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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Too bad there wasn't enough tourism to keep the little campground/ RV park going.
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dk: have you ever been to the park?
there is plenty of tourism, but bottom of hill is problematic location.
the park has such great space that a campground/rv place at lower elevation is bound to suffer. why camp in lowlands when 1/2 hr up the road you can
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You actually need to look at the web pages I make of my trips to see photos of things that you choose not to believe I say here. Plenty of tourism,
really? Most posts reported that often nobody is in the entire park outside of park and observatory staff. You also must not have ever been to Los
Manzanos to call it 'lowlands', I think it is near the 6,000 ft. level... and just before the park ranger station/ entrance gate.
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sdwadie
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ttt
erikdr is my brother and we are finally making the trip up at the end of September.
Any changes to the park?
We are looking to lodge at Meling one night at hopefully closer to the observatory the next.
Are there any cabins up there?
Is Baja Dark Skies still a good option?
Thanks!
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Ateo
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Baja Dark Skies is a great option.
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BajaGeoff
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I had a nice stay at Meling in March. Not sure about cabins up at the park, but Baja Dark Skies is a great option for an overnight. Their casita on
site is really nice.
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sdwadie
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I was able to find some info on the cabins near the observatory
http://www.ensenada-baja-vacations.com/costos-y-tarifas-por-...
Its in spanish, so Google translate will help if needed.
Any " must do" items for that trip?
Thanks
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David K
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Expect daily brief rain... just looked at the live web cam at 9,280' (observatory road end)... and it is raining now: (scroll down for the web cam
image)
http://www.astrossp.unam.mx/weather15/index.html
[Edited on 8-21-2013 by David K]
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J.P.
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Cabins
The day we were up there the cabins were off to the right of the ranger station what I saw of them they looked pretty basic.
we were more interested in the observatory and didn't really check out the cabins. When we arrived at the Observatory it was closed but there was a
worker there he opened it and gave us a very good tour of the observation platform and telescope the view from the platform was 360 and breath taking.
as was stated the park was empty of tourist but there was a good sized maintenance crew working all around.
I would highly recommend it as a day trip if you get a very early start.
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