Point Reyes National Seashore Campground
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- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:03 UTC
- A night
- $30–$90Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 7351 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices
In the agency’s own words
Point Reyes National Seashore offers four backcountry hike in campgrounds and thirteen boat in campsites along Tomales Bay. Note: For reservation purposes, our campgrounds are organized under the "loop" column of the reservation grid. For more information, visit the Back Country Camping page on the Point Reyes National Seashore website. Keep reading
Recreation
Wildlife viewing Hiking Birding Backpacking Kayaking Mushroom hunting Bike riding Facilities BOOKING WINDOWS 3 month and 14-day windows. Sites release at 7AM Pacific Standard Time. COAST CAMP 3 months = sites # 1, 4, 6, 8AB 10, 12, 13AB, 14. 14 days = sites # 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. GLEN CAMP 3 months = sites # 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11. 14 days = sites # 4, 6, 7 9, 10, 12. SKY CAMP 3 months = site # 2AB, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11. 14 days = site # 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12. WILDCAT CAMP 3 months = sites # 1AB, 2AB, 3AB, 5, 7. 14 days = sites # 4, 6, 8. TOMALES BAY BOAT-IN PERMITS : All Boat in permits including Marshall Beach and Tomales Beach group permits are available at 3 months prior to arrival date. More facility information: Camping facilities at Point Reyes National Seahsore include four hike-in/bike-in-only campgrounds in the southern area of the park and twenty boat-in-only campsites on Tomales Bay. Camping is allowed only in designated campgrounds and sites. Dispersed camping is not allowed. There is NO car or RV camping at Point Reyes National Seashore Amenities at the hike-in/bike-in sites include picnic tables, and food storage lockers with centrally located vault toilets and drinking water. No pets permitted. COAST CAMP - Coast Camp is nestled within a small coastal grassy valley with easy access to the beach and tide pools. The beach is within 200 meters (200 yards) of the campground. The shortest approach to Coast Camp is via the 3 km (2 miles) slightly uphill hike on the Laguna and Firelane Trails starting at the Laguna Trailhead just past the hostel. An alternate route following the Coast Trail starting near the hostel offers an easy, flat 4 km (3 miles) route and is open to bicycles. Twelve reservable sites for up to 6 people each and two reservable group sites for up to 25 people each are available. Sites 1 - 7 are in a small semi-protected canyon. GLEN CAMP - Glen Camp is a quiet and secluded camp deep within a wooded valley protected from ocean breezes. The shortest hike to this camp is a moderate 7 km (5 miles) hike along the Bear Valley and Glen Trails. To access Glen Camp by bicycle, start at the Five Brooks Trailhead, follow the Stewart Trail to the Glen Trail, then north to the Glen Camp Loop, and finish by descending to Glen Camp. This is a strenuous 10 km (6 mile) bike ride. No groups, horses, or pack animals are allowed at Glen Camp. Twelve reservable sites for up to 6 people each are available. SKY CAMP - Sky Camp is located on the western side of Mt. Wittenberg at an elevation of 310 meters (1025 feet). In clear weather, enjoy sweeping views of Point Reyes, Drakes Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. The easiest and shortest approach is a 2 km (2 miles) moderate uphill hike or bicycle ride from the Sky Trailhead (elevation 250 meters (840 feet)) on Limantour Road. It is a steep 6 km (4 miles) one-way hike down to the beach. Eleven reservable sites for up to 6 people each and one reservable group site for up to 25 people each are available. WILDCAT CAMP - Wildcat Camp is located in an open meadow on a bluff overlooking the ocean with a short walk to the beach and a 3 km (2.0 miles) round-trip walk to Alamere Falls. It is a 10 km (6 mile) hike from Bear Valley or a 9 km (6 miles) hike on the Coast Trail from Palomarin with access to Bass Lake. The only bicycle route is via a strenuous 11 km (7 miles) ride along the Stewart Trail from the Five Brooks Trailhead. Two reservable site for up to 6 people, three reservable sites for up to 4 people, and three reservable group sites for up to 25 people each are available. Boat-in Campground: TOMALES BAY - Tomales Bay boat-in camping is allowed on west-side National Park beaches north of Tomales Bay State Park's Indian Beach. These beaches are tidally influenced and generally are small sandy coves backed against steep cliffs. Campers on Tomales Bay beaches must arrive by boat only and may not hike, bike, or ride horses to the beaches. Beaches are not assigned; campers choose available beaches on a first-come, first-served basis after launching. Overnight parking for boat-in campers is available at the Tomales Bay Resort and at the Miller Boat Launch and is othewise prohibited within Point Reyes National Seashore and Tomales Bay State Park. The beaches are primitive and without facilities with the exception of vault toilets at Marshall and Tomales Beaches and two picnic tables at Tomales Beach. Unless using the vault toilets at Marshall and Tomales Beaches, boat-in campers must bring portable toilets to remove human waste. In addition, all trash must be removed. Boat-in campers must their own bring water, racoon-proof food storage, and firewood. Permanent and seasonal closures exist on some beaches. Check the Point Reyes National Seashore website for the most up to date information. Point Reyes NPS Website Natural Features Peninsula Sandy Beaches Rocky Shorelines Coastal Strand Bishop Pine Forest Douglas Fir Forest Coastal Prairie Coastal Rangeland Marshlands Coastal Scrub Mixed Evergreen Forest San Andreas Fault Lagoons Estuaries Mediterranean Climate Nearby Attractions The Seashore shares the peninsula with Tomales Bay State Park, a day-use area popular for swimming and picnicking.
