Plaskett Creek Campground

It was great!

It was great!

We spent 2 nights in Plaskett, the first at site #035 that we reserved in advance and then the 2nd night moved to site #022 for the first come first serve.
The park was easy to find, even at night (JUST MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE MAP BEFORE YOU LEAVE SANTA CRUZ AREA (if heading south) BECAUSE THERE'S ZERO RECEPTION!). Pavement all the way around the park (some repairs needed, but nothing inadequate for our truck with truck camper. Good signage, so was easy to find our location...all except the bathroom. Pulling in at night (was pitch-black) made that challenging. Late arrival meant we had to check-in the next morning as we went to try to get a FCFS 2nd night after 11am. At first, Adri was not very friendly starting with "I didn't check you in last night." When we explained we arrived late, she responded curtly "Last name?" Once we established we had a reservation, she eventually became more friendly and told us site #22 was available, but not very friendly or helpful. However on future encounters, she seemed much lighter and friendly. There was an unpleasant interaction with a fellow camper starting yelling profanities as loud as he could for 30ish min, and she came around and apologized for observing that interaction and introduced her dogs to my kids.
Note: You do have to buy the $15 small bundle of wood.
No water in the restrooms so plan accordingly, but toilets do flush but not all restrooms were unlocked and available. Several times were there long lines waiting to go. Please unlock all of the restrooms.
Great listening to the sound of the waves! Important to note that to get to the beach, you have to go down a rope to get to the gorgeous beach so we just explored above on top of the cliffs.
While $35/night is pretty standard, especially for Big Sur, I do think the lack of available water warranted a slightly cheaper price...but is Big Sur! Other campgrounds have zero water, so there's that...

We spent 2 nights in Plaskett, the first at site #035 that we reserved in advance and then the 2nd night moved to site #022 for the first come first serve.
The park was easy to find, even at night (JUST MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE MAP BEFORE YOU LEAVE SANTA CRUZ AREA (if heading south) BECAUSE THERE'S ZERO RECEPTION!). Pavement all the way around the park (some repairs needed, but nothing inadequate for our truck with truck camper. Good signage, so was easy to find our location...all except the bathroom. Pulling in at night (was pitch-black) made that challenging. Late arrival meant we had to check-in the next morning as we went to try to get a FCFS 2nd night after 11am. At first, Adri was not very friendly starting with "I didn't check you in last night." When we explained we arrived late, she responded curtly "Last name?" Once we established we had a reservation, she eventually became more friendly and told us site #22 was available, but not very friendly or helpful. However on future encounters, she seemed much lighter and friendly. There was an unpleasant interaction with a fellow camper starting yelling profanities as loud as he could for 30ish min, and she came around and apologized for observing that interaction and introduced her dogs to my kids.
Note: You do have to buy the $15 small bundle of wood.
No water in the restrooms so plan accordingly, but toilets do flush but not all restrooms were unlocked and available. Several times were there long lines waiting to go. Please unlock all of the restrooms.
Great listening to the sound of the waves! Important to note that to get to the beach, you have to go down a rope to get to the gorgeous beach so we just explored above on top of the cliffs.
While $35/night is pretty standard, especially for Big Sur, I do think the lack of available water warranted a slightly cheaper price...but is Big Sur! Other campgrounds have zero water, so there's that...

It was a good experience, pretty campground. So happy you have someone selling firewood! Pricey but worth it. The only issue was 2 of the 4 bathrooms were out of service. Made it inconvenient to go to the bathroom always people in them. Other than that issue would come back!

It was a good experience, pretty campground. So happy you have someone selling firewood! Pricey but worth it. The only issue was 2 of the 4 bathrooms were out of service. Made it inconvenient to go to the bathroom always people in them. Other than that issue would come back!

An incredible site with plenty of space between pitches and the light coming through the trees is magical. We loved the walk over to Sand Dollar Beach! A very special place!

An incredible site with plenty of space between pitches and the light coming through the trees is magical. We loved the walk over to Sand Dollar Beach! A very special place!

Plaskett Creek is a wonderful place! It’s a great campground with a sunset view and 10 min walk from the beach. It’s highly recommended!

we had a really beautiful campsite and the weather was perfect
. The campground restrooms were clean and the camp hosts were really helpful
Excellent experience