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Basic Information
 Coast Campground is nestled within a small coastal valley with easy access to the beach and tidepools. The beach is within 220 yards of the campground & tidepools are located ~720 yards to the southeast. One may access Coast Campground by foot, bicycle, or horse; not by boat, auto, or RV. The shortest approach on solid ground is via the 1.8-mile slightly uphill hike on the Laguna & Fire Lane Trails, starting at the Laguna Trailhead just east of Limantour Lodge. There are 12 regular sites & two group sites.
TOTAL SITES: 14 Electric Hookups: 0 RV Only: 0 Tent Only: 14 Walk to/Boat to: 14 Group: 2 Horse: 14 Other: 0 Amenities
Fire/Stove Policy Gas camp stoves are permitted. Wood, charcoal, or other solid fuel fires are prohibited at Coast Campground. Charcoal fires: The charcoal grills at Coast Campground were permanently removed on May 11, 2022. Charcoal fires are now prohibited. Beach fires: Permits are required for beach fires in the park and can be acquired at the Bear Valley Visitor Center or from our Beach Fires web page at https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/beachfires.htm. Small fires made out of natural driftwood are only permitted on sandy beaches (below the high tide line, if possible). Downed wood above the beach's vegetation line may not be gathered and burned. Put fires out with water, not sand. Visit https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/beachfires.htm for more details. Fire bans: Visitors planning to cook food over a beach fire should come prepared with an alternative means of cooking (e.g., self-contained gas stove) in the event of a Spare the Air Alert or high, very high or extreme fire danger. Toilet Types
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Weather The moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean creates a climate with no great extremes of heat or cold. Any season can bring interesting weather during your visit to Point Reyes National Seashore. Come prepared! You can check the National Weather Service forecast for the Coast Campground at http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.85&lat=38.02 . Permit for a Regular site Regular sites accommodate 1 to 6 people. We do not allow groups of more than six people to split up into multiple regular sites within the same campground. Groups of more than six are restricted to group sites in Coast, Sky, or Wildcat Campground only, and, similarly, may not purchase more than one site per campground. Everyone associated with your party at a given campground must stay in the same, single campsite. $30.00 Group Permit for a Group Site Group permits are for parties of 7 to 25 people. Parties of six or fewer people are not permitted to reserve group permits/sites. $90.00 Email Address Send this campground an email Phone number (Voice) 415-464-5100 Mailing Address 1 Bear Valley RoadPoint Reyes Station, CA 94956 Physical Address 1 Bear Valley RoadPoint Reyes Station, CA 94956 Directions There are multiple routes to get to the Coast Campground. The shortest route would be from Limantour Beach, hiking approximately 1.5 miles on the sandy beach. Or one could start from the Laguna Trailhead, hiking 1.8 miles over a 400-foot high ridge. Or one can hike 2.8 miles along the flat Coast Trail. Or, if starting from the Bear Valley Trailhead, one could hike 6 miles, climbing over the ~1,300-foot high Inverness Ridge. Regardless, campers must hike, or ride a bike or horse to get to the campground.Additional Information Each regular (aka individual) 1- to 6-person campsite has a picnic table and a food storage locker. The group sites have two picnic tables and two food storage lockers. Store your food and other scented items properly in the food storage lockers provided at the campsite. Cell Phone Additional Information Reliable AT&T and Verizon cell service is largely limited to the communities of and along the roads connecting Inverness, Inverness Park, Point Reyes Station, and Olema. Cell service elsewhere in the park and by other carriers tends to be extremely limited with weak signals, or nonexistent. Regulations Visit our park's Backcountry Camping web page for more about the rules and regulations. Basic rules and regulations include: Camping is by permit only. Camping permits must be obtained before starting your trip. Visitors may make online reservations for a permit at this backcountry (i.e., hike-in) campground at Recreation.gov. Some permits/sites are available at 7 am three months to the day in advance and some are available at 7 am 14 days to the day in advance. Print your Recreation.gov confirmation email and be prepared to show it to park rangers on the trail and at your campsite. Print out additional copies of your confirmation email to place face up on the dashboard of each vehicle remaining overnight at park trailheads.
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Accessibility Information
ADA Information - There are no ADA campsites. Wheelchair Access - No wheelchair access. RV & Trailer Information - RVs and Trailers are prohibited. RV Allowed - No Trailer Allowed - No Classification - This campground is a designated primitive campsite. 
