tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803898276317704833.post3191035674219768018..comments2022-04-04T07:41:33.549-07:00Comments on Papa's Poncho: Mountain Home State ForestAmanda Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12092853676036657454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803898276317704833.post-48771217292721206022013-08-07T15:07:48.015-07:002013-08-07T15:07:48.015-07:00Hello, so we're going in a couple of weeks and...Hello, so we're going in a couple of weeks and also finding it difficult to find much info. We have 6 adults, 2 toddlers and 3 large dogs in the group. We chose this place as you can bring dogs from what we understand. We are thinking we will stay in Hidden Falls, sound right? First time camping with either a dog or toddler, what could go wrong, haha.Hank in Rwandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150643936565587559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803898276317704833.post-20969360748315194362013-08-03T03:19:58.809-07:002013-08-03T03:19:58.809-07:00I was originally in search of a great place to cam...I was originally in search of a great place to camp this summer looking for a "place within five hours of LA and with lots of trees." I pretty much scoured google maps and researched every camp site I could find that fit that description. When I found Hidden Falls, this blog had the only additional information I could find. I was excited, I asked every camp friend I knew, "Have you heard of Mountain Home State Forest?" I can't tell you how many people turned their noses up at me. All I had was this one blog. Nothing else. No one supported my crazy idea to check this place "random" place out. <br /><br />But I did it anyway. The blog was too compelling. Too many cool stories and great pictures. And now that I have returned, I dont know how to thank you! We spent a week in MHDSF and it was the time of our lives. There is too much to do. We rode horses with Tim at the Pack station, hiked a perilous 7 mile trail (Eastside to Griswold) complete with deer and a bear, swam in the falls, picked blackberries, drank wonderful spring water, ate lunch on the memorial trail, miners cabin, adams tree, hercules tree and so much more. <br /><br />We also checked out each campsite. Balch park is ideal for kids and trailers, Shake Camp for isolation, Hidden Falls for walking in, Frazier Mill for a good time, Hendrick pond for fishing, and Moses Gulch for the most remote and hard to get to. <br /><br />As far as Bear Creek Rd vs Balch Park Rd, even though take Balch Park adds 3 miles, it felt faster. I wouldn't call either one wider or easier. YMMV. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182586955900810365noreply@blogger.com