Doug, you might look a little further afield for a place to park the motorhome.  For example, Davis.  There is Amtrak service several times per day between Davis and Berkeley.  Not that long a ride, and some interesting sites along the way.  And of course, Berkeley has BART service all day and night.

The places I could recommend to visit would be on everyone's list including all the published stuff.  However, at the risk of being redundant, I must mention Muir Woods National Park and the state park next door, both in Marin County  (name for the state park escapes me at the moment).  There are wonderful area parks in Oakland and Berkeley in the hills, some with great views of the entire Bay area.  mcneely

---- Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hi gang --- while we still have our beloved 84 Westy BlueBelle we are
> currently travelling in a 23 ft Europa motorhome. We want to look around
> the San Francisco Bay area for a couple of days starting around Jan 10. In
> other cities we've been able to park somewhere (for free) and take transit
> around the city to sightsee without having to worry about driving and
> parking the RV. However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the
> local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone  suggest a place we
> can park the little RV for the day -- transit around town --- and return to
> sleep at night. We figure a couple or three days should do the trick. Also
> any suggestions of 'must see' things we should do when in the Bay area
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
> Mississauga Ontario
>
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> http://www.dougalcock.com

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David McNeely