stayed here last weekend and have no complaints. Hike in site #51 was perfect for 2 people and it sits on a ledge above the campground. it's only 50 steps to the site and you park right below. most of other sites are positioned right next to your neighbors so if you want privacy with no neighbors then these are perfect. it's also close to the exit gate and bathroom so you don't have to drive thru the entire park. I saw another site #41 that looks good too. not too close to neighbors and sits right on the creek. read more

What an awesome campground. Clean bathrooms, gorgeous sites, and so close to all the amazing things Big Sur has to offer. Jim is a great guy, too. Getting in and out was completely seamless. I'll stay here again! read more

Stayed there last week and it was all around great. Nice sites in a well forested canyon. The staff are very attentive. If you have problem, they will help you figure it I ut. Campground is well run - clean with reliable quiet time. Next two things to improve - a couple more toilets and laundry facilities or services. I would go back. read more

First time camping at Ventana. As soon as we parked and got out, the flies were all over us. It was bad. Like, couldn't get the tent set up because they were crawling all over our face. The idea of leaving crossed my mind. Then we got a fire going and that really helped. Luckily we brought lots of firewood to keep the fire burning and the flies away. Jim, the friendly manager, said the flies appear in the hot weather and would be gone in a few weeks when the weather cools down. Great location to access the beach, hiking, and everything else Big Sur. We woke up and went to Pfeiffer Beach where we saw dolphins, seals, and a whale all really close to shore. ($10 parking, go early!) Bathrooms started off really clean but as the weekend went on, the cleanliness went down, but still decent for camping. There were even electrical outlets in the bathrooms! Headlamps are my new favorite thing. They are super useful when camping, especially as the campground gets dark at night. Our campsite (#7) was next to the creek, and even though it was mostly dried up there was a tiny little waterfall that was really nice and peaceful to listen to at night. Staff were all friendly and helpful. Quiet at night. Phone signal. Would recommend. read more

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I really loved how beautiful Ventana campgrounds looked but I did NOT like how I could not peacefully sleep at night time.. I stayed here two nights with my boyfriend, the first night was okay but on the second night there was people walking around by our campsite which they shouldn't of been doing at 12am (our campsite was campsite #1) so it made no sense for people to be walking on our campsite specially at this time. Another weird thing that occurred was that some strange noise(maybe a deer) was nibbling on our tent at the same time as the people were walking by our tent and shining lights on our tent...me and my boyfriend were very scared and couldn't fall asleep after this incident. I hope no one else experiences this same situation. Maybe more security at night time will help for this to not occur. Other than that Ventana was beautiful and clean. read more

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Great campgrounds. Had the best 5 days of this year. Very clean. Nature is amazing. And those blue jays waking me up early in a morning was just fun read more

This was a really nice campground. I made the reservation for July 24-26 about 6 weeks in advance, and two of the areas were open. I selected one, and requested a walk in site (you actually could drive to it). We arrived and received site #1 - end of the trail and very private. Plenty of room for four people, two dogs, and two tents. Fire pit with a grate and a picnic table there made it easy to cook. Water and bathrooms were a short walk away. Site $55 with a 2 night minimum for a summer weekend, $11 firewood, $2 showers. We had an extra shower token that we could let get refunded at the end. The ground at the campsite was just powdery sand - nice for the ground under the tent, but we left very dirty! Overall, a nice stay and the privacy at our site couldn't be beat in a campground. read more

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This will be the only can campsite I will stay in at Big Sur. The campground is set in Beautiful Redwoods with creeks with running water in them. The campsites themselves have very nice tables and fire rings and plenty of room to set tents and parking. I hate to admit it but the beautiful restrooms we're cleaner than mine at home were. Jim has an awesome since of humor and Lisa is the kind a person you can walk up to and talk for hours. On our last night there we ran out of firewood, if it wasn't for Brian and Jim, we wouldn't have been able to roast marshmallow's. Thank you to the crew at Ventana for making our experience one to remember, I will see you next year!!! read more

