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February 2023
Bill Burke 2023 – Offroad Workshop
Are you ready to finally learn how to properly drive your Land Rover? The LRCSD is excited to announce the 2023 Bill Burke Offroad Workshop! This event combines 'classroom' style learning, as well as plenty of hands-on instruction and offroading. For more information about Bill, check out his website: https://bb4wa.com/ **Past Bill Burke trips have filled up quickly - register soon to secure your spot! This event is limited to 8 vehicles, additional registrations will be waitlisted. ___________________________ Trip Description:…
Find out more »March 2023
April 2023
Death Valley Adventure
If you've been looking for an adventure, you WON'T want to miss this trip! Check out this great writeup from when Peter lead the trip in 2021: Death Valley with LRCSD Death Valley National Park -- Friday, April 21, 2023 @ 8:00 am - Tuesday, April 25, 2023 @ 5:00 pm* *Day 5 – is optional Trip Description: Rating: moderate, mostly because of remoteness of some parts of Death Valley, weather conditions, and potential water crossings. Highlights: Highlights: Dumont Dunes,…
Find out more »Postponed – Jucumba, Run for the Border
Postponed - looks like everyone wanted to go on the Death Valley trip this month, awesome! We'll bring this run back sometime soon. Trip Description: Rating: Moderate to Difficult - Driver experience required; not a trail for novices. The route is rocky, and steep, with sections that are narrow and hemmed in by trees and plants. From the pre-run: lots of rocks that require driver attention, and some overgrowth introduces the possibility of pinstriping. NOT recommended for vehicles without a…
Find out more »June 2023
Pioneer Town to Big Bear
Trip Description: Rating: Moderate We will stay overnight at the Juniper Springs Group Campground (primitive). From the pre-run: Coming soon! Time & Place to Meet: Meet: Saturday, June 24, 9:00 am, Depart: 9:30 am Where: Park & Ride, Deer Springs/Mountain Meadow exit from I-15. Please arrive fueled up. What to bring: Required: All-terrain tires with full-sized spare Any emergency & recovery gear you may have Any necessary tire changing tools, including anti-theft lug nut keys Sufficient fuel for your vehicle…
Find out more »July 2023
Big Bear Campout
Trip Description: Rating: Moderate. It's HIGHLY recommended that you have good All-Terrain tires. This trail has lots of sharp rocks that can wreak havoc on inadequate tires. We'll make a pit stop in Yucaipa to refuel, if needed. Route: From our meeting spot, we'll end up on HWY 38, heading towards Big Bear. We'll jump off the pavement at 2N01, turning left on 2N02 and following it until we reach HWY 18. We'll briefly be on the pavement as we…
Find out more »September 2023
Thomas Mountain
Trip Description: Rating: Easy Route: We will explore the trails on Thomas Mountain. The trails are hard-packed dirt trails that wind up to the summit at 6,825 feet. It is a fun and fairly easy dirt trail that winds through oaks and pinyons to grassy meadows, then tall pines and cedars with fir trees at the highest levels. There are primitive campgrounds at the top for those that want to camp. Saturday we will enter Rouse Hill Truck Trail at…
Find out more »October 2023
Joshua Tree
Trip Description: Rating: Easy Route: We will explore trails in Joshua Tree National Park. Saturday morning, we will leave from the Deer Springs Park and Ride for a 3 hour drive to the trailhead on the southwest side of the park (not an official park entrance). Our first trail is Berdoo Canyon (easy with optional moderate spurs for those who want more challenge). Then we take the Pleasant Valley/Squaw Tank trail to the Geology Tour trail. Total distance is about…
Find out more »March 2024
UPDATE: The Lookout to Stone Brewery Poker Chip Run!
The March Joshua Tree overnight trip has been replaced. See new trip details below! Trip Description: Rating: Easy! Details: Poker Chip Odyssey (How Not to Get Lost and Maybe Win Free Lunch?) Calling all intrepid explorers, off-road enthusiasts (with a healthy sense of humor), and hopheads with a competitive streak! LRCSD is proud to present our most daring expedition yet: The Lookout to Stone Brewery Poker Chip Run! Time & Place to Meet: Meet: Saturday, March. 23, 9:00 am, Depart:…
Find out more »April 2024
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Trip Description: COMING SOON Time & Place to Meet: Meet: Saturday, Apr 20, 9:00 am, Depart: 9:30 am Where: Dudley’s bakery in Santa Ysabel (near the intersection of Hwys SR-78 and SR-79). 30218 CA-78, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070 What to bring: Required: Meals and snacks: Lunch if you're only attending for the day, additional meals if you're camping. Drinking water (Gallon per day per person, consider pet's needs if applicable) Camping gear appropriate for primitive camping Any necessary tire changing…
Find out more »August 2024
Santa Rosa Mountains Day Trip (optional camp ground for overnight)
Trip Description: Rating: Easy, bouncy backroads with great views at high elevation. Details: This trip will be to the Santa Rosa Mountains in nearby Riverside County, between Anza and Palm Desert. This is a scenic higher elevation trip with cool pine-scented breezes. A morning drive will bring us to a campground near Toro Peak for a picnic lunch. The return trip will have us back in San Diego by late afternoon. Anyone has the option of staying overnight at the…
Find out more »September 2024
[CANCELLED] San Bernardino Mountains Camping
Cancelled due to the Line fire. Stay tuned...we're working on an alternative trip. Trip Description: Rating: Easy/Moderate. Some challenging areas with beautiful views. Details: Saturday We will start the trail off Highway 330 on the way to Big Bear taking 1N09 eastward across open meadows and across several creeks and streams. There might be running water in some of the creeks but usually dry by now. Bear Creek is a popular fishing location. We will continue to 1N64, and then…
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