Charges & Cancellations
Please remember that reservations at these facilities prevent other visitors from using these sites. Planned changes to your stay should be made as far in advance as possible. You can make changes to your reservation in My Reservations. Changes If your new stay dates are completely different from your original stay dates, there is a $10 change fee (per reserved site). There are no additional fees for: Adding or removing nights to your stay. Changing to a different campsite. Balances will adjust based on your new stay's nightly rate. Cancellations You can cancel the reservation any time before the date of your scheduled arrival. You will receive a refund for your stay, minus the following fees: $10 cancellation fee Any reservation fees (only if paid when booking) Any previous change fees Group Site Cancellations and Modifications All Group sites must be cancelled or modified more than 14 days before your check-in date otherwise it will be considered a late cancellation. No Shows $20 no show fee plus first night camping fee. Refer to Recreation.gov's Rules and Reservation Policies . To initiate a refund request more than 7 days after your reservation, call the recreation.gov call center at 877-444-6777.
What the agency tells you
PLEASE READ ! NO CAR OR RV CAMPING ANYWHERE IN POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE. ! PETS ARE PROHIBITED (only trained service animals are allowed) IN CAMPGROUNDS, AND ON TOMALES BAY BEACHES FOR BOAT-IN CAMPING. ! PARKING PERMIT REQUIRED FOR OVER NIGHT PARKING AT ALL TRAILHEADS (a printout of your reservation confirmation face up on your dash serves as a valid parking permit.) ! ONLY ONE CAMPGROUND RESERVATION PER NIGHT PER PARTY OR GROUP. ! DON’T BE A “NO SHOW”. Be kind and cancel reserved nights that you will not use. ! NOISE: AUDIBLE MUSIC OF ANY TYPE IS NOT ALLOWED. NO INSTRUMENTS OR AMPLIFIED MUSIC. ! NO DISPERSED CAMPING ALLOWED. ! LEAVE NO TRACE: Pack out all your trash. Do not leave trash at the campsite. ! THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CAMPGROUND FIRES ALLOWED, EVER ! BEACH FIRE PERMITS: If fire danger allows, beach fire permits may be downloaded on the Point Reyes National Seashore website. Beach Fire Permits ! WASTEWATER DISPOSAL: Camping wastewater (dishwasher and cooking water) must be discharged at least 100 feet from streams or bodies of water.
BACKCOUNTRY HIKE-IN SITE INFORMATION > All sites at Coast, Glen, Sky and Wildcat Camp are Hike-In backcountry sites that require hiking or biking in with camping gear for several miles. > THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CAMPGROUND FIRES ALLOWED. > Charcoal use is prohibited, use only gas stoves for cooking. > Always keep all food or scented items in the provided food lockers. > Possession of a glass container on the water or in a vessel or within 50 feet of any riverbank, lakeshore, beach, on the water or in a vessel is prohibited. > CHECK IN and CHECK OUT: NOON > There is no need to check in at the visitor center. Keep a copy of your reservation number with you to present to a ranger if needed. > All areas in the park are closed to visitor vehicle parking between the hours of midnight and 6 am with the exception of visitors holding backcountry camping permits may park at established trailheads. Leave a copy of your reservation on the dash of all vehicles associated with camping reservation to serve as a valid parking permit.
