Camping in December

I had the opportunity to go camping in December in California. We went camping to Hoagies which is in the Angeles National Forest. It was beautiful weather, the temp was in the 60's today and in the 40's last night. I packed for a cold night but it never got cold at all.

Hoagies is a camp site which is 2 miles outside of Chantry Flats. It is at 2,400 feet alongside a nice little creek. The water in the creek was running fast because of the recent rainfall we have had. We went in at 4:30 in the evening by the time we reached the camp it was dark out. The camp site is in a little valley so it was really dark at the camp because of all the trees. When we went out of the camp back to Chantry Flats we took the Upper Winter Creek Trail which is 3 miles back. The initial part of the trail is a 400 foot elevation gain from 2,400 to 2,800 feet but after that initial gain the trail levels out and then drops 400 feet to Chantry.

It was a real nice week-end spending time with my 2 oldest sons and their Scout troop in the forest. They were able to work on a service project while at Hoagies.

Camping and backpacking provides a great opportunity to spend quality and quantity time with your family. You should give it a try!