Adjacent to Camp Bothin in beautiful Marin County, Arequipa offers a winterized facility, group campsites, access to hiking trails and close proximity to a variety of environmental and adventure-based resources. Whether seeking site-based programs or offsite adventures, Arequipa provides a menu of affordable options for small groups to medium sized groups. Take advantage of Camp Bothin programs offerings, such as archery, high ropes course, zipline and more.
Attention: New site reservations for Dec 2, 2024 and the next 6 months (on a rolling basis) will be available starting September 10, 2024. Use the RESERVE 12/2/24+ button below to make a reservation.
If you need to make a reservation for now till 12/1/2024 please use the RESERVE NOW button.
If you are a non-profit serving youth and are interested in renting one of our sites, please contact us at registration@gsnorcal.org for pricing and information. We are not able to rent our properties for private events, companies or non-profits not serving youth. All non-profit reservations are full for Fall 2024. Please check back after September 10 for Spring 2025.
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Rental Period
Day Only: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Night Only: 5:00 PM–9:30 AM
On-Site Resources & Amenities
- Outdoor Stage and group campfire circle for shared use if other groups are present.
Total camp capacity: 62 people/night and 150 people/day
Steinau House:
Day capacity of 24
- At this time Steinau House is only be used for Day Use. Overnight accommodations are not available inside Steinau House.
- Complete kitchen with propane stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot, sink and drainer
- Meeting/eating room, small lounge area, electricity, indoor showers, indoor fireplace.
- Outdoor picnic tables, barbecue and campfire area
Buckeye Campsite:
Overnight capacity of 16
- Barbecue, campfire ring, running water, picnic tables, potable water at campsite and areas for tent camping
- Two flush toilets and an outdoor sink, no electricity
- Stairs up to campsite from parking area
Madrone Campsite:
Overnight capacity of 16
- Water spicket
- Picnic table
- Tent camping only, bring your own tents
Redwood Glen:
Overnight capacity of 30
- Campfire Circle
- Outdoor cooking oven/stove
- Picnic tables
- Potable water
Local Attractions
Local attractions within 30 minutes:
- Ferry to Angel Island State Park
- Mount Tamalpais State Park
- The Marine Mammal Center
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Sausalito
- Sea Trek: Sea Kayak and Paddleboard rentals and tours in Sausalito. Girl Scouts NorCal approved vendor.
Local attractions within 1 hour:
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Tomales Bay
- Point Reyes Outdoors: Sea kayak outfitter serving Point Reyes and Tomales Bay. Girl Scouts NorCal approved vendor.
Rates for GSNorCal Members
| Name of Rental Unit | Capacity Day/Night | Day Rate | Night Rate |
| Steinau House | 24 | $60 | N/A |
| Redwood Glen | 30 | $40 | $65 |
| Buckeye | 16 | $30 | $55 |
| Madrone | 16 | $30 | $55 |
| Entire Site | 86 | $160 | $235 |
Address
3025 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Fairfax, CA 94930
From San Mateo & San Francisco:
- Take 101 North across the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Take exit 450B Sir Francis Drake Blvd/San Anselmo.
- Continue on Sir Francis Drake Blvd for about 6 miles, passing through the town of Fairfax. The camp entrance is about 1.5 miles past Fairfax.
- Turn left into the entrance to Camp Arequipa.
From East Bay/Contra Costa:
- Take I-580 West across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
- Take exit 2A Sir Francis Drake Blvd toward 101 South.
- Continue on Sir Francis Drake Blvd for about 10 miles, passing through the town of Fairfax. The camp entrance is about 1.5 miles past Fairfax.
- Turn left into the entrance to Camp Arequipa.
