Highway 108 SNO Park
Camp Review:
I use SNO Parks to sleep overnight all year round, so when I wanted to go learning skiing at Dodge Ridge, I decided to sleep here.
The parking lot was 60% full with many trucks with empty trailers (for snow mobiles) taking up most of the spots. I don’t think anyone was sleeping in the parking lot though.
There was a bathroom at the end of the parking lot, but because of the immense amount of snow, I didn’t think the doors would open, so I didn’t even attempt to use it.
The site was quiet and was protected from the wind.
There was no “view” to be had, except for the dark skies at night, where the stars twinkled brightly.
What I Learned
There was a sign at the front of the parking lot that stated that there’s a 3 night max for parking.
What Happened?
I wanted to learn how to ski at Dodge Ridge, so I signed up for a morning lesson with my friend Kyle. He decided to get a hotel room near by, but I decided to car camp.
I left my house around 3:15pm, and it took me almost 4 hours to get to the town of Sonora, whereI had dinner with Kyle. I then drove up to this SNO Park at night and found a spot to park. It was already down to 20℉, so I quickly brushed my teeth and changed into my winter layers. When I got into bed, it was cold, but I ended up taking off my middle layers because it was quite warm with 4 layers of blankets on top of me. I had a pretty good night of sleeping, though I did get thirsty as my water bottle froze in the middle of the night. In the morning, it was cold—temperature was in the teens. I quickly brushed my teeth and got my clothes on, then I drove towards a cafe for hot chocolate to warm me up (unfortunately, the cafe wasn’t open. 😭