Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Big Sur Valley · near Big Sur · Central Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 300
- Campsites
- 189 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). The main developed campground in the Big Sur Valley, in redwoods along the Big Sur River. Flush toilets, showers, some RV sites (no hookups). Lodge/cabins nearby.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Flush toilets & showers · Redwoods along the river · RV & tent sites · Store & lodge nearby
- Best for
- Big Sur redwood camping with amenities
- Features
- Redwoods along the Big Sur River · Full amenities (showers, store) · Central Big Sur Valley base · River swimming holes
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv · cabin-glamp
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. It's in the redwood valley (not oceanfront) — the hidden Pfeiffer Beach (with its purple sand and Keyhole Arch) is a short, narrow drive away. Full amenities make it family-friendly. Combine with the whole Big Sur coast. The Big Sur River has summer swimming holes.
The guide
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is the heart of the Big Sur Valley — a large, forested campground set among redwoods and sycamores …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.247, -121.783