Mt. Tamalpais

HikingCamping
Written By Christopher Simmons

Saturday, Nov 9 – Sunday, Nov 10
Mt. Tamalpais

 

Mt. Tam Overnight

This is an easy, one-night drive-in* camping trip near beautiful Mount Tamalpais. We depart San Francisco on Saturday morning to arrive at Haypress Campground in time to set up camp and make fire without matches.

Sunday morning we’ll drive to Mt. Tam for an early summit hike. The hike only requires a daypack and sturdy shoes (and of course the 10 Essentials).

Be sure to let your patrol leader know (well in advance) of any outdoor rank or badge requirements you want to fulfill on this outing.


*There is a short, ¾-mile walk from the parking area to the campsite. Since we have to bring out own water, wagons will be permitted.

Itinerary

Saturday, November 9

Arrive Haypress Campground, Marin

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Sunday, November 10

Break Camp

Drive to Mount Tamalpais

Hike to summit (~8.5 miles total)

Drive home

 

Good to know

No water on site

Campsite has pit toilets

Campsite is ¾-mile hike from parking

Summit hike is a day hike—bring a daypack

Hiking shoes recommended

 
Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons is a Canadian-born, San Francisco–based designer, writer, design advocate and educator. He also loves hamburgers. As principal and creative director of MINE™, Simmons designs and directs brand and communication design projects for clients ranging from Facebook, Microsoft, and Simon & Schuster, to the Nature Conservancy, SFMOMA and Obama for America. His work has been exhibited internationally at galleries and museums, including the Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Museum of Craft and Design; it is also included in the permanent design archives of the Denver Art Museum. In addition to writing for design publications and blogs (including two of his own), Simmons is the author of four books—the most recent of which, Just Design, focuses on design for social change. Simmons served as president of the San Francisco chapter of AIGA from 2004–2006 and founded San Francisco Design Week, prompting then-mayor Gavin Newsom to issue an official proclamation declaring San Francisco a city where “Design Makes a Difference.” Simmons was recently named one of the “50 Most influential designers working today.”
http://www.christophersimmons.is
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