Parks of the
San Francisco Bay Area
California
| Key to table colors |
| Old-growth redwood hikes |
| Other hikes |
| Campgrounds |
| North Bay drive-in campgrounds | ||||
| Overall Rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★ | Samuel P. Taylor State Park | |||
| ★★ | All year | $35 + $8 | Camp Taylor | |
| ★ | China Camp State Park | |||
| ★★ | All year | $35 + $8 | Back Ranch Meadows Campground | |
| ★★ | Mount Tamalpais State Park | |||
| ★★★★★ | All year | $25–$100+$8 | Steep Ravine Cabins and Campground | |
| ★ | All year | $25 | Pantoll and Bootjack Campgrounds | |
| North Bay backpacking campgrounds | ||||
| Overall Rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★★ | Point Reyes National Seashore | |||
| ★★★★ | All year | $30 + $8 | Wildcat Camp | |
| ★★★ | All year | $30 + $8 | Coast Camp | |
| ★★★ | All year | $30 + $8 | Sky Camp | |
| ★★ | All year | $30 + $8 | Glen Camp | |
| ★ | Angel Island State Park | |||
| ★★★★ | All year | $35 + $8 | Angel Island Campgrounds | |
| ★ | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | |||
| ★★★ | Mar–Oct | $40 + $8 | Kirby Cove Campground | |
| ★★ | Jun–Oct | $25 + $8 | Hawk Campground | |
| ★ | Jun–Oct | $25 + $8 | Haypress Campground | |
| ★ | All year | $25 + $8 | Bicentennial Campground | |
| Peninsula drive-in campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★ | Big Basin Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★ | Portola Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★★★ | Apr–Oct | $35 + $8 | Portola Redwoods State Park Campground | |
| ★★ | Pescadero Creek County Park | |||
| ★★★ | All year | $45–50+$13 | Memorial Campground | |
| ★★ | Butano State Park | |||
| ★★★★ | Closed | $35 + $8 | Ben Ries Campground | |
| ★ | Sanborn County Park | |||
| ★★ | Apr–Oct | $18–$44 | Sanborn Park Campground | |
| Peninsula backpacking campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★ | Big Basin Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★ | Portola Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★★ | All year | $15 + $8 | Slate Creek Trail Camp | |
| ★★ | Pescadero Creek County Park | |||
| ★★★ | Apr–Oct | $10 | Tarwater Trail Camp | |
| ★★ | Apr–Oct | $10 | Shaw Flat Trail Camp | |
| ★★ | Butano State Park | |||
| ★★★ | Closed | $15 + $8 | Butano Trail Camp | |
| Santa Cruz hikes | ||||
| Overall Rating | Distance, miles | Climbing, feet | Trail name | |
| ★ | Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★ | 0.8 | 20 | Redwood Grove Loop Trail | |
| ★★★ | 6.6 | 1360 | Four Crossings | |
| ★ | 7.0 | 1480 | Truck Trail and Fall Creek | |
| ★ | 8.2 | 1760 | Big Ben and Fall Creek | |
| ★ | Wilder Ranch State Park | |||
| ★ | 10.2 | 1400 | Engelsman and Enchanted Loops | |
| ★ | The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park and Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| ★ | 1.4 | 350 | Old Growth Loop | |
| ★ | 11.9 | 1370 | Five Finger Falls | |
| ★ | 9.5 | 1270 | Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |
| Santa Cruz drive-in campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★ | Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | |||
| ★★ | Apr–Oct | $35 + $8 | Graham Hill Campground | |
| Santa Cruz backpacking campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★ | The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park | |||
| ★ | Closed | $5 | West Ridge Trail Camp | |
| East Bay drive-in campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★★ | Anthony Chabot Regional Park | |||
| ★★ | All year | $25–45+$8 | Anthony Chabot Family Campground | |
| East Bay backpacking campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★★ | Mission Peak Regional Preserve | |||
| ★★ | All year | $5 + $8 | Eagle Spring Backpack Camp | |
| ★★ | Sunol Regional Wilderness | |||
| ★★★★★ | All year | $5 + $8 | Sunol Backpack Camping Area | |
| Mount Diablo hikes | ||||
| Overall Rating | Distance, miles | Climbing, feet | Trail name | ★★ | Mount Diablo State Park |
| ★★★ | 14.1 | 3800 | Mount Diablo | |
| ★★ | 7.9 | 1060 | The Tassajara Creek Trail | |
| ★ | 7.9 | 1650 | Wall Point and Green Valley | |
| ★★ | Diablo Foothills Regional Park | |||
| ★★★ | 6.0 | 1110 | The Stage Road Loop | |
| ★★ | Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve | |||
| ★ | 7.3 | 1560 | The Star Mine Trail | |
| ★ | 5.4 | 980 | The Ridge Trail | |
| ★★ | Round Valley Regional Preserve | |||
| ★★ | 4.6 | 970 | The Hardy Canyon Trail | |
| ★ | Los Vaqueros Watershed | |||
| ★★★ | 5.4 | 1150 | Eagle Ridge and Vista Grande | |
| ★★ | 10.2 | 1900 | Peninsula Crest and Oak Savanna | |
| ★ | 5.6 | 530 | Los Vaqueros and West Loop | |
| ★ | 4.2 | 940 | The Valley View Trail | |
| ★★ | Morgan Territory Regional Preserve | |||
| ★ | 5.9 | 300 | The Volvon and Blue Oak Trails | |
| ★ | 10.5 | 1880 | Sulphur Springs and Highland Ridge | |
| ★★ | Brushy Peak Regional Preserve | |||
| ★★ | 5.0 | 1030 | The Brushy Peak Loop Trail | |
| Mount Diablo drive-in campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★ | Mount Diablo State Park | |||
| ★★★ | All year | $30+$8 | Juniper Campground | |
| ★ | All year | $30+$8 | Live Oak Campground | |
| Mount Diablo backpacking campgrounds | ||||
| Overall rating | Open | Price | Campground name | |
| ★★ | Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve | |||
| ★★★ | Apr–Oct | $5/person + $8 | Stewartville Backpack Camp | |
| ★★ | Morgan Territory Regional Preserve | |||
| ★★★★ | Apr–Oct | $5/person + $8 | Morgan Backpack Camp | |
Los Vaqueros Watershed from the West Loop Trail
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