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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Road trip from LA to San Francisco

Hi everyone. My husband our little baby and I are planning a road trip from LA to San Francisco in february. We had the idea of renting a motorhome. Spend 10 days driving around

Does anyone have suggestions for renting a motorhome/ campervan , places to park with the motorhome and places that we might visit on the way there , please?
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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Have you driven a motorhome before? Do you want to drive up the coast, which is spectacularly beautiful, with great beaches, views and parks (and a few towns) (I ask because if it were me, there's no way I'd want to be driving a motorhome on Highway 1).

What are you looking to do - cities, small towns, beaches, redwoods, wineries, parks? California has it all, but we need some idea of your interests in order to make suggestions.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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Motorhome + hwy 1 = white knuckles and slow going IMO. And in the rainy season - even more so.

W/ the price of motorhome rentals, gasoline, and campground parking - I'd imagine driving a car and staying in motels would be cheaper.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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BTW there are no places in SF that you can park an RV overnight except a lot near Candlestick Park--not my idea of a great location.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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In fact, if you were to park in that lot near Candlestick Park, I'm not sure how you'd get into the city to sightsee (I suppose there might be a bus line but it's not anywhere near BART).
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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We would like to see a bit of LA plus the coast and some wineries plus highlights of SF. The idea of the motorhome sound very appealing and romantic for the 3 of us. Now with your input . I don't know : (
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I'd forgo the motorhome too. If you were going to spend your time camping along the coast - hiking, beachcombing, etc., then it might be a good choice. There are some neat campgrounds along the coast, although I am not sure of the status of many of them in Big Sur since we had the big fires a couple years ago - definitely something to check into.

In the towns and definitely LA and SF, a motorhome would be a liability. Parking would be an issue. As others have said, Hwy 1 through Big Sur is really twisty too - in a motorhome, you'll be going 15 mph for quite a bit of the route.

So it really depends on what sort of trip you are looking for.
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