SF Bay Area: Bike camping at Pescadero Creek for the 2018 Swift Campout!

[Reed Kennedy]

Hey folks! I'm putting together a Rivish / BOBish bike ride and camping trip on the San Francisco peninsula for the upcoming 2018 Swift Campout on June 23rd. All are welcome! These are the longest weekend days of the year. Why not spend 'em on a bicycle? 

Here's the rough plan so far:

Day 1, Saturday June 23rd: 

• Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27216913
  
• 45 miles, 4,700 ft climbing
  
• Head out from Millbrae BART at 10am (meet in front of the elevator, near the palm trees)
  
• Lunch at Alice's Restaurant
  
• There are some dirt trails that parallel Skyline, which we could do or not do
  
• Last 5 miles are an easy dirt road, rideable on a road bike. We should be able to ride the whole way to camp, no need to push or carry your bike.
  
• Set camp at Tarwater Trail Camp, Pescadero Creek County Park (no water at camp, bring what you need!)
  
• Camp dinner, hang out, sleep in the woods
  

Day 2, Sunday June 24th:

• Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27216975
  
• 29 miles, 2,700 ft climbing
• Wake up, have breakfast, strike camp
  
• First 5 miles are on the same dirt road
  
• Stop off at the Cupertino Bike Shop if we're in the mood (super famous old school bike shop, almost a bike museum)
  
• Lunch in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, or Mountain View (In-N-Out?)
  
• Caltrain home from Mountain View station
  

I'm gonna make time to test-ride this route before the campout but so far I think the above looks pretty swell. I'm excited about it! Also happy to hear thoughts or advice if you have 'em.

Here's the Swift Campout page for the ride: https://swiftcampout.com/camper/sofauxboho/

If you'd like to join us for the ride please do! The best way to stay up-to-date is to join the Bay Area Rivendell Riders mailing list (which is not just for Rivendell riders these days): https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bay-area-rivendell-riders

If you wanna come along but don't wanna join another mailing list just drop me a line. I'll keep you in the loop.

Cheers,

Reed Kennedy

San Francisco, CA

[Anne Paulson]

Hey Reed, Have you ridden the section of Old Haul Road between Portola State Park and Big Basin? I thought it was off-limits for bikes. (Not judging here; I just want to know if it's legal because if it is I want to try it.) 

The Tarwater Trail Camp doesn't have water, but if you bring filters you should be able to take water from the creek.