China Camp State Park
San Rafael (Marin County) · near San Rafael · SF Bay Area
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Trail miles
- ~15 miles of legal singletrack — rare for Marin
- Elevation
- Rolling bayfront hills · Modest climbs, smooth flowing descents
- Best season
- Year-round (one of the Bay Area's most reliable all-season networks)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · flow
- Signature trails
- Shoreline Trail · Bay View / Oak Ridge loops
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- State park rules — check current e-bike signage.
- Intl tip
- The China Camp Village museum and pier (weekends) tell the story of the Chinese immigrant fishing community. Combine with a visit to nearby San Rafael's mission or a Mount Tam fire-road day for a full Marin sampler.
The guide
China Camp State Park is Marin's friendly exception: in a county famous for banning bikes from singletrack (an irony, given Mar…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to China Camp State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.003, -122.466