I think we stopped in Calico way back in my Flight School days. That would be the late sixties. Then it really was kind of a ghost town. It’s grown a little since then. And that’s an understatement! It’s definitely a tourist trap but they have done a very nice job of restoration. Between 1881 an 1907 they mined $86 million in silver and $45 million in borax. There were some 500 mines with 22 saloons, a China Town and a red light district. It’s an interesting and entertaining look into the past and they even have an RV park. We spent the night and enjoyed Calico. For our RV’er friends it’s right off I-15 and only a couple of miles from I-40 just east of Bakersfield. Not a bad place to spend a day or two, although the RV park portion could definitely use some TLC.
Buckskin Mountain State Park is one of our favorite places to stay. It’s right on the Colorado River between Parker and Lake Havasu City. But let me qualify my opening statement. We wouldn’t want to be here in the summer. Not for the reason you may be thinking though. It’s not the heat; it’s the boat noise and people. The crowd changes from RV’ers to boaters and that’s just not us. We tend to stay away from places with boat ramps. But in the winter it’s great; quiet, sunny and warm. We do some walking and bike riding and definitely get some sun. The only drawback is a big rock along the way toward Parker that is separating from the cliff and potentially going to fall on the road. So it’s all blocked off denying direct bike access to an area where there is a small market and convenience store. You have to go out to the main highway and we don’t like our chances there on our bikes. It’s not too far to Parker or Havasu City and there is a casino down the road with a senior breakfast buffet for $5.40, and in Havasu City there is one of the best Chinese buffets we’ve been to and that’s less than $7.00 for lunch. How bad is that?
This year it was a good place to spend Christmas. And if you were thinking we were alone, you would be wrong. The park wasn’t full but it was probably half full, maybe 20-30 rigs. So we got out our Christmas lights and set up for nine days. We even got nine days for the price of six. Two free days with a weeks stay and Christmas Day was free. What a deal! And we had a very nice dinner of turkey and stuffing for Christmas. And that’s certainly another one of those things on ‘my list of things I never imagined doing’. Spending Christmas RV/camping in a place like that. It just stays good!
Buckskin Mountain State Park is one of our favorite places to stay. It’s right on the Colorado River between Parker and Lake Havasu City. But let me qualify my opening statement. We wouldn’t want to be here in the summer. Not for the reason you may be thinking though. It’s not the heat; it’s the boat noise and people. The crowd changes from RV’ers to boaters and that’s just not us. We tend to stay away from places with boat ramps. But in the winter it’s great; quiet, sunny and warm. We do some walking and bike riding and definitely get some sun. The only drawback is a big rock along the way toward Parker that is separating from the cliff and potentially going to fall on the road. So it’s all blocked off denying direct bike access to an area where there is a small market and convenience store. You have to go out to the main highway and we don’t like our chances there on our bikes. It’s not too far to Parker or Havasu City and there is a casino down the road with a senior breakfast buffet for $5.40, and in Havasu City there is one of the best Chinese buffets we’ve been to and that’s less than $7.00 for lunch. How bad is that?
This year it was a good place to spend Christmas. And if you were thinking we were alone, you would be wrong. The park wasn’t full but it was probably half full, maybe 20-30 rigs. So we got out our Christmas lights and set up for nine days. We even got nine days for the price of six. Two free days with a weeks stay and Christmas Day was free. What a deal! And we had a very nice dinner of turkey and stuffing for Christmas. And that’s certainly another one of those things on ‘my list of things I never imagined doing’. Spending Christmas RV/camping in a place like that. It just stays good!
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