Watsonville, CA

We are staying at a city park called Pinto Lake. It’s extremely well maintained and landscaped with a softball field, basketball court, areas for family get togethers (yesterday there was an under 5 yo party with a bouncy house, bubble machine.

There is also a marina and a boat launch. We are in between Moss Landing and Monterey, CA. Great location.

Things I don’t like about this place: geese have taken over the marina area. They are disgusting.

We had to park in a full hook space since there is no area for dry camping. It’s $45 a night which isn’t outrageous especially when other places are much more, up to $200 a night.

The worst feature of this place is the sites are only 15 feet wide. The next camper is so close we can’t put our awning out. We are already plotting our escape. There’s an Elks Lodge nearby that has a big parking lot. We will move there as soon as our paid time here is over.

Yesterday we went to Moss Landing where there are sea otters and sea lions. People go fishing there.

The best part of where we are is the temperature. High today will be 73 and stay like this all week. We plan to hug the coastline all the way up to Oregon/Washington and stay cool.

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there!