Very pricey for just a camping spot. The showers were always cold and you do have to pay to use them so make sure to bring ones. I believe it was $2 for 5 minutes. The bathrooms were really dirty and had tons of mosquitos all over the sink and toilets. We were here for 3 days and didn't see any staff the entire time. It was a nice and shaded location and close to popular attractions in Big Sur. We would spend our money elsewhere in the future read more

$85 a night plus pay $10 for a shower? I've camped here for years and went a few weeks ago right after the bridge opened and paid $65, which is still ridiculous but now $85...no way. This used to be my favorite place in Big Sur but seriously?! Never again. read more

Love this place! It has beautiful redwood trees, pretty setting, clean bathrooms and staff are very nice and helpful. My dog had so much fun here as well. Beach is not that far from the campground. We will definitely go back. read more

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We stayed at site 14 and we really enjoyed our stay. Bathrooms were right across our site, the creek really close to the tents which gave it a soothing touch to our night sleep. The reason of my 4 stars is because you really need to install a sink to wash dishes. Washing dishes is not allowed in the bathrooms, and There is a water faucet right outside of the bathrooms, but am I supposed to put my clean dishes on the floor so I can keep on washing the ones that are still dirty? A sink for this purpose will be really nice!! Staff was really friendly to what I was surprised based on the previous reviews about some staff members that were not welcoming. read more

Got lucky didn't have a reservation very accommodating ! Also close to everything awesome Big Sur

By far the nicest and most beautiful campground I have ever been to. Took my GF here for her very 1st camping trip and now she cant wait to go back. I understand it is unusual to not be able to pick your own campsite, but I am sure they do this so they can spread you out amongst the available sites and not make it feel too crowded. Bathrooms were incredible. Stream behind our campsite was the perfect thing to fall asleep to. Yes it can get a bit expensive because they use dynamic pricing but even on the most expensive nights I would say it was worth it. read more

Glamping at its finest! Nicest camping bathrooms I've ever seen. Beware the handicap shower in the women's bathroom, however -- it has horrible water pressure compared to the other shower stall. Was still able to take a full shower in the $2, 5-minute shower. We were in campsite 33. It was great, but no area to put up a hammock. I didn't see a great place nearby to hike from the campsite. When I hiked up the hill, there was a house. Make sure to pick a site near the stream. At $70/night, I don't think I will stay again. I just really wanted to camp in big sur at least once. read more

So far so bad. We arrived @4:00 to check In for our glamping experience. We reserved and paid for 4 tents. One tent was cancelled without notifying the person holding the reservation. So we now have only 3 tents. Not at acceptable. We need 4 tents minimum and they sold one of our tents to someone else. We have been waiting for 2 hours after being up at 4:00 am. Finally, just now they have told us we have our 4th tent as planned. There appears to be no one in charge and the food and beverage director among others (Manuel) did their best to appease us with complimentary drinks and apps. No one can explain how or why this happened I just know we were at our wits end at that point. If you go here you need to constantly keep in contact and even then need some good luck. Ok so here's the update. Theia and Manual and another woman - food and bev manager, came thru and got the tents we reserved. Although it seemed to us nothing was being done to solve our problem, behind the scenes these folks were working feverishly to correct this problem. They definitely made up for the inconvenience we encountered. Manual is the man at the gate when you check in. He worked very hard to try and solve our problem while still trying to check people in. They are lucky to have him! It's morning now and I see the breathtaking beauty of this facility. Gorgeous property and the food and cocktails at the restaurant is spectacular and beautifully plated. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make the situation right. read more

