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CALIFORNIA The hardest campsites to book, and where to catch a cancellation. N OREGON PACIFIC  OCEAN NEVADA ARIZONA MEXICO Big Sur McWay Falls Steep Ravine Emerald Bay Crystal Cove Leo Carrillo D.L. Bliss Malibu Creek Carpinteria Refugio Doheny San Elijo S. Carlsbad Morro Bay Burney Falls Patrick's Pt Angel Island Jedediah Smith Van Damme El Capitan Yosemite Sequoia Point Reyes Joshua Tree Ch. Islands
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