#135: Mailbag: Our Favorite National Park Campgrounds, and More!

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In our Mailbag! episodes, we answer questions from listeners about the national parks, ranger-led tours, road trips, hiking, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us. In this episode, we cover these topics: · Recommendations for public lands and hikes in Southern California’s desert that are good to visit in winter and not crowded, · Cities and towns in the west that would make great home bases for working remotely and visiting national parks and other public lands, · How we research a visit to a national park or other outdoor destination, · Our favorite national park campgrounds, · And more! A link we promised to share: · The NPS website where you can find all the NPS sites in each state The best way to support our podcast is to become a member of our Patreon account. Follow this link to check it out. And don’t forget to check out our new online merch store and www.dirtlander.com. Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.5	One rookie mistake that we made, we didn't even think to check this, is that we were basically across
1:05.9	from the dump station. Yeah, and we learned a lot about the dump station on that visit.
1:12.7	Matter of fact, you know, we were a little put out that we were so close to the dump station,
1:18.8	and after a while, we just embraced it. We set up our lawn chairs,
1:22.9	facing the dump station. I think we got a beer or three and just sat there and critiqued
1:31.6	the dumpers as they came through. And I gotta say, there's a wide range of skill that you'll see
1:38.6	at the dump station when you've seen, you know, 30 RVs come by and do their business.
1:48.5	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our journey to all the U.S.
1:58.6	national parks and other public lands. I'm Karen Smith. And I'm Matt Smith,
2:03.4	we're the authors of the Dear Bob and Sue series of books. This is our monthly mailbag episode,
2:08.8	where we answer questions from listeners about a wide variety of travel-related topics,
2:13.8	not just the national parks, but also road trips, camping, outdoor gear, and pretty much whatever
2:19.8	anyone wants to ask us. Today, we're talking about some towns in the West that would make a great,
2:25.8	longer-term home base for exploring the parks. Plus, we'll share our favorite national park campgrounds.
2:32.5	We'll also give some suggestions about a listener's upcoming California Desert Road Trip
2:37.5	by Tinerary, and discuss three things we always do when researching our park trips.
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