TOMALES BAY BOAT-IN INFORMATION > Boat-in sites are ONLY reachable by Boat. ALL Tomales Bay permits require use of a boat, including group sites on Marshall Beach and Tomales Beach. > Boat Launch and vehicle parking for all Boat-In campsites are located outside of the boundaries of the Point Reyes National Seashore. ! A Wag Bag or portable toilet is required to carry out human waste for all Boat A and Boat B permit holders. > There is NO potable water on Tomales Bay for Boat-In camping- you must bring your own. > Possession of a glass container on the water or in a vessel or within 50 feet of any riverbank, lakeshore, beach, on the water or in a vessel is prohibited. > Boat-in Amenities: NONE. Except for vault toilets on Marshall Beach and Tomales Beach. > Food Storage: Raccoon- and rodent-proof food storage, such as bear canisters or Kevlar food bags are required. > Group Site Permit holders at Marshall Beach and Tomales Beach are required to camp only at Marshall or Tomales Beach. > Marshall Beach allows for two group permits at any one time. Groups 1 and 2 must set up camp in a way that allows room for two parties to be able to share the beach. > Boat A and Boat B Permits are not assigned to specific campsite locations. These permits are authorized for dispersed minimum impact camping within 75 feet of the mean high tide level at any of these select beaches along the west shore of Tomales Bay: - *North Blue Gum Beach *South Blue Gun Beach *Pita Beach *White Gulch Beach *Wall Beach *Pelican North Beach *Elk Fence North Beach *Elk Fence South Beach *Tomales Beach *No Name Beach *Marshall Beach *Long Cove Beach *Kilkenny Beach - BOAT-IN WEATHER AND SAFETY: Expect calm winds in the mornings with increasing winds from the northwest in the afternoon. Crossing Tomales Bay during Small Craft Advisories issued by the National Weather Service can be hazardous. You are responsible for checking safe weather and tide conditions. You should be an experienced kayaker or be going with an experienced group. ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE JACKET.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 73 · 3 tent-only, 46 walk-in, 24 boat-in, 9 group
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 4 of 17 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- VAULT TOILETS on 37 of 68 campsite records
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER on 32 of 68 campsite records
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Bear boxes
- Yes
- Firewood
- Mentioned
- Stay limit
- 30 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Beach, Coast, Meadow
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Birding
- Boating
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Horse Camping
- Swimming
- Visitor center
- Whale Watching
- Wilderness access
- Wildlife viewing
1 of 51 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 15:03 UTC
recreation.gov lists 51 of the 73 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $30–$90 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Changes If your new stay dates are completely different from your original stay dates, there is a $10 change fee (per reserved site). You will receive a refund for your stay, minus the following fees: $10 cancellation fee Any reservation fees (only if paid when booking) Any previous change fees Group Site Cancellati…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 15:03 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
73 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 49 mapped sitesAll 73 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 49 of the 73 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 64 of the 73 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Coast | 001 | hike to | 106 ft | 231 ftSanta Maria Creek | 611 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 002 | hike to | 106 ft | 283 ftSanta Maria Creek | 508 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 003 | hike to | 108 ft | 342 ftSanta Maria Creek | 610 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 004 | hike to | 108 ft | 345 ftSanta Maria Creek | 716 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 005 | hike to | 107 ft | 279 ftSanta Maria Creek | 816 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 006 | hike to | 107 ft | 367 ftSanta Maria Creek | 877 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 007 | hike to | 148 ft | 319 ftSanta Maria Creek | 1,016 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 008 GROUP | group hike to | 158 ft | 375 ftSanta Maria Creek | 243 ft | |
| Coast | 009 | hike to | 158 ft | 531 ftSanta Maria Creek | 88 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 010 | hike to | 81 ft | 755 ftSanta Maria Creek | 190 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 011 | hike to | 81 ft | 750 ftSanta Maria Creek | 148 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 012 | hike to | 146 ft | 678 ftSanta Maria Creek | 186 ft | $30 |
| Coast | 013 GROUP | group hike to | 169 ft | 759 ftSanta Maria Creek | 373 ft | |
