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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Sunrise Point: Site 1 - 6
Hike In
Bike In
Boat In
San Francisco
Arrival Type: Hike In, Bike In, Boat In
Person Capacity: 40
Car Capacity: 10
Description: Often called “a hidden gem,” Candlestick Point SRA is a tapestry of grassy uplands, coastal salt marsh, intertidal mudflats, and pocket beaches where community members fish, barbeque, exercise, windsurf, and find respite from city life. There are six accessible campsites available for group reservations located at Sunrise Point, each with a picnic table, food storage box, grill, access to potable water, and beautiful views of the bay and surrounding hills. The campground is only steps away from a public fishing pier from which campers can catch jack smelt, halibut, leopard sharks, and bat rays depending on the season.
Sanborn
Youth Site
Hike In
Santa Cruz
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 40
Car Capacity:
Description: lushly wooded park of 3,453 acres is nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Saratoga and Skyline Boulevard. This mountain park of redwoods and tan bark oak offers hiking, hike-in camping, RV camping, and picnicking opportunities year-round. An RV campground offers electric and water hook-ups and a dump station. The vehicle length limit is 30 feet.
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Hike and Bike Sites
Hike In
Bike In
San Mateo
Arrival Type: Hike In, Bike In
Person Capacity: 2
Car Capacity: 0
Description: Hiker/Biker Enroute Camping is available for one night only at Francis Beach Campground for individuals who are long-distance hiking or biking the California coast. Campers arriving by vehicle are not eligible for hike and bike camping. The hike and bike area features shared picnic tables, food lockers, and fire rings. Hike and bike camping is available on a first come, first served basis in person at Francis Entrance Station beginning at 2 pm.
Henry W. Coe State Park
Manzanita Point
Hike In
Santa Clara
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 50
Car Capacity: 1
Description: Fees Day Use Fees
Coe Ranch Entrance $8
Dowdy Ranch Entrance $8
Hunting Hollow Entrance $6 Senior Rate is $1 less
Camping Fees Drive in campsite $20 per night, which includes 1 vehicle. Additional Vehicle Fee is $8 per night. Senior Rate is $2 less per night.
Manzanita Point Hike-In Group Camp $75 per night. 5 vehicles maximum included in fee.
$8 per additional vehicle. Up to 2 vehicles may drive to the campsite, conditions permitting.
Backpacking is $5 per person per night. Hike/Bike (backpack)
Vehicle Fee $8 per night at Coe Ranch and Dowdy Entrances.
Hunting Hollow Entrance is $6 per night. Annual day use passes, such as Golden Poppy, California Explorer, Limited Use Golden Bear, Golden Bear, or Library Pass, are not valid for overnight vehicle fees. Horse Camp $25 per night, which includes 1 vehicle and 2 horses. Additional vehicle fee is $8 per night. Additional horse fee is $5 per night.
Reservations
You may reserve a specific campsite at the Coe Ranch Campground (drive-in), Manzanita Point Hike-In Group Camps, Poverty Flat Hike-In Group Camp, and Blue Oak Equestrian/Hike-In Group Camp through ReserveCalifornia or by calling 1-800-444-7275.
Henry W. Coe State Park
Poverty Flat
Hike In
Santa Clara
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 25
Car Capacity: 1
Description: Fees Day Use Fees
Coe Ranch Entrance $8
Dowdy Ranch Entrance $8
Hunting Hollow Entrance $6 Senior Rate is $1 less
Camping Fees Drive in campsite $20 per night, which includes 1 vehicle. Additional Vehicle Fee is $8 per night. Senior Rate is $2 less per night.
Manzanita Point Hike-In Group Camp $75 per night. 5 vehicles maximum included in fee.
$8 per additional vehicle. Up to 2 vehicles may drive to the campsite, conditions permitting.
Backpacking is $5 per person per night. Hike/Bike (backpack)
Vehicle Fee $8 per night at Coe Ranch and Dowdy Entrances.
