Point Reyes National Seashore Campground

I just loved the Coast campground. Sunsets were amazing, it was clean, no problem getting stakes into the ground, and water was good. Bathrooms were also surprisingly clean. I did not need extra toilet paper I brought. It is not far from the beach, and had plenty of wildlife.

From the photo, I was excited to camp at Sky #9. However, a bit disappointed with the site, and the visit. Pros: The rangers at the Bear Valley Visitors Center were very kind and helpful. There are many beautiful and diverse things to see at Point Reyes. Restrooms (clean and well maintained) and potable water is so convenient, and a real plus. And, if you need any additional food or supplies, Point Reyes Station is only a few miles away. Note that while Sky #9 has a distant view of Drakes Bay, it was fogged-in when I visited on May 10th. Cons: The Sky #9 site is small, and it is NOT level. This made it difficult to sleep. It was adequate for my 3 person tent, but your tent will be perched between the bear box and a picnic table, with little other space. Your tent will be about 20 feet from the tent in the adjacent site. There is no shade at this site, and you will be in the direct sun. As far as the park itself, while I very much enjoyed the park, it was very disappointing to drive 30+ miles on windy roads to arrive at a trailhead, only to find that the trail was completely overgrown with 5-6 foot tall tick-infested weeds, and having to turn around.

Point Reyes backpacking is glamping at its finest! The 4 campgrounds need to be reserved in advance and come equipped with tables, "bear boxes", pit toilets, potable water, garbage and recycling. However, don't under-estimate the effort it takes to walk the miles and go up and down in elevation. You can also bike in to these campgrounds on specific roads. The views are stupendous, the flora and fauna are so abundant that you can't quite understand what you see in one day. If you stay at Coast Camp or Wildcat camp, you have a private beach. The downsides are Poison Oak, Stinging Nettles and ticks. Because of budget cuts, the lesser trails are overgrown and sometimes you can't avoid the plants hanging over the trails. Overall, an experience that should be on your bucket list.

Site 6 is gorgeous! There’s enough space for at least two tents. Not too much tree coverage so you can get a good view of fhe sun setting and clouds changing colors in the morning. Even with a full camp, you’re hardly able to see other sites which makes it feel more secluded/private. Great great site!

I camped at Sky Campground for one night in May. Booking a reservation for a Saturday night required logging into this website before 7 AM on the day the sites would become available and clicking the button to reserve at 7 AM exactly. 1 second late, and I would not have gotten the booking.
There was adequate parking at the Sky Trailhead. No one bothered my car. The 1.4 mile hike to the campground was easy and easy to follow. The trail is an access road.
There were no insects and no thieving critters. There was water available at the campground. The pit toilets weren't too bad and had plenty of paper. No campers were noisy overnight.
The best sites are 5, 6, and 12. The worst sites are 3 and 4. Site 2 is for groups. Near Site 1 there is parking for 3 horses.

We stayed at Glen and Coast campgrounds. Glen was great...secluded. No wind. Overall very enjoyable. Coast was OK, it was extremely windy the day we went.

What is great about these campgrounds is they have potable water and toilets. Plus places to sit (a cement bench) and bear lockers. This makes camping for novices like myself to be much more enjoyable. It still is hard sleeping on dirt, but it's camping overall.

Generally quite impressed with the trails too. Occasionally they get overgrown, but overall they were great.

Do it, you’ll thank yourself you chose to backpack in Point Reyes.

All went well. Campsites were available and clean, pit toilets supplied, no real issues. Great Job, Thanks!!!

Brush at campsite 006 encroached a little on us. Otherwise clean and fun!

Well taken care of, the campsite had a picnic table and and food locker. Plenty of space for a one-person and a four-person tents. We hiked the trail from Palomarin and stopped at Bass lake. Swam across the lake. The water was significantly warmer than the ocean, comfortable enough to stay for a while (this was end of May). We were planning to bike to the campground but ended up hiking. We didn't know if there were any structures to lock our bikes to besides the horses poles that a ranger had suggested. However, near the toilets we found two structures ("arches") that seem designed to lock bikes to.