Mt. Tamalpais Sp Campground

Mt. Tamalpais Sp Campground

Just north of San Francisco's Golden Gate is Mount Tamalpais, 6,300acres of redwood groves and oak woodlands with a spectacular view fromthe 2,571-foot peak. On a clear day, visitors can see the FarallonIslands, 25 miles to sea, the Marin County hills, San Francisco and thebay, hills and cities of the East Bay, and Mount Diablo. On rareoccasions, the Sierra Nevada's snow-covered mountains can be seen 150miles away. Coastal Miwok Indians lived in the area for thousands ofyears before Europeans arrived. In 1770, two explorers named the mountainLa Sierra de Nuestro Padre de San Francisco, which was later changed tothe Miwok word Tamalpais. With the Gold Rush of 1849, San Francisco grewand more people began to use Mount Tamalpais for recreation. Trails weredeveloped and a wagon road was built. Later, a railway was completed andbecame known as "the Crookedest Railroad in the World". It was abandonedin 1930 after a wildfire damaged the line.

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