There should be plenty of parking at the Tahoe staging area. I’ve never trailered to the Rubicon but I see a lot of tow rigs parked there. Shade is important at the springs. A lot of camp spots are on exposed granite (and a lot of the shaded spots will be taken by the time we get there. I run an awning, a cheap Chinese awning that is tucked in tight and has some scuff marks on it from the trail. There is a good chance you might damage your awning on the trail as it appears to stick out quite a bit. Here is photo of mine. It tucks in behind the snorkel and is no wider than the snorkel (and cost less than a $100)
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Thanks for that. I have other awning brackets that could bring it in an inch or two. I never liked these for this reason, they were just (unnecessarily) beefy.