Join us for a Camp & Wheel event to Death Valley on October 17-19th 2008!

We will meet at the Santa Fe Station Casino at 10:45 AM on October the 17th and Leave by 11:00. If you can't make this time thats OK! Drive on up anyways and join us when you can! We are allowed a max of 10 vehicles at the site so please plan your car pool accordingly on the message board!

Directions:

From the Santa Fe go North on 95 for 90 miles to Lathrop Wells, turn left on NV 373 / CA 127
Drive 25 miles to Death Valley Junction, CA turn right on CA 190
Drive 30 miles to Furnace Creek Visitors Center

Camping:

We have Group Site K reserved from Friday till checkout time on Sunday. There is a max of 40 people and 10 vehicles at this site, other vehicles will have to be parked at the Furnace Creek Inn area. Furnace Creek has water, tables, fireplaces, flush toilets, and dump station. There are RV sites available in the park, visit www.recreation.gov to reserve yours if you wish to RV camp, only tents are allowed on the group site. If you will be RV camping please RSVP NO but say you will be there so we can plan on you, your RSVP yes will take up a valuable spot in the tents only area.

Dining:

I would like to do a PotLuck dinner again Saturday, these always seem to work out well! Please post in you RSVP what you plan to bring for that dinner. Other meals will depend on the schedule of events, we may Pot Luck for other meals as well. Let's discuss that on the message board!

Fees:

Fees are $20 per person and will need to be paid by September 15th. A pre-pay feature will be set up on the site for your use or Michael or myself can accept payments in person at a scheduled time. Your fees pay for many things including: research time, campsite fees, firewood (in this case), etc etc.

Rating:

This event will be Rated PG with possible PG13 around the campfire so feel free to bring those childrens!

I already hear a rumor of a Rated R excursion to Saline Springs Saturday night ADULTS ONLY for that one!

What to do:

There are hikes and tours throughout the park! Visit www.nps.gov/deva for more details. On the navigation bar on the left side of your screen click plan your visit then things to do for some ideas!

BackCountry Roads:

I plan to do some Backcountry driving on the miles and miles of Hi Clearance roads throughout the park! Here is my loose itinerary for the weekends driving adventures!

Friday:
After check-in and setting up camp quickly, I will head out to Beatty, NV, gas up and head to Rhyolite Ghost Town. RHYOLITE IS OPEN TO ALL VEHICES! When we finish up at Rhyolite the HC vehicles will take Titus Canyon Rd for a quick afternoon jaunt while the others can head back to camp or ?

Saturday:
In the morning on Saturday I intend to get up have breakfast and head out about 9-10 towards Scotty's Castle in the north end of the park. I may take the Scotty's Castle(open to ALL VEHICLES), tour depending on the interest of the other HC crew, otherwise we will head off on our journey including stops at Ubehebe Crater(open to ALL VEHICLES), Teakettle Junction, The Grandstand, and of course the Race Track! We can have a lunch stop at one of these points and head back to camp in the afternoon. On our way back 4X4 HC vehicles (ONLY) may take the option of taking the Hidden Valley Rd over to Saline Valley and Saline Springs for an ADULT getaway. There is known to be full nudity at Saline Springs, therefore the children will not be joining us. By the time you get to the springs you will most likely want to stay the night and return in the AM to break camp.

Sunday:
After breaking camp in the AM on Sunday I plan to head down the West Side Rd behind BadWater and the Devils Golf Course, heading back north once reaching the main rd, visiting Badwater, Devils Golf Course, and the Artists Pallete. Finally I will return to Furnace Creek, make sure everyone got packed up and on their way, then return to Vegas the way I came

I'm sure there will be many questions please direct them to the message board so everyone can learn from your question and the subsequent answer. I will allow maybe RSVPs for now but you will need to firm up your plans by 09/15/08.