Event created by tntmo
Event details
The ride will start at Main Street Coffee in Ramona on Saturday, November 16th 2024.
Address is: 680 Main St, Ramona, CA 92065
Ride will start at 2:00 PM....show up early to converse, etc. EDIT: Start time moved to 1:30 to allow for a bit more sunshine at the end due to the time change I forgot about.
Arrive ready to go, fuel tanks full, water, snacks etc. There will be a stop less than ten miles from the campsite for gas/food/beverages/water/etc. Little to no cell phone service at the campground! If you need to check in with anyone, do it at the gas stop.
We will head out of town, turn onto Magnolia which shortly thereafter turns into Black Canyon Rd. This is a gravel road for about 11 miles. It has some narrow sections with blind curves and no guard rails but it's pretty basic stuff. At the end of Black Canyon Rd, we will turn left onto Mesa Grande to enjoy some twisty blacktop. This is a noob event so we won't be going fast, just a relaxing pace.
We will go past Josie's Hideout and then turn left (north) onto Hwy 79 into Warner Springs. There is a gas station in Warner Springs that has several selections of cold beverages, ice, candy bars, chips, etc. They have been able to set up some great sausage sandwiches for us the past two years so if people are interested in this I need a count ahead of time so I can call them to make sure they have enough ready for us. You can also bring your cooking gear set and practice using that if you prefer. It's all up to you.
A couple miles past the gas station, right turn onto Lost Valley Road and it's about seven miles of twisty/narrow/rough pavement to Indian Flats Campground.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cleveland/recarea/?recid=47550
The campground has a couple of toilets, picnic tables and fire rings in each space. NO RUNNING WATER. It's $12 per space + $5 per extra vehicle. I have camped with two motorcycles per space on all kinds of campgrounds and can't recall being charged an extra vehicle space, but it probably makes sense to try to get two adjoining spaces if available and give the forest service some money. It would be nice if everyone who comes along brings a five and a few ones so we can put money in the box and continue to support our local campgrounds.
40 miles total from the coffee shop to the camp ground. It took me about 1.5 hours on the street bike, I stopped to take a few pictures and to talk to the people in the gas station and buy a beer to enjoy at the campsite. Sunset is just about 6:00 pm on the 16th, group rides usually end up being a bit slower and pictures are always nice. I don't want anyone setting up in the dark, so getting started on time is important.
Here's a GPS track that I lifted from DSM8, hopefully it works.
https://dualsport-sd.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=40083