drinks. Drinks WILL NOT be provided. Bring enough to last 4 days (esp. water)!!!
Bring your own snacks, especially for days when we will be hiking (i.e. trail mix, nuts, dried fruit).
Bring some spending money just in case you want to purchase things on the day trip(s).

ITINERARY (PROPOSED - ALL TIMES ESTIMATE)

JULY 13 (THURSDAY)

6AM CARAVAN LEAVES PORTER RANCH - Route Via 101 North

RENDEZVOUS POINT - VENTURA (ROGER'S)

7AM ETA

SHOPPING - FOR SUPPLIES

SAN JOSE WALMART, eta 6 hours from Ventura

STOP AT GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

CHECK-IN 4:00PM

Setup camp
Bring your own dinner or head to town

JULY 14 (FRIDAY)

Breakfast by Teams
Activities TBA - Hike, explorer, etc
Dinner by Teams

JULY 15 (SATURDAY)

Breakfast
Activities TBA - Hike, explorer, etc
GROUP DINNER - TACO NIGHT PREPARED IN TEAMS

JULY 16 (SUNDAY)

Breakfast by Teams
Activities TBA
Communion - Afternoon
DINNER - IN TOWN

JULY 17 (MONDAY)

TBA
Check out 12PM

2023 EDGE CAMPING TRIP (JULY 13 to 17, 2023)

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE - Point Reyes, Northern California

July 13-17, 2023

Overview

A Natural Sanctuary, A Human Haven

From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Home to several cultures over thousands of years, the Seashore preserves a tapestry of stories and interactions of people. Point Reyes awaits your exploration.

Campground

Olema Campground offers comfortable, easy-access camping for all, whether traveling in a motorhome or pitching a tent. Every spot is equipped with a fire ring and picnic table. The campground offers a playground for the kids, and a washer/dryer facility. Also, visitors to Olema Campground will be pleased to find clean bathrooms and showers with hot water. No extra charge for showers.

Campground is about 395 miles north (or 6.5 hours drive) from Porter Ranch (Los Angeles) via I-5N.

Registration

https://forms.gle/oHsDc6m6wze451we6

Friday, July 8, 2022

2022 SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ITINERARY - DEER HAVEN CAMPGROUND - DIXIE NATL FOREST

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPGROUND

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW NOW or SHOULD KEEP IN MIND…

Hello everyone, review this information as there will be information that will help you with planning for this trip. You can bookmark this page and refer to it at a later date.

For those of you that are new or have camped with us in prior years but have not joined us in recent years. THERE WILL BE NO MEALS PROVIDED on this trip. This is a major change from the previous trips, so please plan accordingly.

All campers will be responsible for covering the cost of their own transportation, camping equipment, meals, and supplies for the duration of the trip. You can go in with other campers with meals and supplies as well as carpooling which is highly recommended. The nearest major city is Cedar City with restaurants and grocery stores. As well as the nearest town Duck Creek Village.

Please bring your own meals, drinks, and trail snacks/mixes.
Make sure you have all your equipment, if you’re going to borrow equipment from someone, get it a.s.a.p.
Set up your carpool with other campers now.
Carpools are responsible for all their transportation expenses during the trip.
Please help with the person driving you by reimbursing them for the cost of gas, etc…round-trip is approximately 975+ miles from Porter Ranch, Los Angeles (without excursions). Possible ~8 hours drive one-way from LA Valley area. Flight time from LAX is 4:10 hours to Cedar City Regional Airport.
Please make sure you have reliable transportation (car is in shape).
If you are planning to hike, make sure to bring hiking shoes that you've used before and bring nail clippers.
Bring your own bottled water, favorite drinks, and snacks (drinks not provided)
There are flush and vault toilets at our campground.
We will caravan to the park, if you have FRS/GRMS radios (walkie-talkies), bring them.
Bring cash for incidentals during the trip (limited ATMs at the park).
BE PREPARED FOR RAINY AND WET CONDITIONS! (Thunderstorms are frequent in the afternoon in the area).

WHAT TO BRING

Tent
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Air Mattress (optional)
Clothing: Warm clothes for the evenings (jeans, sweatshirts w/ hood, jackets, sweatpants, and pajamas.) Cool clothes for the daytime (shirts, T-shirts, hats, swimsuits).
Towels
Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotion, hairbrush, combs, etc. Lots of quarters (coins) for showers.
Shoes: walking + hiking shoes (at least two pairs), rubber slippers for taking showers.
Nail clippers.
A bundle of Firewood per car can be purchased in the city or possibly at the campsite host.

