Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

5Campgrounds

$25–$40A night, across 4

21Sites

50–790 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 5 of these 5 campgrounds

Where they are

5 of 5 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

5 campgrounds

Haypress CampgroundReservableGolden Gate National Recreation Area · CAfrom $252 with a bear box6 hike-in sites6 sites270 fttoilets

Kirby Cove CampgroundReservableGolden Gate National Recreation Area · CAfrom $405 with a bear box4 hike-in sites5 sitesrigs to 15 ft680 fttoilets

Rob Hill Group CampgroundReservableGolden Gate National Recreation Area · CASites from $1054 hike-in sites4 group sites4 sites320 ftdrinking watertoilets

Bicentennial CampgroundReservableGolden Gate National Recreation Area · CAfrom $253 with a bear box3 with a tent pad3 sites50 fttoilets

Hawk CampgroundReservableGolden Gate National Recreation Area · CAfrom $253 hike-in sites3 sites790 fttoilets

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Bunker fire · 0.1 mi from the nearest campground here

Wildfire

Kirby fire · 0.9 mi from the nearest campground here

Information

Ocean Beach Fire Season in Effect through October 31, 2026 Fires allowed ONLY in park provided concrete fire rings between Stairwells 15 and 20. Do NOT make fire rings using rocks, logs or other items. When the Bay Area Air Quality Management District declares a Spare the Air Day, NO campfires…

Information

Upper Fort Mason Roads and Parking Area Closures Fall 2025 - Fall 2026 Roads and parking areas at upper Fort Mason will have closures during utilities and seismic retrofit projects. Closures planned Fall 2025 through Fall 2026. Lots will be fenced and used as staging areas for projects occurring at Fort…

Park Closure

China Beach Construction & Seacliff Avenue Closures Fall - Winter 2026 Park's China Beach renovation of bathhouse, lower terrace, and picnic areas is in progress. See 'more' for link to Phase 3 of China Beach project below. SFPUC waterline replacement project will cause parking restrictions, lane closures…

Caution

Auto-Theft Warning - Only Bring What You Need to the Park You can prevent vehicle break-ins in parking lots and scenic overlooks. Before leaving your car for even a short period of time: 1) Remove all valuables, 2) Lock your doors. 3) Take your wallets, purses, backpacks, keys, key fobs, cell…

Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 24, 2026

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 21, 2026

Who answers for this land

Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 4 campgrounds · grade A

Nancy Pelosi (D)CA 11th · 1 campground · grade A

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly