Camp ObserverGolden Gate National Recreation Area
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123-0022
San Francisco, CA 94123-0022
Directions
Golden Gate National Recreation Area has many sites that span over 60 miles of mostly coastal areas north and south of San Francisco. Park areas can be reached by Highways 1, 101 and 280 from the north and south San Francisco Bay Area, and by Highway 80 from the East Bay.
To access park headquarters at Fort Mason, please use the entrance at Franklin and Bay Streets in San Francisco.
Reviews
Golden Gate National Recreation Area offers a memorable and peaceful camping experience with stunning views and opportunities for star gazing. The remote sites are accessible via moderate hikes and are generally mosquito-free, providing a relaxing environment near San Francisco. However, some visitors report very limited day-use facilities and challenges with accessing the area via certain trails.
Memorable remote sites with excellent star gazing
Short walk to campsites with little mosquito or bee presence
Relaxing and peaceful atmosphere
Very limited day-use facilities
Access may involve moderate hikes
Leslie W
Reviewed 7 days ago
Great to be back at least once a year
Connor S
Reviewed 12 days ago
Absolutely stunning views!
Laura S
Reviewed 13 days ago
Bathrooms have been updated and are being well kept. Site grounds are nicely kept as well. The gate code provided did not work, and we had to wait for another camper to leave to get the correct gate code. The code was then updated to the correct one the following day after check in.
Matt C
Reviewed 14 days ago
The gate code they gave me didnt work
Grainger G
Reviewed 14 days ago
Beautiful campground right near the beach and Golden Gate Bridge. Watch the ships go by from your tent! It was a memorable experience, visually the best campsite I’ve ever been to.
It was an easy enough walk from the parking lot to our campsite. And the beach is another few minutes walk from the campsite. The site (#5) was well maintained and clean. One note, the tent areas are filled with gravel, so it’s hard to stake your tent in the ground, but there are hooks around the side to tie your tent to. Bathrooms on site were in reasonably good condition. Watch out for raccoons and definitely use the metal bear boxes to store food, the raccoons are quick :)
One snag we hit, the lock code we were emailed didn’t work at the entrance. But we were able to call the sign posted help number and someone gave us a different code over the phone. I heard another camper had the same issue later in the day.
Dolores A
Reviewed 19 days ago
The site was remote but very memorable
It had raised long hills and only took20 minutes to hike to
It was realistic but amazing star gazing
Popularity: Moderate
Busiest in August, when about 53% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 11 years of reservations.
Campgrounds
Golden Gate National Recreation Area has 7 campgrounds, 17 campsites in total.
