Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay
Address: 9400 Quarry Rd, Fremont, CA 94555, United States
Phone: +1 888-327-2757
Services: Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance,
Activities: Hiking,
Amenities: Picnic tables, Public toilet, Slides, Swings,
Children: Good for kids, Kid-friendly hikes, Playground,
Pets: Dogs allowed,
Phone: +1 888-327-2757
Services: Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance,
Activities: Hiking,
Amenities: Picnic tables, Public toilet, Slides, Swings,
Children: Good for kids, Kid-friendly hikes, Playground,
Pets: Dogs allowed,
Category: Campground
Rating: 4.4
Site: https://ebparks.org/parks/dumbarton_quarry_campground/default.htm%23CampgroundMap
Rating: 4.4
Site: https://ebparks.org/parks/dumbarton_quarry_campground/default.htm%23CampgroundMap
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Name: S*****
Date: 2024-05-15 06:07:48
Rating: 5
Comment: We spent two weeks here, visited our friends across the bay. Nice new rv park. Fire ring! Level space, great hook ups. Nice trail to the marsh area, great wildlife viewing. Very windy!
Name: D**** S******
Date: 2024-05-11 21:27:35
Rating: 4
Comment: Good wifi. May 2024 the campground store is not open yet. Landscape is still young . Watch out for burs. Wild turkey in the hills. Firing range nearby, so sounds of gunfire a little alarming. Nice spaces with concrete picnic table and firepit. Some trails are dog friendly.
Name: U* 2* p*********
Date: 2024-05-02 03:18:03
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a beautiful new campground with great hiking trails around the bay.
Name: S** N******
Date: 2024-04-20 16:06:15
Rating: 5
Comment: This is an amazing campground.In terms of location, it is hard to beat. Youre about an hour from San Francisco, and thirty minutes from San Jose. If you need to get groceries, youre about ten minutes from the store.The campground itself is stellar. Spots are spacious. The fire ring is nice. Because youre right on the bay it does get heinously windy but otherwise youre good.The bathrooms are clean.There is a rule that you cant 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.
Name: M****** W*
Date: 2024-01-27 06:53:27
Rating: 5
Comment: I remember the first time my friends and I decided on a camping trip to Dumbarton Quarry Campground. I didn’t think this was a good campground until we tried the camping here. We loved the campground now.The Dumbarton Quarry Campground doesn’t have lots of trees. But the weather is always nice in the Bay Area. We don’t need the trees. All the campsites are full hood up and the campground is very close to the city with supermarket, shopping, and restaurants. We loved it so much because it is convenient!
Name: J********* M*******
Date: 2023-11-05 16:38:31
Rating: 5
Comment: Well
Name: H***** L*
Date: 2023-08-07 07:05:53
Rating: 5
Comment: I am the local who happens to own a RV. On the occasions that I need to dump the black/gray water tanks for a long trip, I go here. They dont have a dump station. That means I need to pay for the night. I am actually happy to do that as my family and I enjoy the campsite immensely, especially the fire pit. Its right in the Bay Area yet feel like we are in the open nature! A local gem!
Name: P** W******
Date: 2023-07-19 18:05:20
Rating: 2
Comment: Spacious camp sites with picnic tables and fire pits. Large grass areas. Nice playground for children. Nice bathroom/shower facilities and small laundry. Sounds like paradise, right? The problem with this park is the weed control. The whole place is quickly becoming a giant weed pit. Fox tails and burrs are why I did not rate this park as dog friendly.
Name: K** B****
Date: 2023-07-07 02:57:35
Rating: 5
Comment: 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.
Name: H***** R***
Date: 2023-06-17 19:37:25
Rating: 4
Comment: We stayed at this campground as our last stop before dropping our rental RV off nearby. Our space was clean and spacious, and the restrooms and showers are spotless! There is wifi but we kept getting kicked off it, and the gates to the campground are closed between 10PM and 8AM.
