Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay

Had the bug to roll out the fifth wheel over holiday break but didn’t want to travel too far. Was able to reserve a full hookup site with less than a week advance notice. That was the first huge plus and nearly unheard of in California over a weekend! First time visiting and staying in the campground. Everything is new, well maintained, and in excellent condition. Bathrooms spotless. Staff very friendly and helpful. Amenities include laundry facilities, firewood available, playground, plenty of open space, and access to miles of trails. Overall the campground is surprisingly quiet for being close to several high traffic roadways. The main gripe was being in flight path of SFO and OAK airports. Planes were pretty high up and not obnoxiously loud but you could hear them. There is plenty of scenic hiking with views of the Bay and many species of birds to watch. Could clearly see both SF and Oakland skylines from Bay View Trail. Easy back in layout of all sites. We enjoyed our 3 night stay and will be back. The biggest mystery to us was why there were so many empty sites in the campground, even if it was December. The RV community has a gem here in the Bay Area. Spread the word! Well done City of Fremont and East Bay Regional Parks!

This is an amazing campground. In terms of location, it is hard to beat. You're about an hour from San Francisco, and thirty minutes from San Jose. If you need to get groceries, you're about ten minutes from the store. The campground itself is stellar. Spots are spacious. The fire ring is nice. Because you're right on the bay it does get heinously windy but otherwise you're good. The bathrooms are clean. There is a rule that you can't drive into the park past 10 AM, but ride-sharing and then walking is okay. There are miles and miles of hiking trails that extend from the end of the park. On top of that, there is a rafter of turkeys that wanders through the park. There are also a million blackbirds, bluebirds and finches that call the park home. The price is reasonable, especially given the exorbitant prices of everything else out here. All in all, I would recommend it and return.

I really have nothing to complain about the park so I will give it 5 stars. Sites were level, new and plenty long enough for our 26 foot Winnebago trailer. Quiet at night. Safeway grocery close by. Campground had a washer and dryer as well. We were at site 60 which is farthest from the washers. Plenty of trails to walk dogs. We did have some mosquitos at night.

So... let me preface with the fact that we are here mid Summer. So... that may be why there was just dead weeds and overgrown foliage everywhere. Noticed park employees were diligent about picking up trash, but the individual spaces definitely need a green thumb. Per the other reviews, yes there is a firing range. Yes you can hear it. No it's not terrible. Tuned it our pretty fast. Level spots, easy in and out. Saw wild Turkeys and Rabbits. The 10 pm curfew is the reason this place gets 3 stars from me. Went to the ball game (BART Station is super close) but by the time the game was over and we were headed back it was closed to get back in. We were lucky that the Police was making it's rounds and was able to allow us back in. If they clean up the spaces easily would bump this up to 4 stars. Would be a toss up on a return visit.

1st this is one of the only RV camping areas in the whole Bay Area. 10 stars for location. It is clean with lots RV spots. It is in a nature preserve so there are some extra volunteer plants - weeds. I enjoyed watching birds perched on the plants eating the seeds. I grew up around here but moved to Oregon 28 years ago. We are down for a few days to pick up our son from a camp. We figured we would just use this a home base and go to SF for fun. We never left for 2 days just hiked around. Once we got here WOW we were amazed at the beautiful location. We love to day hike. There are lots 13 of miles of trails. Some are easy trail and some a bit harder hill climbing trails with amazing views. Bike, horse back riding, and hiking. The camp ground is attached to the Coyote Hill, East Bay water front, and nature wet land reserve. Note don’t let the map fool you It is not actually that close to the bridge so no worries there. Today we hiked out the “No Name trail” 2 miles out into the Bay. Really where else can you do that. We will come back for sure.