I always end up here because the public campgrounds in the area are always booked out, but this is by far my favorite place that I have ever camped. It is definitely the most beautiful and awe-inspiring place I could think of pitching a tent. There is something truly special about sleeping underneath a giant redwood forest, and this grove of trees is nothing short of amazing. Ventana is probably the most expensive campground I have ever stayed in, partly due to the fact that it's privately owned by the luxury resort up the hill, and because it's Big Sur where camping is pricey even at the public campgrounds. But for the price, you get to camp in a beautiful setting that is very well maintained, that has probably the nicest/cleanest camp bathroom I have ever seen. Seriously, the bathrooms are actually pretty nice and they have showers. (Pro tip: Use the bathrooms in the lower loop because they have individual single rooms with showers where you can be alone. The bathrooms in the upper loops have showers in the shared bathroom space.) Firewood and shower tokens can be purchased from the host, and they sometimes even drive around in golf carts to your site with wood and tokens so you don't even have to leave your site. I will note one slightly frustrating thing about this campground: while you can reserve ahead of time, you can't choose your site specifically. But what you can do is write a comment in the reservation and request a specific area and that has usually worked for me. Some of the campsites are kind of close together with shares parking, but it has never been issue. In my opinion the better sites are more towards the upper part of the campground. read more

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Whats not to love ? You're essay in glamour. Pardon the grammer. You're every school boys dream. Celtic. Ive decided. Baby. I've decided you're the best thing i've ever seen. read more

$85 a night with $2 extra for shower. Nothing to put your stuff on while showering, no table for washing dishes at spigot, and traffic all night long. Beautiful but noisy. Also, they collect any left over fire wood from previous campers. read more

What a great last minute camping spot. Unfortunately there wasn't any staff around 7pm when we arrived, which made it difficult for us to find a good spot.. Overall very beautiful & relaxing. Also, staff was very friendly the following morning!!! read more

Great clean and well maintained camp ground in some redwoods. Took a hike from the campground up the mountain to overlook Big Sur. Campground has corn hole and an outdoor airstream bar. read more

The customer service was THE WORST and we were treated like we did not matter AT ALL. This review is for the {WORST} customer service, as I never saw the campgrounds even though I had been looking forward to this campsite for weeks. So, my friends and I made reservations to camp at Ventana weeks before our big road trip through Big Sur and paid in advance ($60). A week or so before the trip we called and asked to move our reservation to one night later than originally booked. We were ensured on the phone that this was no problem. But when we arrived they said they had no record of this reschedule and that there was nothing they could do to help. Basically we were told that we lied about calling! They refused to take any blame in the situation and were incredibly rude to us as we tried to figure out a solution. We were told it was "a whole complicated reservation thing" and that he couldn't allow us to stay in the park that night even though they had PLENTY of free campsites. He also told us he could not comp a campsite (even though we already paid for a night and they messed up and were nowhere near full) because we weren't millionaires and "corporate only does that for people who spend millions." We asked if we could call corporate and the man refuses to give us the number- he said "we can't just be giving that out left and right." And I was like... What? That's what you do in these situations? Eventually he gave us the name of corporate but refused to spell it for us haha. We're working on speaking with them about this bizarre incident. In the end, after getting completely exhausted from talking to the brick wall that is the retired scientist manning the info booth, we left - $60 in the hole for Fernwood down the road which was lovely and gave us special treatment after we explained our situation. Final thoughts: skip the drama and camp at Fernwood! read more

