Point Reyes National Seashore Campground

This is always an amazing place to stay but the water stopped working at night and the maintenance person who came to empty the trash didn’t seem to care

Great 1 night backpacking site.

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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Too expensive for "public land"

Easy and flat 2.8 mi hike on the coast trail to a lovely site. We saw whales, elk, quail, bunnies and bats! Super close to the long sandy beach and water access. Remember to put all your things in the box at night to protect them from critters and the morning dew.

I love point Reyes and my favorite backpacking camp is wildcat. The only problem I had was that the potable water was yellow in color. It tasted pretty bad. I then hiked up to sky camp, where the water was nice and clear and tasted good.

Coast campground is a gorgeous place to introduce folks to backpacking. Our neighbors were messy so their camp was raided by critters and they were extremely loud in their attempts to deal with it. Also the water stopped working in the evening and the rangers did not seem to care at all.

It was my first time here. I was backpacking alone for the first time in many many years and this was a great place to go to start getting back into it. I hiked the shorter way in and one of the rangers recommended I take the longer road out which was fantastic. I had an elk bugling by my site all night which was awesome too.

Great location. A weather check is a must. Don't underestimate the wind-chill factor when determining what clothes to bring and how to orient your tent. What you choose will make a difference.