Half Moon Bay State Beach
Half Moon Bay · near Half Moon Bay · SF Bay Area
Camping · parks
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 30
- Campsites
- ~50 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$35/night
- Size
- 181
- Established
- 1956
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). A convenient beach campground on the San Mateo coast, walkable to the beach and the Coastal Trail. Showers, RV sites. Close to Half Moon Bay's town and Pillar Point Harbor.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- Steps from the beach · Coastal Trail (walk/bike) · Showers · Near Half Moon Bay town
- Best for
- Convenient Bay Area coast camping
- Features
- Easy beach access · Coastal Trail out the door · Close to the city · Pillar Point Harbor nearby
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Steps from the beach; the Coastal Trail runs past camp (walk/bike). 45 min from SF. Surf too rough for swimming, but great for beach walks/sunsets. Near Half Moon Bay town, Pillar Point Harbor (fishing guide), and the Fitzgerald tide pools. Showers; RV-OK. Often foggy. Easy and convenient.
parks detail
- Hook
- Four connected beaches and a bluff trail wrapping the harbor town
- More
- Francis Beach's campground puts tents a dune away from the surf, and the Coastside Trail links all four beaches to town by bike. Winter storms rearrange everything annually; the infamous Mavericks big wave breaks just north off Pillar Point.
The guide
Half Moon Bay State Beach offers the Bay Area's most convenient coastal camping — a comfortable campground steps from a long sa…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Half Moon Bay State Beach — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.462, -122.445