Dates of stay: July 23 - 26, 2015 Do not let the pictures fool you. Yes, the setting is nice, the bathhouses are new, but there are a lot of issues: 1. I was overcharged. I booked months in advance at $35/night. I wanted to come a day earlier (Thursday) and the new rate was $55. Fine, no problem. Happy to pay the new rate for the extra day. What ended up happening was I was then retroactively charged the new rate for ALL nights including Friday and Saturday so had a charge for $55 and another for $40 ($20 extra per night). I called back several times between time of booking over the phone to the time I checked out to explain and request a refund. No success. The answer is "someone will call you back" or "I do not see anything." I'm going to dispute this with my credit card company instead of banging my head against a wall. Now that I think about this I get paid more than the time I've already invested in trying to resolve this with them directly, so if they need the $40 that bad, they can keep it. Note others who have left reviews here have also been overcharged. Watch your wallet! 2. Got lucky and spoke to Rich on the phone to try to resolve the issue above. Boy, was he a peach. Someone needs to go back to customer service school or be banned from answering the phone. 3. A day after our group checks into our sites, I get a vmail from Jim stating that they had overbooked themselves and we were told unapologetically to vacate one of our sites. For real??? 4. 8:30am on Sunday, no toilet paper to be had in Bathhouse 3 on the ladies' side. If you're sold out and charging $55/night, you can make more frequent rounds on your golf cart to refill the dispenser so your guests don't have to bring their own essentials. Here's another thought, offer seat liners so folks don't use up all the TP to line the toilet seat, causing the TP to run out faster. 5. Went to pack out the trash and the recycle sheds looked like mini landfills. Garbage was overflowing and cheapened the feel of the place. Even the State Parks campgrounds manage their trash more effectively than this private campground, for half the price. Some FYI: 1. Shower tokens are $2 each and can be purchased at the kiosk. That gets you a 5 minute hot shower. You can't use quarters. 2. The onsite camp store is very limited to small bags of chips, tampons and $11 bundle of light pine firewood that burns up in no time. Bring what you need. Otherwise, the closest major store is in Carmel. 3. We had sites 62 through 65, which were at the far end and walk ups. I'm not squeamish and fairly fit so it wasn't a huge issue to hike 1/4 mile up a steep hill with all my gear. Once there, it was private and quite nice as only 64 and 65 are at the end. If you get both sites, great, if you don't, you are your neighbor's Siamese twin as only a log separates the two sites. 4. There are winged maggots called "Big Sur" flies that come out as soon as the sun warms the air. They do not want your food or trash. In lieu, they want your warm, moist orifices. We were constantly swatting our heads to keep them from landing and laying their eggs in/on our eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Yes, I know this is camping so I'm not knocking the bugs and think it's silly for other Yelpers to complain about mosquitoes and the like, but wanted to throw this out there as we spoke to other sites who actually packed up a day early and left because of the fly issue. Smoke from your campfire seems to keep them at bay, so be prepared to buy lots of firewood or bring your own and hope you come when they allow fires. Otherwise, you'll be exiled to the safety of your tent. 5. If you want private bath time, use Bathhouse 1 and 2 as they are coed individual stalls, four total, with the ends being equipped with showers. Bathhouse 3 is segregated by gender equipped with toilet stalls in the front and shower stalls in the back. 6. The road around this campground is VERY hilly. If you bring bikes, you better be fit to climb more than an overpass, or you'll be walking your bike up a hill. 7. Jim (campground manager) and Lisa Atwood are pleasant. They did try their best to resolve the overcharge issue but were not equipped to do anything and had to refer me to Bernardo (office manager), who promised to call me back. 8. Lastly, Jim said they'd be raising prices again very soon. Maybe then, they won't have to overcharge on the down low and can just do it honestly. My overall impression... I would not camp there again. The main reason being that you cannot pick your site, and many were on top of each other. In fact, some were arranged in such a way that you had to walk through the front of one site to get to yours. Granted, some were quite nice (spacious and more private), but you can't request those sites. I don't gamble, so I'm gonna pass on crappy campsite roulette. TERRIBLE VALUE. read more

Wow! Blown away by the bad attitude of new management! Apparently they weren't aware of the friendly reputation this campsite had! When I called to reserve my usual campsite I was told they "fired Jim" - how UNPROFESSIONAL is that?! Bragging how you fired the nice man who used to work there and now you have his job?! Wow! You should be the one fired. Especially after you are charging over $150 to sleep on dirt for two nights, and when asked why you can't get your usual campsite you tell them to GO SOMEWHERE ELSE?! Bad attitude all around, we are done with this campground as long as this kind of cocky disrespect is thrown into people's faces. read more

