Big Sur Campground and Cabins

February 2009
We must have picked the wettest week to go camping. We arrived to the campground to find we had it basically to ourselves. There was one other RV and one other trailer and that was it. We were pushing it at this park with our 35 foot trailer. Our spot backed up to the river which was really cool especially with all of the rain. It was good that we were the only ones here, as it would not have felt so private otherwise. We were right in between a cabin and another trailer spot, on a crowded summer weekend, we may have been bummed, but it was not an issue during the time we were there.

The sites have a picnic table and fire pit as well as water and electricity hook-ups. There is a central dump station on the way out of the campground. The campground also has a children's playground, bathrooms with showers and laundry facilities. They also have a small store in case you forgot something. Despite the rain and the muddy campground, we had a great time and enjoyed having the place to ourselves. My daughter loved throwing rocks in the river. We would consider going back but for sure not during high season. It is also worth mentioning that the folks who own this place are super nice and everyone who worked there was very friendly and helpful.

We did a day trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium while we camped here and the drive from Carmel to the campground is gorgeous.

Lake Almanor NSF - North

Spot 32



Beach and Boat Ramp with view of Mount Lassen



Bike trails


August 2008

When we pulled up this was exactly the type of camping I had been hoping for. Nice private spots with lots of trees and shade. Each spot has a picnic table, fire ring and BBQ. We havea 35 foot trailer wit slideouts, while we found the spots to be narrow, we were still able to get into our spot and extend our slides and awning out. We stayed in spot 32 which backed to a meadow and then to the main road, but we were far enough away that we never heard any road noise. We also happened to be acrs th way from a water spigot and were able to stretch our water hose which allowed us to refill our water tanks, which was an added bonus. No hook-ups and no dump station.

The park has no flush toilets just vaults. Dogs are allowed and there are some great trails around for biking and walking. We enjoyed the paved trails with our strollers and bikes. They also have a beach and boat ramp which were closed while we were there. The beach is rocky so not great for water or beach play. But they do have picnic tables, BBQ's and restrooms by the beach.

$18 a day and cheap for such a beautiful area.