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MARIN
Point Reyes National Seashore (west Marin): Wildcat, Sky, Coast, Glen camps. Reserve at www.Recreation.gov or (877) 444-6777.
Angel Island State Park (S.F. Bay): 10 hike-in sites, reserve at www.ReserveCalifornia.com or (800) 444-7275.
Marin Headlands (south Marin): Kirby Cove, reserve at www.Recreation.gov; Haypress or Bicentennial, reserve at (415) 331-1540; Hawkcamp likely to reopen by mid-May (when the access road for service vehicles dries out).
China Camp State Park (San Rafael shoreline): Back Ranch Meadows walk-in/hike-in sites, reserve at www.ReserveCalifornia.com or (800) 444-7275.
Mount Tamalpais State Park: Pantoll walk-in, Bootjack walk-in, first-come, first-served; Steep Ravine walk-in sites and camping cabins, reserve at www.ReserveCalifornia.com or (800) 444-7275.
SOUTH PENINSULA
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (Palo Alto): Black Mountain hike-in, reserve at www.openspace.org.
Sanborn-Skyline County Park (Los Gatos): Walk-in campground, reserve at http://gooutsideandplay.org.
EAST BAY HILLS
Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Castro Valley): Walk-in sites located on ridge, with access from Marciel Gate at Redwood Road (not from Lake Chabot). Reserve walk-in sites at www.ReserveAmerica.com. Reserve backpack sites at (888) 327-2757, option 2.
Ohlone Wilderness Trail: 16 trail camps along 28-mile Ohlone Wilderness Trail (Del Valle, located south of Livermore) through the Sunol Regional Wilderness to Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Fremont. Reserve at (888) 327-2757, option 2. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (south of Pittsburg): Stewartville backpack site, reserve at (888) 327-2757, option 2. Morgan Territory Regional Preserve (north of Livermore): Backpack campsite near Los Vaqueros Watershed, reserve at (888) 327-2757, option 2.
Round Valley Regional Preserve (southeast flank of Mount Diablo): Backpack campsite is open for the season, reserve at (888) 327-2757, option 2.
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
Butano State Park (Pescadero): 18 walk-in sites near drive-in campground, reserve at www.ReserveCalifornia.com or (800) 444-7275; wildernessstyle backpack-only Trail Camp (at Butano Rim), register at entrance kiosk.
Castle Rock State Park (South Peninsula Skyline): Trail Camp, first-come, first-served; Waterman Gap, reserve through Big Basin Redwoods at (831) 338-8861.
Portola Redwoods State Park (La Honda): Slate Creek, reserve through Big Basin Redwoods at (831) 338-8861.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Boulder Creek): Alder, Lane, Jay, Twin Redwoods, Sunset. Reserve sites at (831) 338-8861. Rancho del Oso, (831) 427-2288.
Reservation protocol: For trail sites in Santa Cruz Mountain, go to www.parks.ca.gov/ ?page_id=26658 (trail-camp page) — scroll down and click on “Trail Camp Calendar.” When available site and date are determined, return to home page, scroll down and click on “Trail Camp Request Form.”
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Henry W. Coe State Park (Gilroy): 81 trail camps, 29 in the more accessible Western Zone, firstcome, first-served with wilderness permit required; for access to Orestimba Wilderness and Rooster Comb, use Dowdy Ranch Entrance out of Bell Station on Highway 152, open weekends starting Saturday. Contact: Henry W. Coe State Park, (408) 779-2728, www.parks.ca.gov.