Forest Svc Camping Info for 2011 Fishing Derby

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Tillie Creek, Paradise Cove, Hungry Gulch and Boulder Gulch campgrounds are on first-come, first-served basis at $20
per night. Camp 9 also has plenty of sites available at $17 per night. In addition, overnight camping is allowed at
Auxiliary Dam, Old Isabella Road and the South Fork Recreation Area, with a daily fee of $10 or you can
purchase an annual pass for $50. Passes can be purchased at Golden State Surplus in Lake Isabella, Sierra Gateway
Market and Sporting Goods in South Lake, Riverside One Stop Shell and Sierra Gateway Market in Kernville. Stine Cove
and Hanning Flat are also available free of charge. As a reminder, camping is limited to 14 days out of a 30 day period.

According to Forest officials, visitors can set up their recreation vehicles in developed campsites prior to the
weekend event. However, visitors must occupy the site and not just park a vehicle and trailers cannot be unoccupied
for more than 24 hours.

For the fishing derby weekend only, the Forest Service has agreed to open up additional areas for overnight camping.
These areas include Engineer Point; along the beach area west of Paradise Cove campground, Kissack Cove; the north
and south shoreline of Boulder Gulch and the shoreline between French

Gulch Group Area and Boulder Gulch. For these areas, visitors can begin to set up campsites on Thursday, April 14 at 6:00 a.m. If visitors set up their campsites earlier they may be cited. The special camping areas will remain open until Monday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m.

With the new rules concerning fishing licenses for the State of California, please check the Department of Fish
and Game website: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/fishing ... scrip.html