Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay State Beach
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Quarry Park
Large forested park with coastal views. Eucalyptus trees & coast views highlight this large park with play & picnic areas & a 1-mi. trail.
Crystal Springs Park
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J V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Protected intertidal zone & beach. 3-mi. stretch of beach & tide pools full of marine life, including sea stars, octopuses & crabs.
Laurelwood Park
Hiking trails to Sugarloaf Mountain. The city's largest park (225 acres) offers trails leading to Sugarloaf Mountain & scenic picnicking.
Waterdog Lake & Open Space
Park with several trails & a small lake. This hilly green park surrounding a small lake has trails of varying lengths, some of them steep.
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
Preserve with canyon & ridge hikes. Dog-friendly preserve offering 366 acres of open space, with hiking trails through canyons & ridges.
Huddart Park
Forested area with trails & picnic spots. This 900-acre, forested park offers hiking & riding trails, plus picnic areas & an archery range.
Frontierland Park
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San Mateo Central Park
Japanese gardens & an ice-skating rink. Vibrant, 16-acre park featuring Japanese gardens, a mini train ride, playground & ice-skating rink.
Twin Pines Park
Green space with a creek & picnic areas. This small, scenic neighborhood park features a creek, a playground, picnic areas & a rec center.
Central Park
Sports field, tennis courts & playground. This 13-acre recreational area features tennis courts, a playing field, picnic spots & a playground.
Stulsaft Park
Trails, playground, picnics & water fun. A 42-acre park featuring wooded trails as well as a playground, summer water feature & picnic area.
Robert E. Woolley State Park
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Junipero Serra Park
Park with impressive views of city & bay. Park offering picnic areas, a creek & walking trails plus scenic views of the city, bay & mountains.
Adventure Out Surf Lessons
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Pacifica State Beach
Crescent-shaped beach known for surfing. Known for being a popular surfing locale, this crescent-shaped beach also offers trails & restrooms.
Seal Point Park
Bayfront windsurfing area with dog park. Waterfront area featuring windsurfing, a biking trail, dog park & outdoor classrooms led by rangers.
Coyote Point Recreation Area
Large playground, trails & picnic areas. Bayside park offering a sizable playground with 6 slides, as well as trails & picnic areas.
Mountain Camp Woodside
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Bedwell Bayfront Park
Oceanside park with trails & fields. Large bayside park with expansive open spaces for flying kites & several hiking trails.
Jack Brook Horse Camp
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Memorial County Park
Redwood forest with trails & campgrounds. This wooded parkland offers an array of wildlife, hiking trails, picnic tables & camping areas.
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
3,137-acre park with diverse plant life. Massive 3,137-acre green space with many trails & a wide range of plant life & wildflowers.
Redwood Glen
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Foothills Nature Preserve
1,400-acre nature preserve with trails. Miles of trails guide visitors through woodlands & fields, past streams & lakes in this vast park.
Foothills Open Space Preserve
Small wooded preserve with bay views. Nature preserve with 212-acres of wooded ridges & ravines & an uphill trail leading to bay vistas.
San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Hiking trails & picnic spots with views. Mountain recreation space featuring city & bay views, hiking trails, picnic areas & open meadows.
Hidden Villa
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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Scenic bayside park with views & more. Picturesque, waterside state recreation area with vistas, trails, fishing & other activities.
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve
Redwood forest with a boardwalk. This 6-acre Redwood forest features a boardwalk, observation decks, picnic tables & a rose garden.
Black Mountain Backpack Camp
Basic tent sites with a toilet. Campground in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve featuring basic tent sites & a toilet.
Fort Funston
Steep spot for hang-gliding & hiking. Park featuring 200-foot-high bluffs for hang gliding, plus trails for hiking & horseback riding.
Shoreline Lake Boathouse
Scenic wildlife & recreation area. Scenic spot for bird-watching, biking, running & other recreational activities.
Shoreline Park
Park with a golf course, lake & trails. Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum.
Glen Canyon Park
67-acre park along a deep canyon. A deep canyon runs through this park, which features sports fields, tennis courts & playgrounds.
Coyote Hills Regional Park
Picnicking, hiking & biking trails. 1,266 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration.
Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve
Hiking area featuring a working farm. Rural nature preserve with 25 miles of hiking trails, plus a working farm & a model plane launch.
Hayward Regional Shoreline
Vast wetlands park home to nesting birds. Spacious wetlands park boasting gravelled, shoreline trails known for birdwatching & jogging.
Outdoorsie
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Crane Cove Park
Beach, industrial relics & harbor views. Reclaimed area in a former shipyard, with a small beach for water sports & views of passing boats.
Sunset Trail Camp
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Mount Eden Park
Park with sports fields & picnic areas. Community park featuring picnic shelters & a playground, plus baseball, basketball & tennis.
Bonaire Park
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Urban Adventure Club
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Ardenwood Historic Farm
Living museum with horse-powered farming. A working farm with a train & crops grown using historic methods, plus volunteers in period attire.
Hipcamp Outpost
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Gaia Guides Kids Camp
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Stevens Creek County Park
Trails, picnic areas & a reservoir. Miles of multi-use trails, shaded picnic areas & a large reservoir for fishing & boating.
Adventure Camp
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Orange Sky Adventures
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McClellan Ranch Preserve
Former horse ranch with a nature museum. Former horse ranch from the 1930s featuring a nature museum, community garden & historic buildings.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Hiking trails & other outdoor activities. California's oldest state park offers backpacking, mountain biking & other outdoor activities.
Serra Park
Tennis courts, ball fields & open lawns. Nature area with tennis courts, ball fields, playground & picnic areas, plus manicured & open space.
Waterman Gap Trail Camp
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Big Basin Tent Cabins
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Rob Hill Campground
City camp ground with grand views. Perched at the Presidio's highest point, this campsite is valued for its magnificent views.
Castle Rock Trail Camp
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