Plaskett Creek Campground

We had an unfortunate situation where we booked a site and arrived at 9.15p to see that our site had been taken by another group. When we asked them, we were told that the host had done this as there was a storm and people had to be moved due to an unsafe tree. While this is understandable, there was no communication from the host about what to do if the actual party holding the reservation were to arrive (even worse, the sign outside the campground said "Campground Full" which it would be given the holidays and beautiful spot). This resulted in a spat with the occupiers of our site and the host was AWOL resulting in just a really bad evening. The next morning she asked us to move to our site (but only after 12 noon checkout as the other party were still to check out and gaslights us with 'you came in late' which is an absurd claim to make for a campground so remote and at any rate was fully paid for in advance and was in no way a 'no show.' Anyways, beautiful campground with plenty to do around but this was a first bad experience for us in close to two decades across America's wonderful public lands. Could've been solved easily if only the host (who seemed to be a little edgy generally) had left a message with the occupiers of our site to direct us to an appropriate site for the night given the situation of safety that had happened prior. I would highly recommend the campground and location. Wonderful beach style access just across the campground and also Limekiln State Park is a cook little spot to explore among the local Redwoods. Sometimes, guano just happens.

We had an unfortunate situation where we booked a site and arrived at 9.15p to see that our site had been taken by another group. When we asked them, we were told that the host had done this as there was a storm and people had to be moved due to an unsafe tree. While this is understandable, there was no communication from the host about what to do if the actual party holding the reservation were to arrive (even worse, the sign outside the campground said "Campground Full" which it would be given the holidays and beautiful spot). This resulted in a spat with the occupiers of our site and the host was AWOL resulting in just a really bad evening. The next morning she asked us to move to our site (but only after 12 noon checkout as the other party were still to check out and gaslights us with 'you came in late' which is an absurd claim to make for a campground so remote and at any rate was fully paid for in advance and was in no way a 'no show.' Anyways, beautiful campground with plenty to do around but this was a first bad experience for us in close to two decades across America's wonderful public lands. Could've been solved easily if only the host (who seemed to be a little edgy generally) had left a message with the occupiers of our site to direct us to an appropriate site for the night given the situation of safety that had happened prior. I would highly recommend the campground and location. Wonderful beach style access just across the campground and also Limekiln State Park is a cook little spot to explore among the local Redwoods. Sometimes, guano just happens.

Beautiful spot!

Beautiful spot!

There was a male camp host when I arrived. He suggested I turn around and go home because of storms. I've been coming to big sur for years in all weather conditions. There is nothing to fear. In the end, I was right. I spent a beautiful new years there hiking and camping. He should not project his fear onto others. Remain neutral unless asked for an opinion and state it as such.

There was a male camp host when I arrived. He suggested I turn around and go home because of storms. I've been coming to big sur for years in all weather conditions. There is nothing to fear. In the end, I was right. I spent a beautiful new years there hiking and camping. He should not project his fear onto others. Remain neutral unless asked for an opinion and state it as such.