Clear Lake, California

When we pulled out of Fort Bragg on the Mendocino Coast, we headed up Highway 20 back to the 101. It's a little better road than Highway 1 coming down from Leggett. They offer many pullouts for larger vehicles and I used several. Local custom seems to be to honk and wave in appreciation when someone pulls out and allows smaller faster vehicles to pass. We stopped at Clear Lake State Park for two days. The park was virtually closed, only a handful of other camps were occupied during our stay. The only loop that was open wasn't the best for a 5th wheel ... The best site we could find was so far off the level that I could walk under the nose of the 5th wheel after we jacked it up close to level. We moved carefully in the trailer while in the nose, especially. I had visions of it sliding forward during the night while we slept ... We managed a day trip from here to Harbin Hot Springs. The water is great! The people were really weird! Way too many rules about silent pools and quiet pools. I would never have imagined that people soaking in such great hot water could be so up tight. A church runs the place. I think this is their version of enlightenment, but I'm not buying it.