Coast Campground

There are 14 tent-only sites: 12 regular and two group sites. Facilities are basic but real: potable water, year-round vault toilets, picnic tables, food-storage lockers, and year-round trash and recycling collection. There are no showers, no camp store, and no staff on site, and no cell or internet service is listed here, so sort out logistics before you leave the trailhead.

The campground is open year-round and around the clock, but a permit is required before you start your trip. Gas camp stoves are allowed. Wood, charcoal, and other solid-fuel fires are prohibited at the campground, and beach fires elsewhere require their own permit. Use the food lockers for anything edible or scented.

Carry your own food, and bring a gas stove if you want hot meals. Pack wind and cold layers, including something warm for the evening: this is exposed coastline, and coastal wind and chill can be uncomfortable even after a mild walk in. Bring a headlamp, and if you plan to draw water anywhere other than the campground tap, treat it. A light day pack is handy for wandering down to the tidepools.

Everything you want has to be carried or wheeled in, and the shortest route still involves a ridge climb. Coastal wind and chill can make camp less comfortable than the short approach suggests, and with no store or staff on site you need to arrive self-sufficient. Small animals such as deer, rabbits, and skunks are possible rather than guaranteed visitors around camp, so keep food locked and gear closed.