Hunting Hollow Entrance is $6 per night. Annual day use passes, such as Golden Poppy, California Explorer, Limited Use Golden Bear, Golden Bear, or Library Pass, are not valid for overnight vehicle fees. Horse Camp $25 per night, which includes 1 vehicle and 2 horses. Additional vehicle fee is $8 per night. Additional horse fee is $5 per night.
Reservations
You may reserve a specific campsite at the Coe Ranch Campground (drive-in), Manzanita Point Hike-In Group Camps, Poverty Flat Hike-In Group Camp, and Blue Oak Equestrian/Hike-In Group Camp through ReserveCalifornia or by calling 1-800-444-7275.
Edgewood
Toyon Area #3
Hike In
San Mateo
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 50
Car Capacity:
Description: The serpentine grasslands of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve are famous for their magnificent displays of wildflowers each spring. The park's location, within easy access to Interstate 280 and Edgewood Road, makes this beautiful display readily accessible to the population centers of the San Francisco Peninsula. The Park's 467 acres of woodlands and grasslands afford wonderful hiking and sightseeing opportunities.
Three youth campgrounds, Toyon areas #1, #2, and #3, are available by reservation only April-October (closed Nov-March) for organized youth group activities. Group camping is also available in the Toyon areas with a maximum occupancy of 50 people per site. Restroom facilities are available with running water. The Sequoia Day Camp, located in the easterly portion of the park is popular youth for day camp activities. An amphitheater is located in the Sequoia Day Camp area and can be reserved alone on selected days for activities. All these areas are by reservation for organized youth and/or adult groups.
Sunol Regional
High Valley
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 50
Car Capacity:
Description: Bedrock mortars used by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area are reminders of Sunol's first inhabitants. For the past century, however, the land known today as Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Under the East Bay Regional Park District's multi-use land management policy, cattle continue to graze in the 6,859-acre wilderness. Today, camping, picnicking, hiking and back-packing attract thousands of park visitors a year. Visitors should bring drinking water because there is no drinking water in the park.
The Sunol naturalist staff provides additional opportunities to enjoy the park by leading nature hikes and coordinating special events. They also teach about natural and cultural history to children that meet current State Science and Social Science Curriculum Standards during the school year.
Sunol Regional
Camp Ohlone
3 sites
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 50
Car Capacity: 7
Description: "Bedrock mortars used by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area are reminders of Sunol's first inhabitants. For the past century, however, the land known today as Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Under the East Bay Regional Park District's multi-use land management policy, cattle continue to graze in the 6,859-acre wilderness. Today, camping, picnicking, hiking and back-packing attract thousands of park visitors a year. Visitors should bring drinking water because there is no drinking water in the park.
The Sunol naturalist staff provides additional opportunities to enjoy the park by leading nature hikes and coordinating special events. They also teach about natural and cultural history to children that meet current State Science and Social Science Curriculum Standards during the school year."
Briones Regional Park
Maud Whalen
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 75
Car Capacity: 3
Description: Maud Whalen Camp has a capacity of 75 campers and three vehicles on site with equipment (no shuttling of campers). It is a primitive camp site, 1-mile walk in from the Bear Creek entrance, with a shelter, a fire circle, & storage. nine picnic tables, 3 BBQs, 4 chemical toilets and a drinking fountain with a spigot. The site is available by reservations only and open April-October.
Briones Regional Park
Wa-Ta-Chi
Drive In
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Drive In, Hike In
Person Capacity: 100
Car Capacity: 10 parking passes; NO overflow. 4 vehicles can park at the site, conditions permitting: 6 park in the Bear Creek staging area. Driving to site is not permitted when raining or when trails are wet (within 7 days of rain). Parking is approximately 1.5 miles from site.
Description: Wee-Ta-Chi has a capacity of 100 campers and four vehicles on site with equipment (no shuttling of campers). It is a primitive group camp 1.5 miles from the Bear Creek park entrance with a shelter, fire circle, shade trees, 5 picnic tables, stone BBQ, 1 drinking fountain with spigot, 4 chemical toilets, 1 Ampitheater with log seating. Lower area has three tables & 1 BBQ. The site is available by reservations only and open April-Oct. Trails are not drivable immediately after rain.
