Outdoor Camping
does anyone know of any areas for outdoor camping in or near San Francisco?
My friends and I are college students and want to have a good time out camping. if you have any good recommendation and even experiences to share please do. 
Very close to the north, Mount Tamalpias State Park has some nice camping. Just across the Bay, there is Mount Diablo State Park, also not very far. A bit further to the south Butano State Park is beautiful and has a lovely campground.
I have camped at both Mount Tamalpias and Butano and had a wonderful time at each. I never camped at Mount Diablo, but I have seen the campground and it looks nice.
Be sure to get reservations early. Like at least three or four weeks in advance, or you will find your options very limited. You can reserve on-line.
Outdoor / Camping Gear
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Lodge Logic Skillet $59.99 The Lodge 10 1/4-inch Skillet was rated as one of the two dozen essential tools in the home and kitchen (Martha Stewart Living February 2008). We have a size and shape to meet any of your cooking needs, with assist handles for ease of movement on the stove top, in the oven or on the campfire. There are more expensive skillets on the market, but none can match the versatility, durability, and value… |
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Lodge Logic L9OG3 Pre-Seasoned 10-1/2-Inch Round Griddle $14.89 Lodge Logic is electrostatically coated with a proprietary vegetable oil and cured at high temperatures to allow the oil to deeply penetrate the surface of the cast iron. Natural sand mold surface is ideal for our new, seasoned, ready to use finish. Sturdy handle with hole for convenient hanging when not in use. Rinse with hot water and dry thoroughly to clean; oven safe to 500 degrees F. Measures… |
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Thermos Nissan 34-Ounce Vacuum Insulated Stainless-Steel Gourmet Coffee Press $23.99 Don’t confine the pleasure of pressed coffee to home. With this combination of coffee press and vacuum-insulated thermos, European-style coffee turns up at the office or campground and stays hot three times longer than coffee made in a glass press. Simply spoon in ground coffee, add boiling water, place the lid on with plunger in the up position, wait four minutes, push down the plunger slowly, an… |
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Barney’s Outdoor Fun [VHS] $8.95 When young Stephen shows up in a khaki vest with a pair of binoculars and a yen to be a forest ranger, it’s Barney’s signal to take the crew to Camp WannaRunnaRound for some hiking, fishing and–of course–plenty of singing and dancing. Once out in the woods, the crew is joined by B.J. and Baby Bop for some catch-and-release fishing and a “Lake Medley.” Next, Counselor Barney shows the kids how to… |
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Homecoming Kids Camp Out with Poster [VHS] $4.37 … |
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Mountain Meadows [VHS] $19.95 … |
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Olivia Goes Camping/Olivia Becomes a Vet $1.99 … |
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The Great Outdoors $3.74 This hit-and-miss 1988 comedy pairs John Candy and Dan Aykroyd in a story of one family’s summer vacation all but ruined by the uninvited appearance of another, more loutish family. Howard Deutch (Some Kind of Wonderful) directs from a half-hearted John Hughes script, which reduces Hughes’s jokes-and-epiphanies formula (The Breakfast Club, Home Alone) to true gaudiness. On the other hand, Annette … |
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors (+ Digital Copy) $13.32 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/24/2011 Run time: 88 minutes… |
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Outdoor Products Mountain Duffel This versatile multi-sport duffle is the perfect travel companion…. |