Ideas for 3 day California trips with dogs? And water!

[Kattt]

We are considering the Lost Coast sometime during the last week of March. That may not work out for a couple of reasons, including it just being too hard on our dogs’ paws.

I would appreciate some suggestions for a 3 day, 2 night outing. Getting to a lake would be ideal. This will be my adult daughter and I and our two dogs so not a whole lot of miles because we want to enjoy being somewhere and setting up a nice camp ( we don’t want to car camp).
Not interested in places where there are lotteries to be able to enjoy the outdoors.
thank you.

[d k]

Grouse Lakes area off Hwy 20?  it’s relatively low elevation so you might be okay there depending on snow levels.  Road in can be rough.

Ventana?

Any BLM land, I think.  Desert areas?  But a long haul to get there this time of year with passes closed.

[Kattt]

I’ll look up Grouse Lake. Thanks! Another requirement would be an area without a lot of ticks so Ventana is out..

[d k]

Grouse lake/grouse ridge area is chock full of lakes and granite, despite the relatively low elevation.  It’s a great place for beginner backpacking trips in the summer; I’ve met tons of families there that have been coming there for generations.  But I’m guessing in March it could be relatively deserted.

[Jeff Y]

Sykes hot springs near Big Sur allows dogs I believe and you can hike a little farther out too.

 

Good luck!

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