State park · est. 1928
Mount Tamalpais State Park · caps RVs at 24 ft
- Max RV
- 24 ft
- Season
- Year-round (Pantoll)
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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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Quick answers
Frequently asked
Can you take an RV into Mount Tamalpais State Park?
RVs up to 24 ft are allowed in Mount Tamalpais State Park campgrounds.
Are there RV hookups at Mount Tamalpais State Park?
No — Mount Tamalpais State Park campgrounds are dry (no hookups). Fill water and charge before you arrive.
Is there an RV dump station at Mount Tamalpais State Park?
No — plan to use an RV dump station outside Mount Tamalpais State Park.
Other state parks in California
Humboldt Redwoods
Humboldt Redwoods holds the world's largest contiguous old-growth redwood stand — Burlington's year-round 33-ft loop is the basecamp, and the 31-mile Avenue of the Giants is the reason you came.
Anza-Borrego Desert
California's biggest state park lets you dispersed-camp any dirt road inside 600,000 acres — Borrego Palm Canyon holds the only full-hookup loop, and the operational season runs October through April.
Pfeiffer Big Sur
Pfeiffer Big Sur's redwood campsites cap at 32 ft, run year-round, and book six months ahead — but Highway 1 landslide closures north of the park are the actual planning constraint.
Henry Cowell Redwoods
Henry Cowell's 113 campsites are wedged between 277-ft coast redwoods at a 31-ft cap — no hookups, no on-site dump, but the canopy keeps it 15°F cooler than Santa Cruz year-round.
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California rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 9.75% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Permit required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-06:00
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