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Where can I go camping that I can spend just 1 night close to Long Beach CA?
Posted in ca camping by admin on December 20th, 2008
Would like to be able to see lots of stars, and even sleep in the back of my truck 
There is no place around Long Beach where you can tent camp. There is a place, Golden Shore RV Park, where you can bring your RV, but I believe that your RV must be self-contained, ie no pickups or tent camping. A lot of RV parks have restrictions like that.
If you want to see lots of stars, go to Oscar night at the Kodak Theater or a Laker game. Other than that, there are only about 12 stars you can see in the LA night sky. You need to drive at least 100 miles away to get away from the city lights.
The closest place where you can camp like that is at Doheny State Beach. You can make reservations at www.reserveamerica.com.
December 21st, 2008 at 4:04 am
Try the Parking lot for the queen mary.
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December 21st, 2008 at 4:36 am
Close to the Queen Mary there is an RV park and they may allow you to sleep in your truck. Just rent an RV space.
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December 21st, 2008 at 4:52 am
You aren't going to be able to see a lot of stars anywhere near Long Beach. Try going out to Irvine Lake or O'Neil Park where there is more wilderness and less lights.
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http://irvinelake.net/irv/vt.php?t=3
http://www.ocparks.com/oneillpark/
December 21st, 2008 at 5:04 am
There is no place around Long Beach where you can tent camp. There is a place, Golden Shore RV Park, where you can bring your RV, but I believe that your RV must be self-contained, ie no pickups or tent camping. A lot of RV parks have restrictions like that.
If you want to see lots of stars, go to Oscar night at the Kodak Theater or a Laker game. Other than that, there are only about 12 stars you can see in the LA night sky. You need to drive at least 100 miles away to get away from the city lights.
The closest place where you can camp like that is at Doheny State Beach. You can make reservations at http://www.reserveamerica.com.
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December 21st, 2008 at 5:37 am
Nowhere close to Long Beach, you would need to take the ferry to Catalina Island to see stars, but you aren't allowed to take your truck there.
Once you see the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles side by side and lit up with bright sodium vapor lights you will understand why you can't see very many stars in Long Beach.
There are 18 million people in the LA area and we put off a lot of light.
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Long Beach resident