Thread: (NSR) Backpacking CA North coast this coming weekend - suggestions?

I've decided to go backpacking with a friend of mine along California's North Coastal area somewhere (anything above S.F.), but I don't know of a good, long-ish, trail for a good 2 1/2 day trip. Nater - you suggested Lost Coast - have you been on a specific trail?

A couple things - I guess it doesn't have to be coastal, and if anyone has any other good suggestions for a 2 1/2 day trip going from Sacramento, bring it on! However, I'd like to go either East or North from Sacto. Also, reserving campsites at this late stage is tough...so if they can be avoided, that would be great. Thanks!

By the way, Pt. Reyes is full, so we're going elsewhere...in case anyone was going to suggest it.

Lost Coast

It can be done in 2.5 days, but you'll be pushing a little.

It's not North, but I drove through Yosemite last weekend and things are pretty melted out - you could probably do a great trip from the valley and camp in the backcountry - permits, but not reservations, required.

Thanks Kellie, I'll be hitting the Eastern Sierra the following three weekends after this one, so I'm holding off on Yosemite for this trip. Good idea, though.
Nater - beautiful area. Tiff can't get off work early on Friday, so we're gonna do something a bit closer to home

Edit: Nater, we need to plan another desolation trip involving swimming - like the one you wanted to do last summer (was it aloha lakes?). Prob. later in the summer, though. All mangs welcome!

Lost Coast. You don't have to do the entire thing, out and back is fun. I went in at the town of Petrolia. The entire area is very funky. The local liquor stores sell micro brews, Oly, organic produce, and buck shot!

South of SF in big basin would work... except you want to go NOrth of SF. hmmmm....