Christine R
VerifiedAugust 23, 2026 Stayed at: 002, Loop: Glen
Went for one night at Glen Camp in August on a Saturday night. Fortunately skies were overcast so it wasn’t hot. We packed our gear on our folding bikes that are designed for commuting to work. Most of my gear was on my back in my backpack, not in the paniers, which worked fine. When we got there, there were others in our site even though it was past noon, but they packed up and left once we showed up. After setting up our tents we rode our folding bikes down to Wildcat campground and to the beach. Saw two large birds of prey right on the beach. I thought they were peregrine falcons but my friend was pretty sure they were red tailed hawks. There were some noisy youths in our campground (Glen camp), but we both decided this was a good thing because it would have been extremely creepy if we were alone- the mist was thick and it was an eerie atmosphere but I liked it. Heard some screeching at about 4 AM which I thought was a coyote but my friend said it was an owl. We left early- 5 AM because my friend was worried about some family members that needed tending to. No cell phone reception at camp. At some parts of the trail there are patches of cell reception. We started at Five Brooks stable trailhead.
The bathrooms at camp were smelly and the stench reached our site number 2 every time the wind went our way, which was often. But that was the only unpleasant thing about our trip. That and the mangy fox we saw at Wildcat campground. All in all a fantastic trip. Highly recommend.
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