NPS Photo Site Availability and DirectionsSites available for reservations through Recreation.gov three (3) months to the day in advance: Regular sites #1, #4, #6, #10, #12, & #14 and Group sites #8 & #13 Sites available for reservations through Recreation.gov 14 days in advance: Regular sites #2, #3, #5, #7, #9, & #11
Hiking Routes to Coast CampgroundFor the shortest approach to Coast Campground on solid ground, start at the Laguna Trailhead (geographic coordinates: 38.0434, -122.8585). Drive 9.4 km (5.9 miles) along Limantour Road until you reach the Laguna Road junction, which is signed for Hostel and Education Center (if you are using Google Maps, please be aware that this road is mislabeled as "Limantour Spit Rd"). Turn left and drive 0.8 km (0.5 miles) to the Laguna Trailhead. If the Laguna Trailhead parking lot is full, there is overflow parking on the south side of the access road before you reach the turn to cross a bridge that leads into the Laguna Trailhead parking lot. Please make sure that your vehicle is completely off the pavement of this narrow, one-lane access road to allow passage by emergency vehicles. From the Laguna Trailhead, you can hike to Coast Campground via the Laguna and Firelane Trails climbing over a 120-meter-tall (400-foot-tall) ridge. This route is 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles) long, but is closed to bicycles and other wheeled devices since it passes through Wilderness. There is also a vernal pool through which the trail passes near the ridgecrest. This vernal pool is frequently filled with water in the winter and spring, so expect to get your feet wet if you are hiking this route during the "rainy season." To keep your feet dry (or at least drier) during the "rainy season," you will want to follow the Coast Trail from the Coast Trailhead (geographic coordinates: 38.0438, -122.8636), which is located on the south side of Laguna Road (if you are using Google Maps, please be aware that this road is mislabeled as "Limantour Spit Rd") just west of Limantour Lodge (formerly called the Point Reyes Hostel). DO NOT park in the lodge's parking lot or anywhere on the north side of Laguna Road; parking is allowed on the south side of Laguna Road. Please make sure that your vehicle is completely off the pavement of this narrow, one-lane access road to allow passage by emergency vehicles. The Coast Trail offers an easy, flat 4.3 km (2.7 miles) route. If you'd prefer to hike on a beach to get to Coast Campground, drive to Limantour Beach, but do not park in the large, gravel day-use-only parking lot; just before you reach the main parking lot, there is a spur road that branches off to the east. Drive 0.6 km (0.4 miles) along this spur road to a small, paved parking lot (geographic coordinates: 38.0262, -122.8769) and park in one of the designated parking spots. Overnight parking is permitted in this lot for those that have current and valid backcountry camping reservations. From here, hike along the path to the beach and turn left to walk east on the beach for 2.2 km (1.4 miles) until you arrive at the beach access path descending down from Coast Campground. Or, if you'd prefer a hike that is closer to 6.4 km (4 miles), park at the Sky Trailhead (geographic coordinates: 38.0549, -122.8381) along Limantour Road and hike to Coast Campground via the Laguna or Fire Lane Trails. Both of these routes descend from an elevation of ~200 meters (~670 feet) near Inverness Ridge's crest. If you are interested in a longer hike, park at the Bear Valley Trailhead (geographic coordinates: 38.0398, -122.7994) to hike up and over Inverness Ridge. Overnight parking is available in the gravel parking lot near the trailhead; do not park in the paved lot near the visitor center. Download the Bear Valley Area Map (427 KB PDF), which shows the location of the trailhead parking lot relative to the Bear Valley Visitor Center. There are a variety of options to hike from Bear Valley to Coast Campground, with the shortest being about 9.6 kilometers (6 miles) long. The highest elevation along: the Mount Wittenberg Trail is ~400 meters (~1300 feet); the Meadow Trail is ~325 meters (1075 feet); and the Horse Trail is ~333 meters (1100 feet). There is only one route to Coast Campground open to bicycles and other non-motorized wheeled devices, like wagons. Follow the Coast Trail from the Coast Trailhead (geographic coordinates: 38.0438, -122.8636), which is located just west of Limantour Lodge (formerly called the Point Reyes Hostel). The Coast Trail offers an easy, flat 4.3 km (2.7 miles) ride on dirt and gravel substrate. Campground MapDownload the aerial photo/map of Coast Campground. (269 KB PDF) |
Last updated: September 18, 2024