Mount Tamalpais State Park Campground California

Mount Tamalpais State Park Overview

Mount Tamalpais State Park is located in the heart of Marin County and north of San Francisco’s Gold Gate Bridge. Visitors can explore deep canyons, sweeping hillsides, redwood forests and open grasslands. It also offers spectacular views from Mount Tamalpais’s mountain including the Farallon Islands, San Francisco Bay & City, East Bay and Mount Diablo. On a clear day, you can also see the Sierra Nevada.

Mount Tamalpais State Park Campgrounds

The Park has 5 campgrounds including Steep Ravine (cabins and primitive tent camping), Alice Eastwood Group Camp, Pantoll (tent camping), Bootjack (tent camping) and Frank Valley Group Horse Camp. Steep Ravine Campground and Alice Eastwood Group Camp are reservable. Pantoll, Bootjack and Frank Valley Group Horse Camp are first-come, first-serve.

Steep Ravine has 10 rustic cabins and 7 primitive tent campsites next to the Pacific Ocean. All have beautiful views of the water. Steep Ravine beach can be accessed via a trail over by the cabins. The cabins have a group restroom with water/flush toilets. The primitive campsite have a vault toilet. A shared parking area is also available for the cabins and primitive sites. Registered visitors accessing Steep Ravine will enter through a lock gate (combo code provided upon reservation). No pets are allowed. Cell service is good.

Pantoll Campground is located next to the Pantoll Day Use Area and has 16 walk-to/tent-only campsites. Sites are all first-come, first-serve and scattered on a hill under a beautiful forest of Douglas fir. The hike/walk from the parking lot ranges from about 100 to 400 feet to the sites. Each site also has a table, fire ring, food storage cabinet and BBQ pedestal. Amenities include water and flush toilets (by the parking area). It is also a nice basecamp to access many of the park’s top hiking trails.

Bootjack Campground has 15 walk-to/tent-only campsites. All sites are first-come, first-serve and a short walk (100 to 400 feet) from the parking area. Each campsite also has a table, fire ring and grill. Amenities include potable/drinking water and flush toilets (next to parking area). There is also a day-use picnic area next to the campground. Matt Davis and Bootjack Trails can also be accessed near the campground, with the Bootjack trail leading down to Muir Woods National Monument.

Alice Eastwood Group Camp is located off Panoramic Highway near Mountain Home Inn. There are two group sites that can accommodate from 25 to 50 people each. Both sites also have tables grills and large tent camping areas.

Equestrian Camping

Frank Valley Group Horse Camp is located on Muir Woods Road about one mile north of Highway 1 at Muir Beach. The group camp has tables, fire rings, drinking water, pit toilets, horse troughs and corrals for up to 12 horses.

Area Recreation & Activities

Outdoor recreation includes hiking, beach combing, swimming, snorkeling, surf fishing, horseback riding, biking, mountain biking and picnicking. Wildlife viewing is also great for both aquatic and land creatures. Also be sure to check out the Redwood Creek Trail.

You might also like Point Reyes National Seashore or Samuel P. Taylor State Park.

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Amenities

• BBQ Grills
• Campsite Tables
• Cell Service - Good
• Cell Service Fair
• Cell Service Poor
• Corrals
• Drinking Water
• Equestrian trail
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Food Storage Locker
• Grills
• Overflow Parking
• Picnic Tables
• Ranger Station
• Recycling Center
• Restrooms (Flush Toilets, Vault Toilets)
• Visitor Center

Activities

• Beach
• Beach Access
• Beach Combing
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Creek
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Horseback riding
• Kayaking
• Mountain Biking
• Nature Trails
• Ocean
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Surf Fish
• Swim Beach
• Swimming
• Walking Trails
• Whale Watching
• Wildlife Viewing