About Plaskett Creek Campground
Number of accommodations: 38
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (1089)
What Guests Are Saying
Plaskett Creek Campground is praised for its stunning natural beauty, friendly and helpful camp hosts, and proximity to Sand Dollar Beach, making it an ideal spot for a peaceful getaway. While there are no potable water facilities and the restrooms were closed during some visits, well-maintained portable toilets were available. Many reviewers expressed a desire to return, highlighting the campground's spacious sites and tranquil atmosphere.
What Guests Are Saying
Plaskett Creek Campground is praised for its stunning natural beauty, friendly and helpful camp hosts, and proximity to Sand Dollar Beach, making it an ideal spot for a peaceful getaway. While there are no potable water facilities and the restrooms were closed during some visits, well-maintained portable toilets were available. Many reviewers expressed a desire to return, highlighting the campground's spacious sites and tranquil atmosphere.
Review Summary
Chris D
VerifiedMarch 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Camp grounds are very well kept with clean restrooms. Camp host helpful and had a plentiful supply of firewood. All campers respecting the quiet time at night. Short walk across Hwy 1 to Sand Dollar Beach. There's a steep stairway down to the beach but well worth the effort. Jsut up the coast are places for watching Condors and then a little further up the coast is Monterey Bay. Easy to go up and back in a day. Gray whales were cruising just off the coastline while we were there for this trip.
Mark K
VerifiedMarch 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Great time at Plaskett Creek campground. Camp hosts were very friendly and helpful.
Sherry H
VerifiedMarch 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
The camp host are very nice and it is a beautiful campground.I gave this campground experience a lower score because there is not much to do there. To get to the beach you have to walk down a steep flight of stairs and it's just a beach. The walk to Jade Cove is nice but the walk to the cove is rugged. I suppose if you wanted to drive further north you could find more hiking.
Sherry H
VerifiedMarch 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
The camp host are very nice and it is a beautiful campground.I gave this campground experience a lower score because there is not much to do there. To get to the beach you have to walk down a steep flight of stairs and it's just a beach. The walk to Jade Cove is nice but the walk to the cove is rugged. I suppose if you wanted to drive further north you could find more hiking.
Dawne H
VerifiedMarch 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Very clean
campground hosts helpful
nice to be dog friendly and especially down to beach
enjoy accessible sand dollar beach and bluff area
Ken J
VerifiedMarch 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Nice, clean campground. Hosts’ were friendly and seemed attentive. Beach access, for several miles north or south, is limited to small stretch of beach a short walk from campgrounds. No activities or attractions beyond that.
Dawne H
VerifiedMarch 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Very clean
campground hosts helpful
nice to be dog friendly and especially down to beach
enjoy accessible sand dollar beach and bluff area
Ken J
VerifiedMarch 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
Nice, clean campground. Hosts’ were friendly and seemed attentive. Beach access, for several miles north or south, is limited to small stretch of beach a short walk from campgrounds. No activities or attractions beyond that.
Ari M
VerifiedMarch 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
The campground is great! Well kept. The sinks weren't working, so that was a bummer. The major downside was the camp host at the time, Dara(sp?). We were trying to get more campsites and she didn't understand, even though we paid her, she wouldn't give us the car tags that she said we needed to be there. Our other friends also had a similar situation in which they bought a site and she gave them a site that was already taken and wouldn't give them another site. She also charged every car that came through for our campsites even though we had already paid for them.
Ari M
VerifiedMarch 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: PLASKETT CREEK CAMPGROUND
The campground is great! Well kept. The sinks weren't working, so that was a bummer. The major downside was the camp host at the time, Dara(sp?). We were trying to get more campsites and she didn't understand, even though we paid her, she wouldn't give us the car tags that she said we needed to be there. Our other friends also had a similar situation in which they bought a site and she gave them a site that was already taken and wouldn't give them another site. She also charged every car that came through for our campsites even though we had already paid for them.
Location Plaskett Creek Campground
Address:
Big Sur, CA, 93920
United States
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.
Plaskett Creek Campground is accessible via Highway 1, approximately 65 miles north from San Luis Obispo.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.9172 / -121.465
Elevation: 118 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026