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About Point Reyes National Seashore Campground
Number of accommodations: 68
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
General Store
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access
- ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
On Site Services
- General Store
- Fish Cleaning Station
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Boat Ramp / Launch
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Reviews (684)
What Guests Are Saying
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground offers a beautiful and immersive natural experience, with numerous wildlife sightings and well-maintained facilities, including clean pit toilets and potable water. Campers appreciate the stunning scenery, proximity to the beach, and the variety of hiking trails available. While some sites may have maintenance issues and odor concerns, many visitors express a strong desire to return, highlighting the campground's magical atmosphere and excellent overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground offers a beautiful and immersive natural experience, with numerous wildlife sightings and well-maintained facilities, including clean pit toilets and potable water. Campers appreciate the stunning scenery, proximity to the beach, and the variety of hiking trails available. While some sites may have maintenance issues and odor concerns, many visitors express a strong desire to return, highlighting the campground's magical atmosphere and excellent overall experience.
Review Summary
Brendan O
VerifiedJuly 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Coast
I have a few comments about things that could be improved, but I first want to say what a wonderful experience this was for me and my family. The ability to take my kids on their first backpacking trip, but still have a toilet and water nearby made it a wonderful first step. The stars were unlike anything my kids have seen before, the cool weather (when it was 110 in the valley) was so welcomed, and it was a memorable experience for all with the kids already talking about doing it again next year.
For the improvements:
We had poison oak in our camp. Not just along a path somewhere which you can’t control, but actually within arms reach of our tent spot. I think the park service could do better here. Luckily we identified it and avoided it, but I’m quite sure others staying in this campsite would not have been so lucky. Our site #005 on Coast was nice and secluded, but our tent area smelled of urine. I guess when your site is nice and secluded people don’t bother walking to the bathroom.
The stinging nettles were unavoidable on the trails with all of us being stung many times. Again I assume nettles off the path, but I would expect the park to be better about clearing the actual trail of these.
Finally the overgrowth of the trail in general was a bit much. We were already cautious of ticks and wanted to avoid wading through grass, but parts of the trail were so overgrown that the grass was above our heads and we were pushing through it. Kids joked about needing a machete. I’m just happy no one had any ticks. We had to check several times to be sure.
Again, big picture was a wonderful and memorable experience. We will be back. I just think there a few things that should have been better maintained.
Sridevi B
VerifiedJuly 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Sky
Great views from the campsite, easy hike to the campsite from Sky Trailhead.
Eliah M
VerifiedJuly 27, 2024 • Stayed at: TOMALES BEACH GROUP, BOAT ONLY, 15-25 people, Loop: Tomales Bay Boat Only
A large group that had not reserved space came in with 15 to 18 people. They ran a generator all night left lights on all night and were up shouting from their boat at six in the morning. During the day they were loud and obnoxious
We were celebrating my brothers 40th birthday so it kind of put a damper on things
Brad L
VerifiedJuly 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Sky
Great views from campsite 4 out of sky camp. No shade during the day so a hike down to the beach was necessary to stay cool! We did see lots of wildlife including our friend Garret, who is quite tall.
Sally W
VerifiedJuly 31, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Sky
Excellent weather, beautiful campsite. Our three girls really enjoyed the experience.
Javier G
VerifiedAugust 1, 2024 • Stayed at: 001 GROUP, Loop: Wildcat
Beautiful trail. In some parts is overgrown but doable.
I don’t recommend hiking poles and hiking boots are not necessary.
The campground is very nice and the bathrooms are clean and don’t smell it all.
Art C
VerifiedAugust 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Coast
Good
Steve M
VerifiedAugust 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: Glen
Very clean campground and restroom. Nice hikes, although many trails are overgrown with poison oak. Overall a great experience.
Tawnya D
VerifiedAugust 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: Glen
Glen campground is not right on the coast, so it's not quite as popular (i.e. sells out in 5 seconds instead of .1 second). But it's a lovely campground! It's in the forest, so from most sites none of the other sites are visible (the exception is Site 10 - right next to the bathroom and in the middle of everything). We were in Site 7 and we really enjoyed our time there. We hiked from Bear Valley, dumped our packs and set up our tents, then hiked to Wildcat to have some time at the beach. The trail from Bear Valley to Glen Campground got a little overgrown at the end, but there was no poison oak and I did fine in shorts. Overall a great first backpacking trip for some in our group!
Will M
VerifiedAugust 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 001 GROUP, Loop: Wildcat
Fun trail... great camping!!!
Location Point Reyes National Seashore Campground
Address:
1 Bear Valley Road
Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956
United States
Point 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.
Point Reyes National Seashore Campground is accessible via Highway 101, with the nearest interchange at Exit 450A/B for Sir Francis Drake Highway. Additionally, visitors can approach via Highway 1 and Point Reyes-Petaluma Road.
Elevation: 29 feet
3 mi drive to downtown Point Reyes Station (about 7 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
12PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- 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.> 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 BeachBOAT-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.
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Last updated: September 12, 2026
