Plaskett Creek Campground

We spent 2 nights in site #039. 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) and walked all over looking for the bathroom that was right by our campsite! 😜🤷‍♀️. Efficient check in and out, and camp host basically helpful although didn't see until needed to buy the $15 small bundle of wood. Apparently he sells water also, but we had plenty. The campground is very scenic ... gorgeous, huge trees everywhere!

No water in the restrooms so plan accordingly.
Great listening to the sound of the waves! My kids loved playing on that tree in the middle of the grass. Important to note that to get to the beach, you have to go down a staircase of 80-100(?) steps to get to the gorgeous beach! Or 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 site #039. 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) and walked all over looking for the bathroom that was right by our campsite! 😜🤷‍♀️. Efficient check in and out, and camp host basically helpful although didn't see until needed to buy the $15 small bundle of wood. Apparently he sells water also, but we had plenty. The campground is very scenic ... gorgeous, huge trees everywhere!

No water in the restrooms so plan accordingly.
Great listening to the sound of the waves! My kids loved playing on that tree in the middle of the grass. Important to note that to get to the beach, you have to go down a staircase of 80-100(?) steps to get to the gorgeous beach! Or 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...

First off don't make people sign in to leave reviews. you should make it easy.
Nice CG, solid, friendly, and helpful hosts.

Beautiful, peaceful.

First off don't make people sign in to leave reviews. you should make it easy.
Nice CG, solid, friendly, and helpful hosts.

Beautiful, peaceful.

This is a really nice campground, and my visit last week was my second one.
What I liked best:
1. The parking pads are paved, and most are reasonably level side-to-side. A few of them have enough of a front-to-back slope that leveling a large RV might require use of wood leveling blocks under your jacks. When you make your reservation, don't forget to check the length of the parking pad so that you can be sure that it's long enough for your rig. Some of the sites are as short as 20 feet, the longest are about 40 feet.
2. There are lots of water spigots scattered around, so you generally don't have to walk more than 50 feet from most of the sites to get water.
3. It's an easy walk from the campground down to Sand Dollar Beach. Be sure to check the tides for San Simeon on the NOAA website before you leave: the beach completely disappears at high tide, so you want to know in advance when the low tides are going to be during your visit.
4. The path down to the beach is a bit rough and rutted for about 200 feet; if you are "older", or just not in the best of shape, I recommend trekking poles to help you get safely through the rough part of the trail.
5. There is no water faucet at the Beach parking area. Be sure to bring drinking water for your day at the beach.
6. There is a $10 day use fee for the Beach, but if you display your Camping receipt on your mirror, the fee is waived.
7. Both times I've been to this campground, the water faucets in the restroom sinks were disabled due to a water shortage. So plan on washing up after using the restroom at your campsite. There is no electric light anywhere in the campground, including the restrooms, so be sure you have a flashlight, as the restrooms are pitch dark after sunset.
8. 26 miles south of Plaskett Creek, at Point Piedras Blancas, is an elephant seal rookery beach that is well worth a visit if you make a day trip down the coast during your camping trip.

Beautiful campground!!

This is a really nice campground, and my visit last week was my second one.
What I liked best:
1. The parking pads are paved, and most are reasonably level side-to-side. A few of them have enough of a front-to-back slope that leveling a large RV might require use of wood leveling blocks under your jacks. When you make your reservation, don't forget to check the length of the parking pad so that you can be sure that it's long enough for your rig. Some of the sites are as short as 20 feet, the longest are about 40 feet.
2. There are lots of water spigots scattered around, so you generally don't have to walk more than 50 feet from most of the sites to get water.
3. It's an easy walk from the campground down to Sand Dollar Beach. Be sure to check the tides for San Simeon on the NOAA website before you leave: the beach completely disappears at high tide, so you want to know in advance when the low tides are going to be during your visit.
4. The path down to the beach is a bit rough and rutted for about 200 feet; if you are "older", or just not in the best of shape, I recommend trekking poles to help you get safely through the rough part of the trail.
5. There is no water faucet at the Beach parking area. Be sure to bring drinking water for your day at the beach.
6. There is a $10 day use fee for the Beach, but if you display your Camping receipt on your mirror, the fee is waived.
7. Both times I've been to this campground, the water faucets in the restroom sinks were disabled due to a water shortage. So plan on washing up after using the restroom at your campsite. There is no electric light anywhere in the campground, including the restrooms, so be sure you have a flashlight, as the restrooms are pitch dark after sunset.
8. 26 miles south of Plaskett Creek, at Point Piedras Blancas, is an elephant seal rookery beach that is well worth a visit if you make a day trip down the coast during your camping trip.

Beautiful campground!!