Point Reyes National Seashore Campground

Excellent as always. We day hiked to Kelham Beach

12 campsites, all nice except #10. Other campers need to walk-thru site #10 to get to bathroom, water, garbage, ingress/egress.

This was my inaugural backpack trip after a nearly 3 decade hiatus. The Stewart trail from Five Brooks trailhead to Wildcat campground was pretty, but it was a dirt road and the Greenpicker trail I took back after a detour to Glen campground was prettier though overgrown with vegetation. The camping facilities at Wildcat wee great with privacy, potable water, nearby beach and pit toilets. I also loved my extra day hikes to Alamere Falls along the beach and then to the upper falls via the Ocean Lake Loop. The hiking in and out would have been more enjoyable if I left earlier both days so it wouldn’t have been so hot.

Wildcat, Coast and Sky camps in that order were great. Trails were well marked. High chaparral in sunny areas but trail always visible. A gang of Elk stood guard all night at Wildcat. Riders and backpackers all very friendly.

Vault toilets clean and supplied. Designated camp sites were clean and well marked. Trails, terrain and views were fantastic. Got something different on each hike- overall a great backpacking loop.

Lovely hike-in to the campground. If you don’t want a strenuous hike in, park at Limantour and take Sky trail. If you’re up for a longer hike, park in Bear Valley and take Mt Wittenberg-Sky trail. We especially enjoyed early morning hikes on Sky trail when it was foggy. Don’t expect the scenic views in spring/summer (we were lucky enough to have 1/3 nights clear). But it is still gorgeous in its own way with the fog. Sites themselves are on the smaller side, but nice and clean. Great, new picnic tables!

Rented kayaks at Laine's bait shop in San Jose (cheaper) and launched at Miller beach public boat launch. Kayaked across for 45 minutes, around noon. Not too windy. Set up camp at Wall point beach. Great campsite and private beach. Had a great view of the bird rookeries. No hiking trails were accessible though, from this site. Brought firewood for a beach fire. Great experience, would return, but camp a few beaches further north, which would give us a hike to Mclure beach trail oceanside.

One of my favorite spots, vault bathrooms remain clean and well supplied with toilet paper. Each site is pretty close to each other but separated enough by brush that it doesn't feel crowded. Can listen to the ocean while falling asleep. Feels like a private beach in the mornings. Walk to alamere falls is lovely either by way of the beach or by the trails.

Beautiful spot! Herd of Thule elk bed down here regularly.

If you plan to hike to alamere falls make sure you look up the tide charts ahead of time as you need low tide to get all the way there and there is no cell service.

Lake loop trail is extremely overgrown, if you’re sensitive to poison oak I’d skip it and stick to coast trail. I was very careful and still managed to come home with a rash.

Also, the food storage boxes are old, haven’t been replaced like those at sky and coast (hopefully soon?) so expect mice who will chew into your food overnight. Site 4 has a particularly bad box, I asked a favor of site 8 neighbors, immediately adjacent, and kept my food in that box which survived the night. Other campers suggested keeping the food in a pot with a lid, and putting a heavy rock on the lid, all inside the critter box. Site 4 box literally has a mouse nest inside, along with mouse droppings. These really need immediate replacement.

Backpacked trailhead to Coast then hiked over to Wildcat, then out. Trail from Coast to Wildcat is longer than map says by ~15-20%, so beware.
Otherwise, super great and fun trip. Fresh water at every campground, as well as sit-down pit toilets, trash cans, and bear boxes at every site. Luxury backpacking! Note, not much fresh water access between campgrounds - leave your water pumps and iodine pills at home, but bring extra water containers for the hikes.

The hike to Glen camp was long and challenging. But I enjoyed it very much, and I felt safe the whole way there and back due to the well marked trails and having my GPS.
I hope to return and stay there again!