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Accessing the area for camping or day-use requires hiking past a locked gate and descending a mile-long road. Reservations must be made for Kirby Cove Camp for either overnight camping or day use. Limits are placed on the duration of stay and the amount of yearly use to open this opportunity for as
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Campsite 1 is located on a bluff above the eastern end of Kirby Cove Beach. Campsites 2, 3, and 4 are located away from the water, nestled within groves of trees. To view the Golden Gate, its towering bridge, the City of San
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Battery Kirby was developed and occupied. It is dominated by cypress, eucalyptus and pine trees.
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National Park Service campground administrated by the GGNRA.
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362:Kirby Cove – Golden Gate National Recreation Area
245:$ 30 per night camping, $ 45 day use picnic area
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