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Flashlight
Portable lamps
Insect/Mosquito repellent
Sunscreen
First Aid: Band-Aids, Tylenol, cough syrup, Pepto or Mylanta
Camp Chair
Batteries for radios and flashlights
Coolers for food storage

OTHER

Tool Box
Camera (for making memories)
Bring your own drinks. Drinks WILL NOT be provided. Bring enough to last 7-8 days (esp. water)!!!
Bring your own snacks, especially for days when we will be hiking (i.e. trail mix, nuts, dried fruit).
Bring some spending money just in case you want to purchase things on the day trip(s).
Coins for showers (bring lots of quarters for long showers)

ITINERARY (PROPOSED - ALL TIMES ESTIMATE)

AUGUST 10 (WEDNESDAY)

6PM CARAVAN LEAVES CHATSWORTH

RENDEZVOUS POINT IN AV

7PM TO 7:30PM Arrives Pilot Travel Center, Pearblossom Hwy, Palmdale
7:45 - 8PM Depart for Las Vegas
11PM - 12AM Arrive Las Vegas

AUGUST 11 (THURSDAY)

7:30 AM Depart Las Vegas
11AM Arrive Cedar City, UT
2PM

Check-in
Setup Campsite

AUGUST 12 (FRIDAY)

Activities (Cedar Breaks Natl Monument, Hike, Lake, Boat)

AUGUST 13 (SATURDAY)

Activities (Hike, lake, boating, fishing, etc)
Mountain Bikers - Thunder Mountain Trail 16-mile loop (early morning)

AUGUST 14 (SUNDAY)

Activities
Hike - Angels Landing (morning)
Sunday Worship Service (evening)

AUGUST 15 (MONDAY)

Activities (Hike, lake, etc)

AUGUST 16 (TUESDAY)

Check Out - Morning
Return Home

We won't be doing a major caravan but there are campers leaving August 10th, at 5:30pm (Wednesday evening overnight in Las Vegas) as well as early morning August 11th.

Saturday, January 15, 2022

EDGE CAMPING TRIP (AUGUST 11 TO AUGUST 16, 2022)

Dixie Natl Forest, Cedar Breaks Natl Monument, Bryce Canyon & Zion Natl Parks - Deer Haven Campground, Utah

August 11-16, 2022

Overview

Dixie Natl Forest is adjacent to three national parks and two national monuments. It stretches for 170s miles across southern Utah and includes two million acres which makes it the largest national forest in Utah. Red sandstone formations in Red Canyon, the home of Thunder Mountain trail, rival those of Bryce Canyon Natl Park. Hell's Backbone Bridge and the view into Death Hollow are breathtaking. Many opportunities for hiking, biking, fishing, viewing and sightseeing amazing sceneries.

Campground

Campground is situated high on the western edge of the Colorado Plateau, close to Cedar City, Utah. Visitors enjoy hiking, biking and day-tripping to nearby Cedar Breaks National Monument. Deer Haven is at an elevation of 8,900 feet. This peaceful and scenic campground is surrounded by a forest of aspen and pine trees. Summer wildflowers are abundant throughout the site. The 34-mile Virgin River Rim Trail passes near the campground and is open to hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Deer Haven is just 11 miles from Cedar Breaks National Monument, with hiking trails, guided tours and breathtaking scenery. Just outside Cedar Breaks is the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area, where hikers will find 10 miles of trails and the Twisted Forest, a stand of ancient bristlecone pine.

Registration

https://forms.gle/k1PXqge7jvBLExwR6

Sunday, June 27, 2021

2021 SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ITINERARY - DEL NORTE COAST REDWOODS SP

2021 SURVIVAL GUIDE AND ITINERARY - DEL NORTE COAST REDWOODS SP

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPGROUND

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW NOW or SHOULD KEEP IN MIND…

Hello everyone, review this information as there will be information that will help you with planning for this trip. You can bookmark this page and refer to it at a later date.

For those of you that are new or have camped with us prior years but have not joined us in recent years. THERE WILL BE NO MEALS PROVIDED on this trip. This is a major change from the previous trips, so please plan accordingly. I plan to bring the 3 burner stove and propane tanks and a few portable butane gas stoves. Please bring a few butane canisters if you want to use mine. They can be purchased at Walmart or Big 5.

All campers will be responsible for covering the cost of their own transportation, camping equipment, meals and supplies for the duration of the trip. You can go in with other campers with meals and supplies as well as carpooling which is highly recommended. There are restaurants as well as grocery stores in Crescent City. (Traffic may be heavy and passage limited on the 101 due to damage repairs, this page for hwy information).

Please bring your own meals, drinks, trail snacks/mixes.
Making sure you have all your equipment, if you’re going to borrow equipment from someone, get it a.s.a.p.
Set up your carpool with other campers now.
Carpools are responsible for all their transportation expenses during the trip.
Please help with the person driving you by reimbursing them for the cost of gas, etc…round-trip is about approximately over 1400+ miles (without excursions). Possible 12+ hours drive one-way from LA Valley area
Please make sure you have reliable transportation (car is in shape).
If you are planning to hike, make sure to bring hiking shoes that you've used before and bring nail clippers.
Bring your own bottled water, favorite drinks, and snacks (drinks not provided)
There are toilets and hot showers ($) at our campground.
We will caravan to the park, if you have FRS/GRMS radios (walkie-talkies), bring them.
Bring cash for incidentals during the trip (limited ATMs at the park).
BE PREPARED FOR RAIN AND WET CONDITIONS!

