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Where to Camp on the San Francisco Peninsula
and in the South Bay Area
Rev. June 2000
Backcountry Trail Camps - San Mateo County
- Butano State Park,
near Pescadero
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Directions: |
From Pescadero
Rd, on Cloverdale Rd 5 mi S of Pescadero |
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Information: |
(650)
879-0173 |
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Reservations: |
Call park
number for instructions; reservations
suggested but not required. |
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Camps: |
1 trail camp,
about 5.0 mi E of park headquarters, between
the Butano and Olmo Fire Trails. Six sites.
Next camp is 4 mi to Lane-Sunset Camp in Big
Basin via the Butano Fire Trail. No water. No
ground fires. Backpack stoves OK. |
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Open: |
Open all
year. |
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Maps: |
Butano
State Park; Trail Map of the Santa
Cruz Mountains (Map 2); USGS 7.5'
quad Franklin Point. |
- Pescadero Creek County Park,
near La Honda and Loma Mar
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Directions: |
There are several parking areas:
- Sam McDonald Park From Skyline Blvd
(Hwy 35), take La Honda Rd (Hwy 84) W 6.5
mi to Pescadero Rd; 1.5 mi on Pescadero
Rd (W across bridge at Alpine
intersection) to park entrance From Hwy
1, Pescadero Rd E 15 mi (4 mi past
Memorial Park entrance).
- Memorial Park, Wurr Rd: As for Sam
McDonald Park, except 5 mi on Pescadero
Rd to Wurr Rd, .25 mi S on Wurr to
parking area near wooden bridge at the
end of Old Haul Rd.
- Camp Pomponio Rd Area: As above,
except 1 mi on Pescadero Rd to Alpine. 4
mi on Alpine to Camp Pomponio Rd; 1 mi
towards Sheriff's Honor Camp to parking
area. Or, from Skyline Blvd at the
junction of Page Mill-Alpine Rds, take
Alpine 3.5 mi SW (just past Portola
Redwoods State Park Rd) to Camp Pomponio
Rd.
- Portola Redwoods State
Park: As above, except 3.5 mi on
Portola Redwoods State Park Rd to
headquarters parking area.
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Information: |
(650) 879-0238
(Memorial Park), (650) 363-4021* (Sam
McDonald) |
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Reservations: |
No reservations
required. Best to call parks to indicate
plans and find out about overnight parking.
Camp info (650) 363-4021*; Hikers' Hut info (650)
327-8111 (Sierra Club) |
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Camps: |
Two trail camps:
- Shaw Flat Camp, about 2 mi from Wurr
Rd off the Towne Trail near its junction
with Old Haul Rd; 2.5 mi from the Sierra
Club Hikers'
Hut.
- Tarwater Camp, between Camp Pomponio
Rd and Old Haul Rd. 3 mi from Shaw Flat
Camp; 3.5 mi from the Hikers' Hut;
2.3 mi from Camp Pomponio Rd; 1.5 to 2 mi
from Portola Redwoods State
Park headquarters.
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Hikers' Hut: |
The Sierra Club
maintains a Hikers' Hut for up to
14 people near the Towne Trail, just under 2
mi from the Sam McDonald parking lot. Call
the Sierra Club at (650) 327-8111 for
reservations. |
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Maps: |
Pescadero
Creek County Park; Trail Map of the
Southern Peninsula; Trail Map of the Santa
Cruz Mountains (Map 2); USGS 7.5'
quads La Honda, Mindego
Hill. |
- Portola Redwoods State
Park, near La Honda
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Directions: |
From the
junction of Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35) and Page
Mill/Alpine Rds, take Alpine 3.1 mi SW,
Portola Redwoods State Park Rd 3.9 mi S. Or,
Hwy 84 (La Honda Rd) to Pescadero Rd.
Pescadero Rd SE 1 mi to Alpine Rd, 5 mi E on
Alpine to Portola Redwoods State Park
Rd. |
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Information: |
(650) 948-9098
- Best times to call Fri.- Sat - Sun. |
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Reservations: |
Call
information number above for
instructions. |
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Camps: |
1 trail
camp,the Slate Creek Camp, in park center
near the junction of the Slate Creek Trail
and trails north to newer portions of the
park. 2.5 mi to park headquarters. No fires;
camp stoves OK. Bring water. |
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Open: |
Daily all
year |
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Maps: |
Portola
Redwoods State Park; Trail Map of the
Southern Peninsula; Trail Map of the Santa
Cruz Mountains (Map 1); USGS 7.5'
quads Big Basin, Mindego
Hill. |
Where to Camp on the San Francisco Peninsula
and in the South Bay Area
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Introduction
- Summary
Table
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Public and Private Campgrounds
- Santa
Mateo | Santa
Clara | Santa
Cruz
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Camping Areas for Groups
- Santa
Mateo | Santa
Clara | Santa
Cruz
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Backcountry Trail Camps
- Santa Mateo | Santa
Clara | Santa
Cruz
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Public Parks with Horse Camps
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Areas
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