Butano State Park
Pescadero (San Mateo coast) · near Pescadero / Half Moon Bay · SF Bay Area
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Elevation
- 400
- Campsites
- ~40 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A secluded redwood canyon near the Pescadero coast — quiet, foggy, and lush. Drive-in and walk-in sites; no showers, no big RVs (narrow road). Near Pescadero and Año Nuevo.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Secluded foggy redwood canyon · Quiet walk-in sites · Near the Pescadero coast · Año Nuevo elephant seals nearby
- Best for
- Secluded foggy redwood canyon
- Features
- Secluded foggy redwood canyon · Quiet walk-in sites · Near the Pescadero coast · Año Nuevo elephant seals nearby
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · walk-in
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Secluded, foggy, and quiet — no showers, narrow road (no big RVs). Visit Pescadero (bakery/artichoke bread) and Año Nuevo's elephant seals (winter breeding, reservation for the walk). Combine with the San Mateo coast. A peaceful, primitive redwood retreat.
The guide
Butano State Park hides in a deep, fog-drenched redwood canyon in the coastal hills above Pescadero — a quiet, lush, and genuin…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Butano State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.19, -122.33