| Angel Island bike camping |
Via ferry |
Just a few miles |
| Kirby Cove bike camping |
Great beginner camping trip from SF, but hard to get a reservation |
Just over the Golden Gate Bridge |
| Lake Chabot bike camping |
Forested, remote-feeling ride from Oakland |
28 miles over two days |
| SF to Montara (Old San Pedro road) |
Lighthouse hostel, via wild Old San Pedro (“Planet of the Apes” road) |
60 miles round trip |
| Palo Alto to Pigeon Point |
Lighthouse hostel with cliffside hot tub! |
74 miles round trip |
| Samuel P Taylor |
S24O from SF |
80ish miles |
| Napa Valley overnight camping |
Via Vallejo Ferry from SF |
90 miles round trip |
| Oakland → Sonoma County Bike Paths |
50–70 miles/day up to Santa Rosa, then multi-use paths through wine/cider/beer regions on the way back via SMART train. Can also be a single-day ride with more transit assist. |
30–180 miles, route A, route B |
| Sacramento Delta overnight |
Amtrak → Sacramento and ride back, with a hotel stay in the middle |
92 flat miles over 2 days |
| Guerneville → SF bike camping |
Casual self-supported camping over two nights with plenty of stops |
103 miles over three days |
| SF to Point Reyes camping |
Camping at Sky Camp, and a side trip to Marshall for oysters |
130 miles total |
| SF ↔ Russian River Brewing Co |
With an overnight in a motel |
130ish miles round trip |
| SF ↔ Sonoma bike camping |
|
135 miles round trip |
| SF to Alexander Valley camping |
Russian River / Healdsburg area |
88 miles one way |