First, this is Big Sur, and you are in the thick of the Redwoods, just beautiful, as a life long Santa Cruz Local, our family normally camp here 4-5 times a year. We had a unexpected free weekend, and decided to drive the hour from Santa Cruz for a weekend in the Redwoods of Big Sur PROS:Being tent only, that means is serves those that consider RV's not real camping. Clean, and bathrooms well maintained. It is not close to hiking, you need to either get in your car, or, hike to go hiking. You are in the thick of a beautiful redwood grove, and the sites are laid out well, as best you could do in a winding narrow canyon. No generators, no party campsites, very family oriented. CONS: We got ripped off, originally made reservations for one of the higher camps, got told they were doing emergency repairs, and they had to move us. At first, the spot they chose seemed fine, until we quickly realized the trail to the bathrooms was through our "campsite"!!! Constant bathroom traffic all day and night, 5 ft from our fire-ring. Add to that we were told we would get a discount for moving us, telling us that they were sorry, blah blah blah. Not only did they charge us full price for the original higher priced campsite, then 5 days later a mystery $20 charge appeared on my CC statement. So that works out to with taxes and "fees" to NINETY-FIVE dollars a night!!! That incredibly inflated price fits right along with how they wanted $11 for a bottle of lantern propane. Made the huge mistake of not asking for a receipt when leaving, the guy at the gate seemed so kind, "Oh yes, we discounted the bill, oh no, we didn't charge you for anything else... " Calls to the place to find out what happened were never returned. Camping in Big Sur even with all the possible choices always sell out for weekends, esp during the summer, so the saying of "What the market will bear" is true here. It is a shame that what seemed like great people, it turns out it to be as always, all about the money. All the Good Vibes, Karma and Zen of Big Sur, was kicked to the curb by the greed of these folks. We have shared our story with others, and will continue to do so. Never, ever again. It is truly a shame that a place as beautiful as this, is in the stewardship of folks like this. read more

This is a very nice campground. It's under a thick canopy of Redwood trees which is beautiful but also makes it quite cold. We stayed during March and you could feel the difference in temperature change driving down into the the camp. I booked a site in the "Overlook" section and we got spot 15 with a very nice view of the creek. The site itself was very large compared to other sites we saw, and pretty private too. Bathhouse 1 is right across the street and it was pretty clean. (shower tokens are 2 dollars for 5 minutes.) It started to rain right when we arrived and our site flooded pretty badly but we just formed a little mud wall to redirect the rain water coming downhill and it all dried up the next day. Overall I would stay here again, I think it's worth the extra money. Tip: firewood is sold at the campsite for 11 dollars a bundle but if you drive North up the highway, you hit Carmel and there's a Safeway there that sells firewood for about 4 bucks a bundle! read more

Beautiful campground, nice bathrooms. That being said the camp host was HORRIBLE. He singled our group out from the minute we checked in and harassed us the entire weekend. We were a group of 30-40 year old women and were simply chatting around the campfire during the set hours allowed (NO Noise after 10pm and I mean not even a sneeze) and he came down and rudely lectured me while waving a cigarette in my face and it was well before 10pm. He was rude when we checked in as well. I'd expect a camp host to be ten times friendlier than this guy. Instead of addressing the entire group he would creep up to our campsite and then single me out because my name was on the reservation, I believe we were targeted the entire weekend because we were a larger group and all women. There was another group of college students way louder than us and they never heard from the host once all weekend. DO NOT camp here if you like to chat around the campfire in the evenings. If you want to sit in silence for hours then this is definitely the place for you. It really is too bad because the sites are truly beautiful its a shame they have such a jerk running it. read more

campground closed. phone number list above re-direct to nearby restaurant who say they not affiliate with ventana campground. click "reserve campsite" on ventana website no work either. when neanderthal stay in big sur at pfeiffer, ranger say ventana closed. bummer, pictures make look so cool. :( read more

