Hot Air Balloon Festival
Northern California
Annual event: May
inter-mountainfair.com
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Borrego Double Century
Borrego Double Century Ride
Anza Borrego desert annual bike event, riding from the desert to the coast and back. North San Diego County
500 rider limit
Total Mileage: 193 miles
Total Elevation: 14,400 feet
start & ends @
Stanlunds Inn
2771 Borrego Springs Rd.
Borrego Springs, California 92004
760-767-5501
Lunch at the beach – Oceanside, CA
Annual event; May
mtnhighcycling.com/Borrego_Double_Century
California Roots Reggae Festival
California Roots Music & Art Festival
Cali Roots: California Roots Fest
Reggae Festival
11 years running, this huge reggae concert festival is 4 days long and held at the coastal bay of Monterey. Featuring the largest amount of top reggae artists in one single event in California.
California Roots Music and Arts Festival has always been rooted in a genuine enthusiasm for an experience that stimulates all senses through a release of creativity that can be heard, felt, seen, and embodied. Camping options.
What started in the early years as an opportunity for painters to create art on stage during the music performances has evolved into interactive art experiences for fans and artists alike scattered throughout the venue via the Art Retreat, Interactive Art Stations, Paint Workshops and a Festival Fashion Zone. Plus yoga sessions every morning!
Monterey County Fairgrounds
2004 Fairground Rd
Monterey, CA 93940
Annual event: May
4 Day event
californiarootsfestival.com
Los Angeles County Fair
LA County Fair
Los Angeles County Fair is held several miles from downtown LA; at the Pomona Fairgrounds (off Interstate 10). Concerts, carnival rides & games, exhibits, horse shows, home & garden shows, arts & crafts. Big event for the county of Los Angeles.
NOTE 2022:
The LA Fair has permanently moved to the month of May
Annual event; May
909-623-3111
lacountyfair.com
Lodi Street Faire
Lodi Street Fair, Central Valley California
This event is held twice a year & sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. Held in Downtown Lodi, this is a one-day event focusing on food and vendors.
The Street Faire takes up a 14-square block area of Lodi. Over 500 vendors participate in this bi-annual event, selling antiques, arts & crafts and commercial items.
While shopping, visitors can satisfy their appetite with their choice from 25 food vendors offering everything from hamburgers, to hot dogs, sausages, to pizza. Mexican, Chinese and Filipino dishes are also available for those craving a more international fare. And, no faire is complete without sweet treats and cold drinks.
Bi-annual event; May & October
209-367-7840
lodichamber.com/lodi-street-faire
Mule Days Celebration
Bishop Mule Days
Eastern Sierra tradition dating back to 1969
Bishop California host the infamous Mule Days Celebration. Always Memorial Day weekend . Mules compete in events. Part mule show, part test of skills, and part Wild West. Thursday night concert, featuring Country Music stars, the longest running non-motorized parade on Saturday morning, Steer roping and penning, and the Packer’s Scramble.
Annual event; May
Memorial Day weekend
BISHOP CA
muledays.org
Mushroom, Music & Wine Faire
McCloud Mushroom Festival
McCloud California holds a late May fair on Main Street; Mushroom Vendors, Wine Tasting, Special Mushroom Delicacies, Cooking Demonstrations, Music, Live Bands & BBQ
2 day event held every Memorial Day weekend, the McCloud Mushroom, Music & Wine Festival celebrates the proliferation of wild mushroom hunting that occurs every spring in Shasta National Forest
Annual event; May
530-964-2341
mccloudchamber.com
Strawberry Festival Oxnard
30+ tears running. The Annual California Strawberry Festival gets underway mid-May, at Strawberry Meadows of College Park in Oxnard (3250 South Rose Avenue). Live music, over 300 Arts & Crafts vendors, 50 food booths; Strawberry Promenade, Star Berry Hunt, & Strawberryland.
Annual event; May
castrawberryfestival.org
Great Western Bicycle Rally
Paso Robles Cycling Festival
Central Coast Bike Race / Bike Rally / Bike Ride
This bicycle event has been held 40+ years & is a major Memorial Day weekend event for the Central Coast wine country. Rides from 5 to 100 miles! Vendor Market Place, Bike Swap and BBQ
Annual event: May
866-909-4927
greatwesternbicyclerally.com
Redding Rodeo
Taylorsville Campground
Taylorsville Campground
at Indian Valley, Northern Sierra Nevada mountains
also known as –
Taylorsville County Campground
Taylorsville Community Campground
Taylorsville Park Campground
Beautiful North Sierra Nevada. The rural country life is out here… in the mountains of NorthernCal. Cattle ranches, a few sheep, grazing deer, big old barns, bike races and much residential. Taylorsville is a very small town, on the edge of the Indian Valley. Right across the valley from Greenville and Round Valley Reservoir.
All surrounded by Plumas National Forest
Taylorsville Park Campground
elevation: 3200′
camp sites: 32
piped water near camp: yes
toilets: flush
showers: yes
fee: yes
season: May-October
The wooded campground is located at the intersection of North Valley Road, Genesee Rd and Arlington Rd – a few miles off the main highway 89.
Looking for a quiet place to tent camp in between Quincy & Greenville? then this is it. The best developed campground option in the whole region. Closed for winter months – cuz it does snow pretty good up here.
This shaded tent campground loop is on a hillside; across the street from the small rodeo grounds, the community park w/ picnic areas, tennis courts and a small RV park. Campground host located behind the bathrooms.
Nearest local laundromat in nearby Greenville, behind the main grocery market.
bathing… would be nice
Flush toilets and showers, affordable overnight prices, plus ideal walking-hiking-biking location make this a special campground worth mentioning!
- walk to town
- mountain biking
- cycling
- hiking
- tennis
towns nearby:
- Crescent Mills, CA
- Greenville, CA
- Lake Almanor, CA
- Quincy, CA
- Taylorsville, CA
- Twain, CA
- Westwood, CA
maps of the region:
- Plumas National Forest Map USDA
- Plumas Forest Topo Atlas (outta print)
- Plumas California Books
- PCT – Pacific Crest Trail Map
Anza Borrego Desert Wildflowers
Borrego Blooms
By far one of the best viewing areas for native California desert flora in the whole state. Autumn rain amounts determine the next year’s Spring bloom. If it rained real good all over SoCal before New Years Eve, chances are better for a favorable showing of color.
Low elevations, washes, badlands, dry lake beds bloom first in February, followed by March for mid altitude canyons and mountains. Highest desert peaks may not bloom until May.
Some of Total Escape favorite spots include:
- Blair Valley
- Coyote Canyon Rd
- Culp Valley
- Di Giorgio Road
- Grapevine Canyon Road
- Nolino Wash
- Old Kane Springs Road
- Plum Canyon
S-2 Great Stagecoach Route of 1849
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Anza Ranger 760-767-5311
April is usually the best month for the wildflowers; it is also the prime time for Spring Break camping. Open car camping for free – all over this huge California State Park. The tourists typically head over to the town of Borrego Springs, to Borrego Palm Canyon and the visitors center; but the REAL wildflowers are along remote stretches of highway, and on the DIRT BACK ROADS. Many roads are passenger car accessible, for at least the first mile, so don’t think you must have a 4×4 vehicle for just simple exploring.
