imariver

The California Stingrays Car Club is putting together a Summer cruise to Hearst Castle in San Simeon CA. This will be a two (2) night stay in San Simeon. Cruise in on Friday, July 19th, visit the Hearst Castle on Saturday and return home on Sunday the 21st. If you are interested in joining us, you must book your own room. There are plenty of motels in this coastal region, but rooms will be hard to come by, at this time of the year. Reserve your room early, as most of the motels have free cancellation about 48 hours prior to checkin. All year Corvettes are welcome and you don't even have to be a member. More details will be posted as time passes. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

UPDATED: info as of 7-14-19

STAGING / MEETING POINTS;

From the Foothills and Sacramento areas ;
The Shell station, located at 1399 E. Yosemite Ave. Manteca CA 95336
Leave Manteca no sooner than 10:00am
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Final staging point for the entire norcal region;
South Valley Plaza, Shopping Center, McDonalds, 6990 Automall Parkway, Gilroy CA 95020 . . . Meet approx. 11:00 am for lunch. Leave Gilroy no sooner than 1:00 pm
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If you aren't able to to make it to the staging points, before we leave, call either of these two numbers and let us know what your status is.
Steve @ (714) 310-8247 or Riki @ (714) 334-0222


http://www.californiastingrays.us/

https://www.facebook.com/California-...5678424202422/

Yellow1980

I'm in! I'll be driving from the Sacramento area.

Auggievf

I am also in the Sacramento area (Carmichael). Where does this start?

OldCarBum

Could be a fun weekend.

Yellow1980

Normally we meet at the Chevron 4800 W Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95691 for vettes coming out to the Sac area. 50 and 80 come together just before the exit.

https://goo.gl/maps/Udx7ALkLRLF2

Update: 07/16/2019 - Sacramento, Meet in Manteca.

Auggievf

Excellent! If all goes well I may be able to make it for my first ever Corvette Cruise!

imariver

The final staging point will be Gilroy. (at least for the nor-cal cars) I plan to be at McDonalds, (in Gilroy) around 11:00 / 12 noon for lunch, There we can decide whether to take coastal one, or 101 to San Simeon.

McDonalds, 6990 Automall Parkway located in the South Valley Plaza Shopping Center, Gilroy

For those coming from the So Cal area, someone should take the lead and plan a route.
I'm thinking that we should be in San Simeon around 4:00 pm

Stay Tuned . . . .

Auggievf

Thanks for the info. The wife and I plan on being there. We are thinking of camping instead of a room. We love camping. When we flew to Texas to do the 2 Six Flags parks there we stayed at an awesome camping site between the two. Haven't been camping near the beach in Ca yet though... Most of our camping was either while Jeeping or doing our medieval recreation thingy...

Has anyone camped in San Simeon in July? It seems like a good time to camp near the beach... Anyone else interested?

OldCarBum

Been camping most of my life and spent some time camping at Pismo Beach, which is just south of San Simeon.
It can be nice or it can be bitter cold and windy, even in July.
There are a couple of companies that rent travel trailers around the the area that will deliver and set up a travel trailer at one of the RV parks on the coast.
Prices are reasonable and the trailers I've been in are pretty nice.
About the only place that allows tent camping will be the State campgrounds.

Auggievf

Thanks. I did a little research and I think we will be trying to stay at the Washburn primitive campsite... we'll know for sure as it gets closer....

Now I just need to finish my interior! :-O

Stephen Irons

I'm a little envious of this trip! We used to come over regularly to Cambria, just down the coast, with Corvettes of Southern California, every November. Haven't been able to make it since 2013. We love that part of the world! The Sea Otter Inn on Moonstone Drive is our hotel of choice.

Go just a little further south, to Pismo Beach, for Splash - "The Worlds Best Clam Chowder"! Yum yum!

Hope you guys have a great weekend!

OldCarBum

Splash is still the worlds best clam chowder.
The Cambria Pines Lodge is another nice place to stay.

Speed Reed

Jim and Lind Reed from Valley Springs are reserved at the Sands and will meet anyone from Sonora to caravan to the Gilroy staging area... Please share Sonora staging info.

Doug's 77

I am going to try to make it up from the south. Where are my SoCal brothers?

Stephen Irons

Absolutely! Actually, we stayed there on our very first visit to Cambria, way back in 1993. If only Splash shipped to France

imariver

Yeah . . . . . I was thinking the same thing!

imariver

Jim . . . . I will be in touch with you soon and we can map out our route to Gilroy.

OldCarBum

I grew up in Corona and still have family there.
Hope to run into you at the Cruise.

OldCarBum

I just booked our room at the Sands by the Sea.
Looking forward to this event.

imariver

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