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National Park Service · Golden Gate National Recreation Area · CA

Site 003.

at Kirby Cove Campground

This site, in 4 agency photographs
Photos · Doc Miles NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
15 ftLongest rig
169 ftRoom
50 ftElevation
20%Tree cover
4,653 ftWater · to an unnamed streamOcean · 561 ft · to the Pacific Ocean
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Coast: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest ocean, bay, sound, estuary or tidal flat to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

169 ftto the nearest other site, against 169 ft typical here
#3 of 5roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites002 169 ft005 245 ft004 356 ftDay Use 510 ft001 548 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopKIRBY COVE CAMPGROUND AREA
Max vehicle length15 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People10
Max Num of Vehicles3
Campfire AllowedYes
Base Number of People1
Base Number of Vehicles1
BbqYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Fire PitYes
Food LockerYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
Proximity to WaterOceanfront
Tent PadYes
Tent Pad Length13 ft
Tent Pad Width13 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Also to 15 ft · 1
Tentto 15 ft

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 003 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Kirby Cove Campground →

Most private sites here004 352 ft001 322 ft003 169 ft002 152 ft005 152 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index