Facility Details - Recreation.gov, Kirby Cove Campground (CA)

Description

San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge, Pacific Coast of California. Temperatures are mild year around. Expect lows from 50-55 degrees and highs from 60-65. Fog is prevalent in the summer months from May-Sept. It is best to bring clothing that can be layered. Light Weight summer clothes are rarely comfortable to wear at Kirby cove. Foghorns on the Golden Gate Bridge can be heard loud and clear from Kirby Cove. Best to bring earplugs if you are staying overnight No more than 15 additional guests may visit campers during the day between 6 AM - 10 PM. Mile long dirt access road to camping area is steep, narrow and winding. The road is not wide enough to accommodate large vehicles or RVs. Walk-in tent site only. Sleeping in vehicles is prohibited.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Bbq Grills Beach Fire Rings Grills	Parking Picnic Tables Tent Area Toilet, Pit/Vault

Alerts and Important Information

Kirby Cove can only be reserved for three nights/year.

Kirby Cove has a 3 month in advance maximum window .

Collecting downed wood is prohibited.

Bring own firewood. Fires allowed in fire rings only, no beach fires allowed.

The park will mail a gate combination and car passes to you within a month after your reservation is made. To access Kirby Cove you must unlock the entrance gate using the combination.

Walk in tent sites only. No RV's or trailers allowed.

Earplugs are advised due to the foghorns at the Golden Gate Bridge.

No pets allowed.

Food storage is required. Lockers are provided.

Car passes must be displayed.

Kirby Cove should only be reserved for three nights/year. This can be done in variety of configurations: one site for three consecutive nights, three nights scattered throughout the camping year, three sites for one night.

The events listed below are not intended to be an all inclusive list. Please contact the park (415-331-1540, www.nps.gov/goga/marin-headlands) for further details.

Getting There:

Kirby Cove Campground (CA)
Fort Barry Building 948
Sausalito CA 94965

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
37.8275, -122.48889

From 101 North or South, take Alexander Ave/Sausalito exit. Turn left at the stop sign. Turn right up the steep hill named Conzelman Road, just before the entrance to the golden gate bridge. The Kirby Cove campground entrance will be on the left a short distance up the road. Look for the 3 poles at the end of a gravel pull-out and a locked white service gate.

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Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (415)331-1540

Special Events:

The events listed here are not intended to be an all inclusive list. Please contact the park for further details.

Point Bonita Lighthouse is open year round Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12:30pm - 3:30pm and for evening tours on full moon nights. from Nov 09 2006 to Dec 31 2050

Nike Missile Site is open year round Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and on the first Saturday of the month from 12:30pm - 3:30pm. from Nov 09 2006 to Dec 31 2050

This yearly coastal clean up will include the beach at Kirby Cove from 9am - 12pm. (third saturday of September.) from Sep 15 2007 to Dec 31 2050

Historic Battery Townsley is open for public tours the 2nd Sunday of the month from 1-4pm from Mar 17 2009 to Dec 31 2050