I started searching in May for a campsite in Big Sur for a getaway weekend with my boyfriend. A lot of places were completely booked until mid August! I finally found Ventana that was available Sunday July 26th to Tuesday July 28th. $55 per night and if you stay on the weekend, there is a two night minimum. The reviews & pictures on yelp looked good, so I booked it. Half a star deducted: you can't choose a specific campsite, just what section you would like. I picked lower creek because according to reviews, bathhouse 1 is the cleanest & most private; and because the campsites looked more spacious than the other sections on the campground map. One star deducted: we were assigned campsite #2.... It was on a hill. The only campsite on a hill. It was a hike to get to the site and a bitch to carry all our things up. I feel really bad for my boyfriend cause he had to carry all the heavy stuff. People walked by and were surprised to see/hear that there was anything up top. I even heard two guys say, "I'm glad we didn't get that spot." On top of that, all the other sites had designated areas for people to park their cars close by, while we had to park all the way by the entrance, behind the office. The only upside to this site is that it is very secluded unlike all the other sites. You pass by and see every single person on the way to the bathroom. No privacy. Speaking about bathrooms! Besides the fact that it's $2 for every five minutes for a shower, the bathrooms were simply poorly constructed. I'm 5 feet tall, tiny girl. The hook to hang things in the shower is fairly tall and above the urinal. It was hard for me to hang my things (basically jumped up to hook it) and risky because I was scared my stuff would fall down into the urinal. Other than that, it was very clean. Very impressed that it didn't smell bad at all the whole time I was there. Actually, sometimes it smelled really good from the soap people showered with. And there's outlets in there to charge or plug whatever you want. $11 (with tax) for a fairly small bundle of firewood. Everything you buy there, including the shower tokens, will be charged to the card you booked with. A lot of things flying around, but luckily we bought a OFF! Mosquito lamp. It worked well. The trees provide good coverage from the sun so it never got too warm, but that also means you don't see many stars at night. Saw a couple deers pass by our site during the day, we had a staring contest. I won. I have AT&T and had little to no reception; however, my boyfriend who had Verizon could load data. Just an FYI. Overall, the grounds are well kept and it was a fun weekend. It's close by to the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park & Pfeiffer Beach. The Pfeiffer Falls trail isn't worth the hike as I heard due to the drought, the waterfall is dry. It wouldn't be my first choice to camp here again, but I wouldn't mind coming back. Not to #2 though, unless I had people to carry everything up the hill for me. I'd give 3.5 stars if I could. Wish I took pictures to post. read more

Excellent campground in a fabulous setting, surrounded by majestic redwoods and a small creek. I deducted one star because there is no real campstore on the premises, and because some fire pits and picnic tables are too close to each other. Since we were there Monday through Friday, the fact campsites are close together was fine for us because the campground was about 30% full, but on weekends when it is full, it may not be as good because it would be very crowded.We stayed on the Grove, and I thought that The Grove, Hillside and Upper creek were the best areas of the campground. The campsites are located in a somewhat narrow canyon, so most of them are fairly close together. They put us on 46, even though we had requested 44 (per other yelp reviews), and they will NOT change you. I would avoid Lower Creek and the walk in sites close to Lower Creek (close to the road) and also the Overlook area. Just too many cars driving in/out that have to go through there. Another thing is that many sites are very small, and if you have a big tent that will be a problem. I would recommend making sure you make them aware in case you have a bigger tent, or it might be hard to fit in some sites. The walk in sites at the end were nicer and more private, and the walk is not too far, However, there are less redwoods towards the end, because the vegetation starts changing with the elevation, the canyon climbs as you move away from the entrance. Some sites (such as 44, 45, 46) on the Grove are located next to a small and very pretty creek (only 2-4 feet wide). Also, make sure that you BRING EVERYTHING that you will need, and spares of flashlights, air mattresses, whatever is important to you because if it fails, there are really no real stores or anywhere nearby to buy stuff. The campground store is not a real store, and the closest General Store is about 1 mile away, but is a tourist general store with sodas, deli and some basics, but that's it. So make sure you bring everything you need, or you will need to go to Monterey to buy it. About the staff: One of the men that works there (older man) is very crabby and unfriendly.There was also another younger guy, the kids nicknamed him Surfer Dude, and he was very nice. The bathrooms are very nice and clean, and have electricity and many outlets so you can charge your devices and camping equipment as needed. Also, if you suffer from Asthma, make sure to bring all your meds because since the campsites are close to each other there can be a lot of smoke. Also, don't forget your allergy pills. Also, make sure you fill up your car, gas was almost 5 dollars in Big Sur (Yes, you read it correctly, 5 dollars per gallon, when in Monterey it was around 2.89 per gallon) read more

I've been to a lot of Californian campgrounds and this is just about my most favorite. The sites are not scrunched up next to one another which lets you get more of that sense that you're alone with nature. Not only are the sites separated by distance, but there's a lot of trees and stuff between the sites as well. Even thought I love camping, I'm not so thrilled with being totally dead dirty, so I appreciated the bathroom facilities where everything was kept up nicely. A little pricey for a campsite (like around $32/night or so) but still worth it. read more

As far as campgrounds go this really is as good as it gets! Honor code on $10 firewood at 10pm. Pictures do not do this place justice.

