Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Samuel P. Taylor State Park

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Location: 15 miles west of San Rafael on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
Facilities: Family campsites (6 sites @di), 2 group camps (75-person capacity), horsemen's camp, picnic areas (é), hiking trails, paved bike trail (é), restrooms (é), visitor center.
Activities: Camping, swimming, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding.
Special Features: Park features wooded countryside with a unique mix of coast redwoods groves and open grassland in the rolling hills of Marin County north of San Francisco. In the 1870s and 1880s, the resort area known as Camp Taylor was one of the first places in the nation to offer outdoor camping as a form of recreation. Today the site of Camp Taylor lies within the boundaries of the state park.
Address: PO Box 251
Lagunitas, CA 94938
Phone: 415-488-9897;
Web: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=469
Size: 2,707 acres.

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