Name: B****** C******
Date: 2023-06-11 17:24:59
Rating: 2
Comment: Its a shame this park is not maintained because it could be so nice. We visited in a 44 fifth wheel and booked an end site (site 42) thinking it would be an easy back in....it wasnt! The placement of the directional signs and large rocks made it so difficult to back in our neighbor had to help me watch for way to many obstacles. The sites have weeds up to my knees and so many sticker it made taking my dog for a walk a nightmare for him and me. Talking to a staff member we were told that the park was gifted to the district and that the layout was not created by them. The Camp Store was not open, firewood was expensive and the washer and dryer cost $3.50 each. There are nice walking trails, large weed free grass areas to play games on, site are level and it was an easy on/off from highway 84.
Name: A***** J****
Date: 2023-01-29 05:49:40
Rating: 4
Comment: Beautiful and clean
Name: K*** L********
Date: 2023-01-23 01:35:24
Rating: 5
Comment: 🙈🙉🙊
Name: A****** W*****
Date: 2022-11-14 16:24:13
Rating: 5
Comment: We love this campsite! We are in Fremont so I call this Local camping its one of our favorite places! Bring a jacket though...its always chilly. We enjoy watching the airplanes on approach to SFO!Still love this campground!
Name: I**** Y**
Date: 2022-07-30 01:14:53
Rating: 5
Comment: New RV campground. Lots of spaces full hookups and very flat easy to park. Facilities are nice since everything is new.
Name: P*** M***
Date: 2022-07-12 04:29:18
Rating: 1
Comment: WORST CAMPGROUND EVER!!!!First, let me say after many years of being full time RVers this is our first negative review of a campground. The grounds of the campground are unkept, trash blowing around and overflowing the dumpsters, dog feces at our site. Described as a new campground with paved sites, we still had to place blocks under the tires of our Class A to get level. The neighboring camper looked like they were having a yard sale and the entrance gate to the campground closes at 10pm and you cannot drive back into the campground until 8am the following morning. The staff did inform us that we may park our car outside the gate and walk the half mile to our site, but the police may tow our vehicle as they have in the past.When I called to request a level, feces free site, Karen in the Reservations Dept. stated absolutely not, no changes to our reservation. When I explained I only was requesting a different site not adjusting our reservation, she explained I would have to pay for the new site in addition to the site we were already assigned. Karen was/is the rudest person I have dealt with in many years, horrible customer service.Do yourself and your family a huge favor and stay very far away from this campground!!!!!
Name: K******* L***
Date: 2022-06-02 13:31:42
Rating: 5
Comment: I love this place. Dog friendly, clean restrooms, trails. Very relaxing.
Name: N**** K******
Date: 2022-04-26 13:48:59
Rating: 5
Comment: Brand new campground so close to home! Very clean bathrooms, well maintained camp sites, and the sites are very spaced out. They are still developing more sites, so there is still alot to look forward to. Hiking trails to coyote hills are directly off the campsite. Nice local get away for sure. Gets a little windy at times, but its quite and tranquil. Dont wanna camp, just buy a day pass and have a picnic.
Name: T** B****
Date: 2022-03-21 19:15:29
Rating: 5
Comment: New RV & Tent campgrounds in Fremont,CA. Everything looks clean and new. I like this site because its the closes RV camp site to my home and it is connected to some nice trails. I visited this site on Labor Day weekend. Out of 63 sites, 15 were occupied.On 3/19/22 Spent 1 night there. Very quiet. There were about 25 rvs camping. Space for about 80 full hookups, 30 and 50 amps at all rv sites. Bathrooms and showers were clean. WiFi was excellent!!
Name: J** C*******
Date: 2022-03-15 15:39:47
Rating: 4
Comment: We did our shake down trip to this campground to test out all functions of our new trailer. Has full hookups. Nice area for kids to ride bikes and play on the grass. Not much of a camping experience but worked for us.
Name: P****** R**
Date: 2022-02-20 20:05:16
Rating: 5
Comment: First time here. They have only two campsites which allow tents (61 and 62). Rest are all RV sites. They have WiFi and restrooms are clean with hot water. This site is only 1.4 miles away from Safeway.Being close to SFO, you can hear flights all night long.
Name: M*** B*******
Date: 2021-12-04 20:09:11
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a beautiful new campground with great hiking trails around the bay. The place is still in process and expanding so I am looking forward too what is to come, but everything is nice and clean. The store and laundry are not open yet and Im not sure when the will be. It will be much nicer when the trees grow as I suspect there would be wind in the area. The days were pretty calm when I visited. Each RV site has nice concrete pads with 50 amp full hook ups. Not to worry, there is 30 amp as well. Also each area has a large concrete picnic bench whis is not movable and a nice fire pit. I will be making multiple trips to Dumbarton Quarry RV Park.
Name: H***** W*** H******
Date: 2021-11-20 06:16:47
Rating: 5
Comment: An absolutely beautiful campground! All paved. Spotless NICE showers and bathrooms that are cleaned daily. Golf course quality grassy areas. Fun playground for smaller kiddos. Even the dog poop bags are nice throughout the park. Gorgeous day use areas. My most favorite thing about this campground is the access to hiking. Basically right outside my bus door. And the staff here are so friendly and helpful and knowledgeable! I will go back to this campground over and over again! #teamHWH
Name: H***** K***
Date: 2021-09-15 00:08:24
Rating: 4
Comment: If you live near by and want to feel what its like to camp with the option of being able to go home if you dont like it this is the spot. Out family camps every year but this year we purchased a travel trailer and we used this place to go and try it out for a night. Its brand new and very clean. Theres a small play ground and a few small fields to play catch. A trail leads to the Coyote Hills so you can ride your bike or hike there. Not much eles to do here if you like activities on site. Its a low key place just to chill if thats what your into.
Name: J***** F******
Date: 2021-09-11 00:32:25
Rating: 4
Comment: A review from @amom2kidsandaparkThe newest East Bay Regional Park site to open comes equipped with 63 camping sites (rv and tent), a store, a playground, an amphitheater with fire pit, and picnic areas. Although it is ready for campers, the site has only implemented Phase 1 of opening. Phase 2 will incorporate more neighboring land which will in turn create more exploration opportunities.The campsite is located on the former Dumbarton Quarry which was active for nearly 60 years. Quarrying took gravel from a 190 foot hill to build local airports, bridges and highways. Quarrying the hill created the deepest human made pit in North America at 22 acres across and 320 feet below sea level at the deepest point. The pit was filled with clean debris from local constructions projects and is now one of the few “urban campsites” for miles. Although this doesn’t give the typical escape from the city camping vibe, it does offer traveling families an easy stop over when driving through the bay or local families the chance to give camping a try while being close to home. If all goes to hell you can literally load your kids in your car and drive home. Just return the next day to try again 😅If you need to add nature to your camping visit there are trails that connect to nearby Coyote Hills and the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.The play area has a low structure with double slide, steps, short climbing wall, jumping pads, music maker, bridge, and shoot allowing a toy or ball to travel from the top level to the ground. There is a three person teeter totter, climbing logs and rocks with small hiding spots mixed in, and a swing set (hard plastic standard swings). Behind the playground is a large grassy area. There is a bathroom and parking lot near the playground.You may notice there’s basically no shade. The running comment with other parents who were also there on opening day was “this is gonna be a great spot in like 30 years when all the trees grow”. Not an ideal spot for a hot day 🥵As it is a regional park there is a parking fee to access the grounds (even if you want to just drive around to check it out).
Name: A** G****
Date: 2021-08-31 05:19:30
Rating: 4
Comment: We went to the ribbon cutting and look forward to campling here next month. My only complaint is you must book 48 hours in advance on reserve america. No last minute or drive up accepted.
Name: F****** - D******* R*******
Date: 2021-08-29 02:07:07
Rating: 5
Comment: First set of people to use the RV cites. Perfect spot for hiking, biking, walking…super well maintained and very spacious back in cites. Our new home away from. Staff was very helpful.
Name: J*** V*****
Date: 2024-06-23 04:23:37
Rating: 4
Comment: This place is a well kept campground,the staff is friendly until they think you arent supposed to be there and then they are pretty rude..(my opinion ). Theres also some weird dude in campsite #1 hes got cameras and motion sensor around his camp and he monitors the laundry room, even seen him opening up someone elses dryer. (Weird). Anyways the campground is a nice place, they sell firewood,have laundry, hot showers,and great hiking/walking trails...would definitely stay here again....worth checking out if youre into RVing...