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Plaskett Creek Campground offers a beautiful, peaceful setting just a short walk from Sand Dollar Beach, making it a great spot for camping. Many visitors praised the friendly camp hosts and the spacious, scenic environment, ideal for families and pets. However, the campground faces criticism due to the lack of potable water and restroom facilities, with porta potties being the only option, which some found unsatisfactory.
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July 29, 2025 Stayed at: 012, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
The drive-through the campground is pretty tight, so if you have a large RV, you can pretty much forget about this campground. Otherwise it’s a beautiful place. The campground hosts were delightful, friendly, and courteous. The campground Road is full of potholes, though, which could use some attention from the state of California.
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July 26, 2025 Stayed at: 020, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Nice campground, but watch out for the boulders! There are large boulders along all the roadways and campsites, making it difficult to navigate and difficult to pull into your campsite! The forest service has made this unnecessarily difficult for larger RVs. Everything else was good about the campground, though it was very busy on a summer weekend.
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July 26, 2025 Stayed at: 020, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Nice campground, but watch out for the boulders! There are large boulders along all the roadways and campsites, making it difficult to navigate and difficult to pull into your campsite! The forest service has made this unnecessarily difficult for larger RVs. Everything else was good about the campground, though it was very busy on a summer weekend.
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July 25, 2025 Stayed at: 030, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Camp hosts were super helpful!
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July 25, 2025 Stayed at: 035, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Fantastic hosts that worked hard making campers comfortable, sharing knowledgeable travel tips, and keeping the campground clean. Sand Dollar beach is incredible!
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July 25, 2025 Stayed at: 030, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Camp hosts were super helpful!
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July 25, 2025 Stayed at: 035, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Fantastic hosts that worked hard making campers comfortable, sharing knowledgeable travel tips, and keeping the campground clean. Sand Dollar beach is incredible!
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July 24, 2025 Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
We were in site 006, clearly the BEST site in the whole park. The camp hosts, William and Lisa, were 2 sites up from us. I have NEVER been witness to better camp hosts at any park I've ever been to...ever! They were very personable, helpful, friendly, etc. The place was CLEAN. William was constantly buzzing around in his cart dumping trash and tidying up. Because there are parking spaces for extra vehicles, random peeps would come in and try to park because Sand Dollar Beach is right down the street and it gets full on the weekends. William was patrolling to make sure people who didn't pay to be there would move and hit the road. He had to deal with some real turkeys, but he got the job done. This place is very gorgeous. I will say that the large ROCKS that have strategically placed so people don't park on the grass are a little tough to navigate so you'd better be good at backing in and avoiding damage to your vehicles. Our site was actually level from side to side, which was a shocker. We are 45 ft in length total, truck and trailer and we squeaked into our site 006 just fine.
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July 24, 2025 Stayed at: 006, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
We were in site 006, clearly the BEST site in the whole park. The camp hosts, William and Lisa, were 2 sites up from us. I have NEVER been witness to better camp hosts at any park I've ever been to...ever! They were very personable, helpful, friendly, etc. The place was CLEAN. William was constantly buzzing around in his cart dumping trash and tidying up. Because there are parking spaces for extra vehicles, random peeps would come in and try to park because Sand Dollar Beach is right down the street and it gets full on the weekends. William was patrolling to make sure people who didn't pay to be there would move and hit the road. He had to deal with some real turkeys, but he got the job done. This place is very gorgeous. I will say that the large ROCKS that have strategically placed so people don't park on the grass are a little tough to navigate so you'd better be good at backing in and avoiding damage to your vehicles. Our site was actually level from side to side, which was a shocker. We are 45 ft in length total, truck and trailer and we squeaked into our site 006 just fine.
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July 20, 2025 Stayed at: GS1, Loop: PLAS
William and Lisa were fantastic camp hosts! They would check the toilets and trash sometimes 3x a day, making sure it was tidy and well kept. They were both friendly and we enjoyed their friendliness!
Plaskett creek is well situated on the coast and it’s one of my favorite places on earth!
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, Big Sur, CA 93920 United States
Elevation: 118 ft
Hwy 1 is TEMPORARILY CLOSED from the Monterey area
From San Luis Obispo, travel north on Highway 1 for approximately 65 mi to the campground.
Plaskett Creek Campground is accessible via Highway 1, approximately 65 miles north from San Luis Obispo.
The closest entrance is: West Entrance
Approximate drive: 49.9 mi · over 1 hr (86 min)
Last updated: October 24, 2026
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Nearby city: Salinas, CA
Approx. 53 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 354 ft
Best Season: Summer, Fall
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