Plaskett Creek Campground

$45.00–$200.00/night

Show on map 805-434-1996 info@camplospadres.com

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Non-potable water at campground. Please arrive with plenty of drinking water.

Nov 9, 2026 – Aug 1, 2027

Overview

Plaskett Creek Campground offers a beautiful location just minutes from Sand Dollar Beach, one of the largest and most popular beaches in central California. The campground gives visitors access to a variety of outdoor activities, including water play and exploration of the surrounding hills and forests. The family-friendly campground offers comfortably equipped sites, allowing anyone to enjoy a relaxing stay in the Los Padres National Forest.

Recreation

A short walk leads to Sand Dollar Beach, a very popular spot for surfing, fishing, swimming, exploring, sunbathing and more. Fishing permits are required for anyone over age 16. Anglers can expect a catch of yellow perch and other coastal surf fish. The beach is dog-friendly, as long as dogs are leashed and waste is picked up.

A variety of trails exist along the beach, which lead to the bluffs that overlook the beach and coves in the area. Additional hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails can be accessed within a short drive from the campground, and offer scenic views of waterfalls, redwood groves and mountain meadows and streams.

Facilities

The campground offers single-family sites, as well as three group campsites, for tent and RV camping. Group sites can accommodate up to 40 people and 10 vehicles. Extra vehicles will be charged an additional fee. Utility hookups are not available.

Individual campsites are each equipped with a table and campfire ring with grill. Flush toilets, sinks and drinking water are provided throughout the campground. An accessible flush toilet is located near Site 10. Group sites are equipped with several tables, grills and campfire circles. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided in the group area.

Natural Features

The campground is located in west-central California, on the east side of Highway 1. Sand Dollar Beach, the largest sandy beach in the Big Sur area, is just south of the campground. The Pacific Ocean borders the campground to the west and the surf can be heard at many campsites.

The campground has a park-like setting, under a scattered canopy of mature Monterey pine and cypress trees. Cedar trees provide a fragrant aroma. All sites are grassy. The campground is situated at an elevation of about 200 feet in the Los Padres National Forest.

Wildlife in the area includes fox, bobcat, deer and raccoon. Mountain lions and bears are occasionally seen in the area, although they have never entered the campground.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (820) 500-1099.

Camp site features

Across 46 camp sites:

Pets allowed: all 46 sites
Group sites: 3 of 46 sites
Longest RV: 50 ft
Largest party: 40 people

Services within 25 miles · OpenStreetMap

Nearest water fill: 11.8 mi

Fees

Up to 8 people and 2 vehicles per site.

Directions

Hwy 1 is TEMPORARILY CLOSED from the Monterey area From San Luis Obispo, travel north on Highway 1 for approximately 65 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 3 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Merle D

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Reviewed 8 days ago

We love this campground. But definitely needs some updates. Picnic tables are falling apart. We recently stayed at campsite 41 and I leaned on the table, one of the boards fell off and I fell down too. Thankfully I wasn’t hurt. Also boards to sit are loose. Our biggest complaint were the porta potties. They smelled awful. Any campsite near them had to deal with the smell. We arrived on a Sunday and left on Wednesday and they were not cleaned during that time. By the time we left Wednesday they were also out of toilet paper. Please get the bathrooms working!

Jason C

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Reviewed 10 days ago

We stayed here at the end of October and the weather was absolutely perfect. The location and view from the campsite are both great, however, the overall cleanliness of the campground was horrendous. We stayed there for two nights and the total came to a little under $100. For that price, you should expect to have clean garbage cans and clean porta-potties. The garbages near our site (29) were overflowing and the porta-potties were so smelly that it was really unbearable to even use them. A few of them had little to no toilet paper and some even had moist toilet paper. Both of these issues caused flies to be constantly around the picnic table and surrounding areas. I've stayed here a couple times in the past and never had an issue. I do understand that staffing and funding for the NPS have been cut drastically so I do sympathize. Other than those two issues, the stay was relaxing and nothing beats the beauty of Big Sur. We were greeted by a darling black kitty who hung out and hunted in the grass next to us.

David C

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Reviewed 11 days ago

Bring your own water and firewood. Book way in advance.

Wilson F

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Reviewed 11 days ago

Great that the campground is back open! It was very hard to get any info on if it was actually open though before driving there in person.

Matthew G

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Reviewed 14 days ago

The bathroom situation is unfortunate. We understand that the campground was closed for a while due to fires in the area, but it would be nice to be able to use the actual bathrooms instead of porta potties. Listening to doors slam a few times through the night was less slightly annoying.

Jennifer L

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Reviewed 16 days ago

Gorgeous campground that deserves attention and upkeep. The plumbing needs to be fixed and bathrooms reopened and maintained. The porta-Jons are unsightly.

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in November, when about 22% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 7 years of reservations.