Golden Gate - Kirby Cove - Marin County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 49.620 W 122° 29.425
10S E 544845 N 4186742
Kirby Cove is a sandy beach with bluffs located under the Golden Gate Bridge. It offers one of the four campgrounds available in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Waymark Code: WM8JGE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers
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Kirby Cove is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A steep, mile-long trail leads down to Kirby Cove, a course-sand beach with bluffs located west of the Golden Gate Bridge. It has a most dramatic setting, just outside the Golden Gate entrance, with the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge looming nearby.

Kirby Cove offers one of the four campgrounds available in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Campsites are available for use only by prior reservation but anyone can walk down the road to enjoy the vistas and picnic on the bluffs or beach.

Four sites are available, each with a maximum capacity of ten people. Parking is restricted to three cars per site, within 100 yards of the campsites. Pit toilets, BBQ-pits, picnic tables, and fire rings are available, but there's no water for drinking and hygiene.
Campground - $25/Night; Picnic Area - $35/Day
To make a reservation for Kirby Cove go to: www.recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.

Contact the Marin Headlands Visitor Center (415) 331-1540 between 9:30AM-4:30PM, 7 days/week, if you have questions or wish to make a reservation at other GGNRA campgrounds.

Spring Flowers, Kirby Cove, Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, under the Golden Gate Bridge, from Kirby Cove

Picnic Tables at Kirby Cove Kirby Cove looking West

Kirby Cove Campgrounds Kirby Cove Sign

State/States the Park is located...: California

Park Designation: River/Recreation Area

Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]

SECONDARY website.: http://parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/kirby-cove.html

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Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: Not listed

Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: Not listed

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