What: Weekend OR Day Run
When: July 17-19 (Sleeping in Pine Grove Ghost Town (38.678807, -119.123379), July 18-19 (sleeping in Desert Creek Campground (38.621312, -119.340109), July 19th (day run from Desert Creek Campground)
Where: Lobdell Lake, CA
Meet Up: Maverik Gas Station in Minden (38.958044, -119.779005) at 4PM on Friday afternoon or Pine Grove whenever you can make it on Friday evening the 17th. Pinegrove on Saturday morning 10AM to explore the ghost towns and mines. Desert Creek Campground (38.621312, -119.340109) for day trippers on Sunday morning. We will break camp by 10AM.
See map below for suggested routes to Desert Creek.
Travel Times
Friday: Pine Grove is about 1.5 hours from the Maverik in Minden. I plan to spend most of the day on Saturday exploring Pine Grove Hills/Summit and Rockland Ghost Town/Mining Camp.
Saturday: Desert Creek Campground is about an hour from Maverik. Both via the 395 South, 208 East, and 829 South (to 338 South). The turnoff for Desert Creek is at 38.717167, -119.320749 (Desert Creek Road).
NOTE: There is a gas station called Buckboard General Store up in Smith Valley, about 30 mins from Desert Creek campground. That's the closest/best place to top off the tanks before we it the final leg of the trail to Lobdell on Sunday. I shouldn't need gas in the Bronco, so I can hold down the fort Saturday once we setup camp at Desert Creek.
Sunday: The trek from Desert Creek through Lobdell to 395 northwest of Bridgeport is about 30 miles. I'm guessing four hours of drive time. I am hoping to make it to Mountain View Barbeque in Walker for dinner. It is about 45 mins back to Maverik from there.
What to Bring: Camping gear, fire wood, warm clothes, bug spray, camp chairs, food and drink, fishing poles. We will cross into CA, so bring firearms at your own risk!
Details
This is a leisurely stock run, Mark lost a lower valance off his pickup once, and there may be some mud holes to navigate. Desert pinstripes are always a possibility out there. Bring tow straps/recovery gear in case we need it for mud recovery. I believe there is fishing near the campsite, and definitely fishing at Lobdell. Swimming is not recommended.
When: July 17-19 (Sleeping in Pine Grove Ghost Town (38.678807, -119.123379), July 18-19 (sleeping in Desert Creek Campground (38.621312, -119.340109), July 19th (day run from Desert Creek Campground)
Where: Lobdell Lake, CA
Meet Up: Maverik Gas Station in Minden (38.958044, -119.779005) at 4PM on Friday afternoon or Pine Grove whenever you can make it on Friday evening the 17th. Pinegrove on Saturday morning 10AM to explore the ghost towns and mines. Desert Creek Campground (38.621312, -119.340109) for day trippers on Sunday morning. We will break camp by 10AM.
See map below for suggested routes to Desert Creek.
Travel Times
Friday: Pine Grove is about 1.5 hours from the Maverik in Minden. I plan to spend most of the day on Saturday exploring Pine Grove Hills/Summit and Rockland Ghost Town/Mining Camp.
Saturday: Desert Creek Campground is about an hour from Maverik. Both via the 395 South, 208 East, and 829 South (to 338 South). The turnoff for Desert Creek is at 38.717167, -119.320749 (Desert Creek Road).
NOTE: There is a gas station called Buckboard General Store up in Smith Valley, about 30 mins from Desert Creek campground. That's the closest/best place to top off the tanks before we it the final leg of the trail to Lobdell on Sunday. I shouldn't need gas in the Bronco, so I can hold down the fort Saturday once we setup camp at Desert Creek.
Sunday: The trek from Desert Creek through Lobdell to 395 northwest of Bridgeport is about 30 miles. I'm guessing four hours of drive time. I am hoping to make it to Mountain View Barbeque in Walker for dinner. It is about 45 mins back to Maverik from there.
What to Bring: Camping gear, fire wood, warm clothes, bug spray, camp chairs, food and drink, fishing poles. We will cross into CA, so bring firearms at your own risk!
Details
This is a leisurely stock run, Mark lost a lower valance off his pickup once, and there may be some mud holes to navigate. Desert pinstripes are always a possibility out there. Bring tow straps/recovery gear in case we need it for mud recovery. I believe there is fishing near the campsite, and definitely fishing at Lobdell. Swimming is not recommended.
- Green Route to Pine Grove would be Friday afternoon. I was doing 50 on that dirt road in my F150 so we can make quick work of that.
- Saturday would be the red route to Pine Grove Summit, then the purple route into Rockland.
- The Blue route is good for folks who want to camp in Desert Creek Sat night and skip the ghost towns.
- The Orange route would be the "day trip" route around Lobdell on Sunday. Via 338 to Risue rd. Risue is a faster route to the Desert Creek cmap for the day trippers.
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