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20 nearby parks, towns and places to explore, ordered by straight-line distance.
State park18 miles south · straight-line distance
State park in California, United States.
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State park18 miles southwest · straight-line distance
State park in San Mateo County, California, United States.
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Outdoors22 miles southwest · straight-line distanceAbout 55 min by car (39 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Lighthouse in California, United States.
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Town23 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 35 min by car (31 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in San Mateo County, California, USA.
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State park23 miles southwest · straight-line distance
State park in San Mateo County, California, USA.
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Town24 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (34 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Alameda County, California, United States.
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Town27 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 50 min by car (40 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Alameda County, California, United States.
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Things to do29 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (35 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Modern art museum in San Francisco, California, USA.
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29 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (36 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Museum in San Francisco.
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Outdoors29 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco, California, United States of America.
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Things to do30 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 45 min by car (39 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Fine arts museum located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
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30 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco, California.
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National park site30 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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Town31 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 50 min by car (46 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Alameda County, California, United States.
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32 miles northwest · straight-line distance
United States national park in California.
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National park site32 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Fort in California.
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Town32 miles south · straight-line distanceAbout 50 min by car (42 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
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Outdoors34 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco Bay in California, United States of America.
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40 miles northwest · straight-line distance
National Monument in the United States.
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79 miles north · straight-line distance
Reservoir in Napa County, California, United States.
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40 recreation areas and campgrounds within 90 miles, from Recreation.gov. Filter by what you want to do.
8 miles northeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in a vast cultural and natural landscape.
BikingBirdingBoatingFishingHuntingNature educationPhotographyRanger programs
28 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose Northern California as his sanctuary at the pinnacle of his writing career.
History
31 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 45 min by car (37 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Aquatic Park Cove is a vibrantly urban harbor that mimics a natural anchorage and is located on the Pacific shores of one of America's great West Coast cities.
BikingBoatingCampingClimbingFishingHikingHistoryHorseback riding
31 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 50 min by car (41 road miles, checked October 2026)Presidio Trust
As San Francisco's only group campground, Rob Hill offers a national park camping experience just minutes from the city.
BikingBirdingCampingHikingHistory
31 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Established in 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park celebrates America’s maritime heritage on the Pacific Coast. Our 50-acre park has grown around Aquatic Park Cove, a protected area in the stunning San Francisco Bay.
BoatingHistory
32 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point defended the San Francisco Bay following California's Gold Rush through World War II.
History
32 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
An area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central California coast, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects the wildlife and habitats of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world.
BoatingDivingFishingPaddlingPhotographyRanger programsSnorkelingSwimming
34 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 50 min by car (44 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Kirby Cove is located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge at historic Battery Kirby. Visitors are awarded breathtaking views of San Francisco, its famous Golden Gate Bridge, and the rugged Pacific Coast of northern California.
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34 miles northwest · straight-line distanceUS Army Corps of Engineers
The Bay Model was built in 1957 as a research tool to test the impact of proposed changes to San Francisco Bay and its related waterways.
BoatingFishingHistoryPicnickingWater sportsWildlife viewing
35 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 55 min by car (46 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Bicentennial Campground is in an ideal location in the Marin Headlands surrounded by a grove of cypress trees. The campground is a great location for those wanting to camp near the city.
BikingCampingHistoryMountain Biking
35 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Celebrate and honor the contributions and sacrifices of American civilians on the WWII home front. Discover how diverse communities lived, worked, and interacted.
History
37 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Haypress Campground is nestled within the coastal scrub of Tennessee Valley, near Mill Valley. The hike to this campground is 1 mile from the Tennessee Valley Trail head parking lot, which means car or RV camping is not allowed.
BikingBirdingCampingHikingWildlife viewing
38 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
John Muir’s life was a tapestry of roles—fruit rancher, family man, writer—each interwoven with his deep love for nature.
HikingWildlife viewing
39 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Experience a park so rich it supports 19 distinct ecosystems with over 2,000 plant and animal species.
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40 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog.
HikingWildlife viewing
41 miles northeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Contra Loma Dam and reservoir are part of the Central Valley Project - Delta Division and offers recreational opportunities for the East Bay area near San Francisco.
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42 miles northwest · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
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45 miles northeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is the only national wildlife refuge in the country established to protect endangered plants and insects – the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, the Contra Costa wallflower, and the Lange’s metalmark…
Ranger programs
48 miles southeast · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Elkhorn Slough is one of the relatively few undisturbed coastal wetlands remaining in California.
HikingPaddlingPhotographyRanger programsWildlife viewing
51 miles south · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
This 367-acre coastal National Wildlife Refuge is located where the Salinas River empties into Monterey Bay.
FishingHuntingWildlife viewing
52 miles north · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
In response to rapidly disappearing wetlands and its prime location within the Pacific Flyway, the refuge was created in 1974 to protect migratory birds, wetland habitat, and endangered species.