Briones Regional Park
Homestead Valley
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 600
Car Capacity: 35
Description: Homestead Valley Group Camp has a capacity of 600 campers. It is a remote site 1 mile inside the Bear Creek entrance on the southwest side of the park. The site is primitive with only chemical toilets and no water.
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Girls Camp
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 75
Car Capacity: 2
Description: Redwood Girls' Camp
Located in Redwood Regional Park, this camp can accommodate up to 75 people. It has a bathroom, cold running water, tables, benches, grills, and a shelter next to the firepit. The camp is located in the middle of a well-traveled trail, but by evening, anyone not camping is gone.
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
This 1,833-acre park in Oakland, California is home to a great forest of coast redwoods as well as evergreens, chaparral, and grasslands. The park has several entrances, including Redwood Gate, Pinehurst Gate Staging Area, Canyon Meadow Staging Area, Skyline Gate Staging Area, Trudeau Training Center, and Waterloo Staging Area.
Garin Regional Park
Arroyo Flats
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 75
Car Capacity: 2
Description: About three miles south of Hayward, Garin / Dry Creek Regional Park is a large suburban park in the East Bay foothills. The park features 20 miles of trails in grasslands with a nearby fishing pond, with one organized group youth camping site.
The site includes some buildings from the late 1800s. The Garin Barn Visitor center is open weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Dry Creek Cottage also houses a small visitor center; the cottage and its garden provide provide access to trails at the south end of Dry Creek Regional Park, which is adjacent to Garin Regional Park. Some trails are paved, and others are sufficiently smooth for cycling.
Activities: Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Fishing, Horseback Riding
Camping
There is a single group camping site at Arroyo Flats, a short walk from the main visitor center. This primitive group camp site has a capacity of 75 campers and 2 vehicles on site. There are five picnic tables, a barbeque, drinking fountain and a fire ring. Detailed descriptions and pictures are available at http://www.classweb.ebparks.org/eConnect5.2/Facilities/FacilitiesSearchResult.asp?PrevPage=What.
Angel Island
Sunrise
Hike In
Boat In
San Francisco
Arrival Type: Hike In, Boat In
Person Capacity: 24
Car Capacity: 0
Description: The park’s four environmental camping areas have water and pit toilets nearby. The East Bay Sites are generally protected from wind. The more exposed Ridge Sites offer views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco. The Sunrise Sites can be reserved individually or combined as a group camp for up to 24 people. The Kayak Camp on the west side—near a small beach—also accommodates groups up to 20. Campsites can be as far away as 2 miles from the marina.
Anthony Chabot
Bort Meadow
Hike In
Alameda
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 500
Car Capacity: 75
Description: Bort Meadow Group Camp, nestled within Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland, California, offers scout troops a serene camping experience amid expansive grasslands and oak woodlands. This site accommodates up to 300 campers and is equipped with picnic tables, barbecue pits, fire rings, potable water, and chemical or vault toilets. It is a large primitive camp at the north end of the park, with three separate groups of picnic tables and chemical toilets, a fire circle and an amphitheatre. Hike-in only.
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Stewartville Backpack camp
Hike In
Contra Costa
Arrival Type: Hike In
Person Capacity: 20
Car Capacity: 20
Description: Stewartville Backpack camp is approximately a 3.2-mile hike-in from the Park headquarters, near the Stewartville and Upper Oil Canyon Trails. This site accommodates 1-20 campers and has picnic tables, a pit toilet, and a non-potable water source (filter, treat, or boil for human consumption -- but experienced leader's recommendation is to bring water in, due to the poor quality of the water source). Campers must haul out their own garbage. Camping is limited to 2 nights maximum. Reservations must check-in with the visitor center to obtain overnight parking permits. Site is closed seasonally November – March.