McCormick Creek Camp & Gardens

97%

· Loma Mar, San Mateo, California

Hosted by A. Mark L.

Come visit our 16 acre farmstead in the Santa Cruz mountains, about an hour from San Francisco, Santa Cruz and San Jose. It's the rich, bottom slope of the only named little mountain around here (Mount Ellen, in the adjoining Memorial Park), mostly covered with towering Redwoods, Douglas Fir, Bay Laurel and gorgeous Oaks. We are named after a perennial creek which feeds the larger Pescadero Creek, once home to Coho Salmon and still home to Steelhead Trout. Our home base is modest and rustic. We use off-the-grid electricity, high speed Internet, hot outdoor showers, self-milled lumber, and a few temporary structures. We live and work lightly on the land, but our ambitions are big. Sepp Holzer led his first Permaculture workshop in California here, supporting our vision of an environmentally run camp integrated with small scale farming, forestry and public education. Your input has the potential to help direct the future of our camp and farm, and we welcome your experiences and insight. We love bicyclists, international travelers and open minds!

Activities

Biking

Hiking

Wind sports

Surfing

Natural features

Beach

Forest

Redwoods

River, stream, or creek

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Reviews

97% Recommend459 ratings · 141 reviews

Chassy C.

2 reviews

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· May 2018

M.C.C. North Slope

Great spot! Highly recommended.

Glen C.

7 reviews

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· February 2018

M.C.C. Redwood Ring

Awesome experience at M.C.C. Redwood Ring. Beautiful area and well-maintained campground. Communal fire was a great place to meet other campers. Camping spots are close to each other but everyone was respectful and friendly. Would recommend!

Shelby B.

2 reviews

Mixed feelings

· January 2018

M.C.C. Redwood Ring

This place was really neat! It was pretty secluded from any major town/city which was nice, but the campsite was right next to a road. The campsites are very close in proximity to one another which was one thing I wasn't a fan of due to privacy but there were several community fire pits which made it easy to make friends and meet new people. One thing I was definitely not a fan of was the VERY steep hill up to the campsites. *IF* there's someone there to help you haul up your belongings/gear, that's awesome..... but on your way out, unless you can carry all of your gear in one trip (not practical) you have to make several trips up and down and up and down and .... up and down.... which can get pretty tiring. Overall, I really loved the environment of the campsite! I also got to meet some cool people with wonderful stories to tell, but I wouldn't camp here again unless I had VERY minimal gear to camp with.

Maddy N.

10 reviews

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· November 2017

M.C.C. Redwood Ring

We had a great time here! Love the communal fire pit area. Beautiful hikes nearby. Some of the campsites are small and very close together - would be fun to come with a larger group.

Nina C.

4 reviews

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· October 2017

M.C.C. North Slope

Beautiful! They layout of the campgrounds is fun & unique given that it is located on a steep hill. They have so many amenities that make the camping experience full of ease (firewood, kindling, water hose, baggage transport up the big hill). The manager gave me advice on fun little spots to hike around nearby as well, which was totally appreciated. The ONLY downside (and this is something the owners can't really control) is that there is a YMCA Camp right across the street. I heard children intensely playing and screaming all afternoon and once the night descended there was loud dubstep/pop music booming up the hillside to my camp. I'm guessing this was some sort of special event and that's not the typical experience for a camper at North Slope, but it seems worth knowing it could be a possibility.

Richard H.

4 reviews

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· October 2017

M.C.C. Redwood Ring

Great campsite, Mark was an excellent host. The walk up the hill was fine, not too strenuous but we were glad Mark took the bags up for us. We stayed on pitch nr1 at Redwood Ring, nice and level and easily big enough for a 2 person tent, pitch 2 is quite close but the weekend we stayed it was empty which was a bonus. Setting is stunning, very quiet and dark. Would be good if there were a few more tree stumps to use as small tables by the pitch. The fire pit was really good and Mark left loads of kindling and paper to get it going. Would certainly recommend it and will be back next season for sure. Dick & Sara

Location

Loma Mar, San Mateo, California, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Ohlone, Ramaytush, and Muwekma First Nations according to

Native Land Digital.

To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking