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20 nearby parks, towns and places to explore, ordered by straight-line distance.
Things to do17 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 25 min by car (21 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Modern art museum in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Things to do17 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 30 min by car (26 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Fine arts museum located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
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Outdoors18 miles north · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco, California, United States of America.
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18 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 35 min by car (26 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Beach that runs adjacent to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
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19 miles north · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco, California.
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National park site19 miles north · straight-line distance
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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19 miles northwest · straight-line distance
United States national park in California.
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National park site20 miles northwest · straight-line distance
Fort in California.
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Town22 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 25 min by car (25 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
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Town22 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (32 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Alameda County, California, United States.
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Outdoors22 miles north · straight-line distance
Island in San Francisco Bay in California, United States of America.
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Town23 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (33 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Marin County, California, United States.
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Town24 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 25 min by car (26 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
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Things to do26 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 35 min by car (32 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
Mansion in San Jose, California.
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26 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (36 road miles, typical traffic, checked October 2026)
City in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
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27 miles northwest · straight-line distance
National Monument in the United States.
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State park27 miles south · straight-line distance
State park in California, United States.
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State park29 miles south · straight-line distance
State park in San Mateo County, California, USA.
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State park32 miles north · straight-line distance
Museum and state park in San Rafael, California.
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70 miles north · straight-line distance
Reservoir in Napa County, California, United States.
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40 recreation areas and campgrounds within 94 miles, from Recreation.gov. Filter by what you want to do.
13 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in a vast cultural and natural landscape.
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19 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 30 min by car (23 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Aquatic Park Cove is a vibrantly urban harbor that mimics a natural anchorage and is located on the Pacific shores of one of America's great West Coast cities.
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19 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
An area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central California coast, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects the wildlife and habitats of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world.
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19 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 35 min by car (28 road miles, checked October 2026)Presidio Trust
As San Francisco's only group campground, Rob Hill offers a national park camping experience just minutes from the city.
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19 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Established in 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park celebrates America’s maritime heritage on the Pacific Coast. Our 50-acre park has grown around Aquatic Park Cove, a protected area in the stunning San Francisco Bay.
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20 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point defended the San Francisco Bay following California's Gold Rush through World War II.
History
22 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 45 min by car (33 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Bicentennial Campground is in an ideal location in the Marin Headlands surrounded by a grove of cypress trees. The campground is a great location for those wanting to camp near the city.
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22 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 40 min by car (31 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Kirby Cove is located just north of the Golden Gate Bridge at historic Battery Kirby. Visitors are awarded breathtaking views of San Francisco, its famous Golden Gate Bridge, and the rugged Pacific Coast of northern California.
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22 miles northwest · straight-line distanceUS Army Corps of Engineers
The Bay Model was built in 1957 as a research tool to test the impact of proposed changes to San Francisco Bay and its related waterways.
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24 miles northeast · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose Northern California as his sanctuary at the pinnacle of his writing career.
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25 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Haypress Campground is nestled within the coastal scrub of Tennessee Valley, near Mill Valley. The hike to this campground is 1 mile from the Tennessee Valley Trail head parking lot, which means car or RV camping is not allowed.
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25 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Celebrate and honor the contributions and sacrifices of American civilians on the WWII home front. Discover how diverse communities lived, worked, and interacted.
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26 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Experience a park so rich it supports 19 distinct ecosystems with over 2,000 plant and animal species.
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28 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
Walk among old growth coast redwoods, cooling their roots in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and lifting their crowns to reach the sun and fog.
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30 miles north · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
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31 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
John Muir’s life was a tapestry of roles—fruit rancher, family man, writer—each interwoven with his deep love for nature.
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39 miles northeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Contra Loma Dam and reservoir are part of the Central Valley Project - Delta Division and offers recreational opportunities for the East Bay area near San Francisco.
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41 miles north · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
In response to rapidly disappearing wetlands and its prime location within the Pacific Flyway, the refuge was created in 1974 to protect migratory birds, wetland habitat, and endangered species.
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43 miles northeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge is the only national wildlife refuge in the country established to protect endangered plants and insects – the Antioch Dunes evening primrose, the Contra Costa wallflower, and the Lange’s metalmark…
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43 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entirely offshore, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary protects soft seafloor habitat, a rocky bank, deep-sea canyons, and diverse wildlife, while acting as a feeding ground for many marine mammals and seabirds.
