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5 reviews

Summary

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Riverside Campground & Cabins offers a lovely location with a pleasant river ambiance, clean facilities, and friendly staff, making it an enjoyable spot for camping. While some guests experienced issues with cabin cleanliness and noise from neighbors, most appreciated the campground's amenities, including private fire pits and reliable Wi-Fi. Overall, it’s a charming place for a short stay, though some feel it may be overpriced for the space provided.

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Rachel Rotterdam

Rachel Rotterdam

October 3, 2025 Google Maps

It is a small campground, nice for one night. No privacy though. Showers were not that warm. River was great to walk next to. Nothing to here though, just stay and leave

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space cadet

space cadet

December 22, 2025 Google Maps

I loved camping at Riverside campground. It was great, the sound of the river was wonderful. They have wifi and it worked great. Every spot had a water spout. The showers had the best smelling toiletries. The space was perfect, I definitely plan on going back camping 🏕️

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Kev Jordan

Kev Jordan

February 22, 2026 Google Maps

Although we stayed in a cabin it still had the feel of outdoor camping. We even had our own private fire pit. Weather tucked so the plan hiking of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve didn't happen but still was able to see some awesome views.

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Charlotte Fron

Charlotte Fron

March 18, 2026 Google Maps

Overpriced for what you get. $115 per night for an RV site on the river seemed fair until we got there and realized how closely packed and small the sites are. We left after 1 night, forfeiting our second night fee, because the smoke from the next campsite was so close to us and we couldn’t breathe and we just didn’t have the space we needed. The staff was nice, the free coffee in the morning was a nice tough, the bathrooms were clean, the river was clean and nice.

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Yari Arredondo

Yari Arredondo

April 19, 2026 Google Maps

I have camped in a tent before but wanted to try something new this time, so we booked a cabin. Check in was smooth & clear instructions. Once night time came, we were tired & wanted to get in bed. Upon preparing to go to bed, we noticed some stains on the sheet & some debris of some sort? The top part looked like ear wax perhaps? We were kind of disgusted & disappointed because not only were we already tired but we now had to change the sheets. I think that was just the bad part. I wish the cabins were not attached to the next room over because our neighbors snored incredibly loud & and we could hear everything. Other than that, I love the location.

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Location & Directions for Riverside Campground & Cabins

47020 California 1, Big Sur, CA 93920 United States

Nearest town

Big Sur, CA - 2.2 mi

About 6 min to downtown

Highway access

The campground is on California State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway). U.S. Highway 101 is within regional access and California State Route 68 is within regional access.

Near Pinnacles National Park

The closest entrance is: West Entrance

Approximate drive: 43.2 mi · over 1 hr (74 min)

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Last updated: November 1, 2026

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