Dogwood Campground

This week's camping location was Dogwood campground near Lake Arrowhead. We were looking for an escape from the heat of Woodland Hills and this campground didn't disappoint. At 5,600 feet, it was no small "feat" for the camper to make that elevation. Most of the steep and scenic climb was in 2nd gear at approx. 25mph with engine temps spiking at 250 degrees at one point but we eventually made it in one piece. Arriving after dark to a pretty much full campground, we took the only empty site we could find. Here she is the following morning

This campground was renovated in 2004 with modern and clean facilities that were nicely maintained. Waking up early the next day we were able to choose practically any site as the weekend campers left. We were very impressed with not only the size but the privacy level as well between each site. Here are some shots showing just how much space we had during the second day at our new location.

Plenty of trees provided both shade and a nice place to hang our hammock.
The campground is very close to Lake Arrowhead which is often referred to as "The Alps of Southern California". It was surreal to travel under 2 hours from Los Angeles and reach such a beautiful area that has over 300 days of sunshine with a natural peacefulness and stunning beauty. Here are a few shots we took during our day trip into town.

I did find out that I most likely will not be pursuing a career in mountain climbing as the altitude had some negative effects on me. Although it was only 5,600 ft, spending 2 days at that elevation caused some ill-effects on my body. So with our weekend over it was time to depart and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the much easier decent down the mountain.