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bubba zanetti

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Camping is available about 3 min from my house in Castlegar within easy walking distance.
Pass Creek Regional Park
Castlegar, BC
Phone: (250) 304-2062
30 large individual camping sites, firewood, 3 barbeque huts, handicap washrooms, hot showers, sandy beach, creek fed swimming pond, large open fields, soccer field, ball field.
Ideal for group functions.

Hell, you walk to my house in 3 mins and have a beer.
 
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bubba zanetti wrote:
Camping is available about 3 min from my house in Castlegar within easy walking distance.
Pass Creek Regional Park
Castlegar, BC
Phone: (250) 304-2062
30 large individual camping sites, firewood, 3 barbeque huts, handicap washrooms, hot showers, sandy beach, creek fed swimming pond, large open fields, soccer field, ball field.
Ideal for group functions.

Hell, you walk to my house in 3 mins and have a beer.
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Thanks so much for the input Bubba!

Do we need reservations? I assume that's why you shared the number.

Is this a Provincial Park?
 
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sector wrote:
GSHighlander,
If you can't find one space for everyone and have to split up, I have room for a couple tents in my backyard and 3-4 people in the house, in Rossland. It's about an hour away from Nelson.
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Thanks, sector!

We're very grateful for the offer. I'll keep you posted as to what we do as a lot is up in the air at the moment regarding camping and we're trying to get as close to Nelson as possible for our overnight stop.

What fun...but, seriously, thank you for the offer. We just might come knockin'!
 
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koots_roots wrote:
my friends may have room for you...they run a multi-sport shop and tours in cresant valley (south slocan - its halfway between castlegar and nelson). they have a full service campground also and dip in the slocan river at cresent valley beach (right there) is sooo refreshing after along day of riding. check out there website here

http://endlessadventure.ca/

the dam inn is good pub just down the road. tell em 'grazer' sent you calling!
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Thanks koots_roots!

This looks interesting. How long a ride is it from Nelson?
 
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bubba zanetti

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That is a regional park and yes, it would require reservations but I doubt it has the same three day rule as Provincial Parks do. Best of luck ...
 
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bubba zanetti wrote:
That is a regional park and yes, it would require reservations but I doubt it has the same three day rule as Provincial Parks do. Best of luck ...
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I'll give it a shot! Thanks again!!!
 
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bubba zanetti

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That is about 20 mins from Nelson and about 15 mins from Castlegar. Crescent Valley is a very pretty place ... er ... if you can stand the kayakers !!! :p
 
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GSHighlander wrote:
bubba zanetti wrote:
Camping is available about 3 min from my house in Castlegar within easy walking distance.
Pass Creek Regional Park
Castlegar, BC
Phone: (250) 304-2062
30 large individual camping sites, firewood, 3 barbeque huts, handicap washrooms, hot showers, sandy beach, creek fed swimming pond, large open fields, soccer field, ball field.
Ideal for group functions.

Hell, you walk to my house in 3 mins and have a beer.
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Thanks so much for the input Bubba!

Do we need reservations? I assume that's why you shared the number.

Is this a Provincial Park?
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Sorry, Bubba, got another number for the place?

The one you provided is "no longer in service." Did they forget to pay their bill? :D
 
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Oops .. I see there are new folks running the campground this year so that is why the number has changed ... sorry !!

Did some checking

Deb is the woman's name and her cell is 250 304-4602 ... hehe ... small towns and all that !!

:hb:

Oh ... and I do not know her so ... I wouldn't be saying " bubba sent me ... "
:f::hr::mb:
 
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bubba zanetti wrote:
Oops .. I see there are new folks running the campground this year so that is why the number has changed ... sorry !!

Did some checking

Deb is the woman's name and her cell is 250 304-4602 ... hehe ... small towns and all that !!

:hb:

Oh ... and I do not know her so ... I wouldn't be saying " bubba sent me ... "
:f::hr::mb:
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Hey Bubba:

I found the number and just called, and I think I have a line on a campground...not sure but my fingers are crossed for good luck. Kokanee Creek Park is what we're shooting for and I'm trying to reserve 15 to 20 campsites via email.
 
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Kokanee Creek Park is one of the Provincial Campgrounds. I think you will find the same rules of having to book 3 nights over the long weekend ... but just maybe it is a private one that I have not heard of.
 
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bubba zanetti wrote:
Kokanee Creek Park is one of the Provincial Campgrounds. I think you will find the same rules of having to book 3 nights over the long weekend ... but just maybe it is a private one that I have not heard of.
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I have that same concern but I'm waiting for a response...again, with crossed fingers!
 
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kayakers are a liberated bunch....if you dont like the nudity, you can always look away :mb: i think they are equally brew-thirsty as bikers

its the drunken tubers that you got to watch out for:ss:
 
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if your not too late!

sadly i lost a friend on the slocantwo years ago. he was drinking and swiming/body surfing down the lower section. i used to do stupid tubing missions like that in the past with friends but have learned to appreciatethe force ofwhitewater and drink after i get off the river. :tup:
 
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From following the ADV rider thread on this ride, I decided to put an update here. It looks like GSHighlander managed to score room at Toad Rock campground on Friday night (June 29th). The group will head out from there on Sat and end up in Kelowna where GSHighlander has again scored camping at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery.

They go on from there to Gold Bridge the next day with plans for dirt routes along the way. I am planning to join up with the group on Sat AM and camp at the winery in Kelowna returning to Rossland on Sunday. Here is an image of Sat's route. Hopefully GSHighlander will chime in and give whatever other updates he would like.

It has been stressed on the adv thread that this is not a parade. More of a suggestion of routes, and the only expectation is that you show up for the campfire that night. Sounds like fun to me :)

Suzanne
 

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hey gs,

how about the kelowna ride map. i'd love to tag along for part of the day
 
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GSHighlander has the gps formatted files for this. However, I haven't gotten that sophisticated. To get an idea, here is an image of the Kelowna - Gold Bridge route.
 

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