BoatingFishingHuntingPhotographyRanger programs
53 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge located in Stanislaus County encompasses more than 7,300 acres of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands that host a diversity of wildlife native to California’s Great Central Valley.
BirdingHikingPhotographyPicnickingWildlife viewing
54 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve comprises two components located along the salinity gradient of the San Francisco Bay.
PaddlingPhotography
55 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entirely offshore, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary protects soft seafloor habitat, a rocky bank, deep-sea canyons, and diverse wildlife, while acting as a feeding ground for many marine mammals and seabirds.
BoatingFishingWildlife viewing
56 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 30 min by car (74 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Point Reyes National Seashore offers four backcountry hike in campgrounds and thirteen boat in campsites along Tomales Bay. Note: For reservation purposes, our campgrounds are organized under the "loop" column of the reservation grid.
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56 miles southeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Recreation facilities at San Luis Lake were constructed under a cost-share agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Colorado during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
BikingBoatingCampingFishingHikingHuntingPicnickingWater sports
57 miles southeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
San Justo Dam and Reservoir are features of the San Felipe Project. The reservoir is approximately 3 miles southwest of Hollister, California . Facilities open for use Wednesday through Sunday. Operation hours: sunrise to sunset.
BoatingFishingPicnickingRecreational Vehicles
59 miles south · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is one of the most spectacular marine protected areas. This sanctuary also has one of the largest underwater canyons and closest-to-shore deep ocean environments.
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59 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover.
BikingCampingFishingHikingPaddlingPicnickingWildlife viewing
65 miles southeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
O'Neill Dam and Forebay are joint Federal-State facilities located on San Luis Creek 2.5 miles downstream from San Luis Dam. O'Neill Forebay Dam is a feature of the Central Valley Project - San Joaquin Division - San Luis Unit .
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78 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 10 min by car (105 road miles, checked October 2026)Bureau of Reclamation
Nestled between Blue Ridge and Cedar Roughs east of Napa Valley, Lake Berryessa provides ample public recreation opportunities.
BirdingCampingCanoeingFishingGuided Interpretive WalksHikingKayakingNature education
80 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 55 min by car (108 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Coyote Point sits along New Hogan Lake in the brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
BoatingCampingFishingHikingMountain BikingSwimmingWater Access
82 miles south · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 30 min by car (114 road miles, checked October 2026)USDA Forest Service
Amid a grove of towering trees, eight campsites create a loop within White Oaks Campground, just off Tassajara Road.
BikingCampingHikingWildlife viewing
84 miles south · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 40 min by car (117 road miles, checked October 2026)USDA Forest Service
Pleasantly nestled under a large canopy of pine trees, China Camp is a campground where peace and quiet is commonplace. The spacious campsites allow you to set up camp with more than enough space between you and your neighbors.
BikingCampingHikingWildlife viewing
85 miles southeast · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Pinnacles Campground is located in the unique Pinnacles National Park, 32 miles south of Hollister, California. The park encompasses 26,000 acres of spectacular rock formations and remnants of an extinct 23 million-year old volcano.
CampingClimbingHikingRanger programsWildlife viewing
88 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (122 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
New Hogan Dam and Lake is located in the oak- and brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 4,400 acre lake was created in 1964 with the completion of New Hogan Dam.
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88 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (122 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
New Hogan Dam and Lake is located in the oak- and brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 4,400 acre lake was created in 1964 with the completion of New Hogan Dam.
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89 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (121 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Acorn Campground is a sunny campground in the brush-covered hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The area is generally characterized by a warm, dry climate with summer temperatures regularly soaring above 90 degrees.
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90 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 15 min by car (124 road miles, checked October 2026)USDA Forest Service
Arroyo Seco Campground is a semi-rustic, but developed facility in California's westernmost national forest.
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90 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (121 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Oak Knoll Campground sits along New Hogan Lake in the brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Recreation Boating is a popular pastime, with boat ramps conveniently located around the lake.
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Recreation areas and campgrounds from Recreation.gov's directory, checked October 9, 2026. Listings are not live availability: check Recreation.gov or the managing agency for open dates, fees, reservations and conditions. Directions go to the listed coordinates, which may not be the entrance. Campground driving times: Powered by Geoapify · © OpenStreetMap contributors.
This guide includes Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Butano State Park, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pacifica, Año Nuevo State Park. Places are ordered by straight-line distance. Confirm visitor access, opening hours and current travel conditions before choosing a trip.
Approximately 18 miles south in a straight line. This is not current traffic or a route to a confirmed visitor entrance. Check your route before leaving.
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Approximately 22 miles southwest in a straight line; driving takes about 55 min over 39 road miles in typical traffic (Geoapify, checked October 2026). This is not current traffic or a route to a confirmed visitor entrance. Check your route before leaving.
Recreation.gov lists 16 campgrounds within 90 miles, including Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) (31 miles northwest), Rob Hill Group Campground (31 miles northwest), Kirby Cove Campground (34 miles northwest). Check Recreation.gov for current availability, seasons and reservations.