China Camp State Park
San Rafael, Marin · near San Rafael · SF Bay Area
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 6.5 miles
- Elevation gain
- 1,000 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Year-round · A rare fog-free warm North Bay option when the coast is socked in
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- State Park day-use ~$5/car parking plus a $3/person trail fee (iron ranger). Dogs on paved roads/village only, not trails.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- San Pablo Bay shoreline · Historic Chinese shrimp-fishing village · Oak-madrone-bay woodland · Salt marsh
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- This is the driest, warmest hiking in Marin in summer — carry more water than you'd expect. Detour to China Camp Village for the museum and snack shack.
The guide
The mellow, sun-favored counterpoint to Marin's foggy coast — rolling oak woodland and salt-marsh shoreline along San Pablo Bay…
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
- 38.0025, -122.489