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Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival

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Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival

This community event is always a crowd-pleaser, with everything from parades to pie eating contests. The AG Harvest Festival serves as a tribute to agriculture, Arroyo Grande’s leading industry. This festival focuses on the local non-profit organizations that serve the community. Bring the whole family for all of the weekend festivities.

Annual event: September

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Arroyo Grande Farmlands

Santa Lucia Camping

Sierra Madre Mountains, California

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Miranda Pines – Camping Los Padres Back Roads & 4×4 Camps, Hwy 41 & Hwy 166 Camping – Santa Lucia District:

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Baja Campground 1400′ 2 oaks pit no Rock Front
Barrel Spring Campground 1000′ 6 oaks vault no seasonal
Bates Canyon Camp 2900′ 6 pines vault no Cottonwood Cyn Rd
Brookshire Campground 1500′ 2 pit no
Buck Spring Campground 1500′ 1 pit no OHV area
Cerro Alto Campground 1000′ 22 trees vault piped on Hwy 41
Colson Canyon Campground 2000′ 5 pit no Colson Canyon Rd
Davy Brown Campground 2100 13 mixed vault creek Sunset Valley Rd
Figueroa Campground 3500′ 33 oaks pit yes San Rafeal Wilderness
Friis Campground 2200′ 3 pit no Rd# 29S02
Hi Mountain Campground 2400′ 11 vault no Pozo-Hi Mountain Rd
Horseshoe Campground 1600′ 3 vault no Colson Canyon Rd
La Panza Campground 2400′ 15 vault no Pozo Road
Lazy Campground 1400′ 2 vault no Rd# 30W29
Miranda Pines Campground 4000′ 3 vault no Sierra Madre Ridge
Navajo Campground 1900′ 2 pit no Rd #29S02
Nira Campground 1000′ 11 vault creek Manzana Creek
Wagon Flat Campground 1400′ 3 pit no Colson Canyon Rd

Most of these camps are free; No reservations needed!

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see also – Rock Front Ranch for 4WD trails & camping

Rock Front OHV
Rock Front OHV

Los Padres National Forest

maps of the Los Padres region –

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Davy Brown Campground has lush terrain and a small creek.

Sierra Madre Mountains
Sierra Madre Ridge Road (views to south)

Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

Turkey Trot

Many California cities and towns host holiday runs or races called the Turkey Trot, or the Gobble Wobble (or any other equally silly name).

Traditionally held on Thanksgiving Day (in the morning hours), this event can be family friendly, with costumes or to some folks, a more serious race with thousands of runners. Each city has it’s own unique history of this annual favorite.

also known as –

Turkey Run, Thanksgiving Race, Thanksgiving Day 5K Run

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Anaheim Turkey Trot

Apple Valley Turkey Run

Arroyo Grande Turkey Trot

Belmont Shore Turkey Trot

Big Bear Turkey Trot

Burbank Turkey Trot

Concord Turkey Trot

Coronado 5K Turkey Trot

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Dana Point Turkey Trot

Orange County is the place & Dana Point holds the annual Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving Day. Over 10,000 runners participate in the coastal marathon event.

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Davis Turkey Trot

Elk Grove Gobble Wobble

Encinitas Turkey Trot 5k & 10K

Fallbrook Turkey Trot

Folsom Turkey Trot

FTR047 Folsom Turkey Trot

Huntington Beach Turkey Wobble

La Cañada Thanksgiving Day 5K Run

Lake Almanor  5K Turkey Trot

Lompoc Turkey Trot @ River Park

Los Angeles Turkey Trot 5K & 10K

Marin Turkey Trot in Novato

Napa Valley Turkey Chase

Oakland Turkey Trot

Oceanside O’Side Turkey Trot

Orange County Turkey Trot 5K

Pacific Palisades Turkey Trot

Palm Desert Thanksgiving Day 5K Run

Pasadena Rose Bowl 5K Turkey Trot

Petaluma Turkey Trot

Piedmont Turkey Trot

Roseville Turkey Trot

San Bernardino Turkey Trot

San Francisco Turkey Trot

San Jose Silicon Valley Turkey Trot

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San Luis Obispo Gobble Wobble 5K

San Mateo Gobble Wobble

Santa Barbara UCSB Turkey Trot

Santa Cruz Turkey Trot

Santa Maria Turkey Trot

Santa Monica Turkey Trot

Solano Turkey Trot

Solvang Turkey Trot

Turlock Turkey Trot

Central Coast Beach Camping

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Beach Camping
on the California Central Coast

Camping right on the sand is possible in California, you just need to drive far enough to find it. Campground reservations are common (year round) on this stretch of coastline, since PISMO is a premier vacation spot for most of Central California.

