I'm taking the whole Famn Damily to the WSB/AMA races at Laguna this year. We're taking the Toyhauler, sans bikes :( and I need a place to camp.
Please don't even suggest the track itself as my 3 year old and my newborn don't care much for beer spilled on them while they try to sleep.
I made reservations at the Carmel By The River RV Park but it's a lofty $51.00 per night. I thought I might get away cheaper if I could.
Doug or Simon, can you help??
TIA,
Dave
Hi Dave
This late in the year it's going to be pretty tough to find anything. I tried last May and all I could find was the 'open' camping in the field above T9. It was loud and parking an RV on super dry grass with all those fireworks going off was a bit disconcerting. You'd need to get there on Wednesday to get a flat camping spot.
There's a nice place right at the beach www.marinadunesrv.com or if you luck out and get one at the track (not in the field) they are super quiet and reasonably nice. I camped there for the first time in 96 expecting it to be like a European race with noise all night but all you could hear by 9pm was the crickets. Definitely quieter for the family with shower blocks dotted around.
The Cypress Tree motel has some RV parking and is not that far from the track (831-372-7586) on Fremont Street. I have also heard that there is camping available at the Fairgrounds but don't know if that's all year round or only certain weekends.
Some scuba divers stay overnight at the breakwater car park near Cannery Row but they have the occasional crackdown on this so you may be out of luck.
Hope that helps and if you need more options let me know. John only lives about an hour away and you could park outside his place :-)
Cheers
Hey, I just noticed you changed your 'slogan' again. Last I remember it was you lying in T10 at Streets. You been crashing again?
I'm currently laid up with a broken and pinned ankle and broken ribs from a high altitude high-side at Willow Springs.
QuoteHey, I just noticed you changed your 'slogan' again. Last I remember it was you lying in T10 at Streets. You been crashing again?
I'm currently laid up with a broken and pinned ankle and broken ribs from a high altitude high-side at Willow Springs.
Thanks for the info Simon.
Yeah...I crashed at Firebird in Feb. I was really off my game all weekend. Couldn't get the suspension dialed and my head on straight so I ended up just riding around (at least it appeared that way :-/).
It started to rain in the closing laps of my first sprint race and I saw the yellow flag being thrown on T3. I watched carefully 'cuz I didn't know where the rider would be. It turns out it was Ledesma highsiding on the exit. Just as I realized that he was clear of the track, the backend whipped out from under me and I slid down the track after a little altitude of my own.
End result.....I dislocated my left thumb. Didn't want to let go I guess. I was 1 step below a monkey with only 1 opposable thumb for about 4 weeks. I'm better now, still sore, but probably always will be.
I feel for ya on the rib thing. Been there, done that....twice >:( :( :-/
I called another RV place in Salinas. They were only 35.00 per night. I'm still shopping. Seems that they all still have space as of now. I hope to get lucky, nice place, cheap rates.
Let me know if you bump across anything else.
Dave
Dave
Glad to hear that you're ok.
Monterey, like most of California, is not the cheapest place and in July you can expect to pay between $ 30 - $ 60 a night. Hell, Laguna charges $ 25 a night for camping when it's not a race weekend. I think at last year's race weekend it was something like $ 100 just to park in the field on a 30 degree slope.
The Marina Dunes place is definitely nice and right on the beach. I'll hunt around and see what else I can find.
Being as I moved from Monterey (Seaside) to Richmond VA just a few years ago I will definitely agree with Simon in reference to the timing and the pricing. The entire area is price a little high by the standards of the rest of the world. The Marina Dunes is nice and it's location is about as good as any with respect to getting into and out of Laguna. I was planning on making the yearly trip back to see the races as well but I am being laid off from my job here on Friday. If something else comes through in the next couple of weeks (hopeful), I will still be there. I am staying with my mother in law in Seaside. Stay in touch and I would be delighted to maybe see you there.
Ken Atkins
CCS Mid Atlantic EX #318
FUSA Mid Atlantic #218
Moved from Monterey CA to Richmond VA (What the hell was I thinking)!!!
www.lateapexracing.com
Thanks for the info guys. After telling Dee about the Marina Dunes place being near the beach, she decided "damn the torpedoes (money), we're staying by the beach!!"
I made reservations. With a discount for being a Fed, it was still $54.50 per night, tax included. :o
But we're staying near the beach........
If I remember right, It's not that warm there during that time of year. Comfortable, yes, scorching, no. I remember the breeze (read:WIND) off the ocean being a bit chilly. :-/
Well, you know where to find us. We'll be there from 7/8 - 7/12.
I don't remember if the "Goodnight Inn" (read: The best little wh*rehouse in San Jose) was that expensive in back in 2001.
Thanks again for the advice.
Dave
Dave
A good choice and at $ 54 a night for an RV spot - welcome to California!! Hotels more or less double their rates for that weekend.
One of the top selling items on Cannery Row are sweatshirts so yes, the night will probably be chilly.
Congrats on the new little one. Does that make a total of 2 or 3?
Cheers
That's 2 and we're done. A matched set - 1 boy and 1 girl. Dee subscribes to the "Noah Theory", 2 of everything. Two dogs, 2 cats, 2 hamsters, only 1 fish but it's a Beta and it would kill its mate anyway so why spend the money.
It's either so that they each have company or in the remote chance that my family will be tasked to repopulate the earth. ::) You can thank me later. ;D
We'll start our repopulation with California. We should fit right in...... ;D