WHAT TO BRING

Tent
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Air Mattress (optional)
Clothing: Warm clothes for the evenings (jeans, sweatshirts w/ hood, jackets, sweatpants, and pajamas.) Cool clothes for the day time (shirts, T-shirts, hats, swimsuit).
Towels
Toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, lotion, hairbrush, combs, etc. Lots of quarters (coins) for showers.
Shoes: walking + hiking shoes (at least two pairs), rubber slippers for taking showers.
Nail clippers.
Bundle of Firewood per car, this can be purchased in the city or possibly at the campsite host.

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Flashlight
Portable lamps
Insect/Mosquito repellent
Sunscreen
First Aid: Band-Aids, Tylenol, cough syrup, Pepto or Mylanta
Camp Chair
Batteries for radios and flashlights
Coolers for food storage

OTHER

Tool Box
Camera (for making memories)
Bring your own drinks. Drinks WILL NOT be provided. Bring enough to last 7-8 days (esp. water)!!!
Bring your own snacks, especially for days when we will be hiking (i.e. trail mix, nuts, dried fruit).
Bring some spending money just in case you want to purchase things on the day trip(s).
Coins for showers (bring lots of quarters for long showers)

ITINERARY (PROPOSED - ALL TIMES ESTIMATE)

AUGUST 4 (WEDNESDAY)

4:30AM

Caravan meets at Porter Ranch Town Center

5:30AM

Caravan Leave

6:45AM

Pit Stop - Grapevine, CA

11:30AM

Lunch

3:00PM

Pit Stop

6:00PM

Overnight in Eureka

AUGUST 5 (THURSDAY)

7:00AM

Check Out - Breakfast

8:00AM

Head towards Redwoods National & State Parks

9:00AM

Excursions

Hike
Sight see
Etc

11AM

Head to Campground

Check-in
Setup Campsite

Dinner

AUGUST 6 (FRIDAY)

Activities

AUGUST 7 (SATURDAY)

Activities

AUGUST 8 (SUNDAY)

Activities

AUGUST 9 (MONDAY)

Activities

AUGUST 10 (TUESDAY)

Check Out
Head back to LA

EDGE SINGLES CAMPING TRIP (AUGUST 5 TO AUGUST 10, 2021)

Del Norte Redwoods State Park (Redwood National & State Parks)

Overview

Tall trees meet the sea at Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. Just south of Crescent City, Mill Creek Campground is the perfect basecamp for exploring this remote, 8-mile-long swath of coastline, as well as three other parks that make up the Redwood National and State Parks group. With up to 100 inches of rain a year, these North Coast parks grow the tallest trees in the world. They also protect 45 percent of Earth’s last remaining old-growth redwood forests.

In two short, steep miles, Del Norte’s Damnation Creek Trail traverses fern-festooned redwoods and spruce forests. The trail comes to a dead-end near the coast due to a bridge that is currently dismantled. There is no coastal access. A scenic stretch of California’s 1,200-mile-long Coastal Trail runs the length of the park as well, a treat for bicyclists as well as hikers.

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

The rugged cliffs of Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park are composed of some of the most tortured, twisted, and mobile rocks of the North American continent. The rocks are mostly buried beneath soils and covered by vigorous redwood forests, which thrive in a climate famous for summer fog and powerful winter storms. The rocks only reveal themselves in steep stream banks, along road and trail cut banks, along the precipitous coastal cliffs and offshore in the form of towering rock monuments or sea stacks.

Things To Do

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=28078

Monday, June 17, 2019

2019 EDGE Singles Camping Trip (July 28 - Aug 4)

EDGE Singles Camping Trip (July 28 to Aug 4)

Grand Teton/Yellowstone National Parks

Colter Bay Overview

Colter Bay campground in Grand Teton National Park is located close to Jackson Lake and has 350 campsites for tents, trailers, RVs (up to 45 feet) and 11 group campsites (reservation only). There are 13 sites with electric hookups. Other than for the group campsites, the campground is first-come, first-serve. It is a popular campground and fills up fast in the summer/weekends. The maximum length of stay is 14 days at Colter Bay.

Colter Bay campground sits in a nice pine forest and (most sites shaded) with spectacular views of the Grand Tetons. Each campsite (group campsites included) has a bear box (most tent sites) table, grill and fire ring. The campground has drinking water, flush toilets, and a dump station. Hot showers and a laundry are available at nearby Colter Bay Village. Cabins are also available for rent at the village.

There’s plenty to see and do in Grand Teton National Park including backpacking, hiking, biking, fishing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, exploring historic sites, photography, star gazing and wildlife viewing. The historic town of Jackson (Hole) is also nearby (about 40 miles) with many shops and restaurants.