Mecca Hills Wilderness · California potential
Mecca Hills — an easy overnight starter trip, October 2026
📅 Sat Oct 17 – Sun 18, 2026
1 night · camping at Painted Canyon Road, Mecca Hills
One night, roughly two and a half hours from Huntington Beach, in a canyon most people from here have never heard of. We camp in the wash…
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Zion National Park · Utah
Zion — the week before Thanksgiving, 2026
📅 Sat Nov 21 – Wed 25, 2026
4 nights · 3 in Springdale + 1 in Las Vegas · base: Springdale, UT
Three nights in Springdale (plus a Las Vegas night on the way in) with Zion Canyon a mile up the road. Late November means cool, quiet…
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Death Valley National Park · California
Death Valley — MLK weekend, January 2027
📅 Fri Jan 15 – Mon 18, 2027
3 nights · camping at Echo Canyon Road, site E1
Three nights camped on our own gravel pad off Echo Canyon Road, a few miles from Furnace Creek, in the one season when Death Valley is…
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