Campground

We hiked in 6 miles from the Bear Valley Visitor Center and 5.5 miles out the next day to the Palomarin TH. This requires staging vehicles at both ends which is a 30 minute drive one way but you get to see more of the park this way if you have this luxury.

Our Scout Troop stayed in group site 3 at Wildcat which holds 10-25 people. We walked all the campsites after people left. Sites 1-3 are group sites with the other 5 being individual sites for up to 8 people. Sites 4 and 8 are close to each other. 7 doesn't have any level ground but is closest to the trail to the ocean. Sites 5 and 6 are the best.

Wildcat has a water spigot with good tasting potable water so no filter needed. There are 2 pit toilets with TP and lots of trash and recycling cans. The campsites themselves all have nice cement picnic tables and food lockers.

If the tides are favorable then it's worth walking 1 mile south on the beach to Alamere Falls. There is a pinch point that requires the tide to be low to cross safely (probably 0 feet or less). You would want to hit that area as the tide is continuing to recede so you can return to Wildcat.