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dynoguy

Aug 27, 2005, 1:02 AM
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I'd really rather not have to pay $5 a night to camp in camp 4 after paying for gas to get there from Oregon. Where can I camp for free in the Valley?
Also, i was down there in June and there was tons of mosquitos. Will they still be a problem in Early sept?
Thanks

turtlehead

Aug 27, 2005, 1:27 AM
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Didn't similar discussions last year cause some problems for climbers in the valley?

mcfoley

Aug 27, 2005, 5:10 AM
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good luck with this post...I don't think anyone will be a sell-out to the world...

allarounder

Aug 27, 2005, 7:45 AM
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dude, you're complaining about $5 a night? It's around $20 in other CG's. If you can afford $200 in gas you can afford $5 a night. Like the guy said, no one's going to post an idiot's guide to bandit camping.

i suppose you if you're desperate, you could sleep in the back of your truck next to the ranger station. There will be fewer mosquitoes there.

alvchen

Aug 27, 2005, 8:36 AM
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You could try your luck to land a wilderness permit without reserving one and camp out in the woods.

The water levels were pretty high this year, hence the extra mosquitos, but I'm hoping/assuming the mosquitos will die down in september. I didn't notice as much of a mosquito problem in the valley as much as Tuolumne. Glen Aulin was mosquito hell!

dharmacase

Aug 27, 2005, 9:50 AM
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go to unocupied sites and crash make sure you are up and out before the rangers make their rounds or you will be paying for your nights stay.
poach,poach,poach!!! good luck. get sleezy.

curry village bandat

dharmacase

Aug 27, 2005, 9:57 AM
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and dont be a b-itch deal with the sceeters like the rest of us.

tim

Aug 27, 2005, 11:15 AM
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I'd really rather not have to pay $5 a night to camp in camp 4 after paying for gas to get there from Oregon. Where can I camp for free in the Valley?

Those who know don't tell. Those who tell don't know.

Seriously -- pay your dues for a few days (or stay somewhere nearby in a National Forest) and you'll find out plenty. Anyone who posts bandit bivy info on the Interweb for the Valley deserves the lynching they're going to get.

cragb

Aug 27, 2005, 11:46 AM
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Let me tell you exactly how to camp in Yosemite for free, but watch out, a vigilante RC.comer might come out and place a citizen's arrest on your sorry ass for even suggesting such a notion as camping for free. First, don't bring your car into the park... it's lame.. once thats accomplished gain entrance to the park via bus... next step, find a patch of woods on the eastern end of the park away from all the traffic and bullshit that ruins the Yosemite experience. pitch tent at dusk... break camp at dawn... climb... repeat process..

enjoimx

Aug 27, 2005, 12:35 PM
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Asking "How can I camp free in the Valley" is akin to asking "How can I further degrade climber-ranger relationships in the Valley"

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tim

Aug 27, 2005, 3:46 PM
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I don't think anyone has a problem with the 'free camping' notion, it's more a problem with the 'Yosemite Valley free camping'. You suggested the same thing that people have been doing for 40 years -- bivying outside the goddamn Valley. Which is exactly what I usually do, but it wasn't what the poster was asking. Somehow, I don't think that anyone willing to find their own bivy spot away from the teeming masses needs to ask on rc.com.