Who could say no to that?

I tried...

C'mon people settle down. You've already gone and got the thread sticky.

And perfect inspiration for my upcoming animated feature, "Curse of the WereDick!" :eek:

I signed up. :)

Actually, he needs bring none. According to G.C., I will be doing the raping.

And the rape of Gemini Cricket has been moved to Kings Canyon from Yosemite. We've cancelled the extension for lack of interest ... and we'd both rather go there with more peeps if and when there's ever a peeps a'going.




SO .... that brings me to my questions about snagging campsites (which are indeed the ones indicated on Disneyphile's map up above).


How is it done? What is the CURRENT procedure? The procedure changed so often at Yosemite that we sometimes got screwed out of great sites when we camped soon after the procedure changed.

Is there really no ranger/entry station at Sheep Creek? You leave your money in a slot somewhere that's not manned? How would you get the car tag that rangers then supposedly cruise around and check for?

More important, are we sure that turnover of campsites is made privately by the previous occupant directly to the new occupant? Or are sites assigned officially at a certain location?

This is a vital distinction. We need to know whether we are proceeding directly to the desired sites and inquiring of campers whether they're leaving that day ... or if we're lining up at some Ranger station somewhere for assignments of sites that become available that day.

We need to know this, and it's not wise to simply assume it's going to currently be the way it used to be.




In any event, it seems to me ... with a noon check-out time, a team of early LoT arrivers should be on the scene by 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning. So instead of a Yosemite extension, I propose a glorious FRESNO ADD-ON ... because unless you're really ready to leave L.A. with your car all packed for camping at 4am, you're not going to make it in time.


So, a few of us should probably leave just after L.A. rush hour on Wednesday night head out for a thrifty lodging place in beautiful downtown Fresno, and meet up for a late night snack. Have an early breakfast togther and try to beat it out of town by 7:30 a.m.



To make up for my rash impertinence in trying to lure people away from the first day of Swank Camp, I hereby volunteer to be among the early arrivers to leave at 7:30 am from Fresno "base camp." We'll need at least two others, I think. Any volunteers? If you insist on lagging behind, and all that.

Camp sites are reserved in King's Canyon by filling out an envelope with your info/campsite info, putting money in the envelope, and putting the envelope in a box. You get the car tag at the park entrance, but that's separate from the campsite. Sites are entirely first-come first-served and not assigned by rangers.

OMG, ISM. I couldn't make it through your post. It's simple. You go the the campsite you desire, drop off stuff, go back to the kiosk at the front, put money in an envelope and drop it in a slot.

And the source of this information? Determined when?


Sorry for my inquisitiveness ... but the information must be both authoritative AND current.



In either case, if people are leaving at noon, our advance guard should be there a couple of hours before to cruise the campground and figure out who's leaving that morning.




ETA: N.A., are you assuming that all the cool campsites are there for the plucking? Just lying there empty? Those four grand sites that are going to be the most coveted?

I think that's a poor assumption. If any sites in Sheep Creek are occupied when we arrive, it's likely to be those. I think it's much safer to assume that some sites will be becoming vacant that morning than assume they will just be empty and waiting.

What the hell? Chill out!


The coveted sites may or may not be available but there's not much we can do about it. We get there and find the best sites we can and then start camping.

As for the quality of the information.....if you have questions and don't believe our answers, call the national park yourself