These six great Bay Area camping adventures range from tent-camping adventures to pup-friendly backpacking and yurt glamping, too, in locations that range from Angel Island to Napa Valley, a Liverm…
Kate Bradshaw and Gennady Sheyner set up their campsite, Saturday, April 13, 2024, at The Ranch at Cross Road, a private campsite in Livermore, Calif. Trying to find a place to camp in the Bay Area on a sunny weekend can be exasperating enough to make you almost resent California’s outdoorsy nature — or at least, its outdoorsy residents who all want the same thing you do.
Load up your backpacking gear, then board the Angel Island ferry in Tiburon. Once you arrive at the island, snag a snack at the Ayala Cove Cafe before embarking on the 1.5 to 2-mile hike from the ferry station to the campsites. Traipse the island’s perimeter trail or hike to the top of Mount Livermore for panoramic views of the entire Bay. After the last ferry departs for the mainland, it will feel like you’ve got the island to yourself.There are reservation-only tent camping sites in four locations on the island, with water and pit toilets nearby. Find details atYurts at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park offer more rustic than rugged overnight accommodations in Calistoga.
“It’s a great place in wine country where you can camp, go get a bottle of wine and not have to pay an arm and a leg,” says Jay Jessen, park steward assistant.is a short drive away, where you can venture out on a self-guided tour to see 3.4-million-year-old petrified redwoods. Jessen also recommends visiting the nearbymakes a great stop for Detroit-style pizza on your way to Calistoga.
Still, it’s well worth it, because this is one of the only dog-friendly backpacking spots in the Bay.
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