Mount Tamalpais State Park · caps RVs at 24 ft
Mt. Tamalpais posts a 24-ft road advisory and offers only walk-in tent sites — stage at China Camp or Samuel P. Taylor for RV camping, then day-trip the East Peak summit.
24ft
None (dry)
No
Year-round (Pantoll)
Panoramic Highway and Pantoll Road impose one of the strictest practical length caps in any California state park — the switchbacks above Stinson Beach physically can't accommodate rigs over 24 feet, and the State Parks system formally posts a 24-ft advisory. Pantoll Campground (16 sites, walk-in 100 yards from the lot) is tent-only. Steep Ravine Cabins and Environmental Camps are also walk-in. The closest RV-accessible camping in the park itself doesn't exist — Mount Tam is effectively a day-use and tent destination for any rig over a small camper van. RV staging in Marin routes to China Camp State Park (30 sites, 30-ft cap) or Samuel P. Taylor State Park (40-ft cap, dump station). The Mountain Theater amphitheater and the East Peak summit road are the headline daytime stops.
Managing agency
California Department of Parks & Recreation
Primary sources
How to book this park
Reservations + RV staging
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California rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 9.75%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Permit required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-06:00
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