Camp site is pricy. Showers $2 per 5 minutes. Bathrooms are clean. No choice since we booked this a month ago. Heads up, book 6 to a yr to get a campground of ur choice. They put us in a site that fit a small - medium size tent. I had a 10'x 14' tent. Also you are not allowed to pick a site when booking. No info on site sizes either. Thank God that the young man was kind enough to find us a bigger spot or there was no way we can out tent can fit. Our site fire place was too close to our neighbors fire place. We could hear each others conversations and we were all talking softly. On a sour note, there is a older gentleman that was rude. I read other reviews at other sites and that was the consistant complaint! 2.5 stars rounded up to 3stars. read more

We drove up to this spot as we were looking for a place to tent camp last minute. The sign said that no spots were available, but we asked anyway and they said they did indeed have a few open spots. Apparently the place was closed recently due to flood damage, but is at least partially open now. The campsites are beautiful. Many spots are tucked fairly far away from other campsites and have a little bit of a primitive feel in that regard. The shower/bathroom facilities are super nice (the showers are great). The scenery within the campground is absolutely beautiful. A bit pricey on the day we went, but well worth it. As a bonus, the camp hosts (husband and wife team) are great; two of the nicest people I've met. Highly recommended. read more

Awesome campground situated in tons of giant redwood trees! Most campsites are uniquely placed in various nooks, corners, and ledges offering decent privacy from other campers. The hosts were very nice and helpful. The bathrooms are spectacular! Very well maintained and the showers are nice and warm :) We saw some wild deer and a wild turkey during our stay! I would definitely stay here again! :) read more

Big fan!! It was quite and really close to everything you'll want to see (Julia Pfeiffer, Pfieffer state parks). We made same week reservations (what?!). We had to pay a little more, but it was no big deal when you're splitting with a small group. The bathrooms seemed luxurious and even had power outlets. If I had one complaint, it was that you had to get tokens to use the showers. I typically don't shower while camping, but it would be nice to rinse salt water off if you took a dip in the ocean. It was difficult to find the tokens so just ask when you check in. Overall - a huge fan and I highly recommend this site! read more

Don't go to this place. They are very rude, and try to charge for everything possible. There's always a grumpy dude telling people not to use handryers as hairdryers and yelling at people just because of a laugh. Oh and they charge 2$ for a shower which is ridiculous given the price we paid to stay at the campground. read more

Book somewhere else. Toilets are perpetually clogged. Sites are super narrow and crammed together. Some asshole named Brian told me to cut my music (which was coming from a phone, not loud at all) off at 9:50 pm. Noise is supposed to be cut off at 10 pm. He told me to cut it out anyway. There are plenty of other sites in Big Sur. Use this place as a last resort. read more

I stayed in this campground past weekend. Very dissatisfied as a camper. Campsites are cramped and super small.Camp grounds charged me $100 a night for such a cramped up slum spot. Seriously!!! I could have stayed in a hotel in that money.. Rip off for sure. I felt like , I was living in slums. Everyone was too close by for my taste. second day of my camping a very big group of 12 adults came to stay next to my tent. They were loud, obnoxious and using F words in from of my 9 yr olds. Honestly, I wanted to vanish from that place immediately. After complaining to reception, Camp site person says, " Mam, quiet hours start at 10 pm..I will warn these people. But I cannot do anything beyond." He did come and tell the party. However no one cared to reduce their loudness and F words. Neither did campsite person come to check. I would never stay at this campsite. Wouldn't recommend it to people with young kids and family. read more

The campgrounds are so peaceful and serene. The bathrooms are immaculate! The employees, Jim and Lisa, make you feel right at home and have lots of information on the area's activities. Also, there is cell service at this campground. We plan on returning to the area and will definitely stay here again! read more