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43 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 20 min by car (61 road miles, checked October 2026)National Park Service
Point Reyes National Seashore offers four backcountry hike in campgrounds and thirteen boat in campsites along Tomales Bay. Note: For reservation purposes, our campgrounds are organized under the "loop" column of the reservation grid.
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46 miles northwest · straight-line distanceNational Park Service
From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover.
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48 miles north · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve comprises two components located along the salinity gradient of the San Francisco Bay.
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60 miles southeast · straight-line distanceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Elkhorn Slough is one of the relatively few undisturbed coastal wetlands remaining in California.
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61 miles east · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge located in Stanislaus County encompasses more than 7,300 acres of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands that host a diversity of wildlife native to California’s Great Central Valley.
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63 miles southeast · straight-line distanceFish and Wildlife Service
This 367-acre coastal National Wildlife Refuge is located where the Salinas River empties into Monterey Bay.
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67 miles north · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Nestled between Blue Ridge and Cedar Roughs, east of the Napa Valley, Lake Berryessa offers year-round recreation opportunities.
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67 miles north · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Lake Solano Park, Solano Project , is located at the base of coastal foothills at the western edge of the Sacramento Valley and offers an array of recreational opportunities.
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68 miles northeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Land Management
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Explore, learn, and experience the Cosumnes River Preserve with opportunities for guided walks, paddling, hiking, and nature viewing.
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69 miles southeast · straight-line distanceBureau of Reclamation
Recreation facilities at San Luis Lake were constructed under a cost-share agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Colorado during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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70 miles north · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 55 min by car (91 road miles, checked October 2026)Bureau of Reclamation
Nestled between Blue Ridge and Cedar Roughs east of Napa Valley, Lake Berryessa provides ample public recreation opportunities.
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86 miles east · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr by car (114 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Coyote Point sits along New Hogan Lake in the brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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88 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 55 min by car (108 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Sonoma's Boat-In Sites are scattered around beautiful Lake Sonoma, only a 45-minute drive north of Santa Rosa and a two-hour drive from San Francisco.
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89 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 1 hr 55 min by car (107 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Warm Springs Recreation Area is a day-use park located at Lake Sonoma, which is just a 45 minute drive north of Santa Rosa and a 2 hour trip from San Francisco.
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90 miles northwest · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 5 min by car (112 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Liberty Glen Campground is located at the top of Rockpile Road overlooking Lake Sonoma. A short 45-minute drive north of Santa Rosa and a two-hour drive from San Francisco.
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92 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (128 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
New Hogan Dam and Lake is located in the oak- and brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 4,400 acre lake was created in 1964 with the completion of New Hogan Dam.
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92 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (128 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
New Hogan Dam and Lake is located in the oak- and brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 4,400 acre lake was created in 1964 with the completion of New Hogan Dam.
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93 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (127 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Acorn Campground is a sunny campground in the brush-covered hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The area is generally characterized by a warm, dry climate with summer temperatures regularly soaring above 90 degrees.
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93 miles northeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 20 min by car (127 road miles, checked October 2026)US Army Corps of Engineers
Oak Knoll Campground sits along New Hogan Lake in the brush-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Recreation Boating is a popular pastime, with boat ramps conveniently located around the lake.
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94 miles southeast · straight-line distanceAbout 2 hr 40 min by car (126 road miles, checked October 2026)USDA Forest Service
Amid a grove of towering trees, eight campsites create a loop within White Oaks Campground, just off Tassajara Road.
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Recreation areas and campgrounds from Recreation.gov's directory, checked October 9, 2026. Listings are not live availability: check Recreation.gov or the managing agency for open dates, fees, reservations and conditions. Directions go to the listed coordinates, which may not be the entrance. Campground driving times: Powered by Geoapify · © OpenStreetMap contributors.
This guide includes San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, Yerba Buena Island, Ocean Beach, Treasure Island. Places are ordered by straight-line distance. Confirm visitor access, opening hours and current travel conditions before choosing a trip.
Approximately 17 miles north in a straight line; driving takes about 25 min over 21 road miles in typical traffic (Geoapify, checked October 2026). This is not current traffic or a route to a confirmed visitor entrance. Check your route before leaving.
Approximately 17 miles northwest in a straight line; driving takes about 30 min over 26 road miles in typical traffic (Geoapify, checked October 2026). This is not current traffic or a route to a confirmed visitor entrance. Check your route before leaving.
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Recreation.gov lists 16 campgrounds within 94 miles, including Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) (19 miles north), Rob Hill Group Campground (19 miles northwest), Bicentennial Campground (22 miles northwest). Check Recreation.gov for current availability, seasons and reservations.