Phil. Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 my daughter's class is doing an overnighter at sutter's fort this week. i won't be spending the night at the fort with them, but looking into helping out - which would entail staying overnight. are there any cheapo camping options near downtown? quickie search only popped up KOA, which at $30 isn't much less than a budget motel. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Only thing I can think of in/near downtown is Discovery Park. I doubt there is any official camping there, but there are plenty of ... 'urban campers' there. If you open it up to say30 minutes, you can find things but I don't know anything in the city itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 To try to be somewhat helpful, about the only thing I can come up with is Sherwood Harbor (a grandiose name for what it is to be sure). I've never been there, only gone past in the boat. It's about 10 miles south on the river. I thought maybe the campground at Folsom Lake, but you have to make a big loop out of your way to get there so it's over an hour drive. There are place in the delta, and probably some things north along the river, and of course you can head toward the foothills and find things, but nothing I'd say is really close to downtown, more like an hour or two out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil. Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 thx don. pretty sure i'm giving up on cheap last minute camping and going the budget hotel route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFuller Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 How far are you willing to drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil. Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 i didn't want to be too far out. the kids are staying at sutter's fort and need to be picked up early friday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRonB Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you are just looking for a place to snooze, why not the Rest Stop north of Sacramento in Elkhorn (15 miles away/20 mins from Downtown via I5): here's the info - http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/maint/ra/ra14.htm; it's free; well, not exactly free - thanks to our tax dollars. With the State budget cuts, call ahead and make sure it's open; stay as late as you can @ Sutter's fort, grab dinner somewhere nice and then snooze at the rest stop. Leave early and I am sure plenty nice b-fast places to eat in downtown Sacramento. Just lock your doors at the rest stop, be safe and don't talk to any one legged hooker (j/k). Joking set aside, just be safe!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFuller Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 We live about 45 mins away in loomis. Will ask the wife if that's not to far. We have a spare room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 What's the date on this? My wife is out of town this weekend (so she can't complain that the house is too messy for a guest...) and I'm only about 30 minutes from downtown in Walnut Grove. I've got a spare bedroom and room in the drive for another Rover. Just don't expect a B&B...mircowaves are about the limit of my culinary skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROVRMAN2 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 NOT Elkhorn. I stopped there several yrs ago for a break, the rest rooms were vandalized. I mean total human excretions. Barf!!! I thought it would be safe because of the hi traffic on I-5 and plenty of trucks stopped there.CalTrans has remodelled it since, but PTSS on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil. Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 i'm overwhelmed by the generosity of this club. thank you so much. as luck would have it, they've got enough drivers so i don't have to haul kids up to sacramento after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teds Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I live in Granite Bay, about 25 min from Fort Sutter and have a guest room if you'd like to stay, but sounds like you won't be heading up. PM me if change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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