Campground recommendations? SF Bay Area, CA
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Topic: Campground recommendations? SF Bay Area, CA
Posted By: dogsintow
Subject: Campground recommendations? SF Bay Area, CA
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2016 at 12:57am
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Does anyone here have any campground or state park recommendations in the San Francisco Bay Area that are relatively safe for me to leave my RPod (locked and hitch latched of course) for several hours during the day so I can explore areas that I can't take the camper. Thanks!
------------- 2011 R-Pod 177 aka The Pawd Pad 2002 Chevy Tahoe 2 happy dogs |
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Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2016 at 8:27pm
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Half Moon Bay State Beach. This is the link to the State Park web site. Its 40 miles south of San Francisco. They have water, electricity and a dump station and it's right on the ocean
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531  ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: Camper Bob
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2016 at 10:02am
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We stayed in one across the bay from S.F. a couple of years ago. It is really a parking lot with hookups and a pool. Not the nicest but certainly the closest to downtown S.F. I believe it is near Folsom prison. Closer than any others we found. Name is Marin Park. Current fee is $75/nite. Expensive but just 10 miles from city. Safe Travels. ------------- Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: Sailor John
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2016 at 1:52pm
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WE have stayed at San Francisco RV Resort in Pacifica. It is on the coast just S/O San Francisco. Very safe and close.
------------- John & Reina 2015 r-179, 2006 Jeep Liberty Retired Sub sailor West central ID |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2016 at 10:03pm
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We enjoyed staying at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park => http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=570 - http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=570 It's a bit of a drive to San Fran, but the drive is spectacular. fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: Capt Kidd
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2016 at 11:37am
| I went on line to Calif. state parks and they say Half Moon Bay State Beach has no hookups. Is this wrong or is the web site out of date? |
Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2016 at 1:35pm
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They have 50 sites with water and electricity. On the page for Half Moon Bay you click on the link "Online Reservation" and it will take you to the Reserve America Wed site, enter your dates and fill in the information under Narrow Results, trailer sites, length, and more options, for electricity hook up ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: JandL
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2016 at 8:31pm
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I made a mistake in the number of sites with water and electricity, there are 38 ------------- JandL 2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
Posted By: Countrygent
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2016 at 4:16pm
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A little over an hour north two ideas - there is a KOA in Petaluma; in Napa the County runs a very quiet park - Skyline Wilderness. Some weird deal on the prices posted on their website - reviews online show $30-$35 paid, the website shows higher prices - phone, I guess. San Francisco such a great destination but you definitely don't want to take a trailer onto many streets there! ------------- Geoff & Tricia & Phoebe the Retriever 2012 177 HRE Toyota Tacoma 6cyl Little Bigpod |
Posted By: Capt Kidd
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2016 at 4:46pm
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I stayed in the Petaluma KOA this last spring in my teardrop. It is a really nice campground.
In the space along side me was an R181 pod. nice rig. The folks that had it were from Nevada I think and there were 3 of them, mom, dad and daughter. The only problem they had was with the trailer brakes. Not the pods brakes but the trucks brake controller. |
Posted By: ORPOD
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2016 at 6:31pm
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Wife and I have visited China Hat State Park just North of S.F. on the Bay - an old Chinese Fishing Village. Check it out. http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=466 ------------- 2015 R-179 Xterra 4.0L6cyl |