| Coast | 014 | hike to | 169 ft | 872 ftSanta Maria Creek | 542 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 001 | hike to | 70 ft | 2,904 ft | 63 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 002 | hike to | 52 ft | 2,752 ft | 99 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 003 | hike to | 51 ft | 2,700 ft | 171 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 004 | hike to | 51 ft | 2,746 ft | 155 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 005 | hike to | 62 ft | 2,653 ft | 294 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 006 | hike to | 62 ft | 2,667 ft | 325 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 007 | hike to | 58 ft | 2,767 ft | 259 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 008 | hike to | 58 ft | 2,815 ft | 211 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 009 | hike to | 61 ft | 2,826 ft | 130 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 010 | hike to | 52 ft | 2,794 ft | 87 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 011 | hike to | 61 ft | 2,843 ft | 148 ft | $30 |
| Glen | 012 | hike to | 70 ft | 2,851 ft | 109 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 001 | hike to | 234 ft | 1,494 ft | 164 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 002 GROUP | group hike to | 229 ft | 1,262 ft | 250 ft | |
| Sky | 003 | hike to | 94 ft | 1,075 ft | 413 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 004 | hike to | 47 ft | 1,041 ft | 467 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 005 | hike to | 137 ft | 1,235 ft | 314 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 006 | hike to | 112 ft | 1,164 ft | 446 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 007 | hike to | 102 ft | 1,103 ft | 558 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 008 | hike to | 102 ft | 1,046 ft | 536 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 009 | hike to | 47 ft | 1,029 ft | 497 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 010 | hike to | 89 ft | 920 ft | 653 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 011 | hike to | 89 ft | 871 ft | 738 ft | $30 |
| Sky | 012 | hike to | 110 ft | 973 ft | 699 ft | $30 |
| Tomales Bay | 001 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 002 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 003 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 004 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 005 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 006 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 007 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 008 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 009 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 01 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 010 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 011 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 012 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 013 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 014 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 015 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 016 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 017 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 02 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 03 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 10 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | 11 | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | BOAT A, 1-6 people | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay | BOAT B, 7-14 people | boat in | $30–$90 | |||
| Tomales Bay Boat Only | MARSHALL BEACH BOAT IN GROUP 1 15-25 people | group tent only area nonelectric | 62 ft | 2,543 ft | 104 ft | |
| Tomales Bay Boat Only | MARSHALL BEACH GROUP 2, BOAT ONLY, 15-25 people | group tent only area nonelectric | 62 ft | 2,493 ft | 96 ft | |
| Tomales Bay Boat Only | TOMALES BEACH GROUP, BOAT ONLY, 15-25 people | group tent only area nonelectric | 4618 ft | 4,761 ft | 180 ft | |
| Wildcat | 001 GROUP | group hike to | 105 ft | 193 ft | 161 ft | |
| Wildcat | 002 GROUP | group hike to | 203 ft | 153 ft | 125 ft | |
| Wildcat | 003 GROUP | group hike to | 165 ft | 284 ft | 212 ft | |
| Wildcat | 004 | hike to | 45 ft | 320 ft | 277 ft | $30 |
| Wildcat | 005 | hike to | 148 ft | 369 ft | 410 ft | $30 |
| Wildcat | 006 | hike to | 176 ft | 208 ft | 457 ft | $30 |
| Wildcat | 007 | hike to | 176 ft | 160 ft | 479 ft | $30 |
| Wildcat | 008 | hike to | 45 ft | 290 ft | 265 ft | $30 |
25 of 73 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Sky CampgroundPoint Reyes National Seashore · 1.6 mi
Coast CampgroundPoint Reyes National Seashore · 3.4 mi
Glen CampgroundPoint Reyes National Seashore · 3.6 mi
Wildcat CampgroundPoint Reyes National Seashore · 4.9 mi
Tomales Bay Boat-in CampingPoint Reyes National Seashore · 11 mi
Haypress CampgroundGolden Gate National Recreation Area · 19 miPoint Reyes is located approximately 50 miles north of San Francisco and can be approached either northbound or southbound via Highway 101 and Exit 450A/B Sir Francis Drake Highway. Visitors can also reach the park via the longer and winding scenic Highway 1 or the Point Reyes-Petaluma Road.
Public transportation to the Bear Valley Visitor Center from San Rafael along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard is available through the West Marin Stagecoach .
Directions http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/directions.htm for the quickest routes to Point Reyes National Seashore's Bear Valley Visitor Center.
Bear Valley Visitor Center GPS: Latitude: North 38 degrees, 2 minutes and 27 seconds. Longitude: West 122 degrees, 48 Minutes and 1 second.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Inverness, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 51°F, day 75°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 42°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground is in California’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Jared Huffman (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →