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Alice Eastwood Group Camp — Mount Tamalpais State Park

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<p><strong>Mount Tamalpais SP:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Steep Ravine Cabins and Campsites</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Cabins and environmental sites at this park may be booked 2 days to 6 months prior to the arrival date. Reservations are available for January 1 &ndash; September 30 and November 1 &ndash; December 31. Customers are limited to one cabin and/or campsite per reservation. The park will not honor multiple simultaneous cabin or campsite reservations. Only 5 people are allowed per campsite or cabin.</li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>You may obtain the combination code(s) for the main gate and cabin by phoning the ReserveCalifornia Customer Contact Center 48 hours prior to arrival at 1-800-444-7275, 7 days a week 8 am to 6 pm PST. Be prepared to provide your reservation number, the dates you will be camping, and your name</strong></em></span>.</li> <li>Steep Ravine Cabins and Campsites are located off Highway One. There is a main gate where Steep Ravine Road intersects Highway One. You will need a code to enter. The road is narrow, steep, and winding with blind curves. Parking is extremely limited. Only one car per cabin or campsite is allowed past the main gate, even to unload or load. Fees include entry for one vehicle only. RVs and trailers are not allowed. A site permit MUST be placed on the dashboard to avoid a parking ticket; it can be found in the cabin or campsite food locker.</li> <li>Check-In: 2:00 pm. Check-Out: 12:00 noon.</li> <li>With the exception of service dogs, no pets, including dogs, are allowed.</li> <li>Smoking is not permitted in State Parks, except on paved roadways or parking facilities.</li> </ul>

<p><strong>Mount Tamalpais SP</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Frank Valley Group Horse Camp and Alice Eastwood Group Camp</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Frank Valley Group Horse Camp and Alice Eastwood Group A and B are available for reservation all-year. To book a Group site, you must have at least 9 occupants.</li> <li>Maximum Occupancy is limited as follows: Alice Eastwood A &ndash; 50 people, 15 cars; Alice Eastwood B &ndash; 25 people, 10 cars. Frank Valley &ndash; 25 people, 12 cars, 12 horses.</li> <li>Check-In: 2:00 pm. Check-Out: 12:00 noon.</li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>A gate code is needed to access the properties and can be obtained by phoning the ReserveCalifornia Customer Contact Center at 1-800-444-7275, 7 days a week 8 am to 6 pm PST.</strong></em></span></li> <li>With the exception of service dogs, no pets, including dogs, are allowed.</li> <li>Smoking is not permitted in State Parks, except on paved roadways or parking facilities.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Disabled Discount Pass</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Discount Passes must be presented at the time of reservation. Your DMV Disabled Placard/License Plate does not automatically give you a discount on your campsite. You will need to obtain a CA State Park-issued Disabled Discount Pass (DDP) or Distinguished Veterans Pass (DVP) at parks.ca.gov.</li> </ul>

<p>Mount Tamalpais cabins require: If cancelled between 0-6 days prior to arrival date, you lose the $7.99 cancellation fee, the $7.99 reservation fee, plus the unit fee for one night. Cancellations greater than 6 days incur the $7.99 cancellation fee and the $7.99 reservation fee.</p>

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Nathaniel S.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2021

Top-Notch Group Campsite in Marin County California

Per my rating system, I usually reserve 5 stars for those parks that are worth traveling to from long distances (i.e. out of state). While Marin county CA is definitely worth traveling to, it's the region that's 5 stars, not necessarily individual campsites in the many state parks worth visiting in the area. 

But this group site is the exception.  I've never tried to book this in the peak season, and I'm 99% sure it requires planning years in advance. If you can get this site for a family reunion or just a weekend reliving your college days, you should.  And you should encourage your friends and family to travel from out of state for the festivities.

The site has a fully covered dining area, fully plumbed sinks and bathrooms, and a plethora of hiking options in the Muir Woods and Mt. Tamalpais.  For those familiar with the area, getting into the Muir Woods can be huge hassle.  You have either reserve a parking spot in advance, or take a shuttle into the park.  The days of hopping in the car on a random morning and hiking in the Muir woods are long gone. Sure, if you are familiar with Marin, there are all kinds of ways to hike into the park from other trail heads for which parking is not an issue.  Alice Eastwood group camp is one such spot.

Those who read my reviews know that I'm a huge fan of camping in the winter in CA, and this was one of the trips that brought me to that mindset.  I camped here in late Dec 2018. It was a bit wet - the remnants of a larger storm were still dropping periodical rain on the region.  And another storm was right on its heels.  But there was a window of 2-3 days before the other storm moved in, so I went camping here. One of the finest nights of sleeping in the woods I've ever had was the first night, when I pitched my small 2-man tent amongst the redwoods and drifted to sleep with the light rain drops hitting the fly of the tent. Sure, it was a bit damp in the morning, but it wasn't cold and the hiking through the redwoods was magnificent.  The streams were running, and the undergrowth - particularly the ferns - were a fluorescent green.

Highly recommended. This is a special place.

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Nikki T.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2019

The Best Group Campground!

This campground is magic! It’s also expensive so make sure you have a big group chipping in. There are two group spots. Group A holds 50 people. There is a kitchen area with a huge grill and a large canopy covering a dining area. Group B holds 25 and has more privacy. We had Group A and had a ton of day hikers invading our site. It isn’t clear that the site is private so I highly suggest that you show up with ways to indicate that it isn’t public. We ended up making“Reserved” signs for all the tables. After a family invaded our Camp Dinner to complain, we had to rope off the stairs to the site. 

There is plenty of space to spread out and have some privacy between tents. The restrooms are well maintained. The area is gorgeous! So many trails. We visited during a rain storm so there were waterfalls everywhere.

D
Reviewed Mar. 1, 2019

Nice side of mountain camp

Nice campground. Went there with Cub Scouts. Good walk down the hill to John Muir Woods and visitor center. Not too bad hike back up to camp. Nice views. Reserve way ahead your date.

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Alice Eastwood Group Camp — Mount Tamalpais State Park is located in California

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801 Panoramic Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Coordinates

37.904014 N
122.580857 W

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