Plaskett Creek Campground (Big Sur)
Big Sur coast (USFS) · near Big Sur / Gorda · Central Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 100
- Campsites
- 44 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$45/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (6 months ahead). Across Hwy 1 from Sand Dollar Beach. Grassy, shaded sites (not oceanfront like Kirk Creek but easier to book). Vault toilets, no hookups/showers.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- Grassy shaded sites · Vault toilets · Near Sand Dollar Beach · Fire rings & tables
- Best for
- Big Sur beach camping (easier to book than Kirk Creek)
- Features
- Across from Sand Dollar Beach · Grassy, oak-shaded sites · Big Sur's best swimming beach nearby · More bookable than Kirk Creek
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov 6 months ahead — competitive but easier than Kirk Creek. Sand Dollar Beach (across the road) is Big Sur's best swimming/beach-day spot; Jade Cove is nearby for jade hunting. No showers/hookups. A great family base for the southern Big Sur coast.
The guide
Plaskett Creek is Kirk Creek's slightly more attainable neighbor — a grassy, oak-shaded campground just across Highway 1 from S…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Plaskett Creek Campground (Big Sur) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.92, -121.468