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This camping page features all beach front camping options along the Central Coast, from Santa Barbara to Big Sur. State Parks, State Beaches, bay side marinas and rugged rural coast camps. We even list private campgrounds and RV parks, just so you have more choices.

Santa Barbara Camping & State Parks

Flying Flags RV Resort, Buellton, CA

River Park RV Campground, Lompoc CA

Santa Maria Pines Campground (CLOSED)

San Luis Obispo Camping, Off Road & RV Parks

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Pismo Beach Campgrounds

Oceano Dunes State Park (SVRA) – Pismo Dunes Off Road Area State Park

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  • North Beach Campground

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RV camping near Pismo, CA

Pismo Coast Village RV Resort

Pacific Dunes Ranch & RV Resort

Pismo Sands RV Park

Le Sage Riviera RV Park, Grover Beach, CA

Montana de Oro
Steep Cliff Dunes @ Montana de Oro State Park

San Luis Bay & Point Conception
Avila Beach, Morro Bay Camping

Avila Beach RV Camping Sites

Avila Beach Hot Springs Camping

Montana de Oro State Park State Park

El Chorro Regional Park Campground

Morro Bay State Park Campground State Park

Morro Strand State Beach State Park

Morro Strand RV Park

Morro Dunes RV Park

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San Simeon & Big Sur Campgrounds

San Simeon State Park Campgrounds State Park

  • San Simeon Creek Campground
  • Washburn Primitive Campground

Big Sur Camping & State Parks

Big Sur Coast

 

Los Padres National Forest

USDA National Forests lies inland along the Central Coast of California, all the way from Ventura to Monterey.  Numerous recreational lakes and back roads that lead to secluded small campgrounds. Primitive dispersed camping is allowed, but campfires are limited to local fire restrictions. The later part of the year means drier conditions and sometimes campfires are not allowed during wildfire season. Obtain a free campfire permit & check current conditions from the local ranger before venturing into the backcountry.

Central Coast Inland Lakes Camping

Launch Spot
Flying high at Reyes Peak Launch Spot, Los Padres NF

Garcia Wilderness

Garcia Wilderness, Los Padres NF

14,100 acres
Garcia Peak – 3146′ elevation
Los Padres National Forest
Huasna River
Pozo Creek

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American Canyon Campground
Hi Mountain Campground
La Panza Campground
Lake Lopez Campground
Navajo Campground

trailheads for Garcia Wilderness

  • Hi Mtn
  • Santa Lucia
  • Garcia OHV

POZO ROAD is also known as

  • Pozo La Panza Rd
  • Hi Mountain Rd
  • Pozo Arroyo Grande Rd

San Luis Obispo’s Los Padres Pozo Rd is a 4×4 route that accesses the Garcia Wilderness; the dirt route connects Lake Lopez to Pozo Saloon, out near Santa Margarita. Los Padres National Forest 

Located inland from the Pismo Coast in south San Luis Obispo county.
Garcia Peak OHV Route, off Pozo Road behind Lake Lopez, Arroyo Grande, CA

  • backpackingLupine on Pozo Rd
  • camping
  • hiking
  • mountain biking
  • off roading
  • waterfalls
  • wildflowers

Steep lush coastal mountains, rugged, remote landscapes close to Central Coast San Luis Obispo.

Garcia Ridge Road #30S18

Garcia Ridge Trail #15E11

Hi Mountain Road #30S11

 

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also nearby – Machesna Mountains Wilderness and Santa Lucia Wilderness

Los Padres Camping

Los Padres Campgrounds
Big Sur, Mount Pinos, Ojai, Santa Barbara, Santa Lucia

Forests

Los Padres National Forest campgrounds span the length of the California Central Coast, from the Monterey Bay to Los Angeles County. Choose a desired area:

Big Sur Campgrounds

Frazier Park Camping

Mount Pinos Campgrounds

Ojai Camping

Santa Barbara Camping

Santa Lucia Camping

Bottcher Gap Campground
Lush coastal campground is Bottchers Gap near Big Sur, CA

Los Padres National Forest

see also Los Padres Group Campgrounds

maps of the Los Padres regions –

Los Padres nearby towns & cities –

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Pine Mountain Club from ridge