Carrizo Plain Ride with Dave

My friend Dave and I made a run out to Carrizo Plain National Monument in the springtime as a scouting run to see if the super-bloom had started yet. Starting and ending in San Francisco as an overnight ride, there is a lot of somewhat boring slab (highway) to tackle before the roads transition from meh to excellent.
Carrizo Plain National Monument is free to enter and camp out at. It's sort of a well-kept secret that's also public knowledge, and can really capture the desert charm you may be after. The roads are generally really easy to navigate, and the toughest sections are only when you start to veer off the plain. Sections of sand and mud will appear depending on where you ride, but it's all doable, even on our big BMWs.
Make sure to stop in Parkfield on your way down. It's barely even a town, and it's got some of the best burgers you will eat in California along with some interesting folks to meet. https://www.yelp.com/biz/parkfield-cafe-parkfield
If you go in the spring time or right after it rains, be prepared to battle some mud.
Track comments

    SF, CA based rider hoping to share the dirt roads and overnight motocamping rides my friends and I take on. Check out my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/MotoCampAdventure

    • Start of track
      "Carrizo with Dave Day 1"

      Daly City, San Mateo County, California, United States of America
    • Start of track
      "Return from Carrizo (day 2)"

      San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America

    • San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
    • Where to get gas

      Missouri Triangle, Kern County, California, United States of America
    • Parkfield Cafe! BURGERZ!

      Parkfield, Monterey County, California, United States of America
    • Finish of track
      "Return from Carrizo (day 2)"

      Daly City, San Mateo County, California, United States of America
    • Finish of track
      "Carrizo with Dave Day 1"

      San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
    • Daly City, San Mateo County, California, United States of America
    • San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
    • San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
    • Daly City, San Mateo County, California, United States of America