Backpacking Point Reyes Coast Loop: Coast Camp and Wildcat Beach Register

Date and Time:
Sat, Sep 13, 2025; 10:00 AM (Pacific) - Mon, Sep 15, 2025  12:00 PM  (Pacific)

Organized By: SF Bay Chp Backpacking

Location: Bear Valley Visitor Center, 1 Bear Valley Visitor Center Access Road, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956, USA

Map | Directions

Event Organizers:
Diane Appel
   diane_appel@yahoo.com
   925 360-2249

Backpack along the coast of Point Reyes National Seashore and spend two nights camping near the beach. On the first day, we will hike 7 miles through the forest and meadow from the Bear Valley Visitor Center to Coast Camp and see how the area has recovered from the wildfire a few years ago. On Coast Camp Beach, we can walk down the beach to find tidepools.  If the tide is low, we can continue to Sculpture Beach.  In the evening, we will watch the sunset from the beach while eating our dinners, and afterward, we will have a potluck dessert. The next day, we will start backpacking along the coastal bluffs for 8 miles to Wildcat Beach.  Once we are at Wildcat Beach, there is an optional 2-mile round-trip hike to Alamere Falls along the beach (tides permitting).  The next day, we will climb up and over the ridge for 5.8 miles back to the Bear Valley trailhead.

Level: Moderate(2BT)

Cost: $70.00

Signup Instructions: Make sure you sign the online waiver and then I will contact you about other forms you will need to fill out. You will be accepted to the trip providing there is room and you have filled out the required medical and experience forms.

Bring: Food is an individual commissary. You will need backpacking gear, a tent, sleeping bag, stove, and food. I will supply a detailed list after you have signed up.

Signup Restrictions: Please R.S.V.P below and acknowledge the liability waiver. The trip leader will contact you to start the approval process and provide further information. The trip is limited to 25 people at these campsites.

Additional Directions: We will meet at the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

Carpool: Carpooling is up to the individuals on the trip. The leader will not make arrangements. I will send out a participant list so you can make your own arrangements.

Note: Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.

Point Reyes National Seashore Website