We wanted to drive down to Half Moon Bay to visit the Pillar Point RV Park we heard about while stopped in Bakersfield. I google-mapped it and we took the 101 south to Hwy 1 and headed down the coast. We found the park and drove in to check it out. Very nice little spot on the ocean in HMB. Turns out it was a first-come first-served kind of place. The camp host mentioned they posted info on their website and that the best day to arrive was on Sunday mornings.
After grabbing a brochure, we headed back north a bit so I could find Mavericks Beach. I had heard about the famous surfing spot years ago and wanted to check it out. I was guessing we wouldn’t be able to see the surfers as the spot where they surf is over a mile off the beach. It was not an easy place to find. No signs, just a bunch of short little streets in what looked like an old industrial area.
We finally found the right road and drove out to the Air Force station. Just before the signs saying we could go no further, there was a small dirt parking lot to the left. We backed up and parked in there.
There was a wide dirt path at the back of the lot that went out between a tall bluff and an inlet. We hiked out there and around the bluff out to the 
beach side. On the way out, we spotted this really cool bench and had to snap a few pics. It was a beautiful day, probably 80 degrees and a nice breeze. Snapped some pics and headed back where we got to watch a seal or otter play just a bit off shore of the inlet, within 50 feet of some boys that had no idea he was there. They were preoccupied with a crab or something in the rocks by the shoreline.
We got back to the car and proceeded to head back north on Highway 1 to look for another RV campground I had seen online. We found that one. It was not as nice as the other park, and was high up on a cliff. One thing that caught our attention was all the sites along the cliff were chain link fenced off. It appears they are falling into the ocean. The other sites at that campground were awful… scratch that place.
Once out of there I headed for Skyline Drive as it kept us by the ocean on the way north after Hwy 1 headed inland. It skirts the beach in areas and goes by the SF zoo. I didn’t know there was another Ocean Beach up 
here, didn’t appear as cool as the one in San Diego though. Kathy got to see the Cliff House, and we stopped at Lands End and I took a few photos of the old Sutro Baths. And then we headed out to find the Lands End Labyrinth just past the Legion of Honor memorial park. Gorgeous vistas abound.
Down the hill we went to spy on China Beach. After driving around in circles for a bit, we finally found the correct turn. The houses over there were spectacular, must be the really rich end of San Francisco. Turns out it was a long way down to the beach from where we 
parked. We got about a third of the way down when we spotted the “No pet” signs. Bummer. [It was a really steep hill, so I was happy we couldn’t go down!]
We climbed back out and started looking for a way to the Golden Gate 
Bridge and back to the RV. It’s just so different on the west end of SF, you wouldn’t know you are in a city. The whole Presidio Park area is breathtaking with all its views.
Next time we come back, we will spend a lot more time out there.