Berkeley, California
Explore the best campgrounds, RV parks, and outdoor attractions in and around Berkeley — an East Bay university city known for UC Berkeley, Telegraph Avenue, the waterfront, and easy access to San Francisco, regional parks, and the Pacific coast.
Campgrounds Near Berkeley, California
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Why Camp Near Berkeley?
Things to Do Near Berkeley, California
Tilden Regional Park is Berkeley's major outdoor playground. The park stretches across the hills above the city and combines hiking with family attractions including the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Little Farm, Lake Anza, a carousel, and other recreation facilities. Its trail network also provides routes through a range of East Bay landscapes. Nearby, the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley offers a very different experience. The university garden covers 34 acres and maintains thousands of kinds of plants representing regions around the world, making it part public garden and part living research and conservation collection.
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Group Camping
Tilden Regional Park has several reservable group campsites. These are designed for groups rather than individual family campers.
RV Camping
Anthony Chabot Campground farther south in the East Bay provides designated RV sites, including full-hookup options.
Tent Camping
Anthony Chabot also has drive-up and hike-in tent campsites for individual and family travelers.
Redwood Group Camping
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland offers primitive group camps in a wooded redwood setting.
Plan a Trip to Berkeley, California
Berkeley works especially well for travelers who enjoy gardens, trails, university culture, and easy access to the broader East Bay.
Spend one day exploring Tilden and another around the UC Berkeley campus and Botanical Garden. Campers who want a more substantial overnight outdoor experience can use Anthony Chabot as a base.
Tilden itself is the better choice for daytime family recreation, while Anthony Chabot provides the more flexible mix of individual RV and tent camping.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tilden is particularly family-friendly because the same park includes trails, the Little Farm, Botanic Garden, carousel, and other attractions.
It is a garden within Tilden devoted to California native plants, including rare and endangered species.
No. The UC Botanical Garden is a separate University of California facility with plant collections from multiple regions of the world.
Tilden's overnight campsites are primarily reservable group camping facilities. Individual travelers looking for standard tent or RV sites can consider Anthony Chabot.
Yes. Anthony Chabot has designated RV sites with full hookups.
Yes. Trail closures can occur because of storm damage, maintenance, and wildfire-management work, so the park's current alerts are worth reviewing before departure.
Nearby Locations
- Oakland, CA 5 miles
- Richmond, CA 8 miles
- San Francisco, CA 13 miles
- Daly City, CA 20 miles
- San Mateo, CA 31 miles
- Napa, CA 37 miles
- Half Moon Bay, CA 41 miles
- San Jose, CA 46 miles
- Santa Rosa, CA 54 miles
- Santa Cruz, CA 75 miles
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