Hwy 49, also known as the Golden Chain Highway, travels more than 300 miles along the western foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. It passes through historic gold mining towns and serves as a gateway to Yosemite National Park. It’s a very scenic road with drop offs and blind curves. It can be very busy on weekends and during the summer.
We drove a small portion from Oakhurst to Coulterville. Most of the land along the southern section is private property with no boondocking options but for seven miles going north from Bagby the highway runs through BLM land. We found this beautiful spot with great views just 500’ off of the highway. The dirt road has one spot that gets muddy but it should be navigable by any vehicle.Traffic is light along this section of Hwy 49 and it’s hardly noticeable from the boondocking spot. A network of old roads can be used as hiking trails. The area is recovering from recent forest fires so the view is wide open.
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You're right, not many boondocking options on narrow, twisty-turny Hwy 49!
ReplyDeleteI was really happy when I saw the BLM designation on a map. Zooming in showed three or four possible spots but it's hard to tell until you're actually at the spot in person. Much nicer than I thought it would be!
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