#marin
4 trips tagged “marin”
marin backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 4 California backpacking routes tagged marin, ranging from 2.8 to 11 miles with 500–800 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 5/100 (Easy) on Sky Camp via Sky Trail up to 11/100 (Easy) on Wildcat Camp via Palomarin, which also carries the tag's biggest climb at 800 feet. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Point Reyes National Seashore, and the months most of them share are March, April, May. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.
Sky Camp via Sky Trail
Sky Camp is Point Reyes's ridgetop perch: a 1.4-mile climb from the Sky trailhead to a grassy camp at 1,000 feet with ocean views opened up …
Coast Camp via Laguna Trail
Coast Camp is Point Reyes's beach backpack: a 1.8-mile walk over a 400-foot ridge to a grassy camp 200 yards from Santa Maria Beach. It is t…
Glen Camp via Bear Valley
Glen Camp is Point Reyes's forested heart: 4.6 miles up the Bear Valley Trail through Douglas fir to the seashore's quietest campground — no…
Wildcat Camp via Palomarin
Wildcat Camp is Point Reyes's wildest beach camp: 5.5 miles down the Coast Trail from Palomarin to a blufftop campground above the ocean, wi…