{"id":198,"date":"2011-07-18T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T20:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/?p=198"},"modified":"2011-07-26T18:54:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T02:54:40","slug":"long-ravine-rollins-lake-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/archives\/198","title":{"rendered":"Long Ravine (Rollins Lake)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We usually like to camp for at least two days but we got an invite to head to Rollins Lake with friends to camp and go on a boat ride.\u00a0 Of course we couldn’t say, “No”.\u00a0 We packed up some of the camp gear and headed to Long Ravine Campgrounds (Rollins Lake).\u00a0 Check out review below!<\/p>\n

Long Ravine (Rollins Lake) – July 2011
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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 (with boat 4 out of 5)<\/p>\n

Location: Colfax (about 45 minutes from Sacramento)<\/p>\n

Amenities: Flushing toilets, showers, and a general store<\/p>\n

Pets: Allowed at an additional charge<\/p>\n

Pros:\u00a0 Located just 45 minutes away from Sacramento, the campgrounds are far enough to forget about the daily grind but close enough to pack up the camp gear for a last minute trip.\u00a0 The campsites are huge so multiple tents can be pitched on one site!\u00a0 There didn’t seem to be any bugs around so we were able to ditch the bug spray and the weather was nice throughout the night (be warned…the mornings can be cold but it will quickly heat up at sunrise).\u00a0\u00a0 Long Ravine is situated right off Rollins Lake so a short walk or a quick drive will take you to the lake.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have a boat, Rollins Lake is perfect for boating and water sports.\u00a0 The calmness of the lake is ideal for swimming if you can tolerate the cold water.\u00a0\u00a0 After we dropped anchor in a cove, we had lunch, swam, and even took a nap.\u00a0 We definitely were able to lose track of time and enjoy the simple things in life!!\u00a0 The nightlife at Long Ravine is also perfect for adults. With a live band playing until 11pm, the party definitely doesn’t stop after the sun sets.<\/p>\n

Cons:\u00a0 Bathrooms were clean; however, there weren’t a lot of shower facilities (one out of the closest two restrooms) so a long wait to shower is expected.\u00a0 If you do not have a boat, there is only one area you can go to that actually has sand.\u00a0 We noticed a couple of beaches along the lake during our boat ride; however, they were not accessible from the campground.\u00a0 While the nightlife can be appreciated by young adults, this is definitely not ideal for the families with kids or adults who are light sleepers.\u00a0 The band played until 11pm and the echoes could be heard throughout the surrounding sites.\u00a0 We couldn’t imagine having a site closer to the action. \u00a0 The nightlife also brings out the party crowds.\u00a0 Even though there is a curfew, expect some noise from individual campsites.\u00a0 People also tend to drive really fast within the campground.\u00a0 Be careful on the paved areas and keep a close eye on kids and pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We usually like to camp for at least two days but we got an invite to head to Rollins Lake with friends to camp and go on a boat ride.\u00a0 Of course we couldn’t say, “No”.\u00a0 We packed up some of the camp gear and headed to Long Ravine Campgrounds (Rollins Lake).\u00a0 Check out review … Continue reading »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-something-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenn-and-jeff.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}