[pct-l] Kick Off

[Ken Marlow]

Hey Lost & Found, hope this clarifies:

You wouldn't be able to reserve a night through the County of San Diego, Parks and Rec site,  that ADZPCTKO has purchased, for the Kick-off weekend.  Event organizers buy the entire campground AND handle the site reservations during those event dates (If you choose Lake Morena in the County's Campground Reservation System and put in the dates of the Kick-off, you'll see that the campsites are sold-out/in red. I didn't look into the cabin situation though). If you put in the day before, you'll see a handfull of sites currently available, two days prior, looking real good, at the moment. I imagine its the same for after the event. You'ld make your reservation through the County Parks & Rec for dates before or after the Kick-off.

Hope this helps. I'm kinda cursed. I used to be a ranger for S.D. County Parks. Still with the County, not with Parks, can't shake the ranger out of me. Sorry gang. Some memories of Lake Morena, not many fond ones.

Jim / Pita brought-up a good point about Boulder Oaks Campgound, yes closed for camping during Arroyo Toad breeding season / kick-off time. Water could be back on there now for  all I know. I believe it was due to treatment / passing needs for common cryptosporidium. 

Cibett's Flat Campground...that's a neat one! (Cleveland National Forest). 

-Ken M.


On Feb 3, 2011, at 8:18 AM, 5418610024 at vzw.blackberry.net wrote:

> I need clarification - according to my hiking partner Mother Goose, I will be assigned a camping space when I sign up for the kick off. So should I reserve a site at Lake Moreno or should I wait for the KO registration. 
> 
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> To: 'Sourdough' Foster<athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Kick Off
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> Here's the link for the kick-off. I've been watching for an announcement of registration openning on this page, as well as on Twitter
> http://www.siechert.org/adz/
> That organization buys-out the campground for that weekend/ event and handles the registration themselves.
> 
> For before and after the event, the event occurs at Lake Morena County Park, adminstered by the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation. Although the park can sell a site for someone arriving (if available) its best to reserve a site, as they sell-out. If sold out, there's also nearby Portero County Park.
> 
> You can make an on-line reservation for a campsite, even see the campground layout and what is available for a given (other than the dates ADZPCKTO or anyone else made) at:  http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/
> 
> You can also do a phone in reservation, through the sites contact #s
> 
> There's also Boulder Oaks Campground, on the PCT. Their on a first-come-first serve basis about 8 miles away along Hwy 8 (in route to the kick-off). Their administered through Cleveland National Forest. As of December 31st they had no running water, as it didn't pass the test for crypto. No wood fires permitted on that date either. Guessing because there was no camp host at that time to keep things in check (it was wet enough at that time, fire danger was low).
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/
> 
> -Ken M.
> 
> On Feb 2, 2011, at 7:03 PM, 'Sourdough' Foster wrote:
> 
>> Anyone heard....can we sign up yet?? More importantly, not being familiar with
>> the place, it is possible to come a day or two before KO and/or linger a day or
>> two after. Not sure if this is on private property, in a park or what. Thks!
>> S'do
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